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Barack Obama's Fake Facebook Page (Courtesy of the RNC)


The Republican National Committee has launched a fake Facebook page attacking Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, highlighting some of the more controversial "friends" in his "network." "Barackbook" includes info on Tony Rezko, former Weather Underground member William Ayers, Marilyn Katz, Nadhmi...

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July 29, 2008 in 2008: Democrats, 2008: Republicans, Obama, Barack, Weblogs | Permalink | User Comments (36)

Obama Takes In More Than $31 Million in April


Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., hauled in $31.9 million in April (including $600,000 for the general election) to continue his battle for the Democratic nomination against Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-NY, ABC news was first to report tonight. Obama out-raised Clinton --...

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May 20, 2008 in Weblogs | Permalink | User Comments (244)

Interview with Barack Obama


See transcript below of my interview today with Sen. Barack Obama. Tune into WORLD NEWS WITH CHARLES GIBSON tonight to see the full report. JAKE TAPPER: What is your reaction to the news that Sen. Kennedy has a brain tumor?...

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May 20, 2008 in Weblogs | Permalink | User Comments (45)

Kentucky Airport


Taken by ABC News' Eric Strauss at the Cincinatti airport (actually in Northern Kentucky) at 8:30am outside Moe's Bar and Grill. - jpt

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May 20, 2008 in Weblogs | Permalink | User Comments (35)

Obama Pushback on the New Clinton Math


What's the number of delegates needed to clinch the Democratic nomination? Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., today said 2,209 -- including Michigan and Florida, states whose contests the DNC does not recognize. But on "Good Morning America" on February 22, 2008,...

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May 6, 2008 in Weblogs | Permalink | User Comments (105)

What Hath Wright Wrought?


Oh, angry reverend. Preliminary exit poll results indicate that just under 50% of Democratic primary voters in Indiana and North Carolina say the Rev. Jeremiah Wright controversy was an important factor in their voting, per ABC News' Polling Unit. And,...

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May 6, 2008 in Weblogs | Permalink | User Comments (43)

Arianna: McCain Told Me He Didn't Vote for Bush in 2000


Arianna Huffington writes that Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., told her several years ago that he didn't vote for George W. Bush for president in 2000. "Not true," says a McCain aide. "Consider the source." Arianna's story: "At a dinner party...

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May 5, 2008 in Weblogs | Permalink | User Comments (69)

Hillary Clinton's Clinton Administration Amnesia, Part Two


Having taken many looks at Sen. Hillary Clinton's attempts to distance herself from the pro-NAFTA events she participated in, today we take a look at how she's bashing the Bush administration for letting the high-tech magnet manufacturer Magnetech head to...

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April 30, 2008 in Weblogs | Permalink | User Comments (52)

Huckabee on Rev. Wright: 'I Wonder if Hillary is Really Paying for His Security Force'


In an interview with Salena Zito of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, former GOP presidential candidate and ordained minister Mike Huckabee says, "When Rev. Wright's comments were first exposed, I actually had some sympathetic words for him because I felt his sentiments...

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April 29, 2008 in Weblogs | Permalink | User Comments (125)

Tinker to Evers to FOX


Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., continued to try and use the Weather Underground to rain on Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., telling conservative bloggers in a conference call today that Obama needs to repudiate William Ayers, apologize to Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla.,...

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April 25, 2008 in Weblogs | Permalink | User Comments (369)

 

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