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The Hope Burger
ABC News' David Wright reports: This picture comes courtesy of my wife Victoria, who has been minding the store in Washington DC with our 11 month old daughter and our crazy dog while her husband is lost on the campaign...
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February 29, 2008 in Political Radar | Permalink | User Comments (30)
Clinton Response to Obama's Accusation of Scare Tactics
ABC News' Kate Snow and Eloise Harper Report: Senator Hillary Clinton fought back against Senator Barack Obama’s criticism of her latest ad that he said inspired fear. The Clinton campaign released an ad today with ominous undertones. "It's 3:00am and...
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February 29, 2008 in Political Radar | Permalink | User Comments (97)
Puerto Rico Looking to Give up Bragging Rights for Final Say
ABC News' David Chalian Reports: Once the results of the March 4 primaries are digested, there will clearly be a reassessment of the Democratic nomination contest and whether or not there seems to be a hunger on the part of...
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February 29, 2008 in Political Radar | Permalink | User Comments (6)
Clinton Goes Nuclear; Obama Camp Fires Back
ABC News' David Wright, Sunlen Miller, Andy Fies, Eloise Harper, Kate Snow & Nitya Venkataraman Report: Closing in on the March 4 contests, Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., debuted a campaign ad on Friday with ominous undertones. "It's 3:00am and your...
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February 29, 2008 in Political Radar | Permalink | User Comments (1175)
On Supporters’ "Infatuation": Obama says he can Relate to Media Skepticism
ABC News' Sunlen Miller Reports: Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illi., told a crowd of 12,000 in Dallas/Ft. Worth that it’s him that is infatuated – with them. Obama was addressing criticisms that his campaign caused people to flock to him to...
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February 29, 2008 in Political Radar | Permalink | User Comments (50)
A Dark Cloud Lifted
Dana Hughes, part of our recent expansion of reporters stationed around the globe, blogs from Nairobi, Kenya: Finally. That’s what journalists, politicians, and most importantly Kenyans all said today after former Secretary General Kofi Annan uttered the words we’ve all...
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February 28, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (0)
Clinton Compares Obama to a Blank Screen
ABC News' Eloise Harper Reports: In a Nightline interview with ABC's Cynthia McFadden, Sen. Hillary Clinton, when asked about the Barack Obama phenomenon, used a quote from Obama to describe her opponent. "I think the best description actually is in...
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February 28, 2008 in Political Radar | Permalink | User Comments (394)
Joint Chiefs Chair Warns Obama & Clinton on Iraq
ABC News' Jonathan Karl Reports: The Joint Chiefs chairman has a word of warning to Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton: A rapid of withdrawal from Iraq would lead to a "chaotic situation" and would "turnaround the gains we have...
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February 28, 2008 in Political Radar | Permalink | User Comments (208)
Obama: She's Not Dead Yet
ABC News' David Wright, Sunlen Miller and Andy Fies Report: Barack Obama says it is way too early for anyone to write an obituary for Hillary Clinton's campaign. "Remember New Hampshire," he cautioned at a news conference on board his...
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February 28, 2008 in Political Radar | Permalink | User Comments (156)
No Hucka-Crush on Obama
ABC News' Kevin Chupka Reports: Governor Mike Huckabee is still grasping at straws in his effort to create a scenario -- any scenario -- in which GOP Rival Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., would NOT wind up capturing the Republican nomination...
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February 28, 2008 in Political Radar | Permalink | User Comments (18)
