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Obama Shifts on Welfare Reform

ABC News' Teddy Davis and Gregory Wallace Report: Barack Obama aligned himself with welfare reform on Monday, launching a television ad which touts the way the overhaul "slashed the rolls by 80 percent." Obama leaves out, however, that he was...

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June 30, 2008 in Political Radar | Permalink | User Comments (187)

Clinton Presidential Bid Doomed By Bill, Campaign Infighting

ABC News' Eloise Harper Reports: In the August issue of Vanity Fair, Gail Sheehy, author of the biographical book, "Hillary’s Choice," chronicles the demise of Sen. Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, revealing some new tidbits about the demise of her historic...

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June 30, 2008 in Political Radar | Permalink | User Comments (299)

Obama Calls President Bill Clinton

ABC News' Sunlen Miller and Sarah Amos Report: Amid reports of tension between Sen. Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton, the Obama campaign announced Monday the presumptive Democratic nominee called Bill Clinton at 11amET this morning from Kansas City,...

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June 30, 2008 in Political Radar | Permalink | User Comments (170)

Dem Guru: McCain 'Limited' by POW Years

ABC News' Teddy Davis and Molly Hunter Report: While Barack Obama was urging supporters not to devalue the military service of rival John McCain, an informal Obama adviser argued Monday that the former POW's isolation during the Vietnam War has...

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'There was no election. There was a selection of the president.'

By Jim Sciutto, ABC News Senior Foreign Correspondent This was our second trip into Zimbabwe in two months. When we visited in early April, Tsvangirai had just won the first round of the presidential election. The country was frozen –...

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June 30, 2008 in World View | Permalink | User Comments (0)

The Note: Obama Seeks New Image in Foreign Travel

ABC News' Rick Klein Reports in Monday's Note: What -- 50 states aren’t enough for these guys? The latest odd turn in the race that’s seen everything has Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain seeing places that presidential candidates...

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Richardson to Help Clinton Ease Debt

ABC News' David Chalian Reports: Clinton ally James Carville may have called him "Judas" when he endorsed Barack Obama over Hillary Clinton in March, but that isn't stopping Gov. Bill Richardson D-NM., from offering to raise money to help Sen....

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June 29, 2008 in Political Radar | Permalink | User Comments (244)

McCain: On Some Issues 'Obama’s Word Cannot Be Trusted'

ABC News's Bret Hovell reports: At a fundraiser tonight in Louisville, Ky., Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said that the word of his opponent for the White House, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., "cannot be trusted." "You know, this election is about...

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June 28, 2008 in Political Radar | Permalink | User Comments (648)

Obama and McCain spar over immigration in front of Latinos

ABC News’ Bret Hovell and Jennifer Duck report: Senators John McCain and Barack Obama did not encounter each other when they spoke back to back at a conference of elected Latinos in Washington, D.C., Saturday, but they traded verbal barbs...

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Obama Rallies Latino vote

ABC News' Jennifer Duck reports: Trying to secure Latino voters, Sen. John McCain and Sen. Barack Obama gave separate speeches today at the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials conference in Washington. The reception to the two presidential...

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June 28, 2008 in Political Radar | Permalink | User Comments (10)