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Storytime over for Clinton

April 8th, 2008 · 3 Comments

It’s common for candidates to tell stories they hear on the campaign trail, but another one of Sen. Hillary Clinton’s tales has been exposed as less than accurate.
In speeches, Clinton often told the story of a pregnant woman who was denied medical care because she did not have health insurance and could not afford a […]

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Tags: Democrat · Hillary Clinton · Ohio

Should Clinton Reject and Denounce Spitzer’s Support?

March 12th, 2008 · 2 Comments

By now the breaking news of Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s involvement in prostitution has become common knowledge.  So far the scandal has cost Spitzer his job.  As of Monday, he will become the former governor of New York, handing his post to Lt. Gov. David A. Paterson.
 
Still to be seen is whether the backlash from Spitzer’s scandal […]

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Tags: Barack Obama · Democrat · Hillary Clinton · Ohio

Obama wave, beaten, not broken?

March 11th, 2008 · 2 Comments

By Charles Cadwallader
SEATTLE, WA – One week ago I was sitting in a jet on my way back to my home state of Washington, I had just spent the previous five days frantically running around Texas reporting what our professor has called the “primicaucus.”
Now I’m back in Seattle and still covering the ongoing nomination race […]

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Tags: Austin · Barack Obama · Democrat · Hillary Clinton · Houston · Ohio · Primary

And the plot thickens

March 4th, 2008 · No Comments

Clinton is expected to win Ohio and Rhode Island, big wins for her that mean the race is still on.
Texas, on the other hand, is too close to call and Obama came away with the win in Vermont.
But with these big wins for Clinton, Obama remains in the lead with the total number of delegate […]

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Tags: Barack Obama · Democrat · Hillary Clinton · John McCain · Ohio · Primary · Republican

Ohio Goes Hillary

March 4th, 2008 · No Comments

 
After all the speculation, which will quickly re-commence for November’s general election, Ohio you picked a clear winner or so the mainstream media outlets report. According to the 81 percent completed tally at about 9:30 P.M. Pacific according to Talking Points Memo, Sen. Hillary Clinton appears to have won the Ohio primary with 56 percent […]

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Tags: Barack Obama · Hillary Clinton · Ohio · Primary

The Tomato Juice Drinkers

March 4th, 2008 · No Comments

Oh, Ohio. Home of the Buckeyes, LeBron James and tomato juice (which is actually the state beverage).
Today, however, Ohio was also home to something else: a ray of hope for the Hillary Clinton campaign. After suffering eleven straight losses to Democratic nomination rival Barack Obama, the Ohio state primaries were crucial wins for Hillary if […]

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Tags: Barack Obama · Democrat · Hillary Clinton · Ohio · Uncategorized

Good Afternoon Ohio

March 4th, 2008 · 2 Comments

The polls are open in Ohio and large turnouts are expected, especially via absentee, where the state is allowing state-wide absentee voting for the first time.
“Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner predicted as many as 4 million voters, 52 percent of Ohio’s registered voters, would cast their ballot with as many as one in five voting […]

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Tags: Barack Obama · Democrat · Hillary Clinton · Ohio · Primary

Could NAFTA be the deciding factor in Ohio?

March 4th, 2008 · No Comments

Clinton claims that if it is, she is the right lady for the job.
A recent report by the Associated Press, on information received from the Canadian government that questions Obama’s stance on NAFTA, could be a deciding factor for voters between Clinton and Obama in today’s Ohio race.

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Tags: Barack Obama · Democrat · Hillary Clinton · Ohio · Primary

It’s Crunch Time for Hillary

March 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

Hillary Clinton is in Ohio right now, campaigning across the state before Ohio’s primaries on March 4. Ohio’s primaries will be especially important for the senator as she has lost the past eleven contests to her Democratic nomination rival, Barack Obama. The nomination race has turned ugly since entering the Midwest. Clinton has recently made […]

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Tags: Hillary Clinton · Ohio

Power to the people: the importance of the labor union

March 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

The candidates know it: the union vote is one of the most important voices to back a candidate. This is because of the sheer number of union members and because of the economic funding that they can offer a campaign.
With Ohio’s primaries coming up, this Tuesday, both Democratic candidates are eagerly trying to secure more […]

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Tags: Democrat · Ohio