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Associated Press:
Clinton challenges Obama to Lincoln-Douglas style debate — MARION, Ind. (AP) — Democratic rivals Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton turned up the rhetoric Saturday in their increasingly heated primary battle as she issued a new debate challenge and he complained of a race that's largely …
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Fox News:
Obama: No More Debates Before Next Primary — Barack Obama, in his first appearance on “FOX News Sunday,” says there will be no more debates before the two May 6 primaries despite repeated challenges from Hillary Clinton to meet him face-to-face. — Clinton challenged him again Saturday in Indiana …
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Obama rules out Indiana, North Carolina debate — Fox News aired a portion of Obama's Fox News Sunday interview, in which he flatly ruled out debating Clinton before Indiana and North Carolina vote on May 6. — “We're not going to have debates between now and Indiana,” he said.
CNN:
Clinton to Obama: Let's debate like Lincoln — ANDERSON, Indiana (CNN) — Sen. Hillary Clinton called for a Lincoln-Douglas-style debate with no moderator against her rival, Sen. Barack Obama, who says no more debates are needed before the May primaries. — In a TV interview to air Sunday …
Marc Ambinder:
Clinton Camp Challenges O To Lincoln-Douglas Debates — A communique from Arlington to Chicago on the hotline: … Robert Gibbs, communications director fort Barack Obama, responds: — CHICAGO, IL— Obama campaign Communications Director Robert Gibbs released the following statement on Presidential debates.
Brian Braiker / Newsweek:
Losing Ground — After losing Pennsylvania and a difficult month of scandals, Barack Obama's double-digit lead over Hillary Clinton has dropped to seven points in the latest NEWSWEEK poll. — After an important primary win in Pennsylvania, Hillary Clinton has reduced Democratic rival …
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Gallup:
Gallup Daily: Clinton and Obama Tied at 47% — Clinton moves ahead of McCain in general election — PRINCETON, NJ — Gallup Poll Daily tracking finds national Democratic voters evenly divided in their presidential nomination preferences between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.
Monica Langley / Wall Street Journal:
He's Back — Bill Clinton gives his wife's campaign new momentum as he seizes a bigger role — HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. — Bill Clinton, who called himself the “comeback kid” during his first presidential run, is pulling out all the stops for Hillary Clinton's comeback.
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Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:Media Conventional Wisdom Shifting Towards Belief Clinton Could Defeat Obama?
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Washington Post:Party Fears Racial Divide
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Dave Winer / The Huffington Post:
Why is it so quiet after the Moyers-Wright interview? — I expected a roaring debate in the political blogosphere this morning, and on cable news after the Friday night Bill Moyers interview with Rev Jeremiah Wright. Instead, there's eerie quiet. — The most I could find was this post …
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New York Times:A Shameful, Ugly Ad
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New York Times:
McCain Frequently Used Wife's Jet for Little Cost — Given Senator John McCain's signature stance on campaign finance reform, it was not surprising that he backed legislation last year requiring presidential candidates to pay the actual cost of flying on corporate jets.
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Dissent Of The Day II — A reader writes: … My response is simply that honorable campaigns do not allow foreign agents, especially terrorist organizations, to insert themselves into American presidential politics. No respectable foreign governments do such a thing; and the gambits of al Qaeda …
Verena Dobnik / Associated Press:
Sharpton vows to ‘close this city’ after officer acquittals — NEW YORK (AP) - Hundreds of angry people marched through Harlem on Saturday after the Rev. Al Sharpton promised to “close this city down” to protest the acquittals of three police detectives in the 50-shot barrage that killed …
Neela Banerjee / New York Times:
Soldier Sues Army, Saying His Atheism Led to Threats — FORT RILEY, Kan. — When Specialist Jeremy Hall held a meeting last July for atheists and freethinkers at Camp Speicher in Iraq, he was excited, he said, to see an officer attending. — But minutes into the talk, the officer …
PoliticalBase.com Blog:
The Audacious Hypocrisy Of Terry McAuliffe — Added by Mark Nickolas on Apr 25, 2008 - add as a friend | I want to follow-up on yesterday's widely-read post regarding the shameless hypocrisy of the Clinton campaign which is now arguing that the overall popular vote should determine …
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