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McMore of the Same Votes 100% with Bush in 2008
2008-05-28 06:27:00 When John McCain started preparing himself to run for president in 2008, he knew his votes in the senate would be very important. According to the Congressional Quarterly, when John McCain bothered to show up to vote in the senate, he voted with President Bush 100 percent of the time. CQ determines which pieces of legislation fit with the president?s goals and other literature to determine where the president would stand on the bill. John McCain was voted the most absent senator in 2008, but when he did bother to show up, he voted with the president 100 percent. Granted McCain was campaigning during 2008, but there were many other senators also campaigning for president. Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Joseph Biden, and Christopher Dodd were all serving in the senate while running for president but did not miss as many votes as McCain did. McCain lost his status as a ?maverick? Republican in the senate when he took his firm position along side President ...
Memo to Voters: None of the Candidates Will Lower Your Gas Prices; A Glance
2008-03-14 22:04:00 One of the oddities of current elective politics is not who the media covers, or in what tone they cover them, but rather the insipid approach to issues most people find important. For instance, gas prices. Andrew Leonard wrote about gas prices and the presidential election at Salon earlier this week. To his credit, he ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Memo to Voters: None of the Candidates Will Lower Your Gas Prices; A Glance At Clinton’s “Plan”", url: "http://2008central.net/2008/03-/14/memo-to-voters-none-of-the--candidates-will-lower-your-gas--prices-a-glance-at-clintons-pla-n/" });
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Midnight Current Events Roundup
2008-02-27 08:49:00 Christopher Dodd endorses Obama. (Vercaifer) Hillary and Barack blame one another for all kinds of stuff during the Ohio debate. (The Huffington Report) McCain predicts that Iraq might cost him the election? (Crooks and Liars) What does Cuba think of Raul? (Drury University) College students claim they were thrown off Southwest flight because they were too pretty. (Breaking ...
Sen. Christopher Dodd to Endorse Obama
2008-02-26 15:18:00 Democratic Sen. Christopher Dodd of Connecticut plans to endorse former presidential rival Barack Obama. Dodd will endorse his colleague, a senator from Illinois, in Cleveland on Tuesday, according to a Democratic official close to Dodd who requested anonymity because no formal announcement had been made. Dodd's support, coupled with his liberal credentials, could provide a boost for Obama as major contests near in big states such as Ohio and Texas on March 4. Obama has won some key Democratic endorsements in recent weeks, including Massachusetts Sen. Edward Kennedy, a close friend of Dodd. Obama and rival Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton had been vying for Dodd's support since he exited the presidential race after a poor showing in the Iowa caucus last month. Dodd, who won his Senate seat in 1980 and chaired the Democratic National Committee from 1995-1996, has long-standing ties to the Clintons. Dodd is a "superdelegate," one of nearly 800 Democratic officeholders and party offic...
Dodd Set To Endorse Obama
2008-02-26 11:45:00 We have our first former Democratic candidate endorsement … and for those of you waiting on the edge of your seats for Edwards or Richardson, be prepared to be a bit disappointed. Chris Dodd is endorsing Barack Obama Tuesday in my hometown, Cleveland, Ohio before the Democratic Debate. This will be welcome news for Obama, ...
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A Letter to the Assistants of Senator Christopher Dodd, Senator Len Fasano,
2008-02-20 22:29:00 This is a letter I wrote today to the assistants of Senators Dodd and Fasano and Representative Mary Fritz. These women are FANTASTIC advocates and have been extremely helpful to me and my family while we navigate the murky waters of the mental health system in CT and at the Federal level for SSI. ...
Iowa Results
2008-01-04 05:59:00 DEMOCRATIC CaucusPrecincts reporting: 1781 of 1781Barack Obama: 37.58%John Edwards: 29.75%Hillary Clinton: 29.47%Bill Richardson: 2.11%Joe Biden: 0.93%Chris Dodd: 0.02%SourceREPUBLICAN CaucusPrecincts reporting: 95%Mike Huckabee: 34%Mitt Romney: 25%Fred Thompson: 13%John McCain: 13%Ron Paul: 10%Rudy Giuliani: 4%Duncan Hunter: 1%Source
Biden, Dodd Officially Drop Out
2008-01-04 05:26:00 Both candidates dropped out after a miserable showing at the Caucuses. Clearly. though, both did a lot to their resumes in running, particularly Biden. We wish both Senators well. …
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Chris Dodd Drops Out Of Race
2008-01-04 05:11:00 After finishing in 7th place in tonight’s Caucus (”Uncommitted” finished 6th), Senator Chris Dodd, as expected, has dropped out of the race for the Democratic nomination for president a few hours after the conclusion of the Iowa Caucuses. I’ve been saying this for months, but Dodd would have been significantly better off, dropping out of ...
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Chris Dodd Drops Outs
2008-01-04 04:36:00 CNN now reports that Senator Chris Dodd of Connecticut will drop out of the race. Dodd moved his entire family to Iowa to run for the nomination, but placed last in the Iowa caucus.No word yet on any endorsement.
Dodd: Fourth Or Bust
2008-01-04 01:15:00 The end looks nigh for this cycle’s Bob Graham, as per Ben Smith: Sen. Chris Dodd, who moved his family to Iowa in an effort to make a strong showing in the caucus, has told Fox News that he would be ?going to Hartford tomorrow? if he doesn?t finish stronger than fourth place tonight, my colleague ...
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Sunday Morning Talk Shows: Huckabee, Obama, Thompson, Clinton, McCain, Edwa
2007-12-29 07:07:00 Last Sunday Before the Caucuses and we’re bringing back the quick run down of who is where this Sunday morning: Meet the Press: Mike Huckabee, Barack Obama This Week: Hillary Clinton, John McCain Face the Nation: John Edwards Fox News Sunday: Fred Thompson Late Edition: Joe Biden, Chris Dodd See here for a comprehensive rundown of everybody else.
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An Open Memo To Iowa Democrats
2007-12-21 16:57:00 Greetings, Iowans. Merry Christmas to you and yours. I’d wish there were a better time to have this discussion, but the nonsense of the primary schedule has pretty much defined now as the best time. Iowa Democrats have always been proud of their role of choosing the nominee of the Democratic party. Famously, in 1976 they ...
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Dodd filibuster teaches a valuable lesson about the American Mess
2007-12-17 16:14:00 As Martin noted earlier, Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-CT) is filibustering ill-conceived legislation that would give telecommunications companies a pass for engaging in illegal spying activities on behalf of the Bush administration. Those of you who were hopeful in the wake of last year’s sweep of both houses of Congress by the alleged opposition party, and those who are hopeful that the Democrats will also take the White House next year, should take note of something: the filibuster is being conducted against Democratically driven legislation by a member of the majority party. This isn’t a case of outgunned Dems manning the gunports at the Alamo against the evil Republican majority. This is a handful of Dems being forced to defend the Constitution against their own goddamned gutless, bought-and-sold, whoremongering Democratic colleagues - and yes, I’m talking about you, Harry Reid. Be hopeful if you want, but I have not so far been able to find the names of presidenti...
Live Blog Of Des Moines Register Democratic Debate (December 13, 2007)
2007-12-13 20:18:00 2:00: And we’re here. First question about balancing the budget. Richardson shockingly talks about being a governor. Biden blames bad Republican priorities. Dodd talks about how everything is complicated and there needs to be jobs and no more war in Iraq. It’s a complicated answer and spends more time saying Richardson’s experience is meaningless than ...
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Dodd Challenges Edwards On NAFTA, Astonishingly Misses The Point
2007-12-08 23:09:00 The Dodd Campaign issued the following press release this morning regarding John Edwards and NAFTA: On background, thought you may be interested… John Edwards on NAFTA Today: NAFTA was Sold to the American People with Empty Promises “NAFTA was that it would grow the economy and create millions of new jobs. But today, we know those promises were ...
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Clinton and Obama Yucca It Up
2007-11-01 15:44:00 Suddenly, with the next Democratic debate looming in Nevada later in November, Yucca Mountain has re-emerged as a major issue following a hearing yesterday. I addressed this issue back in late August, concluding that Yucca was “looming right beneath the surface” in Nevada politics. Marc Ambinder has what amounts to a non-story on Clinton on the ...
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2008Central.net?s Presidential Election Podcast (10/21/07)
2007-10-22 19:22:00 This week’s podcast covers: 1) Value Voters Summit; 2) Mike Huckabee’s Moment?; 3) Candidates from all parties attack Hillary Clinton, She responds… Download audio file (2008PresidentialElectionPodcas-t_10_21_07.mp3) Feel free to email us questions/suggestions for next week’s podcast (you can also email an audio file of your question and we’ll include it in the podcast). Subscribe to 2008Central.net’s Presidential Election ...
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Overview of Q3 Numbers
2007-10-17 03:43:00 Please note, the following numbers are total funds, including both primary and general election funds.The following numbers are organized by total raised for the third quarter.Note that Clinton raised $10 million more than Obama in total, however, that number includes her $10 million transfer from her Senate account.The following numbers are raised by total spent for the third quarter.Despite having raised $28 million less than Clinton, Romney spent $13 million more than her.The following numbers are organized by total cash on hand.Romney, Tancredo and Gravel have more debt than cash on hand, particularly Romney. I don't know what the hell is going on with his campaign. Plus, Clinton has $15 million reserved for the general election, while Obama has about $4 million.
2008Central.net?s Presidential Election Podcast (10/14/07)
2007-10-15 02:52:00 This week’s podcast covers: 1) Gore gets the nobel peace prize and what it means for presidential politics; 2) Republicans debate economic issues, Fred Thompson gets shut out of the campaign by Giuliani and Romney, McCain campaign still has some life left in it; 3) Barack Obama makes waves in Iowa, most Democrats pull out ...
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Daily Briefing (October 11, 2007)
2007-10-11 17:13:00 What’s news today… Steven Stark (Boston Phoenix) takes Barack Obama to task in an analysis of the shortcomings of Obama’s campaign. Ouch. Andrew Sullivan finally tells us why he is not a fan of Hillary Clinton. He’s already made it quite clear that he was not a fan, but up until this point hasn’t really articulated his ...
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Saturday Afternoon Catch Up (9/29/07)
2007-09-29 22:39:00 Before getting into some serious blogging, here’s a crib sheet on what’s been happening in the ‘08 field: Following news that Newt Gingrich would enter the race if he could get $30 million in pledges by October 21, 2007, Gingrich officially stated today that he would not be entering the race after all. Why? Because the ...
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Ambinder's Fundraising Predictions
2007-09-21 19:06:00 Marc Ambinder released his fundraising predictions for both Democrats and Republicans, which tends to be fairly accurate.Democrats1. Hillary Clinton: $20-$25 million2. Barack Obama: $20 million tops3. John Edwards: about $5 million4. Bill Richardson: $4-$6 million5. Chris Dodd: less than $2 million6. Joe Biden: less than $2 millionRepublicans1. Rudy Giuliani: $13 million2. Mitt Romney: $10-$12 million3. Fred Thompson: $6 million4. John McCain: $4-$5 millionHead over to his site to see some discussions.
Dodd Will Lift Cuba Trade Embargo if Elected
2007-09-08 20:48:00 Today, Chris Dodd vowed to lift the Cuba trade embargo if elected President.Among the policies the U.S. currently have in place, Dodd would also open a U.S. Embassy in Havana, shut down the U.S. run TV Marti Station, repeal the Helms-Burton Act of 1996 and open up mail service from the United States and Cuba."Other than the war in Iraq, no other American policy is more broadly unpopular internationally," Dodd said of the United States' policy toward Cuba.On a personal level, I will love to see the Cuba trade embargo lifted. From what I have heard, Raul Castro, the current Acting President and First Vice President of Cuba is more susceptive to America. But keep this in mind, I will also love to see a full flourishing Democracy in our next door neighbor. Besides, I hear they have some nice beaches.Asked whether Dodd will meet with foreign leaders, Dodd responded, "Presidents don't run around and meet with people automatically." When questioned on the Clinton-Obama feud on meeting wi...
Richardson and Dodd will Follow DNC Rules
2007-08-31 23:07:00 Bill Richardson and Chris Dodd have vowed not to campaign in states that has leapfrogged and broken DNC sanctioned rules for the primary schedule, part of a pledge seeked by the original four early primary and caucus states, Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire and South Carolina. States such as Florida and Michigan has already scheduled their primary before the approved February 5 date and will hold their races on January 29 and January 15, respectively. Last weekend, the DNC Rules Committee voted to strip Florida of all its delegates to the Convention if it does not schedule its primary on or after the approved date and it is likely they will take the same action against Michigan.In a statement e-mailed by his campaign, Dodd said the four states chosen by the DNC "offer a cross section of America and allow for voters to probe the experience and vision of candidates in a meaningful way.""In this year, where the national media focus seems to be on celebrity and bank accounts, the role of the...
Hillary Talks Terror; Democrats Respond
2007-08-25 18:04:00 In a statement that seemed directed at independent voters and other Democratic candidates more than anyone, Hillary Clinton directly staked a claim to the issue of terrorism on the Democratic side: “It’s a horrible prospect to ask yourself, ‘What if? What if?’ But if certain things happen between now and the election, particularly with respect ...
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Candidate Reactions to Declassified National Intelligence Estimate On Iraq
2007-08-24 19:37:00 Yesterday, the National Intelligence Council released previously classified portions of the National Intelligence Estimate On Iraq. NIE - Prospects For Iraq’s Stability: A Challenging Road Ahead [January 2007] NIE - Prospects For Iraq’s Stability: Some Security Progress but Political Reconciliation Elusive [August 2007] Below are the candidate reactions to this newly declassified information… Barack Obama In response to the declassification ...
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Live Blog of Chris Dodd on Hardball (August 21, 2007)
2007-08-22 01:33:00 Hopefully bug-free this time. Why do this? Someone has to. Mike Barnacle in for Matthews. Dodd joins in after a discussion of the positions of Obama and Clinton on the surge. On wanting a democracy in Iraq initially, Dodd says leadership bringing people together is key, and he doesn’t know if that can happen, but does call ...
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Dodd Goes On Offensive Against Edwards Over Lobbyists
2007-08-20 21:23:00 During yesterday’s ABC News Democratic Debate, John Edwards repeated his challenge over candidates’ acceptance of money from lobbyists: EDWARDS: …Listen, Senator Clinton, both as first lady and as a United States senator, has done a terrific job. She’s been in Washington a long time. I’ve asked — Senator, I have never taken ...
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Dodd and Biden Attack Obama and Edwards
2007-08-09 23:48:00 Joe Biden and Chris Dodd are ramping up their criticism of Barack Obama and John Edwards as Obama and Edwards ramp up their criticism of Clinton (and as Clinton ramps up her criticism of Obama). Biden issued the following statement after Tuesday’s AFL-CIO Debate on John Edwards’ labor record (which he also referred to in the ...
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Democratic Candidates Weigh in on News Corp. Take Over of Dow Jones, WSJ
2007-08-02 21:35:00 John Edwards is furious witht the Murdoch take over and is now challenging all Democrats to return all donations from News Corp, the parent company of FOX News.?News Corp?s purchase of the Dow Jones Co. and The Wall Street Journal should be the last straw when it comes to media consolidation," Edwards said in a statement distributed by email today. "I?m challenging every Democratic presidential candidate to refuse contributions from News Corp executives and return any they've already taken, beginning with Rupert Murdoch."He added: "The basis of a strong democracy begins and ends with a strong, unbiased and fair media ?- all qualities which are pretty hard to subscribe to Fox News and News Corp. The reality is that Americans deserve more news outlets ?- not fewer. It?s time for all Democrats, including those running for president, to stand up and speak out against this merger and other forms of media consolidation.?Moreover, given Fox News? consistent efforts to demean Democrats -- ...
Caption This
2007-07-28 04:23:00 Whoever adds the best caption for this picture in the comments will win a prize*…. *prize will at the minimum be our adoration. [Photo Credit: Flickr user Chris Dodd]
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Dodd Talks About His Innovative Health Care Plan to Seven People
2007-07-28 03:58:00 The Dodd campaign in a nutshell: The Connecticut senator’s plan would establish a Universal HealthMart, an insurance marketplace based on the current health benefits system for federal workers. He said he would launch the program by the end of his first term as president. All employers would provide insurance for workers through the HealthMart, or continue with ...
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Obama-Clinton Fracas Expands: Now Joe Biden and Chris Dodd Are Involved
2007-07-27 03:47:00 Senators Joe Biden and Chris Dodd each issued sharp rebukes to both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama regarding their continuing disagreement over Obama’s statement that he would consider meeting with any and all world leaders. Before getting to Biden and Dodd’s remarks, some background info on the Clinton-Obama fracas… At the CNN/YouTube Democratic Debate on July ...
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2008Central.net?s Presidential Election Podcast (07/22/07)
2007-07-22 22:22:00 This week’s podcast covers… Political analysis of John Edwards’ poverty tour Mitt Romney’s recent attacks on Fred Thompson Hillary Clinton’s clash with the Department of Defense Rudy Giuliani’s recent bad personnel decisions Spotlight on Chris Dodd Review of recent bloggers call with Mike Huckabee A closer look at Bill Richardson’s recent poll numbers On the road to the Republican Straw Poll in Iowa All ...
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Cash-on-Hand Numbers
2007-07-16 20:58:00 The Numbers are officially in.Just looking at these numbers and you are either feeling the pain for Republicans, or jumping in joy for the Democrats. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have huge cash-on-hand numbers. For the primary, Obama has about $34 million, while Clinton as about $33 million. What is staggering Clinton has over $12 million reserved for the general election should she win the nomination, and many Republicans have conceded that she will indeed win the nomination including former Vice President Dan Quayle. No other candidate can lay claim to such general election support.Apart from the record numbers the burn rates are something worth taking note. John McCain burned through 89% of his war chest. Mitt Romney burned through 73%. Sam Brownback burned through 87%. On the other hand, Hillary Clinton burned through only 28% of her war chest, while Ron Paul had the lowest burn rate among all candidates, using only 22% of his cash.Over the last two quarters, Republicans rai...
Weekend Calendar Preview
2007-07-13 16:17:00 Candidates are back out on the trail this weekend, with a renewed focus on Nevada on the Democratic side, where Clinton really is dominating in polls so far. Most of the Democratic candidates, additionally, are addressing trial lawyers the American Association of Justice this Sunday in Chicago. Barack Obama Obama has a house party in Las Vegas ...
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Mike Gravel Unleashes Fury at NAACP Forum
2007-07-12 20:44:00 From MSNBC’s First Read: Gravel: ?I’m surprised it?s so easy to get an applause from this group — all you have to do is dump on the Republican administration. This is a debate between Democrats. Where’s the difference. Where do you think NAFTA came from? The trinity? It came from a Democratic administration. That’s where it ...
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It?s Live Earth Day
2007-07-07 22:54:00 Unless Live Earth is not your thing, that is. In which case, it’s stil the weekend; enjoy the music and mute the message. Anyways, Al Gore just introduced Keith Urban and Alicia Keys, who are doing a cover of ‘Gimme Shelter’ and music; Gore seems more happy doing this than he ever seemed campaigning. Here are statements ...
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Paul Simon and Chris Dodd, Buddies From Their Diplomatic Journey To Czechos
2007-07-07 03:02:00 I should make this clear right up top: Paul Simon and Chris Dodd met when the two of them, as part of a delegation that also included John McCain and Lorne Michaels, went to oversee the first free election in the history of Czechoslovakia, when Vaclev Havel was elected President of the newly free country. Don’t ...
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Defenestration of Blogs: Iowa Edition
2007-07-05 22:35:00 This isn’t a defenestration, but rather a shout out to some great blogging done over the past few days. There were a lot of candidates in Iowa the past few days - and a lot of blogs in Iowa attended and wrote about them. Here’s some of our favorites: Ipol attended the Des Moines Clinton event on ...
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Candidate Statements On Pres. Bush Commuting Sentence of Scooter Libby
2007-07-03 01:38:00 Barack Obama: “This decision to commute the sentence of a man who compromised our national security cements the legacy of an Administration characterized by a politics of cynicism and division, one that has consistently placed itself and its ideology above the law. This is exactly the kind of politics we must change so we can begin ...
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Holiday Calendar Preview
2007-07-02 16:50:00 It’s the Fourth of July this week, and most candidates are going to be out and about. Here’s a quick preview of campaign plans and other notable activity planned for the Fourth: Barack Obama Obama campaigns Tuesday and Wednesday across southeastern Iowa, reaching Des Moines on Tuesday. Bill Richardson Richardson campaigns Tuesday through Thursday in New Hampshire, attending a ...
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Chris Dodd Rejects Calls To Impeach Vice President Dick Cheney
2007-06-26 21:04:00 The Washington Post’s series on Vice President Dick Cheny is causing quite a stir. Cheney’s claim that his office is “not an office within the Executive Branch” is only fueling the rage against him. House Majority leader Rahm Emanuel responded by threatening to cut off funding to Cheney: “Today, we discovered that everything we learned in U.S. ...
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Dodd to Tour Iowa With Paul Simon
2007-06-23 01:38:00 It seems like musical candidates are becoming more popular these days. Hillary Clinton took You Tube by storm by asking them to choose her campaign song. Barack Obama went mobile releasing a host of Obama related ring tones. Now, Paul Simon will embark on a 2-day tour with friend and presidential candidate, Chris Dodd as he campaigns in Iowa.Dodd will crisscross the early caucus state July 3rd through the 7th.Dodd currently polls 0% to 2% nationally and in the early primary and caucus states.What can I say, anything to boost those poll numbers, right?
Clintons Parody Sopranos; Bill Campaigning in Iowa in July
2007-06-19 22:04:00 Somehow the Democrats have taken the lead in comedy this election, so far, with Richardson’s ad and now this Clinton video. More on that in the next podcast (yes, they are coming back). Fred Thompson has a little of the Dan Rather humor, and Giuliani can crack some decent jokes (the lightning quip in the ...
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Candidate Comments on Supreme Court Pay Decision
2007-06-01 17:55:00 In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in support of a federal civil rights law that sets a 180-day deadline for employees who want to claim that they are being paid less because of their race, sex, religion or national origin. Hillary Clinton: “Today’s decision in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. interprets Title ...
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2008 Central?s Presidential Election Podcast (5/27/07)
2007-05-28 20:54:00 This week’s podcast covers… Al Gore buzz Jockeying between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama’s campaigns Ron Paul vs. Rudy Giuliani on national security Discussion of bloggers call with Gov. Mike Huckabee Iraq War Funding Bill: What’s going on and what it means for the campaigns And more… Feel free to email us questions/suggestions for next week’s podcast (you can also email ...
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2008 Central?s Presidential Election Podcast (5/20/07)
2007-05-21 09:25:00 This week’s podcast covers… Republican Primary Debate The politics of energy The politics of immigration Richardson’s annnoucement And more… Feel free to email us questions/suggestions for next week’s podcast (you can also email an audio file of your question and we’ll include it in the podcast). Subscribe to 2008 Central’s Presidential Election Podcast
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Sunday Morning Talk: Dodd, Gingrich, Paul
2007-05-19 15:37:00 At this point, Gingrich on Sunday morning talk shows is like Abe Vigoda on Conan O’Brien. This Week (ABC): Nancy Pelosi, Mitch McConnell Meet the Press (NBC): Chris Dodd, Newt Gingrich; Michael Deaver (supporting Fred Thompson) and others will be on to talk about Ronald Reagan. Fox News Sunday: Lindsey Graham, Chuck Schumer, Sandra Day O’Connor Face the Nation (CBS): Dianne ...
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