I am not questioning Obama's great intelligence, his debating skills or his work ethic. He is a talented orator and is ahead of his rivals in the electoral race. Nevertheless, I am obliged to raise a number of delicate questions.
The Des Moines Register informed the campaign that Kucinich is not invited because the newspaper determined "that a person working out of his home did not meet our criteria for a campaign office and full-time paid staff in Iowa," the campaign said. ...
From the Des Moines Register: In a jab at Obama's efforts to encourage out-of-state students who attend college in Iowa to caucus, Clinton said the caucuses are only for people who live in this state.
The defense industry this year abandoned its decade-long commitment to the Republican Party, funneling the lion share of its contributions to Democratic presidential candidates, especially to Hillary Clinton who far out-paced all her competitors.
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama issued a pointed warning yesterday to Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, saying that as president he would be prepared to order U.S.
In other words, Wall Street is hiring. Time to refresh management.
Away from the bright lights and high-minded rhetoric of the campaign trail, Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., has quietly worked with corporate lobbyists to help pass breaks worth $12 million.
Those looking for an alternative to the Democratic Party and Republican Party candidates for President in 2008, and those who are just looking to expand their horizons somewhat, might find some value out of tonight's Third Party Debate taking place at 7 pm EST tonight.
Mr. Nader said he would wait until the fall to decide. His decision, he said, would depend on whether he could round up enough volunteers and pro bono lawyers to get him on the ballot in all 50 states despite what he expected would be widespread opposition from Democrats.
Venezuela's recent decision not to renew the broadcasting license of the infamous RCTV exposes another rash of hypocrites in the US Senate and misinformation by corporate media sources
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If Mike Gravel, the former senator from Alaska now running for president as a quasi-lefty long shot, can be said to have a base, then he should have been standing right in the thick of it Wednesday night.
To me the highlight (lowlight?) of Tuesday night's GOP debate was the "Who wants to be a waterboarder?" segment, in which virtually everyone but Sen. John McCain tried to seem the candidate most enthusiastic about torture.
A coalition led by Stanford Professor and Free Culture activist Lawrence Lessig has compelled CNN to make footage of the US Presidential debates free to anyone to use.
Like a fresh wind coming down from Alaska--the state he represented as a U.S. Senator from 1969--1981, Mike Gravel is determined to start a debate about the fundamentals of democracy in his quest for the Democratic Party's nomination for President.
Just as the Democrats could never seem to get a handle on Ronald Reagan in his sixteen years as Governor of California and President, the Republicans cannot get a handle on Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton.
He said that if he ran he would seek the Republican nomination. Yet he's also talking up Unity08.
On Sunday, February 11th, a group of antiwar students turned out to challenge Barack Obama's position on Iraq as he held a rally at the UIC Pavilion to kick-start his campaign.
Senator Mike Gravel is running a populist anti-war campaign for the presidential nomination of the Democratic Party. Gravel, who is no novice to Washington, DC politics, is direct and clear in his views on the war.
Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., fought the resolution authorizing the use of force in Iraq.
The web journal Irregular Times has a section dedicated to investigating the dealings and operations of Unity '08. Hints are sprouting up about possible alliance with possible Presidential candidate and NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg:
The majority of the American people want a single-payer health care system – Medicare for all. The majority of doctors want it. A good chunk of hospital CEOs want it. But what they want doesn't appear to matter. Why?
United States Senator Barack Obama, a Democrat from Illinois who is competing for his party's presidential nomination, told Haaretz on Thursday that the United States should help protect Israel from its "dangerous" enemies.
Former Green Party presidential candidate Ralph Nader said he is considering a presidential run in 2008 and strongly suggested Thursday he would enter the race if New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton wins the Democratic Party nomination.
A key black Democratic leader in South Carolina has negotiated a $10,000 per month consulting contract with Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign, a development that came to light when the lawmaker endorsed the presidential hopeful.
AMY GOODMAN: Are you planning to run for president again?