Ron Paul Smashes All Expectations, Hauls in Almost $2 Million in the first hours of Monday

Seeded on Mon Nov 5, 2007 1:21 PM EST (newsandpolicy.com)

Texas Congressman and GOP presidential hopeful Ron Paul has once again smashed all expectations, with his supporters raising more than $1 million dollars in the first few hours of Monday by 10.15 am EST.

Mike Huckabee Continues to Make Impressive Gains in Opinion Polls

Seeded on Fri Oct 5, 2007 4:56 PM EDT (newsandpolicy.com)

The story over the past couple of days has been Ron Paul's haul of more than $5 million in the GOP nomination race and on the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton's fundraising triumph over Obama in the third quarter.

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Mike Huckabee Gains National Traction in New Washington Post/ABC News Poll

Seeded on Thu Oct 4, 2007 11:58 AM EDT (www.mikehuckabee.com)

Former AR Governor and Presidential Candidate Mike Huckabee took eight percent, his best showing to date, in a new national poll of Republican and Republican-leaning voters conducted Sept. 27-30, 2007 by The Washington Post and ABC News

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Washington Post Poll: Huckabee Climbs to 8% in National GOP Rankings

Seeded on Wed Oct 3, 2007 2:56 PM EDT (Washington Post)

Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee took 8 percent, his best showing in a Post-ABC poll.

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Mike Huckabee Gains National Momentum

Seeded on Wed Oct 3, 2007 2:39 PM EDT (newsandpolicy.com)

Former AR Governor and Presidential Candidate Mike Huckabee received praise from politics' 'odd couple' – former President Bill Clinton and former Speaker Newt Gingrich –who said Sunday, in separate interviews, that he is the most likely "dark horse candidate" to wi …

politics, huckabee, republican-party, gop, gingrich, clinton, social-conservatives, christian-conservatives, 2008, elections

Leaked Democratic Poll: Hillary Clinton Could Cost Democrats the 2008 Presidential Election Because of 'Polarized Image'

Seeded on Wed Sep 26, 2007 3:34 PM EDT (Telegraph)

A leaked Democratic poll has suggested that Hillary Clinton, the frontrunner in the race for the party's presidential nomination, could lose the 2008 election because of her "very polarised image".

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Ron Paul's Online Brigade Pours it In By $10,000 Every Hour

Seeded on Tue Sep 25, 2007 5:47 PM EDT (The Hill)

As campaigns sprint toward the fundraising finish line, it seems the online community is stepping up its financial support of Paul.

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Kucinich: Welcome to the new Democratic Presidential debate, A debate of the Washington lobbyists, by the Washington lobbyists and for the Washington lobbyists

Seeded on Fri Sep 21, 2007 8:44 PM EDT (dennis4president.com)

"Welcome to the new Democratic Presidential debate. A debate of the Washington lobbyists, by the Washington lobbyists and for the Washington lobbyists. To top it off, if was covered by public television," Kucinich said.

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Kucinich Calls for Congressional Investigation into Iraq Oil Deal Involving Bush and Cheney Ally

Seeded on Wed Sep 19, 2007 11:16 AM EDT (Dennis Kucinich)

Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) is seeking answers in the Administration's involvement in an Iraqi oil deal that appears to benefit a large Republican donor and ally of President Bush and Vice President Cheney.

politics, kucinich, bush, cheney, hunt, texas, oil, corruption, iraq, war

Karl Rove: Republicans Can Win on Health Care

Seeded on Tue Sep 18, 2007 7:02 PM EDT (Wall Street Journal)

This is a debate Republicans cannot avoid. But it is one we can win--if we offer a bold plan. Conservatives must put forward reforms aimed at putting the patient in charge. Increasing competition will ensure greater access, lower costs and more innovation.

politics, karl-rove, health-care-reform, hillary-clinton, republicans, gop, democrats, 2008

Simpson Cohort: It's a Setup

Seeded on Tue Sep 18, 2007 7:00 PM EDT (Associated Press)

One of the men charged alongside O.J. Simpson in the alleged Las Vegas memorabilia robbery believes incident was a setup.

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Clinton Neck-and-Neck with McCain; Trumps Romney by Nine: Poll

Seeded on Tue Sep 18, 2007 6:57 PM EDT (Rasmussen)

Democratic Senator Hillary Clinton nominally leads Republican Senator John McCain 46% to 45% in the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. But, the Democratic frontrunner easily outpaces former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney 49% to 40%.

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Kucinich Slams Clinton and Obama, Charges They Lack the Courage to Push Through Policy Proposals and Reforms

Seeded on Tue Sep 18, 2007 6:54 PM EDT (dennis4president.com)

"I can't be bought, and I can't be bossed, and that's why I'm the only candidate willing and eager to challenge the insurance companies and pharmaceutical companies.

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Ron Paul Introduces Measure in the House to Empower Citizens Regarding the Legislative Process

Seeded on Mon Sep 17, 2007 12:08 PM EDT (Ron Paul)

The Sunlight Rule provides the American people the opportunity to be involved in enforcing congressional rules by allowing citizens to move for censure of any Representative who votes for a bill brought to the floor in violation of this act.

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Paul on US Troops in Iraq: "Bring them home, stop the killing and stop the bleeding"

Seeded on Thu Sep 13, 2007 5:10 PM EDT (Xinhua)

"This war has cost more than 3,000 American lives, thousands of seriously wounded and hundreds of billions of dollars," the Republican candidate said. "We must have new leadership in the White House to ensure this never happens again."

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Time Magazine: Will Paul's Supporters Translate their Intense Internet Support for Him Into Actual Votes?

Seeded on Thu Sep 13, 2007 2:26 PM EDT (Time)

Some political watchers, including poll respondents, are already considering Paul an also-ran. But Internet data paints a different picture for the candidate. According to Hitwise, for the four weeks ending Sept.

politics, ron-paul, internet, web-2-0, gop, libertarian

Weekly Standard's Fred Barnes Takes the Sledgehammer to Ron Paul

Seeded on Sat Sep 8, 2007 4:06 PM EDT (newsandpolicy.com)

Barnes had some good things to say about some of the top-tier candidates particularly McCain on whom he lavished praises. But then for reasons best known to him he took the sledgehammer to Ron Paul and brutally tore apart the libertarian candidate's performance.

politics, ron-paul, libertarian, gop, 2008, fred-barnes, weekly-standard

Wall Street Journal: Ron Paul is a Candidate The GOP Must Take Seriously

Seeded on Fri Sep 7, 2007 6:00 PM EDT (newsandpolicy.com)

When a thousand Republicans are in a room and one man of the eight on the stage takes a sharply minority viewpoint on a dramatic issue and half the room seems to cheer him, something's going on. Ron Paul's support isn't based on his persona, history or perceived power ...

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The Mainstream Media is Developing Grudging Respect for Ron Paul

Seeded on Fri Sep 7, 2007 5:33 PM EDT (newsandpolicy.com)

although there's not yet much statistical evidence to back it up yet, it seems that there's a grow grudging attention being paid to Paul's campaign and message by the mainstream media.

politics, ron-paul, libertarian, gop, foxnews, debate, msm, republicans, huckabee

Youtube VIDEO: The Debate Clash Between Ron Paul and Huckabee Over the Iraq War

Seeded on Thu Sep 6, 2007 1:39 AM EDT (Mike Huckabee 2008)

The Republican presidential hopefuls former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee and congressman Ron Paul got into a heated exchange of views over the Iraq war at the FoxNews debate Wednesday night. Here's a video of the political punch up...

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Fred Thompson's Official Entry into the GOP Nomination Fight Will Shake up the Race

Seeded on Wed Sep 5, 2007 10:11 PM EDT (newsandpolicy.com)

But if Thompson gets his act together, if he runs a more professional and effective campaign organization, if he can talk his wife into operating more discreetly and less intrusively in the campaign and if he can sell himself as a genuine social conservative, then he might indeed …

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Ron Paul Scores Yet Another Huge Upset: Wins Maryland Straw Poll

Seeded on Wed Sep 5, 2007 5:52 PM EDT (www.bizjournals.com)

Texas congressman Ron Paul has scored another huge upset. He won the Maryland straw poll...

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Pentagon E-mail System Penetrated by Hackers

Seeded on Tue Sep 4, 2007 4:21 PM EDT (Reuters)

The Pentagon on Tuesday said computer hackers gained access to an unclassified e-mail system in the office of Defense Secretary Robert Gates, but declined comment on a report that the Chinese army was responsible.

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VIDEO: Just Emerging: Ron Paul Delegates Prevented from Voting at Texas Straw Poll

Seeded on Tue Sep 4, 2007 2:42 PM EDT (Fairtaxpresident2008 )

It is just emerging that some Ron Paul delegates were prevented from voting at the Texas straw poll on Sept 1. The revelations are backed by video evidence. No official reactions yet from the Ron Paul campaign. But his supporters are expressing outrage.

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Ron Paul Campaign Experiences Explosive Grassroots Expansion

Seeded on Tue Sep 4, 2007 1:47 PM EDT (RonPaul2008.com)

The Paul campaign has been widely recognized for its powerful presence on the internet. The campaign leads all GOP candidates in every significant online metric including: website traffic, MySpace and Facebook friends, Eventful demands, YouTube subscribers and Google searches.

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Ron Paul Smashes All Expectations, Hauls in Almost $2 Million in the first hours of Monday
Source: newsandpolicy.com
Texas Congressman and GOP presidential hopeful Ron Paul has once again smashed all expectations, with his supporters raising more than $1 million dollars in the first few hours of Monday by 10.15 am EST.
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Mike Huckabee Continues to Make Impressive Gains in Opinion Polls
Source: newsandpolicy.com
The story over the past couple of days has been Ron Paul's haul of more than $5 million in the GOP nomination race and on the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton's fundraising triumph over Obama in the third quarter.
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Time Magazine: Will Paul's Supporters Translate their Intense Internet Support for Him Into Actual Votes?
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Some political watchers, including poll respondents, are already considering Paul an also-ran. But Internet data paints a different picture for the candidate. According to Hitwise, for the four weeks ending Sept.
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Weekly Standard's Fred Barnes Takes the Sledgehammer to Ron Paul
Source: newsandpolicy.com
Barnes had some good things to say about some of the top-tier candidates particularly McCain on whom he lavished praises. But then for reasons best known to him he took the sledgehammer to Ron Paul and brutally tore apart the libertarian candidate's performance.
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Wall Street Journal: Ron Paul is a Candidate The GOP Must Take Seriously
Source: newsandpolicy.com
When a thousand Republicans are in a room and one man of the eight on the stage takes a sharply minority viewpoint on a dramatic issue and half the room seems to cheer him, something's going on. Ron Paul's support isn't based on his persona, history or perceived power ...
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