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Richardson Courts UA in Vegas

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson told a building trades union on Tuesday that he would be an activist president on behalf of labor unions if elected.

Richardson Campaigns in New Hampshire

Democratic presidential hopeful Bill Richardson wants to link congressional and presidential pay raises to deficit reduction, though he acknowledged Sunday that the idea would never see the light of day.

Richardson Gives Candid Answers in N.H.

Democratic presidential hopeful Bill Richardson realizes his position on illegal immigration costs him votes, but he says he's determined to "accept it and do the right thing."

Is Richardson 'Too Real?'

You would have to look hard these days for signs of "the unmade bed," as Bill Richardson has been described time and again through the years.

Richardson Calls for Focus on Poverty

Democratic presidential candidate Bill Richardson called Thursday for a focus on fighting poverty and hunger in the developing world, arguing hunger and overpopulation are the greatest looming threat to the establishment of a stable world.

Richardson: Clinton Acting Like Winner

Democratic presidential hopeful Bill Richardson said Saturday that Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is "acting as if she's won" the nomination.

Richardson: US Troops Must Leave Iraq

Presidential hopeful Bill Richardson on Friday said his rivals can't say they want to end the war in Iraq and then leave behind thousands of troops, a continuation of his challenge of better known Democratic candidates.

Richardson to Unveil Education Plan

Democratic presidential candidate Bill Richardson was unveiling an education plan Thursday that would give college students access to $3.6 billion in free tuition in exchange for public service.

Clinton In, 5 Dems Out of Mich. Primary

Five Democratic candidates have withdrawn from Michigan's Jan. 15 presidential primary, leaving what amounts to a beauty contest for front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton and a handful of lesser-knowns.

Campaign Fund Reports on the Way

Presidential campaigns aggressively competed for dollars up to the last minute of the third quarter, eager to build their bank accounts for an expensive stretch of media advertising and voter outreach.

Richardson Says War With Iran Is Unwise

Democratic presidential candidate Bill Richardson said Sunday it would be "enormously unwise" for the Bush administration to take military action against Iran before it gets out of Iraq.

Richardson Targets Hispanic Vote

Democratic presidential candidate Bill Richardson started a Hispanic outreach program Thursday to try to raise his profile with a voting bloc critical to his campaign. "Because my name is Richardson, many Latinos don't know I'm Latino," the New Mexico governor told reporters in Spanish after a news conference announcing the effort.

N.M. Planning Medical Marijuana Program

Gov. Bill Richardson ordered the state Health Department on Friday to resume planning of a medical marijuana program despite the agency's worries about possible federal prosecution.

Richardson Aide Resigns

One of Democratic presidential candidate Bill Richardson's top organizers in rural Nevada resigned Thursday after the campaign learned he had worked for a brothel and was wanted on a felony arrest warrant in California.

Richardson Offers Health Care Plan

Democratic presidential candidate Bill Richardson on Tuesday called for universal health care, offering a plan that would expand preventive coverage to help offset a package costing more than $100 billion.

Richardson Promises Cabinet Preview

Democratic presidential hopeful Bill Richardson told union members on Saturday he would give voters a preview of his Cabinet before voters pick the next president.

Clinton Campaign Hosting Debate Parties

Taking a page from MeetUp.com and other online organizing pioneers, supporters of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton will host 400 house parties to watch her square off with her Democratic rivals in Monday's presidential debate.

Democrats Attack Gonzales, Supreme Court

Democrats running for president used a national meeting of trial lawyers on Sunday to attack other lawyers, pillorying Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and ridiculing recent decisions by the conservative-tilting Supreme Court.

Long Shot Has $2.4 Million in the Bank

Ron Paul, the Texas congressman running a long-shot campaign for the Republican presidential nomination, raised $2.4 million from April through June and ended the quarter with a similar amount in the bank, according to financial reports filed Sunday.

Richardson's Campaign Raises $7 Million

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson raised $7 million for his Democratic presidential campaign during the last three months, surpassing his first quarter fundraising, his campaign announced Friday.

Clinton, Richardson Fault Policy on Iran

Democratic presidential contenders Hillary Rodham Clinton and Bill Richardson on Wednesday urged the Bush administration to continue a dialogue with Iran as the U.S. tries to thwart the country's pursuit of nuclear weapons.

Richardson: I'd Leave No Troops in Iraq

Democratic presidential hopeful Bill Richardson said Sunday he wanted a total withdrawal of U.S. forces in Iraq and that American troops are targets in a civil war.

Ex-FBI Director Freeh Endorses Giuliani

Republican presidential contender Rudy Giuliani was endorsed Thursday by former FBI director Louis Freeh, whom he has known for three decades.

Marine's Mom Disputes Richardson Story

On the campaign trail, presidential hopeful Bill Richardson tells a moving story about a New Mexico Marine killed in Iraq and his mom. But is it true?

Gov. Bill Richardson Touts Energy Plan

Democratic presidential contender Bill Richardson on Monday proposed dramatic increases in automotive fuel economy in the next 10 years and the near-elimination of industrial greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

The Vine

Democratic Debate - October 30th

On October 30th, the leading Democratic presidential candidates will convene in Philadelphia for a debate. There have been three debates thus far, but not all of the key issues have been covered.

Stephen Colbert Moves Ahead

Source: Editor and Publisher

Stephen Colbert Moves Ahead of Richardson, Closes in on Biden, in National Poll!

Genetically altered food: Labels hotly debated in Iowa

Source: The Des Moines Register

By PAULA LAVIGNE REGISTER STAFF WRITER October 19, 2007 11 Comments Iowa is playing center stage in a global debate over whether people should be warned when the genetic makeup of their food has been altered.

Democratic presidential candidates refining their strategies as primaries draw near

Source: The Boston Globe

Senator Hillary Clinton of New York is working to show her warmer side, blunt ever-sharper attacks from rivals, and avoid alienating liberal primary voters.

Political television advertising to reach $3 billion - CNN.com

Source: CNN

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A wide-open presidential race and a willingness by candidates, interest groups, unions and corporations to buy TV time will lead to historic spending for political and issue-advocacy advertising in the 2008 election cycle, an analysis shows.

VIDEO: Governor Bill Richardson And Words Of War

Source: Crooks and Liars

Richardson contends, as he always has, that there is no military solution in Iraq, setting himself apart from Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama who who will promise to bring the troops home by 2013.

Mich. should share water, N.M. governor says

Source: The Detroit Free Press

Environmental groups on Wednesday blasted comments by New Mexico Gov Bill Richardson that northern states with plenty of water should share it with parched states.

The Debate on Education in America Offers No Real Solution

Source: theseminal.com

If the intellectual level of debate is any indication, our nation's children are in trouble. Liberals promote increased funding & better teachers as solutions. Conservatives say we need vouchers & school choice.

Democrat Richardson would scrap Bush school plan, replace trops in Iraq with Muslim soldiers

Source: Reuters

Behind in opinion polls, Democrat Bill Richardson scrambled for votes on Thursday with proposals to abolish President George W. Bush's signature education plan and replace U.S. troops in Iraq with soldiers from Muslim countries.

Candidate Has an Eye on Edging Up to No. 3

Source: The New York Times

Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico, who is campaigning for president with a strongly antiwar message, has not overtaken any of his top three Democratic rivals, but is edging closer.

Strategic Vision Polls Michigan, Does it Really Matter?

With the Michigan Democratic Primary looking to be a head-to-head between Clinton, Dodd and Gravel, one has to ask, "Is Clinton crazy?" Anyway, here's the poll. First, the Republicans.

Obama, Richardson and Edwards Pull Out of Michigan

Source: Yahoo! News

LANSING, Mich. - Barack Obama, John Edwards and Bill Richardson have withdrawn from Michigan's Jan. 15 Democratic presidential primary.

The Well-Connected Dictator

Source: The Huffington Post

The methods of madness undertaken by the elected leaders of what we used to know as America are confusing, confounding, hypocritical, greedy, shameless and full of secrets.

Video: Political Lunch 10-07-07

Source: On The Hill

In this special "Brunch" report, Rob covers the importance of small defections and endorsements for Democratic presidential candidates Joe Biden of Delaware and Bill Richardson of New Mexico.

Democrats Talk, but Not of Compromise

Source: The New York Times

Bush recently vetoed the State Children's Insurance Program bill, that would provide health insurance to children. Children can't go out and get jobs themselves that give insurance, so if their parents don't have a job they are up the creek without a paddle.

Archbishop Right to Deny Communion to Giuliani, Catholic Group Says

Source: On The Hill

St. Louis Archbishop Raymond Burke is right to deny Holy Communion to Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani, and all pro-abortion politicians running for president, regardless of their political party, according to the Catholic advocacy group Fidelis.

Taibbi: Political Absurdity Hits the Iowa Caucuses

Source: AlterNet.org

The media following the presidential campaigns in Iowa depict voters as gravely caring about meaningless issues like "likeability" and "electability." ...

Lesson From 2004 Primaries: What Happens After Iowa?

Whilst avoiding my homework, I was thinking about the primaries (as I am prone to do) and I asked myself this question: What happens after Iowa? There's a lot of talk from the pundits about momentum and the importance Iowa has for future races.

Bill Richardson Finds His Theme

Source: The Garling Gauge

Democratic presidential candidate Gov. Bill Richardson sharpens his campaign theme in a new video

SPINELESS! Dems Can't Make Guarantee on Iraq Troops

Source: apnews.myway.com

The leading Democratic White House hopefuls conceded Wednesday night they cannot guarantee to pull all U.S. combat troops from Iraq by the end of the next presidential term in 2013.

Can anyone catch Hillary?

Source: mcclatchydc.com

Democrats enter the fall campaign with one question hanging over their party: Can anyone catch Hillary Clinton?

Richardson's One-step Iraq plan: Get Out

Source: PBS

Bill Richardson sits down with Ray Suarez for a 20-minute interview to outline his plan to remove all U.S. troops from Iraq saying that as president, he would use his experience as U.N. ambassador and international negotiator when dealing with foreign leaders.

Gov. Bill Richardson: Ads Don't Kill People, Wars Do

Source: The Huffington Post

Let's get some perspective here -- ads don't kill people -- wars kill people. And it is long past time to end this war.

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