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Two old sayings are colliding in the presidential campaign, and there's some truth to both of them. Politics is dirty. Midwesterners are nice.
Democratic presidential hopefuls called for higher taxes on the highest-paid Americans and on big corporations Thursday and agreed in an unusually cordial debate that any thought of balancing the federal budget would have to wait.
Some quotes from Wednesday's Republican presidential candidate debate in Johnston, Iowa:
The subdued Republican debate Wednesday belied the fierce, increasingly negative battle in Iowa and elsewhere for the party's presidential nomination.
A Democratic presidential debate scheduled for next week in Boston has been scrapped because of the earlier-than-usual Iowa caucuses, a spokeswoman for CNN, one of the event's organizers, said Monday.
Some excerpts from Sunday's debate for Spanish-language audiences between Republican presidential hopefuls. Tom Tancredo, a long-shot candidate who has made a tough stance on immigration the centerpiece of his campaign, refused to attend.
Republican presidential candidates are adding a twist to one of the principal tenets of medicine: First, do no harm — to yourself.
Call it the duck analogy: Tuesday's Democratic debate, coming amid an intensifying effort to win Iowa's first voting caucuses, made the presidential contest seem calm on the surface even as the campaigns are paddling feverishly below.
Quotes from the Democrats' debate Tuesday afternoon in Des Moines, Iowa. New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson missed the debate to attend a memorial service for a Korean war soldier whose remains he brought home from North Korea in April.
Democratic rivals assailed front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton Tuesday for a vote against Iran that they portrayed as misguided and dangerous in light of a new intelligence report that says the Iranians stopped pursuing a nuclear weapon years ago.
CNN is calling its Republican presidential debate a roaring success, despite a flap over one on-air questioner who turned out to be an adviser to Hillary Clinton.
The Democratic National Committee has canceled a scheduled presidential debate in Los Angeles because of a potential strike by CBS news writers.
Republican presidential rivals Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney scornfully debated immigration Wednesday in a provocative, no-holds-barred CNN/YouTube debate just over a month before the first votes are cast.
Questions submitted for Wednesday's CNN-YouTube Republican debate raise issues that range from global warming — a question asked by a snowman — to gun violence to respect for gays.
A potential strike by CBS News writers imperils a debate among Democratic presidential contenders in California.
Never mind any questions of whether any squeezing actually took place. The real question is who gets credit for creating the catchphrase "Please don't squeeze the Charmin."
Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards ran into many of the challenges of the Nevada caucus when he stopped by a New York-style deli for a bagel and cream cheese.
Hillary Rodham Clinton showed she knows how to use the roughhouse tactics of the political boys club.
A 23-year-old college student who was told by a Southwest Airlines employee that her outfit was too revealing to fly is wearing even less on Playboy's Web site.
Under pressure in a feisty debate, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton accused her closest rivals Thursday night of slinging mud "right out of the Republican playbook" and leveled her sharpest criticism of the campaign at their records.
Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards said Saturday this week's televised debate was a pivotal moment in his campaign, making it clear now to voters what choices they have.
In the City of Brotherly Love, there wasn't much for a sister.
Quotes from the Democrats' debate Tuesday night in Philadelphia. Debate organizers excluded former Alaska Sen. Mike Gravel on grounds that he did not meet fundraising and polling thresholds.
Democrats Barack Obama and John Edwards sharply challenged Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's candor, consistency and judgment Tuesday in a televised debate that underscored her front-runner status two months before the first presidential primary votes.
In a very real and practical sense, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) will shutter its doors on January 1st since a standoff between President Bush and the panel appears to have no end. Currently, the FEC only has two of the six members required for the FEC to function.
This is the best exchange I have seen at any of the debates. It was absolutely rivetting. The Democrats have not had anything even clsoe to this level of debate so far.
This is the best exchange I have seen at any of the debates. It was absolutely rivetting. The Democrats have not had anything even clsoe to this level of debate so far.
Visitors sometimes get a little panicky over Patricia Anderson's up-close, backyard view of the Salem/Hope Creek nuclear plant across the Delaware River from her home northeast of Odessa.
Sign up and forward to your friends! I received this email yesterday. I would really love to see the candidates participate in a science debate if for no other reason than to give us the opportunity to gauge their levels of intelligence and education.
The nuclear arms race may be behind us, but a new nuclear power race has just begun, and the Tennessee Valley Authority hopes to win it.
I wont lie, lately I've been lurking around, I was on a roll with writing fiction, but I haven't been inspired lately. Hell, I've even lacked inspiration to participate in Scott's games. I'm sorry for those that I've left hanging, by the way!
A great interview with Ron Paul by bizarre Glenn Beck
Bravo Gore Vidal! I too was appalled, but not surprised.
Details This will be a Law school discussion on executive power. Gravel and Paul will be there. It is open to the press and public. Bring a friend. The location is the Franklin Pierce Law School at Two White Street in Concord.
Angel C started this group and I asked to join it, even though I am not really enraged about this but there is one tactic that does upset me.
Today on The Lunch, Rob and Will wrap-up the week with a look at the final debate of the 2008 campaign. We look at Ron's healthcare and Dennis Kucinich's absence. PLUS: Don't miss the surprise appearance by Mike Gravel.
From Rudy's records to McCain's tax assessment, Rob looks at the key moments of the Republican candidates' debate in Iowa. Also: best online tool for debate coverage.
A FRUIT-picking trip to southern New South Wales ended in the death of a Scottish backpacker who became embroiled in a bizarre row about creationism and evolution.
This topic was prompted by this exchange in my rant about Huckabee and Romney:
Following up on Al Gore's reception of the Nobel Peace Prize, Carolyn Washburn of the Des Moines Register asked the Republican candidates several questions on the issue of "global climate change" and related topics.
With less than a month before the January 3 caucuses, the first contest of 2008, most of the front-runners appeared unwilling to challenge each other directly, leaving the fireworks to the second-tier contenders -- including conservative commentator Alan Keyes, who criticized deb …
A few things I noticed this debate. Guiliani got Ignored! Not many questions went to him. Host likes Huckabee...she stopped Tancredo was about to actually answer her new years ? but attack Huckabee and she cut him off. Also let him talk more than anyone.
SAN DIEGO -- What was billed as a "status report on nuclear power" quickly turned into a passionate debate Monday as experts painted vastly different pictures of the controversial technology's ability to safely and economically fight global warming.
Until Sunday, only one candidate, Sen. John McCain of Arizona, had emphasized his support for the troop increase, a stance that over the last year coincided with his fading status as a GOP front-runner.
For your Thursday Snack, Rob looks at poisonous plants - the nasty practice of planting questions in public forums and the damage it is has on someone like Sen. Hillary Clinton.
CHUCK'S FOR HUCK Chuck Norris shows support for Mike Huckabee By Albert N. Milliron
Seven of the eight Democratic presidential candidates gathered in Des Moines this afternoon for a radio debate sponsored by National Public Radio.
On "Fox & Friends," former prosecutor Tom McKean tells us the Utah cop who tasered a motorist twice — not for posing a threat, not for acting violent, but for disobeying an order — was within his right to do so.
I was beginning to ponder the topic of the Presidential debates and I got to thinking since Newsvine has found itself in a relationship MSNBC why not utilize our bond and see if we could not coordinate something with them to allow Newsviners to pose debate questions in a similar …
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