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Giuliani Campaign Co-Chair: "I Don't Subscribe To The Principle That There Are Good Muslims and Bad Muslims"

Source: AlterNet.org

I'm very consciously about to break Godwin's Law here, but I think it's warranted: The rhetoric coming from the Republican party is so hateful that I nearly expect to hear someone propose a final solution to "the Muslim problem."

Huckabee calls Romney 'desperate'

Source: Politico

Four days before the Iowa caucuses, former Arkansas Gov.

Obama and Hillary Spar Over Who Has The Most Bill Clinton Advisers

Source: FOXNews.com

Now that Bill Clinton's taken an even bigger role in the presidential campaign, the two Democratic frontrunners are sparring over who can lay claim to the support of his administration.

Three Democrats in a dead heat in Iowa - CNN.com

Source: CNN

Just two weeks until the Iowa caucuses, the Democratic presidential candidates appear to be in a dead heat in the Hawkeye State, according to a new CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll.

Hillary leads in the 'anti' vote

Source: The Washington Times

Forty percent of Americans say they would vote to keep Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton from winning the presidency, more than twice the total for their No. 2 "anti-" pick, former New York Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani.

'Believable' Huckabee Soars to Lead in Crucial Southern State

Source: The Christian Post

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee soared to the top of the GOP pack in the key state of South Carolina in a major poll released Friday.

Oprah campaigns for Obama in Iowa

Source: BBC News

US chat show host Oprah Winfrey has appeared at a campaign rally in Iowa for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. Over 18,000 people attended the event in the state capital, Des Moines.

Health Plans Of GOP Cancer Survivors Won't Cover Cancer Survivors Like Themselves

Source: Think Progress

Last month, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani began running radio ads in which he used his experience as a survivor of prostate cancer to bash government provided universal health care plans.

Mitt Romney Recommends Lying to the Kids About Drugs

Source: stopthedrugwar.org

Mitt Romney thinks it's just awful that Barack Obama has been honest about past experience with alcohol and illegal drugs:

"Giuliani spent $60m on the command centre in the WTC. He installed a humidor for his cigars.. a private elevator [for] when he brought his mistress [there on] the weekends."

Source: newsandpolicy.com

The story of New York's city, of the falling crime rates and the rapid recovery from 9-11 has become Rudi Giuliani's story. But it's a tale that New Yorkers argue simply isn't true.

New York Times: CNN Democratic Debate Analysts Were Working For Clinton Campaign

Source: The New York Times

There are very few political analysts more closely associated with the Clintons than James Carville, who was a key adviser to Mr. Clinton in the 1992 campaign.

Obama: Raise Social Security taxes

Source: USA Today

Democrat Barack Obama said Sunday that if elected he will push to increase the amount of income that currently is taxed to provide monthly Social Security benefits. Obama and other Democratic presidential candidates previously have signaled support for this idea.

CEOs Want Giuliani for President

Source: USA Today

CEOs tend to be students of leadership and strategy, and so it comes as no surprise to Pew Research President Andy Kohut that CEOs are attracted to Rudy Giuliani's "strong leadership image."

Republican Politics At Its Finest - Vote For Me Or You're Going To Die

Source: YouTube

Clip goes directly to a Tom Tancredo election advertisement. You have to see this to believe it.

Several Christian conservative leaders gravitating toward Huckabee

Source: The Dallas Morning News

Several Christian conservative leaders, troubled by the appearance the movement is divided, are moving toward Republican Mike Huckabee in hopes of making him the consensus candidate of the religious right.

Obama plane lands at wrong airport

Source: Yahoo! News

When Democrat Barack Obama's charter plane touched down Tuesday night, aides were surprised a car wasn't waiting to rush him to that night's campaign events. Someone stepped onto the tarmac and quickly realized why: They had landed at the wrong airport!

Thompson mocks rival Romney: 'Governor, you can't buy South Carolina'

Source: MiamiHerald.com

Republican Fred Thompson on Tuesday mocked rival Mitt Romney for spending millions of his own money on the presidential race. ''Governor, you can't buy South Carolina,'' Thompson told about 200 people at a restaurant. ``You can't even rent South Carolina.''

Jeb Bush says five from GOP field can beat Clinton

Source: The Dallas Morning News

Hillary Rodham Clinton will probably be the Democratic Party's presidential nominee, and any one of five Republican candidates could beat her in next year's election, says former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, President Bush's younger brother.

Huckabee Rise Triggers Strong Response

Source: The Christian Post

Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee is on the rise as his campaign gains momentum, drawing stronger response not only from voters but also a fellow contender.

Huckabee is the right wing's last survivor

Source: The Hill

plugging away in the shadows, with no money and no political backing, an articulate, principled, knowledgeable, conservative Christian, Mike Huckabee, has been plowing the fields in Iowa hoping to catch a break. He is witty, sincere, dedicated and courageous in his own way.

GOP out-raises Dems in Michigan

Source: CNET News.com

Republican presidential candidates continued to out-raise their Democratic counterparts in Michigan during the third quarter of the year, making Michigan one of the few bright spots in a campaign season dominated by Democratic fundraising totals.

Gore breaks silence on media coverage of 2000 election

Source: Raw Story

For the first time Al Gore talks about the effect the press had on him and on the 2000 presidential election, telling Vanity Fair contributing editor Evgenia Peretz that he doesn't blame the media for his loss and that he accepts responsibility for not being able to communicate …

Fred Thompson is in!

Source: AOL

"I believe that there are millions of Americans who know that our security and prosperity are at risk if we don't address the challenges of our time; the global threat of terrorism; taxes and spending that will bankrupt future generations, and a government that can't seem to get  …

Obama backs out of Fox News Debate

Source: Politico

Barack Obama has chosen not to attend September's Democratic presidential primary debate co-sponsored by the Congressional Black Caucus Institute and Fox News, an aide said, effectively dooming the event.

The media's Clinton-Obama obsession -- make it stop!

Source: Media Matters for America

Think back to 1999 when then-Texas Gov. George W. Bush unveiled his presidential exploratory committee with a showy presentation in Austin. The next day The New York Times published a modest 900-word story on Page 14.