DEMOCRATS

CLINTON

An unlikely treasure-trove of donors for Clinton

By Peter Nicholas and Tom Hamburger
Los Angeles Times
October 19, 2007

The candidate's unparalleled fundraising success relies partly on the least-affluent residents of New York's Chinatown -- some of whom can't be tracked down…

Clinton's lead is sweeping, but not clinched

By Linda Feldmann
Christian Science Monitor
October 19, 2007

Her campaign manager says as the nominee she could win over many GOP women…

DODD

Dodd to block vote on eavesdropping bill

By Richard Willing
USA Today
October 19, 2007

WASHINGTON — Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., said Thursday that he will block a Senate vote on a White House-backed surveillance bill because it would include legal immunity for telecommunications companies that helped intelligence agencies carry out warrantless surveillance of Americans…

OBAMA

Obama Camp Ramps Up Its War Room

By Jeff Zeleny
New York Times
October 18, 2007

The Democratic candidate hires a key strategist for what the campaign calls a "rapid-response effort" in the heady final stretches of the primary cycle…

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REPUBLICANS

Evangelicals Lukewarm Toward GOP Field

By Michael D. Shear and Perry Bacon Jr.
Washington Post
October 19, 2007

For months, Republican presidential candidates such as Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee and John McCain have courted evangelical Christians, meeting with religious leaders throughout the Midwest and the South…

Rudy amends Ronald's commandment

Los Angeles Times Top of the Ticket
October 18, 2007

Former New York mayor lets Republican opponents know he won't take much without firing back…

BROWNBACK

Social Conservatives Meet, Their Options Cut by One

By Michael Luo and Julie Bosman
New York Times
October 19, 2007

Senator Sam Brownback is planning to drop out of the presidential race Friday, as social conservatives try to find a candidate behind whom they can unite…

Brownback to abandon presidential bid

By Mark Z. Barabak
Los Angeles Times
October 19, 2007

The Kansas senator is expected to announce that he will leave the 2008 race after struggling to get money and attention…

HUCKABEE

Huckabee: campaign finance system will lead to plutocracy

Associated Press
October 18, 2007
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee said Thursday that a "prohibit nothing, disclose everything" approach to campaign financing may be the best way to prevent wealth alone from determining who becomes president…

McCAIN

Confronting Ghosts of 2000 in South Carolina

By Jennifer Steinhauer
New York Times
October 19, 2007

The state is a painful symbol of the brutality of politics for John McCain, the place that derailed his 2000 bid…

ROMNEY

Vote for Me ™

By Sarah Wheaton
New York Times
October 18, 2007

Mitt Romney's campaign filed for trademark protection for its logo, but it won't take effect until the general election…

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NH not to announce primary date until Nov. 2 or later

Associated Press
October 18, 2007
Secretary of State Bill Gardner on Thursday said those wanting a date for New Hampshire's primary are going to have to wait for a while longer -- and that the date really could be in December 2007…

Newest Factor for Earlier Primaries: Grinch Effect

By Jim Rutenberg
New York Times
October 19, 2007

As presidential primaries move earlier, candidates are debating how to campaign during a season of good cheer…

Religious Leaders on Left/Right Plan Forum

By Laurie Goodstein
New York Times
October 18, 2007

A newly formed alliance of religious leaders wants to hold a forum in South Carolina on a broad range of topics -- from Darfur to poverty -- with the presidential candidates…

Tinseltown filling campaign coffers

By Dan Morain
Los Angeles Times
October 19, 2007

Democrats are reaping the benefits of wealthy and glamorous donors while entertainment executives hope to be heard in Washington…

On Day 2, Democrats See Change In Mukasey
Nominee Endorses President's Positions

By Dan Eggen and Paul Kane
Washington Post
October 19, 2007

President Bush's choice for attorney general, Michael B. Mukasey, embraced some of the administration's most controversial legal positions yesterday, suggesting that Bush can ignore surveillance statutes in wartime and avoiding a declaration that simulated drowning constitutes torture under U.S. laws…

Bush's War Rhetoric Reveals the Anxiety That Iran Commands

By Peter Baker
Washington Post
October 19, 2007

When President Bush this week raised the specter of World War III if Iran manages to build nuclear weapons, he not only roiled the diplomatic world, he also underscored how much Iran has come to shadow the political dialogue both here in Washington and on the presidential campaign trail…