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Democrats Gain in State Elections
Party Hopes Pickups In Virginia Senate Set Tone for 2008

By T.W. Farnam
Wall Street Journal
November 7, 2007; Page A5

Two red states turned slightly blue in off-year elections as Kentucky's Republican governor lost, and Democrats picked up at least three seats in Virginia's state Senate…

Kentucky Governor Loses to Democrat

By Ian Urbina
New York Times
November 7, 2007

Dogged by political scandal in his first term, Gov. Ernie Fletcher of Kentucky, a Republican, lost to Steve Beshear, a Democrat. In Mississippi, Gov. Haley Barbour, a Republican, won re-election…

House Panel Clears Bill On Lending

By Damian Paletta
Wall Street Journal
November 7, 2007; Page A5

WASHINGTON -- The House Financial Services Committee, working to address problems in the mortgage markets, passed a bill with broad support that would overhaul the way loans are offered, securitized and regulated…

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THE FIELD

Pickets in paradise

Los Angeles Times Top of the Ticket
November 6, 2007

Where there's a strike, there's politics. Clinton and Obama have sided with the writers against their own Hollywood backers…

CLINTON

Bill Clinton and 2 Democrats Spar Over Comment on Debate

By Patrick Healy
New York Times
November 7, 2007

Bill Clinton’s suggestion that his wife faced a Republican-style “Swift boat” attack at the last Democratic debate drew rebukes from Senators Barack Obama and Christopher J. Dodd…

Some Hill-side erosion

Los Angeles Times Top of the Ticket
November 6, 2007

A WNBC/Marist poll finds significant erosion of national Democratic support for Hillary Clinton after last week's debate…

DODD

Dodd on Trail, Committee on Hold
In Senator's Absence, House Panel Takes Lead on Mortgages

By Carrie Johnson
Washington Post
November 7, 2007

Christopher J. Dodd, chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, spent yesterday afternoon in Iowa running for president…

Chris Dodd: The happy warrior
Long shot finds himself blocked at almost every turn

By David Lightman
Chicago Tribune
November 7, 2007

Chris Dodd looks perfectly content after a long, hot day of his long, lonely run for president…

EDWARDS

Edwards Revises Ad for New Hampshire

By Christine Hauser
New York Times
November 6, 2007

The Democratic candidate varies the images in a television commercial for the Granite State audience…

KUCINICH

Kucinich Pushes Cheney Impeachment

By David M. Herszenhorn
New York Times
November 6, 2007

The longshot Democratic candidate for president tries to push his cause, and Republicans respond by trying to embarrass the Democratic-controlled House…

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GIULIANI

Mrs. Giuliani, in Rare Solo Appearance, Campaigns Again

By Julie Bosman
New York Times
November 7, 2007

Speaking softly and a little nervously, Judith Giuliani returned to the campaign spotlight…

HUCKABEE

Mike Huckabee: a conservative with a social gospel

By Gail Russell ChaddockChristian Science Monitor
November 7, 2007

The former Arkansas governor and ordained Baptist minister speaks the language of Christian Evangelicals on social issues, but his concern for the poor means he's willing to spend more than fiscal conservatives would like…

PAUL

Paul's reported one-day haul: more than $4.2 million

Associated Press
November 6, 2007

With months of planning he says he taps into more than 22,000 donors on the internet, but still lags way back in polls…

THOMPSON

Thompson’s Down-Home Pitch

By Marc Santora
New York Times
November 7, 2007

Fred D. Thompson uses his ability to convey sincerity to underscore his conservative bona fides and his religious conviction in a new ad…

Thompson Campaign May Be Shifting Gears
Candidate Has Picked Up Pace Of Appearances

By Michael D. Shear
Washington Post
November 7, 2007

Fred D. Thompson appears to be stepping it up, at least to a slow trot…

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COLBERT

Colbert vs. Obama vs. S.C.

By Katharine Q. Seelye
New York Times
November 6, 2007

Who caved in denying the comedian a place on the ballot in South Carolina, and why?

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The Politics of Punctuality

By Jeff Zeleny
New York Times
November 6, 2007

As candidates are aggressively working to court voters, any slight – even appearing late at a rally – can turn off voters…

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Senate panel advances Mukasey nomination

Christian Science Monitor
November 7, 2007

The retired judge's confirmation comes amid torture concerns…

Senate committee OKs Mukasey confirmation

By Johanna Neuman
Christian Science Monitor
November 6, 2007

Two Democrats join all nine Republicans to send the attorney general nomination to the full Senate for a vote…