THE FIELD
Obama Accuses Clinton of Deception
Campaigns Step Up Squabbles on Tactics
By Perry Bacon Jr.
Washington Post
March 10, 2008
Eager to shift the narrative after a difficult week, Sen. Barack Obama's campaign sharply criticized the tactics of his rival, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, charging her campaign with attempting "to deceive the American people just so that they can win this election."
Influential Democrats Waiting to Choose Sides
Many Superdelegates Hope for Clear Leader After Primaries
By Dan Balz
Washington Post
March 9, 2008
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's trio of victories over Sen. Barack Obama last week appears to have convinced a sizable number of uncommitted Democratic superdelegates to wait until the end of the primaries and caucuses before picking a candidate, according to a survey by The Washington Post…
Super delegates' choice may hinge on electability
By Jill Lawrence
USA Today
March 10, 2008
WASHINGTON — Barack Obama says he's won more states, Hillary Rodham Clinton says she's won bigger states, and both say their primary-season performance makes them the more electable Democratic presidential nominee…
CLINTON
Sniping by Aides Hurt Clinton’s Image as Manager
By Adam Nagourney, Patrick Healy and Kate Zernike
New York Times
March 10, 2008
Internal second-guessing has undermined Hillary Rodham Clinton’s image as a steady-at-the-wheel chief surrounded by a phalanx of loyal and efficient aides…
One Clinton Hometown Sees Her in Images Befitting a ’50s Movie
By Katharine Q. Seelye
New York Times
March 10, 2008
An old home movie offers glimpses of a young Hillary Rodham and her roots in Scranton, Pa…
Hillary Clinton hasn't offered assurances on NAFTA, Canada says
Associated Press
March 8, 2008
TORONTO -- Prime Minister Stephen Harper, whose government was already tangled in a controversy over a memo on Barack Obama's NAFTA position, denied Friday that Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign had delivered back-channel assurances to Canadian officials that her criticisms of NAFTA should be taken "with a grain of salt."
OBAMA
Obama Pastors' Sermons May Violate Tax Laws
Famous Parishioner Disavows Himself From Partisan Tilt
By Suzanne Sataline
Wall Street Journal
March 10, 2008
On Christmas morning, Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr. compared presidential candidate Barack Obama's impoverished childhood to Jesus Christ's. "Barack knows what it means to be a black man living in a country and a culture that is controlled by rich white people," he then trumpeted. "Hillary [Clinton] can never know that."
Amateur Songwriter Helps Bridge the Gap With Hispanic Voters
By Miriam Jordan
Wall Street Journal
March 10, 2008
BURBANK, Calif. -- On a plane last year, Miguel Orozco closed his copy of Sen. Barack Obama's memoir, "The Audacity of Hope," and decided he wanted to help introduce the presidential candidate to fellow Hispanics. Mr. Orozco, a producer of educational films who isn't a musician, took out a pen and began writing a song for Mr. Obama on a napkin…
Obama in Senate: Star Power, Minor Role
By Kate Zernike and Jeff Zeleny
New York Times
March 9, 2008
In Barack Obama’s time in the Senate, there are two competing elements: his celebrity and the realities of the job he was elected to do…
By Julie Bosman
New York Times
March 9, 2008
Senator Barack Obama beat Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton by a wide margin, continuing his string of victories in caucus states…
Obama's Kenyan garb was cultural, not religious
Had Bush visited, an elder says, he too might have received a white turban and wraparound robe.
Associated Press
March 9, 2008
NAIROBI, KENYA -- A Kenyan elder who presented Barack Obama with a traditional outfit that fueled false rumors he was Muslim says that the garb was cultural, not religious -- and that had President Bush visited, he could have "dressed him the same."
Obama's lost his 'rock star' advisor
Samantha Power stepped down over comments she made about rival candidate Clinton.
By James Rainey
Los Angeles Times
March 8, 2008
With a sparkling intellect, a mane of auburn hair and a Pulitzer Prize-winning book to her credit, Samantha Power cut a disarming path just about anywhere she went. Power's ebullient style won over many journalists, diplomats and one presidential contender. But outspokenness became her undoing, forcing Power on Friday to quit Illinois Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign after publication of an interview in which she called his Democratic rival, New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, "a monster."
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McCAIN
McCain Uses Breathing Room to Focus on Coffers
By Michael Cooper and Michael Luo
New York Times
March 10, 2008
John McCain has time he can use to unite his party and transform his operation into a general election machine, though the lull could also have drawbacks…
On the Campaign Trail, Few Mentions of McCain’s Bout With Melanoma
By Lawrence K. Altman, M.D.
New York Times
March 9, 2008
Despite his past openness about his medical history, Senator John McCain has yet to make his full medical records or his physicians available to reporters…
McCain Sits in Campaign's Catbird Seat as Democrats Bicker
Republican Raises Money, Prepares Speeches and Trips
By Michael D. Shear
Washington Post
March 9, 2008
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) has sketched out an ambitious plan to exploit the ongoing bickering between Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) and Barack Obama (D-Ill.), through weeks of heavy fundraising, a trip abroad, policy speeches and a biography tour aimed at broadening his appeal beyond traditional Republican voters…
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MISSISSIPPI
Obama Favored Over Clinton in Mississippi
By Nick Timiraos
Wall Street Journal
March 10, 2008
Sen. Barack Obama won the unusually robust Wyoming caucuses Saturday and heads to Mississippi today looking to regain some of the momentum he lost last week when Sen. Hillary Clinton claimed victories in the Texas and Ohio primaries…
Mississippi relishes chance to play part in nomination
By Larry Copeland
USA Today
March 10, 2008
JACKSON — Mississippi gets a rare turn in the presidential campaign spotlight Tuesday, with a primary that — for Democrats anyway — has a national impact seldom seen in the Magnolia State…
PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia Mayor's Endorsement Suddenly Matters
By Chris Cillizza And Shailagh Murray
Washington Post
March 9, 2008
On paper, Michael Nutter and Sen. Barack Obama have much in common. African American, 50 years old and elected last year as mayor of Philadelphia on a reform platform, Nutter has in many ways experienced a political rise similar to that of the Illinois Democrat vying for his party's presidential nomination. But presidential elections aren't fought on paper, and Nutter isn't a supporter of Obama's. Instead, he has endorsed Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) and insisted in an interview late last week with The Fix that she is well positioned to clean up in both Philadelphia and Pennsylvania in general when the Democratic race makes its way there on April 22…
FLORIDA AND MICHIGAN
Prominent Democrats Back Idea for Resolving Dispute Over Florida, Michigan
By Sudeep Reddy
Wall Street Journal
March 10, 2008
Some prominent Democrats are converging on the prospect of mail-in elections to resolve a dispute over the fate of delegates from Florida and Michigan, who were disqualified by the party last year…
2 Clinton Backers Offer a Way to Stage New Primaries
By John M. Broder and David W. Chen
New York Times
March 10, 2008
The two governors say they are willing to raise money for new contests in Florida and Michigan…
Consensus nears for mail-in primary in Florida
Associated Press
March 9, 2008
WASHINGTON -- A consensus began to emerge today that the best way to give Florida's Democrats a voice in electing a candidate for president lies with the U.S. Postal Service…
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Clinton and Obama Brandish Jobs Data; Historical Implications
By Amy Chozick and Sara Murray
Wall Street Journal
March 8, 2008
After weeks of saying the economy is on the brink of a recession, the Democratic candidates are now armed with Friday's report showing the biggest job loss in five years -- useful fodder as the long race for the presidential nomination moves into economically stressed Pennsylvania…
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Democrats Confident After Taking Hastert’s Seat
By Carl Hulse
New York Times
March 10, 2008
Congressional Democrats were celebrating a victory that they said increased their confidence in holding the House in November and affirmed that party positions were resonating with voters…
Dem takes over district long held by GOP
By Fredreka Schouten
USA Today
March 10, 2008
WASHINGTON — The Democratic upset in former GOP House speaker Dennis Hastert's district strikes a blow at Republican efforts to retain seats in Congress and is another indication the GOP could face trouble in November, political observers say…
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Conservative Group Challenges Portions of Finance Law
By T.W. Farnam
Wall Street Journal
March 8, 2008
A new conservative group has filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn some of the most basic parts of campaign-finance law…
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