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THE FIELD
Party Chiefs Plan Push To Avoid Long Fight
By Jackie Calmes
Wall Street Journal
April 21, 2008
Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton unveiled new negative television ads and attacked each other personally from the stump this weekend ahead of Tuesday's Pennsylvania primary, stoking more worries among Democrats that the party's eventual nominee will head into the general election badly damaged…
The incomes of most Americans have stalled.
Tackling voter angst in Pennsylvania.
By Justin Lahart and Kelly Evans
Wall Street Journal
April 19, 2008
LANCASTER, Pa. -- Are you better off than you were eight years ago? For a growing number of middle-class Americans, the answer is "No." Here and elsewhere, middle-class earnings aren't keeping up with the cost of living. Rising gasoline and food prices, health bills, child-care and education costs are leaving less to set aside for retirement. With the housing market in turmoil, even the asset many had come to count on -- the value of their homes -- is threatened…
Michigan Democrats Fill Convention Spots
Associated Press
April 19, 2008
LANSING, Mich. -- Michigan Democrats met Saturday to choose their first round of national convention delegates, even though the state has been stripped of its delegates by the Democratic National Committee…
Release of Financial Campaign Statements To Reveal Extent of Clinton's Staying Power
By Nick Timiraos
Wall Street Journal
April 19, 2008
Next week's marquee political event is the Pennsylvania primary, but political junkies also are eagerly awaiting Sunday's release of the latest financial reports from presidential candidates…
Obama, Trailing, Sharpens Attack in Pennsylvania
By Jeff Zeleny and Katharine Q. Seelye
New York Times
April 21, 2008
Senator Barack Obama sharpened his tone against Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton as the six-week Pennsylvania primary contest raced to a close…
Facing Obama Fund-Raising Juggernaut, Clinton Seeks New Sources of Cash
By Michael Luo
New York Times
April 21, 2008
Senator Barack Obama is putting fresh pressure on Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton’s fund-raising machine to find new sources of money…
Obama and Clinton Crisscross Pennsylvania
By Julie Bosman and Jeff Zeleny
New York Times
April 21, 2008
Senator Barack Obama made a whistle-stop tour and Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton held a series of rallies on the final weekend before the vote…
Clinton Impugns Obama’s Toughness
By Julie Bosman and Jeff Zeleny
New York Times
April 19, 2008
RADNOR, Pa. — Heading into the final weekend before the crucial Pennsylvania primary, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton questioned Senator Barack Obama’s toughness, a tactic her campaign called an 11th-hour message to uncommitted superdelegates who may have lingering concerns over his electability…
As Pa. Vote Nears, Clinton Criticizes Negative Turn
By Dan Balz and Shailagh Murray
Washington Post
April 21, 2008
READING, Pa., April 20 -- Democratic presidential candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton on Sunday traded accusations of negative campaigning as they headed toward a critical showdown in the Pennsylvania primary…
In Pennsylvania, white male vote is key
By Linda Feldmann
Christian Science Monitor
April 21, 2008
MONROEVILLE, PA. - Travis Frantti knocks on the front door, ready to make his pitch for Hillary Rodham Clinton. It's the final weekend before Tuesday's presidential primary in Pennsylvania, and he and his mother are out canvassing in suburban Pittsburgh, a printout of persuadable Democrats and a stack of campaign literature in hand…
Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton step up attacks before Pennsylvania primary
Two days before the key Democratic contest, each portrays the other as disingenuous.
By Peter Nicholas and Louise Roug
Los Angeles Times
April 20, 2008
READING, PA. — The Democratic candidates for president spent Sunday making 11th-hour appeals to Pennsylvania voters in anticipation of Tuesday's primary, and renewing their attacks against each other…
Pa. primary spotlights Democratic divide
By Kathy Kiely
USA Today
April 21, 2008
LANCASTER, Pa. — At Champ's Barbershop School here, Maria Hall, the owner's wife, said she registered to vote for the first time so she could cast a ballot for Democrat Barack Obama. "I think he's going to be a great president," said Hall, 35…
Obama, Clinton wield critiques new and old
By Jill Lawrence and Kathy Kiely
USA Today
April 21, 2008
READING, Pa. — Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton used a mix of personal charm, policy details and scathing TV ads Sunday in their drive for every last vote in Tuesday's primary…
CLINTON
Clintons Sort Friends: Past and Present
By Mark Leibovich
New York Times
April 21, 2008
The decisions by some Democrats to turn away have been wrenching for the Clintons, friends say…
Clinton scrambles to hold onto waning lead in Pennsylvania
By Louise Roug
Los Angeles Times
April 20, 2008
YORK, PA. — With just days to go before Tuesday's crucial Pennsylvania primary, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton took aim again at rival Sen. Barack Obama's rhetoric, suggesting that she is the more substantive candidate for the presidency…
OBAMA
For Obama, Chicago Days Honed Tactics
By Jonathan Kaufman
Wall Street Journal
April 21, 2008
CHICAGO -- In his first run for public office in 1996, Barack Obama faced an unexpected obstacle. A liberal black incumbent had encouraged him to run for the Illinois state senate seat she intended to vacate. Then she changed her mind, deciding to run again…
Barack Obama's campaign finds a culture clash in Philadelphia
By Peter Nicholas
Los Angeles Times
April 20, 2008
PHILADELPHIA — Hal Sawyer figures he knows just what is needed to deliver his precinct for Barack Obama in the gritty world of Philadelphia politics…
Barack Obama, in Pennsylvania, rides a train and appeals for votes
By John McCormick
Chicago Tribune
April 20, 2008
LANCASTER, PA — . -- A candidate who bills himself as a new-era politician turned Saturday to the durable locomotive -- like many candidates before him -- to try to boost his chances in Tuesday's primary…
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McCAIN
McCain Funds Solicit Big Donors
Plan Could Appear To Contradict Senator's Record
By Brody Mullins, T.W. Farnam and Elizabeth Holmes
Wall Street Journal
April 21, 2008
Sen. John McCain's campaign has announced that it is asking individuals to donate as much as about $70,000 to accounts that could help his campaign. The cap on donations to presidential candidates is $4,600 per election campaign…
McCain Releases His Tax Return, but Not His Wife’s
By Barry Meier
New York Times
April 19, 2008
Senator John McCain released his 2006 and 2007 income tax returns on Friday, showing his total taxable income was $474,104 but disclosing little of his wife’s sizable wealth…
McCain Camp Planning to Widen the Battlefield
By Michael Cooper
New York Times
April 19, 2008
ARLINGTON, Va. — Senator John McCain’s political advisers said Friday that they believed his potential appeal to independents could make him competitive in up to two dozen tossup states, twice as many as Republicans seriously contested in the 2004 presidential race…
McCain, Iraq War and the Threat of ‘Al Qaeda’
By Michael Cooper and Larry Rohter
New York Times
April 19, 2008
As he campaigns with the weight of a deeply unpopular war on his shoulders, Senator John McCain of Arizona frequently uses the shorthand “Al Qaeda” to describe the enemy in Iraq in pressing to stay the course in the war there…
McCain reports his best fundraising month
Associated Press
April 21, 2008
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. John McCain latest financial reports show him in the best financial condition of his presidential drive with $11.6 million in the bank at the end of March…
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Parties' Split Most Apparent on Health Care
Democrats, Republicans Differ Over Roles of Government And Market to Revamp System
By Laura Meckler
Wall Street Journal
April 19, 2008
As the presidential candidates respond to increasing economic anxiety about many issues, some of the sharpest differences in this fall's debate are expected to involve health care…
McCain Questions Obama Remark Comparing '60s Radical, Lawmaker
By Juliet Eilperin
Washington Post
April 21, 2008
Sen. John McCain highlighted Sen. Barack Obama's affiliation with a Vietnam-era radical yesterday, the latest indication that the general election campaign is likely to see a heavy dose of cultural politics…
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Corn-Based Ethanol Tied to Higher Food Costs
By Siobhan Hughes
Wall Street Journal
April 19, 2008
Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman said Friday that the growing emphasis on corn-based ethanol has contributed to higher food prices, and he said the nation should begin "moving away gradually" from ethanol made from food such as corn…
Gore-Lieberman: A Hyphen Apart? Try Poles
By John M. Broder
New York Times
April 20, 2008
Imagine for a moment the Supreme Court had gone the other way in Bush v. Gore in 2000. We would now be in year eight of the Gore-Lieberman administration. Well, maybe not the Lieberman part…
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