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THE FIELD
Obama Criticizes Clinton Over Remarks About Iran
Associated Press
May 4, 2008
INDIANAPOLIS -- Barack Obama scolded Democratic rival Hillary Rodham Clinton on Sunday for saying that U.S. would "totally obliterate" Iran if it attacks Israel, and likened her to President Bush. Ms. Clinton stood by her comment…
By Matt Phillips
Wall Street Journal
May 4, 2008
HAGATNA, Guam -- Barack Obama has defeated Hillary Rodham Clinton in Saturday's Democratic caucuses on Guam by just seven votes. More than 4,500 island Democrats voted…
Poll Shows Most Voters Unaffected by Wright
By Adam Nagourney and Marjorie Connelly
New York Times
May 5, 2008
A majority of American voters say the furor over the relationship between Senator Barack Obama and his former pastor has not affected their opinion of Mr. Obama…
Clinton and Obama Make Final Push Before Primaries
By Patrick Healy and Jeff Zeleny
New York Times
May 5, 2008
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton highlighted her stance on the gasoline tax and Senator Barack Obama seized on the issue to cast his opponent as a political opportunist…
For Democrats, Instincts Differ on Economics
By David Leonhardt
New York Times
May 5, 2008
The candidates have taken different approaches to the gas tax, the mortgage crisis and retirement savings…
Narrow Victory for Obama in the Caucuses in Guam
By Sarah Wheaton
New York Times
May 5, 2008
Senator Barack Obama appeared to win the Democratic caucuses in Guam on Saturday, defeating Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton by a seven-vote margin…
Indiana Poses a Puzzle in the Primary Race
By Monica Davey
New York Times
May 4, 2008
Even the state’s veteran political minds do not always agree on where the many regions — and demands — begin and end…
Democrats Grapple to Win Blue-Collar Vote
Clinton Defends Gas Tax Plan; Obama Calls for More Rebates
By Perry Bacon Jr. and Shailagh Murray
Washington Post
May 5, 2008
SOUTH BEND, Ind., May 4 -- Two days before critical primaries in Indiana and North Carolina, Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) scolded both Sen. Barack Obama (D) and "elite opinion" Sunday for opposing her proposals to fix the ailing economy, while the senator from Illinois accused her of political pandering…
Tuesday's primary unlikely to end Democratic race
By Mark Z. Barabak and Cathleen Decker
Los Angeles Times
May 4, 2008
BLOOMINGTON, IND. — Just about everyone, including Barack Obama, agrees these last few weeks have been tough ones…
Obama says Clinton's tough talk on Iran too much like Bush's
Associated Press
May 4, 2008
INDIANAPOLIS — Barack Obama likened Hillary Rodham Clinton to President Bush for threatening to "totally obliterate" Iran if it attacks Israel and called her gas-tax holiday a gimmick as he tried to fend off her challenge ahead of two pivotal Democratic primaries…
North Carolina voters appear -- in droves
By Bob Drogin
Los Angeles Times
May 4, 2008
GOLDSBORO, N.C. — Swaddled in pine forests and farmers' fields, this sleepy county seat is known for its hickory-smoked barbecue, its Civil War battles and a chilling Cold War footnote: In 1961, a crippled B-52 dropped two thermonuclear bombs into a nearby swamp…
Clinton, Obama make 'final push' for Ind. Votes
By Martha T. Moore
USA Today
May 5, 2008
INDIANAPOLIS — As he sank a basket in a pickup hoops game on Sunday, Sen. Barack Obama told the crowd, "I'm a pressure player."
CLINTON
In Small Towns, Bill Clinton Finds A Campaign Niche
By Eli Saslow
Washington Post
May 5, 2008
LUMBERTON, N.C. -- Bill Clinton swung open the screen door and stepped onto Baxter Williams's front porch, its wooden floorboards creaking beneath him. The former president, a veteran speechmaker used to 50,000-seat stadiums and convention halls, sipped from a bottle of water and took in his latest venue. An abandoned sewage plant to his left. A barking dog to his right. An overturned trampoline in Williams's front yard directly ahead…
Analysts Divided on Clinton's Arab Defense Plan
By Glenn Kessler
Washington Post
May 4, 2008
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) has ratcheted up her rhetoric against Iran, pledging recently to extend U.S. nuclear protection to friendly Arab nations against Iran's nuclear ambitions and asserting that if Tehran considers attacking Israel, "we would be able to totally obliterate them."
OBAMA
Obama Is Getting Back To Getting Close to Voters
Arenas Are Out, Roller Rink Is In; Lesson From Texas
By Christopher Cooper and Nick Timiraos
Wall Street Journal
May 5, 2008
Sen. Barack Obama has returned to a page in his playbook that served him well during early state nominating contests, ditching arena-style events for thousands in favor of more intimate interaction with potential voters…
Corporate Workers Send Fatter Checks, Swing From Clinton
By Brody Mullins and Mary Jacoby
Wall Street Journal
May 3, 2008
WASHINGTON -- Big money is starting to place a big bet on Barack Obama…
By Nick Timiraos
Wall Street Journal
May 3, 2008
Barack Obama met with reporters Friday in Indianapolis and admitted the obvious: "We've had a rough couple of weeks. I won't deny that."
Obama Faces Test in Asserting His Own Brand of Patriotism
By Alec MacGillis
Washington Post
May 4, 2008
The questions come on cable and radio talk shows, and sometimes from skeptical voters at his own rallies. "Hi, Barack. I am a supporter, a believer and a volunteer for you, and I'm trying to convince my mother to be one also," a woman said at a campaign event last week in Kokomo, Ind. ". . . One of the issues she has heard is that you do not address the flag."
Poll: Flap over pastor hurts Obama
By Susan Page
USA Today
May 5, 2008
Barack Obama's national standing has been significantly damaged by the controversy over his former pastor, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds, raising questions for some voters about the Illinois senator's values, credibility and electability…
Wright's style confuses some observers
By Cathy Lynn Grossman
USA Today
May 5, 2008
The Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Barack Obama's former pastor, has set off a faith-and-politics firestorm with a recent series of inflammatory public addresses…
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McCAIN
State Party Defies McCain, Runs Ad
By Elizabeth Holmes
Wall Street Journal
May 3, 2008
The North Carolina Republican Party ran its ad featuring Barack Obama and his former pastor for four days this past week, openly defying John McCain's calls to pull the spot…
Earmarks in Form, if Not Process, Are an Issue for McCain
By Michael Cooper
New York Times
May 5, 2008
On the campaign trail, Senator John McCain, a longtime opponent of Congressional earmarks, acknowledged that some projects are worthy and deserve support…
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I’m a Campaign Worker. Can I Sleep Here?
By Ashley Parker
New York Times
May 4, 2008
In this endless Democratic primary season, the need for campaign supporters to provide lodging is no different — it’s just more drawn out…
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Sununu and Others Seeking Re-Election Mull Rescue Plans
By Sarah Lueck
Wall Street Journal
May 5, 2008
CONCORD, N.H. -- The odds of Congress passing a big housing-rescue package depend largely on vulnerable Republican senators such as New Hampshire's John Sununu…
Republicans Lose in Louisiana Stronghold
By Susan Davis
Wall Street Journal
May 5, 2008
Republicans lost a long-held House seat Saturday after trying to bring down the Democratic candidate by aligning him with Barack Obama…
Farm Bill Stuck on Sugar-Support Proposal
By Greg Hitt
Wall Street Journal
May 5, 2008
WASHINGTON -- A proposal to sweeten government support for American sugar producers is emerging as a major sticking point between Congress and the White House in final negotiations on the farm bill…
Dems' House wins suggest hard road for GOP
By Richard Wolf
USA Today
May 5, 2008
For the second time in three months, a Democrat's victory in a House district previously held by Republicans is pointing to a difficult landscape for the GOP this fall…
<><>OTHER NEWS<><><><><>><><><><><><><><><><><><>
Auto Industry Focuses on States
Aim Is to Head Off Gas-Emission Laws Like California's
By Stephen Power
Wall Street Journal
May 5, 2008
WASHINGTON -- A state-by-state battle by auto makers and dealers to dissuade lawmakers from following California's move to regulate greenhouse-gas emissions is beginning to bear fruit…
Why U.S. job market has not plunged
April saw only 20,000 jobs lost, and unemployment improved to 5 percent.
By Mark Trumbull
Christian Science Monitor
May 5, 2008
Despite the burdens of record oil prices and a housing bust, the US economy has been avoiding a sharp downturn where it matters most – in jobs…
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