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THE DEBATE

Democratic Rivals Target Clinton in Debate

Associated Press
October 30, 2007

PHILADELPHIA -- Sen. Hillary Clinton's chief Democratic rivals, concerned about her growing lead in the polls, criticized her candor and consistency Tuesday in a televised debate that promised more fireworks than earlier presidential forums…

Recap of the Democratic Debate

By Katharine Q. Seelye
New York Times
October 31, 2007

The presidential candidates were more aggressive in attacking Senator Clinton than in previous debates…

Gravel vs. MSNBC

By Sarah Wheaton
New York Times
October 30, 2007

Despite a supporter's offer to pay NBC $1 million to include him, Mike Gravel isn't allowed to participate in tonight's debate. So he's holding his own…

Democratic rivals target Hillary Clinton in debate

Associated Press
October 30, 2007

PHILADELPHIA -- Democrats Barack Obama and John Edwards sharply challenged Sen. Hillary Clinton's candor, consistency and judgment today in a televised debate that underscored her front-runner status two months before the first presidential primary votes…

Biden scores with debate zinger

Los Angeles Times Top of the Ticket
October 30, 2007

He scorns Rudy Giuliani's experience with a quip…

CLINTON

In His Wife's Campaign, Bill Clinton Is a Free Agent

By Anne E. Kornblut
Washington Post
October 30, 2007

LITTLE ROCK -- In the complex transformation of Bill Clinton from former president to candidate's spouse, last week was typical…

OBAMA

Obama Rally in South Carolina

By Katharine Q. Seelye
New York Times
October 30, 2007

Obama supporters held a sign-waving rally at the state Capitol building…

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GIULIANI

Giuliani nabs key Bush advisor as his advisor now

Los Angeles Times Top of the Ticket
October 30, 2007

One-third of George W.'s Iron Triangle signs on with the former New York mayor…

McCAIN

McCain's wars
Shaped by Vietnam, he embraces Iraq in his maverick '08 run

By Jill Zuckman
Chicago Tribune
October 30, 2007

Ft. Mill, S.C. - Ray Dunsmore, a restaurant manager and Vietnam veteran, stood before Sen. John McCain inside the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9138 and shyly told him the story of their connection…

THOMPSON

Thompson gets key California nod, but not the Big One

Los Angeles Times Top of the Ticket
October 30, 2007

Former senator flies into Sacramento to collect the endorsement of a prominent Republican…

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Primary Rush Forces New Tack For Campaigns

By Mary Jacoby and T.W. Farnam
Wall Street Journal
October 31, 2007

In a topsy-turvy presidential campaign, with hundreds of millions of dollars already raised and a January jam-packed with key events as never before, some traditional notions about the path to the White House have lost their relevance…

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Blue or Pink States
Those Riding the Election Cycle First Deliver the Vote, and Then the Bundle of Joy

By Libby Copeland
Washington Post
October 30, 2007

Political campaigns require at least as much care and feeding as babies, which is a good reason not to try to manage both at the same time. Those who work in politics are well aware of the dangers of trying to juggle two whiny, unpredictable and demanding creatures at once…

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Bush Blasts Lawmakers On Spending Legislation

By Henry J. Pulizzi
Wall Street Journal
October 30, 2007

WASHINGTON -- President Bush assailed Democratic lawmakers again Tuesday on spending and children's health insurance legislation, saying he will veto any attempt to combine annual appropriations bills for veterans' care, education and the Pentagon…

Mukasey Losing Democrats' Backing
Nominee Unsure If Waterboarding Breaks Torture Law

By Dan Eggen
Washington Post
October 31, 2007

Attorney general nominee Michael B. Mukasey told Senate Democrats yesterday that a kind of simulated drowning known as waterboarding is "repugnant to me," but he said he does not know whether the interrogation tactic violates U.S. laws against torture…

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Supreme Court Halts Execution Amid Review of Lethal Injection

Associated Press
October 30, 2007

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court halted an execution in Mississippi Tuesday, less than an hour before a convicted killer was scheduled to be put to death by lethal injection…

Justices Stay Execution, a Signal to Lower Courts

By Linda Greenhouse
New York Times
October 31, 2007
The ruling indicated that the Supreme Court will likely halt executions nationwide pending a challenge to the constitutionality of lethal injection…