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Bush Vetoes Health, Education Bill, Steps Up Attack on Democrats

By Henry J. Pulizzi
Wall Street Journal
November 13, 2007

WASHINGTON -- Hours after vetoing an education, labor and health-care appropriations bill, President Bush assailed Democrats' fiscal credentials and called for action on energy legislation and a patch of the Alternative Minimum Tax…

Speaker Pelosi and Her Scarf Make History

By Mary Ann Akers
Washington Post
November 13, 2007

Amidst the all-Obama-all-the-time hoopla at last weekend's Jefferson-Jackson dinner, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi quietly made history…

In final quarter, Bush is no Reagan

By Linda FeldmannChristian Science Monitor
November 14, 2007

The current president signals he's disinclined to compromise with Congress, as Reagan did…

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CLINTON

GOP Primary Story Stars a Democratic Antagonist

By Michael D. Shear
Washington Post
November 14, 2007

They mock her proposals, utter her name with a sneer and win standing ovations by ridiculing her proposals as un-American, even socialistic. She has become the one thing the Republican candidates for president can agree on…

Wag the Blog: What Should Hillary Do?

By Chris CIllizza
Washington Post
November 13, 2007

From her stumble over drivers' licenses in the Philadelphia debate to the controversy over a planted question at an Iowa town hall, it's been a rough few weeks for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.)…

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GIULIANI

News Corp. Accused of Seeking to Protect Giuliani

New York Times
November 13, 2007

Allegations of favoritism toward the ex-mayor…

Giuliani Campaign Tries to Minimize Fallout From Kerik Indictment

By Juliet Eilperin
Washington Post
November 13, 2007

Aides to former New York mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani worked yesterday to bat down the perception that his bid for the Republican presidential nomination had suffered after Friday's indictment of Bernard B. Kerik, his longtime ally and former business partner…

McCAIN

Question on Her Puts McCain in a Tight Spot

By Marc Santora
New York Times
November 14, 2007

Senator John McCain was obviously discomforted by a harshly worded question at a public forum, but he did not condemn the questioner…

PAUL

Ron Paul: A seller of ideas

Chicago Tribune
November 13, 2007

They call him Dr. No -- no big government, no big spending, no flouting the Constitution. And no interest in slick political image…

ROMNEY

No ‘Sanctuary State of Mind’

By Kate Phillips
New York Times
November 13, 2007

The Republican candidate blasts some of his opponents in the Republican and Democratic camps for their views on immigration, while a rival, Tom Tancredo, puts up a fiery commercial on the subject…

Romney casts a cool eye on a former triumph

By James Rainey
Los Angeles Times
November 13, 2007

Healthcare reform was his great accomplishment as governor of Massachusetts. But his national plan bears little resemblance to the state program…

TANCREDO

Tancredo campaign ad sets off bomb

By James Rainey
Los Angeles Times
November 13, 2007

A terrorism scenario in a shopping mall is the set piece for the GOP presidential candidate's commercial reviling illegal immigration…

THOMPSON

Thompson at the Citadel

By Marc Santora
New York Times
November 13, 2007

The Republican candidate called for expanding the size of the military in a speech at this South Carolina institution…

Right to Life Says Fred Thompson Can Win

Associated Press
November 13, 2007

WASHINGTON -- Fred Thompson is the Republican most likely to beat abortion-rights supporter Rudy Giuliani, the National Right to Life Committee said Tuesday, announcing its endorsement of the former Tennessee senator for president…

Head of 'The House'
In Fred Thompson's Dining Room, Ken Rietz Helped Build a Campaign. Then the Chaos Began.

By Michael D. Shear
Washington Post
November 13, 2007

Back in March, when Fred D. Thompson's presidential candidacy was just a possibility, but one with seemingly unlimited potential, a small group of veteran Republican insiders began meeting regularly in the dining room of Thompson's McLean home to plot his coming-out…

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Awaiting Its Star Turn, Nevada Fights for Respect

By Jennifer Steinhauer
New York Times
November 14, 2007

Nevada’s early caucus has in many ways been a boon for voters, but the state has still been left marginalized in the national dialogue…

Odds long but improving for Thompson, Paul in Nevada

Los Angeles Times Top of the Ticket
November 13, 2007

A November Nevada poll shows Rudy Giuliani losing ground and Fred Thompson and Ron Paul gaining since April…

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Energy's Slippery Slope
Candidates' Solutions Are Few as Costs Soar

By John J. Fialka
Wall Street Journal
November 14, 2007

WASHINGTON -- As high oil prices drive up fuel costs, presidential candidates are likely to find themselves talking to voters who can no longer afford to keep their homes warm or their cars running…

If you got it, spend it

Los Angeles Times Top of the Ticket
November 13, 2007

Mitt Romney has spent $10.2 million on TV ads in early states -- and does well in those polls. Barack Obama has spent $3.9…

Campaigns raise stakes on nonprofits

By Dan Morain
Los Angeles Times
November 13, 2007

Untraditional donation channels are expected to gain ground in 2008. They assure anonymity and do not impose caps…


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Polls Find Voters Weighing Issues vs. Electability
By Adam Nagourney
New York Times
November 14, 2007

Twin New York Times/CBS News polls suggest that the outcome for the presidential nominating battle is far from settled in either Iowa or New Hampshire…

Face Time Is Important to Iowa and N.H., Poll Finds

By Dalia SussmanNew York Times
November 13, 2007

Broad majorities of Democratic and Republican voters in both Iowa and New Hampshire say how much time a candidate has spent in their state is an important factor in their vote decision…

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Mukasey Reopens Internal Probe

By Evan Perez
Wall Street Journal
November 14, 2007

WASHINGTON -- Attorney General Michael Mukasey appears to be quickly making a break with the Gonzales era at the Justice Department…

Justice Dept. Reopens Surveillance Probe

By Dan Eggen
Washington Post
November 14, 2007

The Justice Department said yesterday that it has reopened an internal investigation of the role played by its lawyers in the administration's warrantless surveillance program, marking a notable policy shift just days into the tenure of new Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey…

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Bush Believes Focus on Economy Can Bolster Dollar

By Deborah Solomon
Wall Street Journal
November 14, 2007

WASHINGTON -- President Bush, in a television interview, said he believes "the dollar will be stronger" if markets "would look at the strength of our economy."