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Monday, November 01, 2010

It's All Politics

Bill Clinton Could Have Been An Obstetrician

November 1, 2010 After a congressman's wife went into labor, Bill Clinton noted how often this happens to him, that a "very pregnant" woman he take a picture with goes into labor.

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Friday, October 29, 2010

Political Junkie

Meek Disputes Reports That Clinton Tried To Get Him Out Of Fla. Senate Race

Rep. Kendrick Meek, D-FL, and former President Clinton in Orlando on Oct. 20.

October 29, 2010 Still, Florida's Senate race has been roiled by the reports and some Democrats worry that the news could discourage or anger some African-American voters. Meek is black.

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Friday, October 15, 2010

It's All Politics

Flashback Friday: Second Bush-Clinton- Perot Debate Is Town Hall Format

October 15, 2010 On this date in 1992, President George Bush, Democratic challenger Bill Clinton and independent candidate Ross Perot hold their second debate, at the University of Virginia, a debate that used a "town hall" meeting format.

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Thursday, October 14, 2010

It's All Politics

The Story Never Ends: Bill & Hillary & Barack & America

L-R: Bill Clinton, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Barack Obama; Aug. 30, 2008, in  Cleveland.

October 14, 2010 ANALYSIS: The names are Obama and Clinton — three politicians who are monumentally ambitious in different ways, and one ongoing psychodrama for their party and country.

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Thursday, September 23, 2010

It's All Politics

Bill Clinton: Democrats Need National Plan

September 23, 2010 Former President Bill Clinton said Democrats should unveil their own national plan to give voters a choice between the Republicans Pledge to America and Democratic policies.

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It's All Politics

GOP's 'Pledge' Echoes 'Contract'; But Much Myth Surrounds '94 Plan

Sept. 27, 1994, then-House Minority Whip Newt Gingrich and other Republicans introduce the Contract.

September 23, 2010 There is little hard evidence that the 1994 Contract with America contributed much to the wave that carried Republicans into power. But it did give House Republicans a checklist for how they would govern.

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Wednesday, September 08, 2010

The Two-Way

Obama Takes Boehner On By Name; Shades Of Clinton-Gingrich

Barack Obama

September 8, 2010 Perhaps signaling a new tactic, President Obama criticized Rep. John Boehner by name, apparently deciding that the best way to deal with the GOP opposition was to personalize it in order to give voters a choice of personalities.

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Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Political Junkie

Clinton, Breaking With Obama, Backs Romanoff Over Bennet In Colorado

June 29, 2010 Former President Bill Clinton has endorsed Andrew Romanoff for senator in the Colorado Democratic primary — a move that puts him at odds with President Obama, who strongly backs appointed incumbent Michael Bennet.

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Monday, June 23, 2008

Tell Me More

Reality Will Provide

June 23, 2008 Uwem Akpan's exhilarating, heartbreaking collection ...

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Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Tell Me More

John and Cindy, Barack and Michelle, Hillary and Bill ...

February 20, 2008 If you're in Texas or Ohio, and are an undecided voter, what does all of this mean to you?

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