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Senators urged to back Clinton for new role
By Steven Stanek The Hillary Clinton diehards are still at it. Even with the presidency and vice presidency out of reach and despite Mrs Clinton’s full-throated endorsement of Barack Obama at last week’s Democratic National Convention, a...
Bill and Hillary, at last, leave the stage
By Roger Simon POLITICO - The Clintons have left the building. Finally. Bill Clinton did his bit for Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention Wednesday night, just as Hillary had done her bit the night before. And now, at long last, they ar...
It’s All About Me
By Kathy Shaidle FRONTPAGE MAG - How can a self-congratulation double as a paean to someone else? That was the question observers asked of Hillary Clinton’s bout of rhetorical self-preoccupation last night. Her speech, bumped out of prim...
Clinton Supporters Say ‘Speech Didn’t Heal’
By Eli Saslow WASHINGTON POST - Hillary Rodham Clinton's most loyal delegates came to the Pepsi Center on Tuesday night looking for direction. They listened, rapt, to a 20-minute speech that many proclaimed the best she had ever delivered, hoping...
Pelosi Tells Disappointed Clinton Supporters to Avoid ‘Victim Politics’
By TERRY MORAN and CHRISTINA CARON ABC NEWS - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will kick off the Democratic National Convention by making one thing clear: The Democratic Party is united behind Sen. Barack Obama. During an interview Sunday with "Nightli...
Hillary Clinton is NOT out of the race yet!
By Les Kinsolving WND - As of July 31, the Democratic National Convention was still in need of one-fourth of the estimated cost of the Denver convention – amounting to 10 million of the $40 million. Moreover, Washington Examiner political colum...
Ralph Nader Predicts Obama Will Pick Hillary Clinton As Running Mate
By John F. Harris POLITICO - Count Ralph Nader as unimpressed by the crop of supposed finalists to be Barack Obama’s running mate. “I don’t think he’s that dumb,” said Nader, commenting on widespread speculation that Oba...
Dem Delegates Favor Clinton as VP, but Obama-ites Cool to the Idea
CQ POLITICS - Barack Obama is on the cusp of naming his running mate and a lot of the speculation is centering around Delaware Sen. Joseph Biden, Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh and Virginia Gov. Timothy Kaine. At least, those are the three that rated photos ...
Clinton Head Fake? The Lingering What-If Question
By Patrick Healy NEW YORK TIMES - No power brokers in the Democratic Party are openly campaigning for Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton as their vice-presidential nominee this year, and even Mrs. Clinton’s closest aides have stopped talking her up...
Half of House Dems may vote Hillary at DNC, Says Rep.
By Ben Smith POLITICO - Rep. Loretta Sanchez says she’s happy for the chance to vote for Hillary Rodham Clinton at the Democratic National Convention — and she predicts that as many as half of the Democrats in the House could join h...
Nightmare on Dem Street: The Clintons Are Back
By Jonah Goldberg NATIONAL REVIEW - For months now people have been saying to me, “Do you really think they’re gone?” “Is it finally over?” “Is the coast clear?” The questions have been in response to Barack ...
Have Bill and Hillary Clinton Gotten Over It?
The July 31 cocktail reception outside Palo Alto, Calif., had been billed as an evening for letting bygones be bygones, a coming together of Hillary Clinton's Silicon Valley backers with Barack Obama's to help the New York Senator retire her ...
Sen. Hillary Clinton Seeks Democratic Convention Voice
By RICK KLEIN and DAVID CHALIAN Sen. Hillary Clinton told a gathering of supporters last week that she's looking for a "strategy" for her delegates to have their voices heard and "respected" at the Democratic National Convention &...
Hillary Clinton asks not to be nominated at Democratic National Convention
By MICHAEL SAUL and THOMAS M. DeFRANK Petitions abound, but Hillary Clinton won't put in for a nomination, insiders say. Hillary Clinton has decided against being nominated for President at the Democrats' Denver convention, but many of her mo...
Clinton doesn’t seem to be high on Obama’s list
By Adam Nagourney IHT - When Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton abandoned her bid for the presidency and endorsed Senator Barack Obama in June, she made clear that she was interested in becoming his running mate, and Obama and his associates signaled res...
Here We Go! Clinton Diehards Want Convention Vote
By Shawn Zeller She may have given up, but a few of Hillary Rodham Clinton ’s people haven’t. The senator from New York is said to be negotiating a respectful presence followed by a graceful exit from next month’s Democratic c...
No Clear Map For Clinton’s Political Future
By Shailagh Murray and Paul Kane In August 1980, with no hope left of winning the nomination, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy conceded defeat to incumbent Jimmy Carter in the Democratic presidential race. "For me, a few hours ago, this campaign came to an...
Why it went so wrong for Hillary Clinton
By Glenn Thrush A year and a half ago, a senior Clinton ally, speaking privately to reporters, made the following prediction: "She's the favorite, but Obama's so good. Hillary only needs to make one or two mistakes and he'll be the th...
Hillary Clinton may take delegate fight to convention
By Brendan Farrington Hillary Rodham Clinton says she is willing to take her fight to seat Florida and Michigan delegates to the convention if the two states want to go that far. In an interview with The Associated Press, Clinton was asked whether sh...
Hillary Clinton’s ’sexism’ dodge
By Scot Lehigh Let's say Hillary Clinton's remaining primary rival were not Barack Obama but a white male. Suppose she were ahead in pledged delegates, led in the popular vote in DNC-approved contests, had raised the most money, and...
Hillary Clinton Rejects Latest Michigan Delegate Plan
By Marie Horrigan Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday rejected a compromise plan to seat Michigan’s delegates to the national convention that would give 69 delegates to Clinton and 59 to Barack Obama. “This...
Easing Hillary Clinton Out the Door
Despite Sen. Hillary Clinton's solid victory in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, her chances of winning the nomination must still be considered remote. The Democratic primary campaign is thus moving into a final and potentially dicey stage that will require ...
Clinton Sidesteps Questions About Staying in the Race
Hillary Clinton, who vowed earlier this month to stay in the race until Democratic officials figured out a way to seat the delegations of Michigan and Florida at the party's national convention in August, hinted yesterday that she might reconsider th...
