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Obama Tries to Unite Hillary with Palin at U.N.

by Scott Ott · 93 Comments

(2008-09-17) — Bolstering his reputation as a uniter who rises above petty party politics, Sen. Barack Obama said today that he has asked his top supporter, Sen. Hillary Clinton, to reconsider her decision to back out of an event at the United Nations after she learned that Gov. Sarah Palin would also attend.

“As everyone knows, [...]

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Tags: Global News · Politics

Obama: DNC Tent Big Enough for Pro-Hillary Voters

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(2008-08-25) — As unified Democrats unite together under one roof in Denver this week, Sen. Barack Obama reminded his united party that “our Democrat tent is big enough for all kinds of people — big enough for those who are pro-choice and pro-life, big enough for those who are pro-Obama and pro-Hillary.”
“Democrats are all about [...]

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Tags: Conventions · Politics

Spurned Hillary Mulls 3rd-Party White House Bid

by Scott Ott · 39 Comments

(2008-08-24) — Stung by the fact that Sen. Barack Obama neither considered her as running mate nor sought her advice on whom to choose, Sen. Hillary Clinton may take a page from Teddy Roosevelt’s playbook, and head up a third-party ticket to “teach that kid a lesson.”
In 1912 Mr. Roosevelt rejected a corrupt Republican [...]

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Tags: Politics

DNC ‘Real People’ Include Working Mom $24M in Debt

by Scott Ott · 36 Comments

(2008-08-22) — The Democrat National Convention speaker line up will feature a number of “real people” talking about the pain of living in these tough economic times, including an Indiana railroader, a Michigan truck driver, and an ordinary working mother from New York who’s saddled with $24 million in campaign debt.
The woman, who spent that [...]

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Tags: Politics

DNC Deal: Hillary Gets Roll Call, Obama May Speak

by Scott Ott · 34 Comments

(2008-08-16) — Sen. Hillary Clinton has reportedly granted Sen. Barack Obama’s request for a speaking role at the Democrat National Convention in Denver this month, after Sen. Obama supported her demand for a roll-call vote on her own nomination.
“We are very grateful to Hillary for this opportunity to address the convention,” said Sen. Obama. “Let’s [...]

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Tags: Politics

Bill Clinton’s Convention Speech Draft Leaked

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(2008-08-09) — Just hours after news broke that Democrat presidential hopeful Barack Obama had granted former President Bill Clinton a speaking role at the party’s convention in Denver this month, an alleged draft of Mr. Clinton’s speech has leaked to the news media.
Evidently a work-in-progress, the Clinton manuscript calls Sen. Obama “one of the most [...]

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Tags: Politics

New York Gets Favre, Trades Hillary to GOP

by Scott Ott · 78 Comments

(2008-08-07) — In a double-trade designed to end bitter recriminations, and “to let bygones be bygones”, retired Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre has been traded to the New York Jets, and in return, New York will send defeated presidential candidate Hillary Clinton to the Republican Party.
Neither superstar has dealt well with being “out of [...]

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Tags: Politics · Sports

Hillary: Require All to Eat in Senate Restaurants

by Scott Ott · 27 Comments

(2008-06-10) — A week after the Senate decided, in a late-night voice vote, to privatize its money-losing food service operation, former Democrat presidential candidate Hillary Clinton introduced rival legislation to “nationalize the Senate restaurants and to require every member and their staff to patronize these fine government-run facilities.”
Sen. Clinton said the operation has lost $18 [...]

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Tags: Business · U.S. News

LEAKED: Hillary’s Concession Speech, Endorsement

by Scott Ott · 55 Comments

(2008-06-04) — A draft copy of Sen. Hillary Clinton’s planned concession speech leaked this morning after the candidate inadvertently emailed it to her entire “buddy list” and both copies then fell into the hands of the news media.
In the speech, Sen. Clinton attempts to lay the groundwork for Democrat unity, based on what she [...]

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Tags: Politics

Even If Hillary Quits, Bill Clinton Vows to Fight On

by Scott Ott · 11 Comments

(2008-06-03) — Former President Bill Clinton told a rally in Billings, Montana, today that even if his wife drops out of the race for the Democrat presidential nomination, he will take his historic fight to be First Gent “all the way to Denver in August.”
“This isn’t about me,” said Mr. Clinton, “It’s about a glass [...]

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Tags: Politics