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Posted 8/ 8/08

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Team Obama Hopes to End Bubba’s Blubbering

Tags: barack obama, bill clinton, campaigns, democratic national convention, elections, hillary clinton, politics

Posted 8/ 8/08

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Paterson’s Gay-Marriage Opponents Look to Be Headed for Defeat

Tags: alliance defense fund, david paterson, gay marriage, gay rights, politics

Posted 8/ 7/08

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Man Arrested in Florida for Threatening to Assassinate Obama, Bush

Tags: assassination attempts, barack obama, crime, george bush, politics, secret service

Posted 8/ 7/08

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Clinton Hopes for ‘Cathartic’ Convention

Tags: barack obama, democratic national convention, hillary clinton, politics

Posted 8/ 6/08

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Allow Bret Easton Ellis to Introduce You to Alison Poole, A.K.A. Rielle Hunter

Tags: books, bret easton ellis, jay mcinerney, media, politics, rielle hunter

Posted 8/ 6/08

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So What DID Happen at Bloomberg’s Fancy Fête for Hillary Clinton?

Tags: david dinkins, democrats, geraldine ferraro, hillary clinton, mayor bloomberg, politics

Posted 8/ 6/08

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Paris Hilton Wins Political Ad Battle

Tags: ads, barack obama, elections, john mccain, paris hilton, politics

Posted 8/ 5/08

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Denver Politicians Aren’t Taking Any Crap at This Year’s DNC Convention

Tags: denver, politics

Posted 8/ 5/08

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Sky Falling on Obama

Tags: barack obama, campaigns, elections, john mccain, politics, polls

Posted 8/ 5/08

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Is Obama Dying His Hair Gray?

Tags: barack obama, campaigns, elections, gray hair, politics

Posted 8/ 4/08

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John McCain Doesn’t Have Space for Other Grizzled, Balding GOP Hawk at the Convention

Tags: barack obama, campaigns, condoleezza rice, democratic national convention, dick cheney, elections, george bush, john mccain, politics, republican national convention, rnc

Posted 8/ 4/08

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Steve Rattner, the Saddest Little Billionaire on Fifth Avenue

Tags: business, maureen white, politics, quadrangle group, steve rattner

Posted 8/ 4/08

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Obama Thinks Offshore Drilling Might Not Be So Bad After All

Tags: barack obama, campaign ads, campaigns, energy, gas prices, john mccain, oil, politics

Posted 8/ 1/08

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The ‘Journal’ Discovers Something Different About Barack Obama

Tags: barack obama, elections, exercise, health, john mccain, politics, voters, wall street journal.

Posted 8/ 1/08

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The Race Card: An Ace Up McCain’s Sleeve?

Tags: barack obama, campaigns, elections, john mccain, politics, race, race card

Posted 7/31/08

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McCain Captured on Video Resorting to Gonzo Attacks

Tags: advertising, barack obama, elections, john mccain, politics

Posted 7/31/08

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Paterson Swats Down Silver’s Tax-Hike Hopes

Tags: albany, budgets, david paterson, dean skelos, eliot spitzer, politics, sheldon silver, taxes

Posted 7/31/08

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Widespread Moans As McCain Compares Obama to Spears, Hilton

Tags: barack obama, britney spears, campaign ads, elections, john mccain, paris hilton, politics

Posted 7/30/08

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Obama: Messianic or Just Misquoted?

Tags: barack obama, campaigns, elections, politics, washington post

Posted 7/30/08

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McCain: ‘I Didn't Go Negative Until Obama Did!’

Tags: barack obama, campaigns, democrats, elections, john mccain, politics, republicans, surrogates, wesley clark

Posted 7/29/08

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Heilemann: Five Things the Audacity of Hope World Tour Taught Us About Obama

Tags: barack obama, george w. bush, john mccain, politics

Posted 7/29/08

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Paterson’s Speech: The Economic Crisis in New York Is ‘Devastating’

Tags: albany, budgets, david paterson, economy, politics, speeches

Posted 7/29/08

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Chris Smith on Today’s Budget Speech: A Fresh Start for Both State and Governor?

Tags: albany, budgets, david paterson, joe bruno, new york, politics, sheldon silver

Posted 7/29/08

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Republicans Awkwardly Attempt Internet Humor

Tags: 236.com, ads, barack obama, barackbook, campaigns, elections, facebook, germany, politics, republicans, rnc

Posted 7/29/08

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Lukewarm Reactions to Favored Obama Veep Candidate

Tags: barack obama, campaigns, elections, hillary clinton, politics, tim kaine, veepstakes, virginia

Posted 7/28/08

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Bloomberg Beats Paterson to the Bad-Budget-News Punch

Tags: budgets, city hall, david paterson, finance, mayor bloomberg, politics, taxes

Posted 7/28/08

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McCain’s Latest Attack on Obama Seems Not at All Desperate

Tags: ads, barack obama, campaigns, elections, john mccain, politics

Posted 7/25/08

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Is a Media Backlash Against Obama Imminent?

Tags: barack obama, campaigns, elections, hillary clinton, john mccain, media, politics

Posted 7/25/08

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Israeli Paper Publishes Obama’s Western Wall Note, for Real

Tags: barack obama, israel, jews, politics

Posted 7/25/08

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Obama’s Speech, in the Eyes of the Beholders

Tags: barack obama, campaigns, elections, germany, politics, speeches

Posted 7/25/08

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Is Hillary Out of the Veepstakes?

Tags: baghdad bob, elections, hillary clinton, politics, terry mcauliffe, veepstakes

Posted 7/24/08

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Kirsten Dunst Explains Why We Vote on Tuesdays

Tags: barack obama, elections, kirsten dunst, politics, voting

Posted 7/24/08

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Obama, Israel, and the Jewish Vote: More Interesting to Read About Than You Might Think

Tags: barack obama, campaigns, elections, israel, jews, politics

Posted 7/24/08

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We Have Obama’s Western Wall Note

Tags: barack obama, god, imaginary conversations, israel, politics

Posted 7/23/08

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Behind Maliki’s Move Against McCain

Tags: barack obama, iraq, john mccain, nouri al-maliki, politics, war

Posted 7/23/08

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McCain Outlook Suddenly Much Gloomier

Tags: barack obama, campaigns, elections, john mccain, politics

Posted 7/22/08

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‘National Enquirer’ Still Chasing John Edwards–Affair Story; Claim to Have Caught Him in Hotel Tryst

Tags: affairs, john edwards, politics, rielle hunter

Posted 7/22/08

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McCain Veep Speculation Distracts Us From the Obamarama

Tags: barack obama, campaigns, john mccain, politics, veepstakes

Posted 7/21/08

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Obama Gets Tremendous Assist From Iraq’s Prime Minister

Tags: barack obama, campaigns, elections, iraq, john mccain, nouri al-maliki, politics

Posted 7/18/08

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Small Army Advising Obama on Foreign Policy, Worrying Some

Tags: barack obama, campaigns, elections, europe, foreign policy, iraq, john mccain, politics

Posted 7/18/08

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Heilemann Talks to Wolfson About McCain’s Dismal Campaign and How KT Tunstall Might Have Won It for Hillary

Tags: barack obama, campaigns, fox news, hillary clinton, howard wolfson, john heilemann, politics

Posted 7/17/08

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Obama, Rock Star, to Embark on Risky Overseas Tour

Tags: barack obama, campaigns, elections, iraq, john mccain, media, politics

Posted 7/17/08

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Ultimate Racial Obama Gaffe Comes From Unlikeliest of Places

Tags: barack obama, elections, fox news, jesse jackson, lou dobbs, politics, race

Posted 7/17/08

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Barack Obama Brought In $52 Million Last Month

Tags: barack obama, campaigns, elections, fundraising, john mccain, politics, republicans

Posted 7/16/08

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McCain Gaffe Makes Him Seem Older Than Ever

Tags: campaigns, czechoslovakia, elections, gaffes, john mccain, old people, politics

Posted 7/15/08

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McCain Swift to Rebut Obama’s Iraq Speech

Tags: barack obama, campaigns, elections, iraq, john mccain, politics

Posted 7/15/08

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Obama’s War Stance Looking a Little Like a Loser

Tags: barack obama, campaigns, elections, iraq, john mccain, politics

Posted 7/15/08

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Barack Obama’s Gym Routine Revealed

Tags: barack obama, campaigns, elections, exercise, gyms, politics, reggie love, squats

Posted 7/14/08

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Prepare Your Angry Introduction: Ahmadinejad Is Coming Back to New York

Tags: columbia university, iran, mahmoud ahmadinejad, nyu, politics, united nations

Posted 7/14/08

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Breaking: Some Not Finding ‘New Yorker’ Cartoon Very Funny

Tags: barack obama, magazines, media, michelle obama, new yorker, osama bin laden, politics

Posted 7/11/08

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McCain-Camp Gaffe Trumps ‘Nuts’ Remark!

Tags: campaigns, economics, economy, elections, gaffes, john mccain, phil gramm, politics, recession

Posted 7/11/08

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L.A. ‘Times’ Questions McCain’s Divorce Timeline

Tags: campaigns, carol mccain, cindy mccain, divorce, elections, john mccain, nancy reagan, politics, republicans

Posted 7/10/08

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Why Barack Obama Should Thank Jesse Jackson (It’s Nuts, We Know)

Tags: barack obama, campaigns, jesse jackson, politics, race

Posted 7/10/08

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Why Jesse’s Testy: Obama’s ‘Tough Love’ for Black Community

Tags: barack obama, campaigns, elections, jesse jackson, politics, race

Posted 7/ 9/08

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Jesse Jackson Apologizes for Badmouthing Barack Obama Before We Even Know What He Said

Tags: barack obama, jesse jackson, politics, race

Posted 7/ 9/08

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Obama’s Family Problems: How Hillary Clinton Fits In

Tags: barack obama, campaigns, fundraising, hillary clinton, malia and sasha obama, michelle obama, politics

Posted 7/ 9/08

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McCain’s Balanced-Budget Pledge Met With Hilarious Derision

Tags: campaigns, deficit, economics, john mccain, politics

Posted 7/ 8/08

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Obama Veepstakes Shocker!

Tags: barack obama, campaigns, elections, janet napolitano, jim webb, joe biden, kathleen sebelius, politics, sam nunn, veepstakes

Posted 7/ 8/08

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Clinton Strategist Howard Wolfson Heads to Fox News

Tags: conservatives, democrats, fox news, hillary clinton, howard wolfson, karl rove, media, politics

Posted 7/ 7/08

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Sheldon Silver Rival Wants You to See Red Over Blue Building

Tags: barack obama, blue building, lower east side, paul newell, politics, real estate, sheldon silver, state assembly

Posted 7/ 7/08

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Obama: Between Iraq and a Hard Place

Tags: barack obama, campaigns, elections, iraq, john mccain, politics

Posted 7/ 3/08

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McCain Shakes Up Campaign, Running for Real Now

Tags: campaigns, elections, john mccain, karl rove, politics, steve schmidt

Posted 7/ 2/08

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Black TV President Says He Paved Way for Black Real President

Tags: 24, barack obama, dennis haysbert, fox, politics, race

Posted 7/ 2/08

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Is It Weird That Obama Wants to Put the Faithful to Work?

Tags: barack obama, campaigns, elections, politics, religion

Posted 7/ 1/08

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Wiretapping Barack and Bubba's Late-Night Phone Call

Tags: barack obama, bill clinton, campaigns, hillary clinton, imaginary conversations, politics, race, toni morrison

Posted 7/ 1/08

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Is Stephen Baldwin the First Actor to Threaten to Leave the Country If Obama Wins?

Tags: alec baldwin, fox news, laura ingraham, politics, stephen baldwin

Posted 7/ 1/08

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‘The New Republic’ Tries to Read Caroline Kennedy’s Mind

Tags: barack obama, caroline kennedy, democrats, politics, ted kennedy

Posted 7/ 1/08

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Obama Potentially Looking Even Less Patriotic

Tags: barack obama, campaigns, elections, john mccain, politics, veepstakes, vietnam, wesley clark

Posted 6/30/08

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Robert ‘Uma’s Dad’ Thurman Fantasizes About Being Breast-fed by Dick Cheney

Tags: buddhism, dalai lama, dick cheney, meditation, politics, religion, robert thurman, uma thurman

Posted 6/30/08

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Obama’s Shift to the Center: Risky!

Tags: barack obama, elections, john mccain, politics

Posted 6/30/08

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Gays Go Wild for Governor Paterson

Tags: albany, david paterson, gays, politics

Posted 6/30/08

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Liberals Sniffing Around a Swift-Boat Strategy Against McCain?

Tags: barack obama, campaigns, elections, george bush, john kerry, john mccain, politics, swift boats, veterans, wesley clark

Posted 6/30/08

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McCain’s Potential Running Mates: A Who’s Who

Tags: arnold schwarzenegger, bobby jindal, charlie crist, condoleezza rice, elections, joe lieberman, john mccain, lindsey graham, mike huckabee, mitt romney, politics, rob portman, rudy giuliani, sarah palin, tim pawlenty, tom ridge, veepstakes

Posted 6/30/08

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Obama’s Potential Running Mates: A Who’s Who

Tags: barack obama, bill richardson, brian schweitzer, chuck hagel, elections, hillary clinton, james jones, jim webb, john edwards, kathleen sebelius, phil bredesen, politics, sam nunn, tim kaine, veepstakes, wesley clark

Posted 6/30/08

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Heilemann on Obama’s V.P. Conundrum

Tags: barack obama, bill clinton, chuck hagel, democrats, hillary clinton, joe biden, karl rove, kathleen sebelius, politics, presidential race

Posted 6/27/08

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Did Obama Dodge a Bullet on Gun Control?

Tags: barack obama, elections, john mccain, politics, supreme court

Posted 6/26/08

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‘WSJ’/Quinnipiac Poll: Obama Leads McCain in Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Colorado

Tags: barack obama, battleground states, campaigns, democrats, elections, john mccain, karl rove, politics, republicans

Posted 6/26/08

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The Fraught Details of Obama-Clinton Unity

Tags: barack obama, bill clinton, campaigns, democrats, hillary clinton, politics

Posted 6/25/08

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Pop Music: Why Barack Obama Is a Stronger Candidate Than John Kerry Was

Tags: barack obama, bob dylan, bruce springsteen, democrats, ipod, john kerry, music, politics, radar

Posted 6/25/08

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Apparently, Obama Really Does Have an Enormous Lead

Tags: barack obama, elections, john mccain, politics, polls

Posted 6/24/08

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Eyebrows Arch As McCain Adviser Finds Silver Lining in Terrorist Attack

Tags: barack obama, charlie black, elections, john mccain, politics, terrorism

Posted 6/24/08

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Joe Bruno Won’t Run for Reelection, Democrats Already Crowing

Tags: albany, democrats, elections, joe bruno, politics, republicans, state senate

Posted 6/23/08

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Obama and McCain Keep Trying on Energy

Tags: barack obama, campaigns, energy, john mccain, oil, politics

Posted 6/20/08

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Hillary and Barack to Begin Campaigning Together Next Week

Tags: barack obama, campaigns, democrats, elections, hillary clinton, politics

Posted 6/20/08

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Obama’s Halo Seriously Flickering

Tags: barack obama, campaigns, elections, fundraising, politics, public financing

Posted 6/19/08

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Obama Broke His Promise!

Tags: barack obama, elections, fundraising, politics, public financing

Posted 6/19/08

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Barack Obama’s Muslim Problem Rears Its Head (Scarf) Once Again

Tags: andre leon talley, barack obama, campaigns, elections, michelle obama, muslims, politics, vogue

Posted 6/18/08

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The Downfall of the SockObama Foretells the Downfall of America

Tags: barack obama, politics, racism

Posted 6/18/08

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Bill Richardson Has Some Ideas About What Obama Needs in a Running Mate

Tags: barack obama, bill richardson, democrats, elections, new mexico, politics

Posted 6/18/08

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