Presidential-Race.net » debate http://presidential-race.net A look at American Politics with a dose of skepticism, because we KNOW you are lying. Sun, 01 Aug 2010 07:00:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Richardson to help Clinton retire campaign debt http://presidential-race.net/richardson-to-help-clinton-retire-campaign-debt/ http://presidential-race.net/richardson-to-help-clinton-retire-campaign-debt/#comments Thu, 31 Jul 2008 01:55:02 +0000 Presidential-Race.net http://presidential-race.net/richardson-to-help-clinton-retire-campaign-debt/ Sens. Obama and Clinton appeared with Gov. Richardson at a New Hampshire debate in January.(CNN) – Is Bill Richardson about to kiss and make up with the Clintons? It certainly looks that way.The New Mexico governor announced Wednesday that he will host two fundraisers to help Sen. Hillary Clinton retire more than $20 million in [...]


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]]> http://presidential-race.net/richardson-to-help-clinton-retire-campaign-debt/feed/ 0 Obama ready to duel McCain http://presidential-race.net/obama-ready-to-duel-mccain/ http://presidential-race.net/obama-ready-to-duel-mccain/#comments Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:25:03 +0000 Presidential-Race.net http://presidential-race.net/obama-ready-to-duel-mccain/ Obama: ‘I’m ready to duel’ McCain over taxes. SPRINGFIELD, Missouri (CNN) – In his first interaction with voters since returning from his overseas trip, Barack Obama is focusing on the economy on a bus tour in southwest Missouri Wednesday where the Illinois senator took his regular challenge to debate John McCain on taxes to a [...]


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]]> http://presidential-race.net/obama-ready-to-duel-mccain/feed/ 0 Analysis: Echoes of Clinton’s campaign in race http://presidential-race.net/analysis-echoes-of-clintons-campaign-in-race/ http://presidential-race.net/analysis-echoes-of-clintons-campaign-in-race/#comments Sat, 26 Jul 2008 02:25:02 +0000 Presidential-Race.net http://presidential-race.net/analysis-echoes-of-clintons-campaign-in-race/ Sen. Hillary Clinton stands on stage with rival Illinois Senator Barack Obama and Republican presidential contender Arizona Senator John McCain at the end of a debate in January.There’s something familiar about this stage of the presidential campaign. A candidate running on inevitability. A candidate running on experience. A candidate complaining about a rival’s media coverage.





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]]> http://presidential-race.net/analysis-echoes-of-clintons-campaign-in-race/feed/ 0 Newsweek: McCain and Obama miss the real crisis http://presidential-race.net/newsweek-mccain-and-obama-miss-the-real-crisis/ http://presidential-race.net/newsweek-mccain-and-obama-miss-the-real-crisis/#comments Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:55:02 +0000 Presidential-Race.net http://presidential-race.net/newsweek-mccain-and-obama-miss-the-real-crisis/ For the two presidential candidates, the debate is all about Iraq and Afghanistan. But the bigger problem is Pakistan.


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]]> http://presidential-race.net/newsweek-mccain-and-obama-miss-the-real-crisis/feed/ 0 Some Dems fret over Afghanistan commitment http://presidential-race.net/some-dems-fret-over-afghanistan-commitment/ http://presidential-race.net/some-dems-fret-over-afghanistan-commitment/#comments Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:25:02 +0000 Presidential-Race.net http://presidential-race.net/some-dems-fret-over-afghanistan-commitment/ July 18: Presidential hopeful Barack Obama hopes to bolster his foreign-policy credentials in a five-nation trip to the Middle East and Europe. NBC’s Andrea Mitchell reports from Baghdad. (Today Show)The focus of the presidential debate shifted to Afghanistan this week as both Barack Obama and John McCain called for more troops to be dispatched there. Are Democratic leaders convinced that they have popular support for a long nation-building commitment in Afghanistan?





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]]> http://presidential-race.net/some-dems-fret-over-afghanistan-commitment/feed/ 0 Newsweek: Interpreting Obama’s Iraq speech http://presidential-race.net/newsweek-interpreting-obamas-iraq-speech/ http://presidential-race.net/newsweek-interpreting-obamas-iraq-speech/#comments Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:25:03 +0000 Presidential-Race.net http://presidential-race.net/newsweek-interpreting-obamas-iraq-speech/ Tuesday’s speech was yet another attempt to exploit the definition that McCain has previously used, of a peaceful, stable Iraq that is allied to U.S. interests and blocks Iran’s regional goals. It remains to be seen how effective the speech was in shifting the terms of the debate.


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]]> http://presidential-race.net/newsweek-interpreting-obamas-iraq-speech/feed/ 0 Black activists: Obama must speak to all races http://presidential-race.net/black-activists-obama-must-speak-to-all-races/ http://presidential-race.net/black-activists-obama-must-speak-to-all-races/#comments Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:55:02 +0000 Presidential-Race.net http://presidential-race.net/black-activists-obama-must-speak-to-all-races/ July 10: The Rev. Jesse Jackson sparked a firestorm with controversial comments about Barack Obama, which he thought were not on tape. A Hardball panel debates what exactly Jackson was talking about and whether this is just the “latest” generational divide in this presidential campaign. (Hardball)Civil rights activists beg to differ with the Rev. Jesse Jackson. They think the democratic presidential hopeful is doing a good job balancing his role as a black candidate with the need to speak to all races.





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]]> http://presidential-race.net/black-activists-obama-must-speak-to-all-races/feed/ 0 Obama revels in contrasts with McCain http://presidential-race.net/obama-revels-in-contrasts-with-mccain/ http://presidential-race.net/obama-revels-in-contrasts-with-mccain/#comments Sat, 12 Jul 2008 23:25:03 +0000 Presidential-Race.net http://presidential-race.net/obama-revels-in-contrasts-with-mccain/ Presidential candidates U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) (L) and U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) meet onstage between back to back Republican and Democratic debates at St Anselems College in Manchester, New Hampshire January 5, 2008. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (UNITED STATES)Barack Obama has found something that eluded him during the primary season — contrast. And, he’s basking in it. “He will not bring change,” Obama always asserts.  ”I will.”





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]]> http://presidential-race.net/obama-revels-in-contrasts-with-mccain/feed/ 0 Obama ties energy to security, jabs McCain http://presidential-race.net/obama-ties-energy-to-security-jabs-mccain/ http://presidential-race.net/obama-ties-energy-to-security-jabs-mccain/#comments Sat, 12 Jul 2008 00:25:02 +0000 Presidential-Race.net http://presidential-race.net/obama-ties-energy-to-security-jabs-mccain/ Obama draws contrasts with McCain. DAYTON, Ohio (CNN) -– Between offshore drilling, a summer gas tax holiday, and more efficient car batteries, the debate over energy policy has provided some of the starkest contrasts between Barack Obama and John McCain in recent months.On Friday, Obama took a daytrip from Chicago to Dayton to detail his [...]


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]]> http://presidential-race.net/obama-ties-energy-to-security-jabs-mccain/feed/ 0 President may grapple with same-sex marriage, Supreme Court http://presidential-race.net/president-may-grapple-with-same-sex-marriage-supreme-court/ http://presidential-race.net/president-may-grapple-with-same-sex-marriage-supreme-court/#comments Mon, 07 Jul 2008 21:55:03 +0000 Presidential-Race.net http://presidential-race.net/president-may-grapple-with-same-sex-marriage-supreme-court/ SAN FRANCISCO - JUNE 17: Same-sex couple Amber Weiss (R) hugs her partner Sharon Papo as they get married at San Francisco City Hall June 17, 2008 in San Francisco, California. Same-sex couples throughout California are rushing to get married as counties begin issuing marriage license after a State Supreme Court ruling to allow same-sex marriage. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)The debate over same-sex marriages is one reason why the future membership of the U.S. Supreme Court and the justices appointed by either President McCain or President Obama will be so very important.





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