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Democrats fear superdelegates could overrule voters - CNN.com
(CNN) — Some Democrats say they fear their party’s method of picking a nominee might turn undemocratic as neither presidential candidate is likely to gather the delegates needed for the nomination.
Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are running neck and neck toward the party’s August convention in [...]

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MySA.com: Metro | State
For the first time since Lyndon B. Johnson was in the White House, Texas primary voters could play a pivotal role in determining who will face off in November’s presidential election.
Experts say a “me-first” posture by states moving up their primaries in hopes of elbowing into the political spotlight appears to [...]

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Clinton, Obama debate with less finger-pointing - CNN.com
Democratic rivals Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama spent their last debate before next week’s Super Tuesday contests pointing out differences on Iraq, health care and the economy — but without all of the finger-pointing that’s marked their campaigns.
I have to admit I haven’t been paying much attention [...]

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CNN.com - CNN Political Ticker
HILTON HEAD, South Carolina (CNN) – Republican presidential candidate John McCain criticized the field of Democratic presidential hopefuls Sunday for failing to apologize for the controversial MoveOn.org advertisement that referred to General David Petraeus as “General Betray Us.”
“Now, they acknowledge that [Petraeus] is an honorable and fine military man, but [...]

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MoveOn, Hillary, Barack & Air America…
* MoveOn.Org and Air America will be co-hosting three “Virtual Town Halls” with the major democratic presidential candidates, with the first one entirely about Iraq today, Tuesday, April 10. Obama, Clinton, Edwards, Richardson, Biden, Dodd and Kucinich will be answering questions and we’ll be broadcasting it on XM satellite, [...]

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Edwards: Wife’s cancer returns, campaign goes on - CNN.com
CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina (CNN) — Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards said Thursday his wife’s cancer has returned but his bid for the White House will continue.
“The campaign goes on,” the former senator from North Carolina said at a news conference, contradicting earlier media reports.
John Edwards said [...]

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MySA.com: Two Democratic hopefuls due in S.A.
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton will stop here today to raise money for her presidential bid, and New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson is to follow Monday with the same aim.To the surprise — maybe consternation, if they’re Clinton supporters — of some San Antonio Democrats, former Mayor Henry Cisneros announced [...]

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I could have very happily lived for the rest of my life without ever hearing the name Newt Gingrich again. It was a happy day for me and the country when he chose to resign in 1998. It doesn’t make any sense that a man who left office with a 28% approval rating and 57% [...]

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