POLITICAL POINTS | 10.5 11:37 AM Sideshow Moves to Center Ring
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Just as the vice-presidential candidates are not usually seen as a decisive factor in the presidential race, the vice-presidential debate is typically viewed as a sideshow - though Lloyd Bentsen&#39;s
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Clinton, Obama trade accusations after rancorous debate ... Republican Fred Thompson quits race ... Huckabee aides forgoing paychecks or leaving campaign ... McCain takes aim on New York, rival Rudy Giuliani's turf ... Clinton to begin advertising in Oklahoma ... Romney uses "Economic Turnaround" for campaign backdrop ... Rep. Bennie Thompson backs Obama's ... Edwards earns union support, discusses details of economic plan
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Clinton says she has to respond to jabs from Obama ... Cash-strapped Huckabee pulls together enough money for ad Â in limited fashion ... Democrat Dennis Kucinich quits presidential race ... Obama navigates racial minefield in South Carolina
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A US talkshow host explains the importance of her state's presidential primary
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Polls finds high expectations for the next president, but doubts about changing Washington ... Romney to go on the air in California, other Super Tuesday states ... California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to endorse McCain
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At first blush, Friday night&#39;s second presidential debate in the &quot;Show Me State&quot; should not shake up the race. While recent town hall meetings have led to 8- and 4-percentage point
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For this week's GOP convention in New York, TV networks will be watching what's going on outside of Madison Square Garden as well as inside.
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The Obama Express. My latest piece on Huffington.  If you like it, please feel free to pass it on.  "cheesecake"
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Divided results mean fight may go beyond Super Tuesday as questions arise over ideological path
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Senior Giuliani campaign staffers forgo paychecks ... Arizona Gov. Napolitano to endorse Obama ... Obama, Clinton in fierce competition for South Carolina's black voters
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Romney says economic focus that won in Michigan can play in the South ... Obama says he'd change approach to drug war ... Huckabee backs away from hiatus on immigration ... Clinton says preparation for president should be more than inspirational speeches ... With Southern contest looming, Thompson goes on the attack ... Edwards tells Nevada to start 'sea wave of change' by supporting him ... Florida rallies for Rudy ... McCain looks to appeal to South Carolina's reservists, retired military
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Tired of the heavy political ads, the ones that weigh you down with negativity, blame for national problems and division? Now there&#39;s less reason to fret the breaks in your TV shows.
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By Joe Blundo, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio  Sep. 17--Today I examine a burning question in the Ohio race for governor: Has the campaign so far been real or just an elaborate parody? Arguments can be made for both, but I see strong evidence for parody.
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Opponents criticize Huckabee for agreeing to reduce sentences for meth offenders ... Giuliani heading home Thursday after hospital checkup for flu-like symptoms ... Bush offers guidance to '08 candidates, says GOP will hold the White House.
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In the course of three short months, the political system has come full circle: a presidential campaign, an inauguration, a State of the Union address and now this &#151; another presidential race.
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McCain challenges idea of trouble with conservatives, picks up nod from Bauer ... Huckabee brushes off calls to abandon GOP presidential race ... For Obama, a weekend of wins, momentum, even a Grammy
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IN THE HEADLINES ... Republicans focusing on South Carolina as next stand, Democrats on Nevada ... Romney's Michigan GOP presidential win helped by party, Bush loyalists.