Archive for February 2007
New Zogby IA Poll Shows Momentum for Clinton
A new poll of likely Democratic Iowa caucus voters released this week by Zogby finds Senator Hillary Clinton gaining momentum in Iowa in her bid to win the Democratic nomination. Clinton’s support in Iowa increased from 16 to 24 percent…
Read MoreObama Fights Back At Australian PM, Though Fails Math Test
In a rare intervention into internal U.S. politics, Australian Prime Minister John Howard criticized 2008 Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama’s Iraq strategy to withdraw U.S. troops by March 2008. Howard told reporters if he was a terrorist he would…
Read MoreIraq, Coleman, and Minnesotans’ Views on the War
Norm Coleman has taken specific measures during the last few months to distinguish himself from his Republican Party that has by and large backed President George W. Bush’s efforts in the War in Iraq during the past 3+ years….
Read MoreHarkin Lashes Out At Bush Iraq War Plan and GOP Colleagues
Characterizing GOP Senate leadership actions earlier in the week as a “Republican effort to stifle debate,” Iowa junior Senator Tom Harkin roundly criticized both President George W. Bush’s Iraq war plan as well as his Senate Republican colleagues for…
Read MoreColeman 1 of 2 Republicans to Vote for Debate on Senate Iraq Resolution
Democrats fell far short Monday of a filibuster-proof majority to bring a nonbinding resolution on the Iraq war to a full debate on the floor of the U.S. Senate. The resolution would, among its dozen points, state the Senate’s…
Read MoreClinton, Obama, Romney Get Bump in New IA Poll
Five weeks and an official announcement of her candidacy later, Hillary Clinton has increased her early advantage over John Edwards in a new poll of likely Democratic Iowa Caucus voters by American Research Group. Clinton, who declared her run…
Read MoreFranken’s Path to D.C. Could Be a Rocky Road
Al Franken will soon end more than a year of speculation by officially announcing his 2008 candidacy decision for the U.S. Senate on February 14th. As Franken is a ‘non traditional’ candidate—being an actor, comedian, and a satirist far…
Read MoreCensuring the Media’s Censure Coverage of SD Senator-Page Scandal
On Wednesday the South Dakota State Senate voted 32-2 to censure Democratic Senator Dan Sutton, in the wake of allegations that Sutton groped a male page in a hotel room in 2006. While the charges are disturbing in and…
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