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CBS Debate Nixed Over Likely Strike
By Josh Gerstein  |  Wed, 28 Nov 2007 at 5:57 PM  |  Permalink
Excerpt: The Democratic presidential candidates' debate scheduled for December 10 in Los Angeles has fallen victim to the possibility that the invitees wouldn't have shown up due to a likely strike. The Democratic National Committee, which was sponsoring the ...

Clinton Camp Flubs, Fixes Retort to Obama
By Seth Gitell  |  Tue, 27 Nov 2007 at 7:33 PM  |  Permalink
Excerpt: Forty-six minutes. That's how long it took for the Clinton campaign to correct an assertion that Senator Clinton had served "on the Armed Services Committee for close to seven years," according to the time stamp of two e-mails the campaign sent. For ...

Senator Clinton Sets More Coast Fund-Raising and a Buffett Reprise
By Josh Gerstein  |  Sun, 25 Nov 2007 at 2:02 PM  |  Permalink
Excerpt: The frigid Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primaries are nearly upon us, but Senator Clinton is planning to spend a bit of time next month fund-raising in the warmer climes of California. One gathering, in San Francisco on December 11, will be a reprise ...

$1M Sikhs-for-Clinton Fundraiser Scuttled "for Security Reasons"
By Josh Gerstein  |  Fri, 16 Nov 2007 at 5:22 PM  |  Permalink
Excerpt: A $1-million fund-raiser Sikhs were planning to hold in Bakersfield, Calif. on Sunday morning for Senator Clinton's presidential campaign has been abruptly canceled, or at least postponed, people familiar with the event said Friday. The invitations said ...

Obama Tests Anti-Clinton Jabs in San Fran
By Josh Gerstein  |  Thu, 15 Nov 2007 at 2:25 AM  |  Permalink
Excerpt: One night before another nationally-televised debate among the Democratic presidential candidates, Senator Obama was in San Francisco testing out some anti-Clinton rhetoric at a fundraiser/rally with thousands of his supporters. In a 35-minute speech, ...

Rudy Balks, Then Offers to Mediate Writers' Strike
By Josh Gerstein  |  Tue, 13 Nov 2007 at 6:58 PM  |  Permalink
Excerpt: Mayor Giuliani, who's on a campaign swing through Southern California today, initially had nothing at all to say about the writers' strike that has put thousands of people out of work in the Los Angeles area, threatens the employment of thousands more, ...

Records Come Out on Clinton's 'Enforcer'
By Josh Gerstein  |  Sun, 11 Nov 2007 at 12:02 PM  |  Permalink
Excerpt: The logjam holding back records from President Clinton's library finally seems to have broken with the release of more than 2000 pages of records about a top aide to Mr. Clinton, Evelyn Lieberman. Ms. Lieberman is best known for her efforts, as deputy ...

"Breakthrough" Seen on Clinton Library Records
By Josh Gerstein  |  Thu, 8 Nov 2007 at 5:28 PM  |  Permalink
Excerpt: The process for releasing records from President Clinton's library in Little Rock seems to have gathered speed in recent days as the issue hit center-stage in Senator Clinton's presidential bid. "We have had a breakthrough," a National Archives ...