Archives: Posts From March 2008
Hollywood Comes to Senator Clinton's Aid, Again
By Josh Gerstein | Wed, 26 Mar 2008 at 2:21 AM | Permalink
Excerpt: Senator Clinton is heading West to California next week and planning to draw on her Hollywood connections to refill her campaign's coffers in the lead-up to the April 22 primary in Pennsylvania. Hollywood types backing the April 3 fund-raiser in Beverly ...
Obamas Check 'Yes' and then 'No' on Public Financing
By Russell Berman | Tue, 25 Mar 2008 at 2:27 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: Did the Obamas have a change of heart when it comes to the voluntary contribution to public financing of the presidential election campaign?
The Obama campaign just released seven years of joint tax returns showing that the couple earned close to $1 ...
Clinton: Not a Government Bailout
By Russell Berman | Mon, 24 Mar 2008 at 12:56 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: Four words that are almost certain to be heard in the course of any mainstream Democratic proposal to address the mortgage and credit crisis are: not a government bailout.
That was the line from Senator Clinton and her advisers as she laid out a ...
Senator Clinton's First Lady Schedules to Drop Tomorrow
By Josh Gerstein | Tue, 18 Mar 2008 at 12:11 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: More than 11,000 pages of Senator Clinton's schedules from her eight-year stint as first lady are going to be released tomorrow by the National Archives, which operates the Clinton Presidential Library, a spokeswoman said today.
The records are to be ...
Paterson's Lone 'T' Trips Up Dems
By Russell Berman | Mon, 17 Mar 2008 at 12:56 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: Memo to Democrats: The surname of the new governor of New York is spelled with one 't.'
It may simply be a matter of a few sensitive computer keys, or a sign of how little known David Paterson is, that several Democrats — including the party's national ...
Amid Re-Vote Stir, Dr. Dean Goes to Florida
By Josh Gerstein | Wed, 12 Mar 2008 at 5:50 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: With high-stakes discussions ongoing about a possible make-up Democratic primary in Florida, the chairman of the Democratic National Committee, Howard Dean, is on the ground in the Sunshine State.
Dr. Dean arrived in Fort Lauderdale this afternoon, ...
Rangel Admitted to Hospital with 'Flu Symptoms'
By Russell Berman | Wed, 5 Mar 2008 at 5:15 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: The dean of New York's congressional delegation and the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, Rep. Charles Rangel of Harlem, was taken to the hospital yesterday with what an aide described as "flu-symptoms."
Mr. Rangel, 77, was feeling ill at ...
Obama lawyer Ambushes Clinton Conference Call
By Russell Berman | Tue, 4 Mar 2008 at 10:12 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: A lawyer for Senator Obama's campaign tonight ambushed a conference call convened by advisers to Senator Clinton who were accusing the Obama camp of "intimidation" during the Texas primary and caucuses earlier today.
The Clinton officials said ...
Amid Gaza Crisis, McCain Urges Cease-fire, Negotiations
By Josh Gerstein | Mon, 3 Mar 2008 at 1:54 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: The all-but-certain Republican nominee for president, Senator McCain of Arizona, seemed to call this morning for negotiations to end the crisis caused by repeated missile attacks on Israel from Gaza and by retaliatory military strikes Israel has carried ...
Aide to President Clinton Clears Mrs. Clinton's Schedules for Release
By Josh Gerstein | Sun, 2 Mar 2008 at 8:47 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: A longtime aide to President Clinton, Bruce Lindsey, has finished his review of about 11,000 pages of schedules from Senator Clinton's time as first lady, a spokesman for Mrs. Clinton said today. "We've given the records back over to the archives," Mrs. ...
Gravel Fails in Bid to Muzzle Virtually Silent Pro-Clinton 527
By Josh Gerstein | Sun, 2 Mar 2008 at 8:39 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: Ultra-longshot Democratic presidential hopeful Mike Gravel has failed in his bid to silence a so-called 527 organization formed by backers of Senator Clinton, the American Leadership Project. On Friday, a federal judge in Toledo, Ohio rejected Mr. ...
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