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WASHINGTON - Egged on by die-hard supporters, Hillary Rodham Clinton is giving every indication that she will not go quietly or meekly into the Democratic National Convention in Denver later this month. But amid the standoff between Clinton and Barack Obama, her husband, former President Bill Clinton, was given a prime speaking role on Aug. 27, the same night as the vice presidential nominee, ...
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No More Mister Nice Blog — ... of this blog know that I had negative things to say about Obama's decision to do the Berlin speech -- and then I was upbeat when recent poll numbers came out. This isn't a wild mood swing -- I think he's running a good campaign. But I still think he loses votes when he's surrounded with too much spectacle and drama. And now, on top of the big football-stadium speech he's planning, he's going to have to endure a couple of nights of the Clintons' rock-star act (plus, possibly, a contested roll-call vote against Hillary) before he does his rock-star act. Not good. ...

Howard Wolfson: My Gut Tells Me Hillary Would Have Won
News Hounds — ... Hannity asked about reports that Clinton’s name may be placed in nomination at the Democratic convention. As Newsday reported, experts say such a move “at best would be a distraction and at worst a disaster.” ...

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