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Posted: 4:04 am August 25, 2008 DENVER FOUR years ago, John Kerry's campaign put out an edict for convention speeches: no Bush bashing. Aides reportedly examined speakers' remarks to ensure they stayed mostly positive. On a call with surrogates this week, Obama chief strategist David Axelrod called this a "terrible mistake." Indeed. When Republicans gathered in New York for their '04 ...
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KP: Hillary nuts circulating petition to place her in nomination for VP?
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KP: Hillary nuts circulating petition to place her in nomination for VP? posted at 11:18 am on August 25, 2008 by Allahpundit Send to a Friend | printer-friendly Our favorite liberal nets herself a scoop . From Bill Kristol’s lips to the PUMAs’ ears… Enraged by reports that Sen. Clinton was not even vetted to join the Obama ticket, some of her delegates are now circulating a petition to force a floor vote on Clinton for vice president. It’s hard for these diehards to understand why Clinton, who garnered 18 million votes, was passed over for Biden, ...
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... resentments continued to boil among top associates of presumptive nominee Barack Obama and his defeated rival, Hillary Rodham Clinton.
One flashpoint is the assigned speech topic for former president Bill Clinton, who is scheduled to speak Wednesday night, when the convention theme is “Securing America’s Future.” The night’s speakers will argue that Obama would be a more effective commander in chief than his Republican rival, Sen. John McCain (Ariz.).
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Enraged by reports that Sen. Clinton was not even vetted ...
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