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Why A Hillraiser Bolted Ranks For McCain
The news that Lady Lynn Forester de Rothschild -- a prominent supporter of both Clintons who raised millions of dollars for Democrats over the years -- has decided to back John McCain in November sent a small ripple throughout Washington on Wednesday. But to top aides for Sen. Clinton and ...
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Ben Smith's Blog — ... a GOP mailing in Florida. Goldfarb says Iran is a big deal -- and Hillary shouldn't cancel her visit to the anti-Iran rally just because Palin is coming. Jews in Vegas see Obama as a gamble. The RJC's new anti-Obama mailings try to tie him to Buchanan. Ami Eden says it's unfair.  Thanks to a quirk in local election law, there are six politicians named "Barack Obama" on Brazilian ballots. Clinton aides tried to stop a defector. Obama camp disses Lohan. He dips ...

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Rising Hegemon — ... I hope she's on television from now through election day. She's the best advertising the Obama campaign could ever get. If she didn't exist you could never get away with inventing her. ...

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