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David Plouffe for DNC Chair?

David Corn | Posted 11.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Howard Dean, Claire McCaskill, Democratic Party, David Plouffe, Barack Obama, David Plouffe DNC, Dnc, Obama DNC, DNC Chair, Politics News

As the manager of Obama's campaign, Plouffe steered the best-run presidential campaign in years. He efficiently matched man, message, money, and machine.

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Danation: Neither a borrower nor a lender be

Dan Sweeney | Posted 09.29.2008 | Home

Read More: Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Claire McCaskill, Obama Rally, Barack Obama, Home News

My weekly print column, Danation, usually takes a somewhat local bent, making it meaningful to only a slim percentage of HuffPo readers. But Barack Ob...

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Missouri Governor, RNC: Obama Campaign Has "Stench of Police State"

M.S. Bellows, Jr. | Posted 09.27.2008 | Home

Read More: Chad Livengood News Leader, Obama Missouri, KMOV-TV Truth Squad, Obama McCain, MO Truth Squad, Chad Livengood, Matt Blunt, Obama Truth Squad MO, Chad Livengood Missouri News Leader, Missouri Truth Squad, Missouri Obama Truth Squad, Chad Livengood Blunt, Claire McCaskill, Blunt Truth Squad, Kmov-Tv, Home News

A small and inaccurate story aired last week by a local St. Louis television station that was on its way to being forgotten was given new life over the weekend by the Republican spin machine.

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McCain Medical Records, Cancer History, Raised By Top Dems

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 09.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: Chuck Schumer, John McCain, McCain Cancer, Harry Reid, Sarah Palin Vice President, Mccain Health Records, Claire McCaskill, McCain Health, Mccain Cancer History, View Mccain Medical Record, Mccain's Medical Records, Democrats Demand Maccain Medical Records, Politics News

With three prominent Democratic senators now on record raising the issue of John McCain's health, and an independent group set to make a push for the ...

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Everyone Has Advice for Obama

Dave Winer | Posted 09.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Cnn, John McCain, Celebrities, Actors, Al Pacino, George Clooney, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Mccain, Joe Biden, Matt Damon, Claire McCaskill, Steve Gillmor, Baracktv, Politics News

For Joe Biden, John McCain is not your friend and stop saying he is and stop calling him John. We're really tired of all you guys playing inside baseball with each other.

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Sunday Watch 9-14-08: In Which Sarahmania Subsides and the Unmentionable is Mentioned

Todd Gitlin | Posted 09.15.2008 | Media

Read More: John McCain, Lindsay Graham, George Stephanapolous, Claire McCaskill, Sarah Palin, Media News

The possibility that Sarah Palin may well find herself one proverbial heartbeat away from the presidency has flushed out a hitherto buried issue, that of John McCain's age and health.

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McCaskill: McCain's Age And Health A "Reality...We Have To Face"

ABC News | Posted 09.14.2008 | Politics

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DNC Coverage From The Stephanie Miller Show

Stephanie Miller | Posted 08.28.2008 | Home

Read More: Chris Van Hollen, Claire McCaskill, Don Siegelman, Stephanie Miller, Home News

From The Stephanie Miller Show live at The Democratic National Convention. Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) Gov. ...

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DNC Act One Failure: The One-Size-Fits-All Messaging

Brad Parker | Posted 08.26.2008 | Home

Read More: Democratic Convention, Mark Pash, S. Ann Soetoro, Michelle Obama, Rosalyn Carter, Nancy Pelosi, Marian Robinson, Claire McCaskill, Barack Obama, Home News

It is fair to say that none of the players in our drama were to blame. On the contrary, they all did their bits in earnest but, strangely, there was precious little sauce on the Q at this festive soul session.

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The Democratic Convention...and a Front Seat to Women's Issues

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 08.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Equal Rights Amendment, Democratic Convention, Center for the Advancement of Women, National Organization for Women, Kathleen Sibelius, Women's Issues, The 19th Amendment, Janet Napolitano, The White House Project, Nancy Pelosi, Ms. Foundation for Women, Hillary Clinton, Dnc, Susan B. Anthony, Claire McCaskill, Politics News

Hillary Clinton didn't clinch the nomination, yet her impact on the process has been indisputable. There is a great deal for women to celebrate.

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A Woman's Place Is On The Ticket

Ruth Sherman | Posted 08.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Vice President, John McCain, Janet Napolitano, 2008 Presidential Race, Kay Bailey Hutchinson, Kathleen Sebelius, Claire McCaskill, Carly Fiorina, Sarah Palin, Presidential Communications, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin Vice President, Politics News

When it comes to electing the president, the better communicator almost always wins. This truth did not bode well for Hillary Clinton, nor does it look good for John McCain.

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Battle of the Surrogates: Should We Be Picking a President This Way?

Mitchell Bard | Posted 08.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain Attack Ads, Meet the Press, John McCain, Candidate Surrogates, This Week With George Stephanopoulos, Tom Ridge, Joseph Lieberman, Barack Obama, Offshore Drilling, Jack Reed, John Kerry, 2008 Presidential Race, Nancy Pelosi, Mccain Flip-Flop, Claire McCaskill, Carly Fiorina, Politics News

The Obama campaign has to be more selective in choosing its spokespeople, using more strong, smart advocates like Sen. Biden and Sen. Webb, and keeping Pelosi and Kerry as far away from the media as possible.

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Meet the Delegates: Kansas City, MO

Max Evans | Posted 07.25.2008 | Home

Read More: Kay Barnes, Alvin Brooks, Emanuel Cleaver, Claire McCaskill, Sam Graves, Mayor Kay Barnes, Home News

Asked if Claire McCaskill was still on Obama's running mate list, the organizer gave an intriguing answer. "I don't think so, but she's going to make a major speech at the convention," he said.

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Remember Global Warming? That's Okay, Most People Apparently Don't, Either

Mitchell Bard | Posted 07.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: G8 Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hurricanes, Van Jones, Cheney Global Warming, Bush Global Warming, Epa, Al Gore Nobel Prize, Green New Deal, Climate Change, An Inconvenient Truth, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Claire McCaskill, Carly Fiorina, Global Warming, Clean Air Act, 2008 Presidential Election, Politics News

What has the public reaction to the Bush administration's decision to pass the buck on global warming for a year (a year we may not be able to spare) been? Vast silence.

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Women Veep Hopefuls on Meet the Press

Adele Stan | Posted 07.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Meet the Press, Tom Brokaw, Carly Fiorina, Claire McCaskill, 2008 Presidential Race, Vice President, Politics News

This face-off between Carly Fiorina and Claire McCaskill made it hard not to wonder if a woman will be chosen to fill the veep slot on either ticket.

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Obama's Surprise Key Surrogate: Claire McCaskill

AP | SAM HANANEL | Posted 06.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Obama Women, Obama Missouri, Claire McCaskill, Barack Obama, Obama McCaskill, Politics News

WASHINGTON — Claire McCaskill, senator from Missouri, is hardly a household name outside her home state. But Barack Obama knows who she is. She...

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Missouri Sen. McCaskill Presses InBev CEO On Anheuser-Busch Deal: "Not Going To Happen"

AP | Sam Hananel | Posted 06.17.2008 | Business

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Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill offered a Bud Light and a smile to InBev Chief Executive Officer Carlos Brito on Tuesday, while telling him she would d...

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Obama's Victory: Three Key Endorsements

Bob Burnett | Posted 06.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Teddy Kennedy, Hillary Clinton, Claire McCaskill, Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Politics News

Before we're totally submerged by Obama-McCain comparisons, it's informative to consider turning points in Obama's brilliant campaign: three critical endorsements.

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What Does the Future Hold for Hillary's Surrogates?

Andy Rosenberg | Posted 05.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Howard Wolfson, Strategy, Clinton, David Axelrod, Tom Daschle, Terry McAuliffe, James Carville, Obama, Ann Lewis, Lanny Davis, Claire McCaskill, Amy Klobuchar, Surrogates, Politics News

Is there a role for these stalwarts of past Democratic campaigns on Team Obama? Or, after Obama finally salts away the nomination, will they just fade away?

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Yes He Will. Because Yes, We Can.

Dylan Loewe | Posted 05.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Joe Andrew, John McCain, Claire McCaskill, Paul Kirk, Barack Obama Pennsylvania, Reverend Wright, Barack Obama, Paul Kirk Obama, Democratic Nomination Superdelegates, Superdelegates Barack Obama, Superdelegates, Obama Jeremiah Wright, Jeremiah Wright, Politics News

Obama's candidacy has hit its low point. Yet there is no indication whatsoever that superdelegates are inching toward Clinton -- quite the contrary.

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Superdelegate Silence Speaks For Clinton

Daniel Nichanian | Posted 05.01.2008 | Home

The fact that 10 superdelegates have endorsed in 48 hours suggests that Clinton is running out of time, even if she's keeping the tallies close. But where are the anticipated waves of endorsements for Obama?

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Senator: Obama Has Dozens Of Secret Superdelegates Lined Up

The Huffington Post | Posted 04.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Superdelegates, Obama Superdelegates, Claire McCaskill, Barack Obama, Politics News

Politico reports: Capitol Hill insiders say the battle for congressional superdelegates is over, and one Senate supporter of Barack Obama is hinting ...

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McCaskill: Obama First Black Leader To Come To Americas "Not As A Victim"

ABC's Political Punch | Jake Tapper | Posted 03.20.2008 | Politics

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Perhaps Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, can file this under the "defenses I don't need" column... Obama-backing Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., said at ...

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Women of My Generation Have Clearly Lost Their Minds

Lynda Obst | Posted 03.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Baby Boomers, Tina Brown, Sexist, Baby Boomer Women, Sexism, Hillary Clinton Gender, Hillary Gender Election, Claire McCaskill, Feminism, 2008 Election and Gender, Geraldine Ferraro, Gender, Tina Brown Hillary Clinton, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Tina Brown Clintons, Hillary Clinton, Politics News

Hillary, as strong as she is, wins as a victim. That is the trajectory of her career: I am a victim. Punch. So why are women whining and identifying with being the victim again?

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Friday Talking Points [21] -- Bash Bush Edition

Chris Weigant | Posted 02.29.2008 | Politics

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Happy Leap Day! Because we are given an extra day this year, I would like to spend it in a good old fashioned Bush-bash. Maybe it's because everyone'...

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