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Clinton Aide Accuses Obama of Fathering Two Black Girls

Jerry and Joe Long | Posted 01.04.2008 | Politics


Jerry and Joe Long

Mark Penn, senior political strategist for the Hillary Clinton campaign, today urged Barack Obama to "come clean" and admit that he has fathered two African American girls.

Is Obama's Victory the End of "You Go Girl" Politics?

Morra Aarons-Mele | Posted 01.04.2008 | Politics


Morra Aarons-Mele

Clinton's "You go girl" message was just not enough to get a majority of women to vote for her in Iowa, even though traditionally the messaging of political women's groups convinces us that women will vote for women.

Iowa Women's Wake-Up FYI To Hillary

Kathleen Reardon | Posted 01.04.2008 | Politics


Kathleen Reardon

Women are too smart, informed, and astute at reading between the lines to back a presidential candidate who isn't being straight with them -- especially when she is a woman.

Closing Arguments in Iowa

Robert L. Borosage | Posted 12.28.2007 | Politics


Robert L. Borosage

In their closing arguments, the candidates are essentially assuming the argument about direction is over; the question is who can get it done.

The Real Hillary I Know -- and the Unreal Obama

Joseph C. Wilson | Posted 12.21.2007 | Politics


Joseph C. Wilson

Obama's supposed "intuitive sense" is no different from Bush's "instincts" and "gut feeling" describing his own foreign policy decision- making. We have been down this road before.

Primary 2008, Part I -- Democrats: When Inevitability Isn't So...Inevitable

John Zogby | Posted 12.21.2007 | Home


John Zogby

Not likely to bring her Iowa numbers up, Hillary has tried to go negative at Obama to bring his numbers down. It seems to be backfiring on her.

Obama '08 - The Reverse Race Card and the Oprah Factor

Carl Jeffers | Posted 12.10.2007 | Politics


Carl Jeffers

In some ways, the Oprah factor actually raises the stakes for Obama. Now, he almost has to win Iowa, and he really needs to carry the black vote in South Carolina.

Thomas B. Edsall

Hillary Goes For The Kill

HuffingtonPost.com | Thomas B. Edsall | Posted 10.27.2007 | Politics


The decision of Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign to send 100 or more new staffers into Iowa demonstrates that she and her aides have determined...