Thanks to RadarOnline, I now have a better idea of who our potential presidential front-runners are, and where they are in the race. The key to my understanding? The perfect combination of Myspace and Saved By The Bell.
Provocative statements on handling the threat from Iran made at last week's G.O.P. presidential debate reveal a reckless attitude towards nuclear weapons, experts at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation reiterated today.
If nothing else, last night's Republican presidential debate will certainly narrow the field. Those who have no shot: Duncan Hunter, Jim Gilmore, Tommy Thompson, Sam Brownback, and Tom Tancredo. They represent the fringe of the fringe. Mitt Romney will probably last until The Final Three, but only because he's such great television.
If nothing else, last night's Republican presidential debate will certainly narrow the field. Those who have no shot: Duncan Hunter, Jim Gilmore, Tommy Thompson, Sam Brownback, and Tom Tancredo. They represent the fringe of the fringe. Mitt Romney will probably last until The Final Three, but only because he's such great television.
If nothing else, last night's Republican presidential debate will certainly narrow the field. Those who have no shot: Duncan Hunter, Jim Gilmore, Tommy Thompson, Sam Brownback, and Tom Tancredo. They represent the fringe of the fringe. Mitt Romney will probably last until The Final Three, but only because he's such great television.
If nothing else, last night's Republican presidential debate will certainly narrow the field. Those who have no shot: Duncan Hunter, Jim Gilmore, Tommy Thompson, Sam Brownback, and Tom Tancredo. They represent the fringe of the fringe. Mitt Romney will probably last until The Final Three, but only because he's such great television.
Does Fred Thompson have what it takes to be president?
Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama are essentially tied for the Democratic presidential nomination, according to a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll, the first time that the New York senator hasn't clearly led the field.
Tonight's Democratic presidential debate from Saint Anselm College in Goffstown, N.H. is underway. We're using this post to live-blog the event.
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The presidential hopeful - in the running to be first female leader of the free world - was left looking like a goose during a speech to Silicon Valley technology business leaders in California.
The Democrats debate from New Hampshire tonight at 7PM eastern. The debate will be carried live on CNN. The Republican candidates get a turn at it on Tuesday Night.
Hillary herself "listened to a secretly recorded audiotape of a phone conversation of Clinton critics plotting their next attack. Bill's supporters monitored frequencies used by cell phones, and the tape was made during one of those monitoring sessions."
Borger: Giuliani's Social Views Could Spur Mass Defections If He's The Nominee.
In the past year, lawyers for President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney directed the Secret Service to maintain the confidentiality of visitor logs, declaring them to be presidential records. The decision made the logs exempt from a law requiring their disclosure to whoever asks to see them.
The early success of Rudy Giuliani's presidential bid has provoked a groundswell of opposition from disparate forces including conservative Catholics, remnants of Pat Buchanan's presidential campaigns and regional political operatives seeking to break into the Republican firmament. The opposition is united in its determination to block Giuliani.
'How come people in the buildings weren't notified?' asked one member of the group. 'And how can you sleep at night?' Giuliani's politely-phrased response, caught by WNBC newscameras, was 'I didn't know that the towers were going to collapse.' That response contradicts remarks the former NYC mayor made about being warned about the collapse.
The U.S. Secret Service expects to borrow more than 2,000 immigration officers and federal airport screeners next year to help guard an ever-expanding field of presidential candidates, while shifting 250 of its own agents from investigations to security details.
Speaking as a guest on Bill Maher's HBO show this week, the underdog GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul issued a rebuke to Rudy Giuliani and spoke at length about the value of non-intervention in the pursuit of peaceful change. 'Peace is a powerful message,' said Paul, speaking to Maher, along with fellow guests Ben Afflect and P.J. O'Rourke.
Prior to today's votes, McCain's missed about half of the Senate's scheduled votes so far this year, which is far more than the five other Senators running for president according to the Congressional Quartely, which monitors Congress.
Michael Okwu of NBC wonders if Rush Limbaugh's parody song has crossed the line, but it would appear that ole is Rush getting a pass. Paul Waldman and my pal David Ehrenstein were interviewed for the segment. Video at site.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton says the federal government needs to do more to prepare for disasters and favors the creation of a national insurance backup fund.
Bush To Be Dictator In A Catastrophic Emergency

With scarcely a mention in the mainstream media, President Bush has ordered up a plan for responding to a catastrophic attack. Under that plan, he entrusts himself with leading the entire federal government, not just the Executive Branch. And he gives himself the responsibility "for ensuring constitutional government."
Tonight, Fox News correspondent Major Garrett reported that "anger burst forth memorably and loudly" when Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) accused McCain of being "too busy running for president." McCain responded by using "the f-word toward Cornyn," though it's not clear "if the f-word was a verb or a gerund."
There is no suggestion of any illegality in the arrangement, but the idea of a husband paying his wife for services that many political spouses would take for granted is sure to raise some eyebrows.
When Fox News tried to set up a Democratic presidential debate with the Congressional Black Caucus, it watched its effort crumble after bloggers and liberal groups complained that Democrats should not appear on a network that...
"You know, I don't spend a lot of time thinking about it or considering the details of this, but just to broaden the issue, are there people who would be troubled with an African-American president? Yes," he said.
Newt Gingrich for president? It could happen. In an interview with Diane Sawyer on "Good Morning America," the former Republican speaker of the House said there was a "great possibility" that he would run for president.
During her speech, Clinton called the class of 320 graduating students a minority who are able to afford and complete the college degrees they pursued. "But what I'm finding is that so many students and their hardworking parents and families are balking at the cost of higher education. When they see the price tag their hearts sink."
A few days after Barack Obama urged media companies to lift their copyright restrictions on the debates so the video could be openly shared, CNN announced today that it will do just that.







