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March 4, 2008

Few Cheers for Mortgage Bailout: A Commentary by Froma Harrop

The woman choking up on "Lou Dobbs Tonight" is about to lose her home. Heather DiStefano said that she and her husband can't hack monthly mortgage payments that have nearly tripled in three years to $3,100 from $1,300.

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March 3, 2008

Obama's Former Friend: An Inside Report by Robert D. Novak

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As Sen. Barack Obama nears the Democratic presidential nomination, a corruption trial of his former fund-raiser Antoin (Tony) Rezko on charges of influence peddling begins in Chicago today (Monday).

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March 1, 2008

Hillary Unmasked: A Commentary by Dick Morris

The real Hillary Clinton stood up at the Democratic presidential debate this week: angry, sarcastic, stubborn, secretive, arrogant, mired in the past, victim of the media, and still firmly convinced that she is uniquely entitled to the Democratic Party nomination and the presidency.

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March 1, 2008

Bailing Out Barack: Inside Report by Robert D. Novak

Supporters of Sen. Barack Obama concede that Sen. Hillary Clinton's aggressiveness rescued him from a serious blunder in last Tuesday's presidential debate at Cleveland, when he hesitated at rejecting a lavish endorsement of him by black Muslim leader Louis Farrakhan.

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March 1, 2008

Throw Out the Old Electoral Maps in 2008: A Commentary by Michael Barone

It's time to throw out that old map with the red states and blue states. The map that implies that all but a handful of states will definitely vote Republican or Democratic and that the real contest will be decided in Florida or Ohio or whatever.

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February 29, 2008

Friendship in the Fourth Estate: A Commentary by Susan Estrich

A funny thing is about to happen to Barack Obama. No matter how much he thinks he's ready for it, he isn't. No matter how many people warn him, he'll be surprised. And hurt. And angry.

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February 28, 2008

McCain's Political Quagmire: A Commentary by Joe Conason

Within the next two weeks, the number of American troops killed in Iraq is likely to reach 4,000, assuming that the average number of fatal casualties per day remains steady.

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February 28, 2008

Obama's Big-Government Vision: A Commentary by Lawrence Kudlow

Sen. Barack Obama is very gloomy about America, and he's aligning himself with the liberal wing of the Democratic Party in hopes of coming to the nation's rescue.

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February 28, 2008

Veep! Veep! The McCain Possibilities: A Commentary by Larry J. Sabato

Almost a year ago, the Crystal Ball took a first crack at listing the vice presidential possibilities in both parties.

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February 28, 2008

How Not to Run for VP: An Inside Report by Robert D. Novak

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Minnesota's Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty carefully prepared his plan for controlling greenhouse gas emissions to present it at the annual Washington winter meeting of governors.

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February 27, 2008

The Clintons Just Won't Learn: A Commentary by Dick Morris

Whether one likes, dislikes, loves, hates, admires, fears, despises, or envies them, every Clinton watcher has this in common: They are dumbfounded both by the incompetence with which Hillary has run for president and her intransigence at sticking to a failed message.

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February 27, 2008

The Suicide of Emma Beck and Silence No More: A Commentary by Michelle Malkin

She didn't have to die. And neither did her unborn children. Over the weekend, London newspapers reported on the 2007 suicide of 30-year-old Emma Beck, a young British artist who hung herself after the abortion of her twin babies. Perhaps the retelling of her suffering can prevent more needless deaths.

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February 26, 2008

Obama's Real Experience: His Candidacy: A Commentary by Dick Morris

The best evidence of Obama’s readiness to lead the nation is the ability with which he has run for president. After all, what is more difficult, complicated, or challenging than getting elected president?

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February 26, 2008

What About the Woman Lobbyist?: A Commentary by Froma Harrop

Both John McCain and lobbyist Vicki Iseman denied any romantic involvement. Mrs. McCain said she trusts her husband.

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February 25, 2008

Who Will Bell Hillary?: An Inside Report by Robert D. Novak

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Even before Sen. Barack Obama won his ninth-straight contest against Sen. Hillary Clinton in Wisconsin last Tuesday, wise old heads in the Democratic Party were asking this question: Who will tell her that it's over, that she cannot win the presidential nomination and the sooner she leaves the race the more it will improve chances of defeating Sen. John McCain in November?

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February 23, 2008

Clinton’s Crumbling Ohio Firewall: An Inside Report by Robert D. Novak

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- After Sen. Barack Obama's decisive victory over Sen. Hillary Clinton in Wisconsin, Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland was reported expressing doubt to political colleagues about whether he could hold his state for Clinton during the two weeks remaining before Ohio's Democratic presidential primary March 4.

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February 22, 2008

Hillary on the Rocks: Foolish Threats - A Commentary by Dick Morris

Barack Obama's victory in Wisconsin on Tuesday was just the latest sign that Hillary Clinton's desperate, anti-democratic moves to salvage her bid for the Democratic nomination are destroying her last chances to win a fair fight.

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February 22, 2008

The G Word: A Commentary by Susan Estrich

It's easy to assume that the worst place to be in a campaign that's going through tough times is right in the middle of it. At least you're not Hillary, people say to me all the time. But in my experience, the hardest place to be in a hard campaign is not right in the middle. I've been there, and it can be eerie and strange, but you rarely get as depressed as you do when you're one step removed. Maybe that's a good thing.

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February 22, 2008

Democrats and the Popular Vote: A Commentary by Rhodes Cook

As the closely fought Democratic presidential contest between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama moves deeper and deeper into the primary season, there is a growing sentiment that the nomination should go to the candidate that ultimately wins the popular vote.

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February 22, 2008

For McCain and Obama, the Fighting Has Just Begun: A Commentary by Douglas Schoen

The presidential primary races have almost finished and the two current front runners for their respective parties have a striking similarity – they both have an appeal that extends beyond their party base.