Greg Pierce

Inside Politics

"This campaign has taken a surprising turn since the Democratic convention. Everybody is still talking about the Republican vice-presidential nominee," Jay Cost writes at www.realclearpolitics.com.

September 11, 2008

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Rumors are buzzing throughout the Capitol about the status of Sen. Joe Lieberman's committee chairmanship after the Democratic-leaning independent's prime-time address to the Republican National Convention last week.

September 10, 2008

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Sarah Palin made all kinds of political statements during her acceptance speech, but the fashion statement she made with her imported glasses is what dominated discussion among eyewear professionals.

September 9, 2008

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In an interview on ABC's "This Week," Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama admitted he'd been perhaps too "flip" when saying that a question about when life begins was above his "pay grade" last month during a forum with Pastor Rick Warren in California.

September 8, 2008

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"Wednesday night I watched the Republican National Convention on television and there, before my very eyes, I saw my Dad reborn; only this time he's a she," Michael Reagan writes at www.humanevents.com.

September 5, 2008

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"After securing the nomination in June, [Sen. Barack] Obama's first priority had to be healing the rift between himself and Hillary Clinton," the New Republic's John B. Judis writes at tnr.com.

August 29, 2008

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"History, we are told, often repeats itself. That's why it's fitting that the Democrats will nominate Barack Obama for president in Denver [Thursday] night, and not Hillary Clinton," Peter Brown writes in the Rocky Mountain News.

August 28, 2008

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Fossilized thinking

August 27, 2008

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"McCain's campaign ... has brilliantly turned Obama's celebrity status, big crowds and media infatuation into a synonym for shallowness," Stuart Rothenberg writes in Roll Call.

August 26, 2008

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"In unison, senior Democratic strategists say that Obama faces two overriding priorities at the convention," Ronald Brownstein writes at www.nationaljournal.com.

August 25, 2008

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Rep. Steve Kagen's congressional campaign claims in a fundraising e-mail that former White House political adviser Karl Rove called him the top target this year — but Mr. Rove says he has no recollection of ever saying that.

August 19, 2008

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"The Obama campaign was in full spin mode this [past] week touting its decision to allow Hillary Clinton to have a roll call vote at the convention so her delegates can register their support of her," John Fund writes at www.opinionjournal.com.

August 18, 2008

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"Republican presidential candidate John McCain now enjoys a healthy 88-7 percent lead over Barack Obama among Republicans" in a survey released Wednesday by the Pew Center for the People and the Press, Steve Kornacki writes in the New York Observer.

August 15, 2008

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"Sen. John McCain said that he is open to choosing a pro-choice running mate and named former Pennsylvania governor Tom Ridge as someone who merits serious consideration despite his support for abortion rights," Stephen F. Hayes writes at www.weeklystandard.com.

August 14, 2008

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The London Daily Mail reports that Hollywood actor George Clooney communicates with Barack Obama almost every day by phone or e-mail, and is advising the Democratic presidential candidate on Mideast policy and on honing his image.

August 13, 2008

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Sen. Hillary Clinton would be the Democratic presidential nominee if John Edwards had been caught in his lie about an extramarital affair and forced out of the race last year, insists a top Clinton campaign aide.

August 12, 2008

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"Politics has its puzzling moments. John McCain and most of the GOP experienced one," writes the Wall Street Journal.

August 11, 2008

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"Bad personnel decisions have haunted the Bush Administration, and one of the bigger disappointments is Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin," the Wall Street Journal says.

July 31, 2008

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she is "trying to save the planet" by preventing a vote on offshore oil drilling.

July 30, 2008

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"Just a few weeks ago, it seemed nobody could make a joke about Barack Obama," Byron York writes at National Review Online.

July 29, 2008