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Thursday, December 27, 2007 - Posts

  • What Not to Say About Pakistan


    If there's a lesson to be learned from international crises and the campaign trail, it's that candidates should do their homework before speaking. Mike Huckabee got burned earlier this month when it became clear he didn't know about a new National Intelligence Read More...
  • Parsing Obama’s Closing Speech


    If you've been under a rock for the past year, reading the candidates' pre-caucus speeches is a good way to catch up. Barack Obama’s “Stand for Change” address summarizes the argument on which his candidacy rests. It’s also chock full of the sly references, Read More...
  • Bhutto and 2008


    Slate 's John Dickerson has a new item up about how the assassination of Benazir Bhutto is impacting the presidential race. A quick excerpt: To the extent that unpredictable news about the dangerous state of the world helps anyone, it helps the "safe Read More...
  • The Next President’s Statement on Bhutto


    Shortly after Benazir Bhutto was assassinated, nearly all the candidates released statements condemning the murder. Most of their language was strikingly similar, so we mashed up their quotes to provide the ultimate statement from the next American president Read More...
  • Hillary in Glamour


    Hillary Clinton kicks off a series of guest blogs by presidential candidates at Glamour.com with some boilerplate about her historic candidacy. But this was interesting: At a recent campaign stop in Iowa, a little girl gave me a sign she had made that Read More...
  • Was 2007 Necessary?


    As the candidates enter the “closing arguments” phase—as if they did something terrible and are now standing trial for it—we’re seeing many of them circle back to where they started. In fact, the closing arguments look a lot like the opening arguments. Read More...
  • Huckabeeisms: The Hunt


    Any time Mike Huckabee has a gun in his hand, it's a good bet he'll say something quote-worthy. The Huckster has a penchant for semi-morbid quips (he's even said he speaks in "Huckabese"), and yesterday's pheasant-hunt photo-op was the perfect opportunity Read More...
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