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• The State of the Surge

  Published: September 11, 2007, 8:32 am

  Tags: Military, Eurasian Balkans, Politics, Usa, Subscriptions, Baghdad, Congress, David Petraeus, Democrats, Federalism, George W Bush, Harry Reid, Iraq, Iraq War, James Jones, Joseph Biden Jr, Republicans, Ryan Crocker, The Economist, The Surge, Tnr

  MTP, on September 9, Senator Joseph Biden, Jr. said: MR. RUSSERT: Let me show you what you said in Iowa last week. ?If we do not change course in Iraq soon, you?re going to see, two years from now, helicopters hovering over our embassy in the Green Zone in Baghdad with people hanging? onto ?the ladders just like Vietnam. Mark my words.?

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• Joe Biden in Iowa: "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" a "Bizarre" Policy

  Published: September 17, 2007, 10:43 am

  Tags: Democratic Party, Don T Ask Don T Tell, Election 2008, Gay Marriage, Gay Rights, Iowa, Joseph Biden, Military, News

  presidential hopeful Joe Biden spoke to a group of supporters about gay rights related to health care, civil unions, and the military's policy banning gays. The Des Moines Register reports: "Biden, speaking to an estimated 100 supporters at an early morning breakfast, said coverage under his proposed health care plan, or any universal

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• IOWA KEY TEST FOR DEMOCRATS

  Published: October 7, 2007, 12:00 am

  Tags: Iowa, Key, Test, For, Democrats, Iowa, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, John Edwards Politician, Joseph Biden, Richardson, Connecticut, Illinois, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ann Selzer, Bill Richardson Politician, Cedar Rapids, Christopher Dodd, Linda Bollenbaugh, Maria Tho

  CORALVILLE, Iowa, Oct. 6 -- From the high altitude of national polls, the race for the Democratic nomination may seem a potential runaway for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.). From ground level in the state with the nation's first presidential caucuses, a far different reality exists. Here Clin...

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• Negative Perceptions Dogging Clinton Among Voters in Iowa

  Published: October 7, 2007, 12:00 am

  Tags: Negative, Perceptions, Dogging, Clinton, Among, Voters, Iowa, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, John Edwards Politician, Joseph Biden, Liz Belden, Bev Hedgecoth, Christopher Dodd, Kay Hale, Lynda Waddington, Connecticut, North Carolina, The Washington Post Company, Ann Brom

  CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- Long before the 2008 campaign began, Liz Belden thought she would support Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.). As a feminist, she believed it would be good for the country to finally elect a woman as president.

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• Negative Perceptions Dogging Clinton Among Voters in Iowa

  Published: October 7, 2007, 12:00 am

  Tags: Negative, Perceptions, Dogging, Clinton, Among, Voters, Iowa, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, John Edwards Politician, Joseph Biden, Liz Belden, Bev Hedgecoth, Christopher Dodd, Kay Hale, Lynda Waddington, Connecticut, North Carolina, The Washington Post Company, Ann Brom

  CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- Long before the 2008 campaign began, Liz Belden thought she would support Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.). As a feminist, she believed it would be good for the country to finally elect a woman as president.

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• Iowa a Key Test for Democrats

  Published: October 7, 2007, 12:00 am

  Tags: Iowa, Key, Test, For, Democrats, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, John Edwards Politician, The Des Moines Register, Joseph Biden, Richardson, Connecticut, Illinois, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ann Selzer, Bill Richardson Politician, Cedar Rapids, Christopher Dodd, Linda Bo

  CORALVILLE, Iowa, Oct. 6 -- From the high altitude of national polls, the race for the Democratic nomination may seem a potential runaway for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.). From ground level in the state with the nation's first presidential caucuses, a far different reality exists. Here Clin...

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• Iowa a Key Test for Democrats

  Published: October 7, 2007, 12:00 am

  Tags: Iowa, Key, Test, For, Democrats, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, John Edwards Politician, The Des Moines Register, Joseph Biden, Richardson, Connecticut, Illinois, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ann Selzer, Bill Richardson Politician, Cedar Rapids, Christopher Dodd, Linda Bo

  CORALVILLE, Iowa, Oct. 6 -- From the high altitude of national polls, the race for the Democratic nomination may seem a potential runaway for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.). From ground level in the state with the nation's first presidential caucuses, a far different reality exists. Here Clin...

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• Negative Perceptions Dogging Clinton Among Voters in Iowa

  Published: October 7, 2007, 12:00 am

  Tags: Negative, Perceptions, Dogging, Clinton, Among, Voters, Iowa, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, John Edwards Politician, Joseph Biden, Liz Belden, Bev Hedgecoth, Christopher Dodd, Kay Hale, Lynda Waddington, Connecticut, North Carolina, The Washington Post Company, Ann Brom

  CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- Long before the 2008 campaign began, Liz Belden thought she would support Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.). As a feminist, she believed it would be good for the country to finally elect a woman as president.

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• Small Dollars and Max Donors, Part III

  Published: October 17, 2007, 3:04 pm

  Tags: 2008 Elections, 2008, Campaign Finance Reform, Cfr, Campaign Finance, Public Financing, Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, Barack Obama, Christopher Dodd, Chris Dodd, Joe Biden, Bill Richardson, Dennis Kucnich, Mike Gravel, Joseph Biden

  (56%)4% (3%)2.4 (6.4)Biden7.1 (5.6)5.0 (3.5)78% (84%)42% (46%)11% (6%)0.8 (1.9) Kucinich2.1 (1.1)2.1 (1.1)18% (16%)8% (6%)70% (73%)0.3 (0.2) Gravel0.4 (0.2)0.3 (0.2)21% (23%)3% (1%)60% (58%)0.0 (0.0)Dem Subtotal218.8 (161.7)195.9(142.5)64% (68%)42% (44%)22% (21%)125.6 (94.8)* Minus 1.4 in debts owed.  ** Minus 2.3 in debts owed.

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• Bush Sets New Sanctions Against Burmese Military Junta

  Published: October 20, 2007, 12:00 am

  Tags: Bush, Sets, New, Sanctions, Against, Burmese, Military, Junta, Laura Bush, Myanmar, Derek Mitchell, Dick Durbin, United States, Yangon, China, India, Aung San Suu Kyi, Ban Ki Moon, Condoleezza Rice, George W Bush, Ibrahim Gambari, Joseph Biden, The White House, Center For Strat

  President Bush yesterday ratcheted up pressure on the military junta in Burma in response to its violent crackdown on democracy protests, imposing a new round of sanctions and calling on China, India and other regional powers to help force the ruling generals to "stop their vicious persecution."

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• The Talk Shows

  Published: October 21, 2007, 12:00 am

  Tags: The, Talk, Shows, Arkansas, Massachusetts, Cable News Network Lp Lllp, Cbs Corporation, National Cable Satellite Corporation, Nbc Universal Inc, Ali Al Dabbagh, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Garry Kasparov, Jane Harman, John Mccain, Joseph Biden, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Pete

  Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows:

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• Iran Becomes an Issue In Democratic Contest

  Published: October 25, 2007, 12:00 am

  Tags: Iran, Becomes, Issue, Democratic, Contest, Hillary Clinton, Iraq, Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, Barack Obama, George W Bush, Iowa, John Edwards Politician, U S Armed Forces, Dick Durbin, Joseph Biden, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Nebraska, North Carolina, Jon K

  In the battle for the Democratic presidential nomination, Iran has become the new Iraq.

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• Iran Becomes an Issue In Democratic Contest

  Published: October 25, 2007, 12:00 am

  Tags: Iran, Becomes, Issue, Democratic, Contest, Hillary Clinton, Iraq, Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, Barack Obama, George W Bush, Iowa, John Edwards Politician, U S Armed Forces, Dick Durbin, Joseph Biden, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Nebraska, North Carolina, Jon K

  In the battle for the Democratic presidential nomination, Iran has become the new Iraq.

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• Iran Becomes an Issue In Democratic Contest

  Published: October 25, 2007, 12:00 am

  Tags: Iran, Becomes, Issue, Democratic, Contest, Hillary Clinton, Iraq, Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, Barack Obama, George W Bush, Iowa, John Edwards Politician, U S Armed Forces, Dick Durbin, Joseph Biden, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Nebraska, North Carolina, Jon K

  In the battle for the Democratic presidential nomination, Iran has become the new Iraq.

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• Biden Stumbles in Interview

  Published: October 25, 2007, 12:00 am

  Tags: Biden, Stumbles, Interview, Al East Division, American League Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Joseph Biden, Major League Baseball, John Mccain, Rudolph Giuliani, Iran, Pakistan, Iowa, New Hampshire, Michael D Shear, United States, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Woodstock, Wash

  In an interview with The Washington Post's editorial board, Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.) asserted that he is more prepared to be president than any other candidate, disputed the notion that governors are better suited for the White House than senators and warned that Pakistan is a potentially bigger...

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