Hillary Clinton caucuses and primaries

Clinton combative, ‘commanding’ during testimony to Congress on Benghazi attack

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After the attacks on Benghazi, members of the U.S. Congress demanded Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appear before them to answer questions about how the deadly attacks happened. In testimony Wednesday, Clinton took responsibility, but said she wants to move forward to prevent future attacks.

Bill Clinton delivers rousing speech to fired up Democratic National Convention crowd

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Anti-War Democrats and Barack Obama

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Watching Senator Clinton’s speech at “The PUMA Den”

Hillary Clinton calls for unity at DNC

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‘To the Point: Democrats Debate’

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In Cleveland, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton zeroed in on the economy, healthcare, and eachother.

Florida Presidential Outcome Remains Undecided

The only thing sure about Florida politics is that it’s rarely a sure thing.  By 8 a.m. this morning, Florida was still too close to call.  The closeness of the presidential race in Florida is reminiscent of state’s gubernatorial election in 2010. In that election, Democrat  Alex Sink, the state’s former chief financial officer, lost to Republican Rick […]

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The man who would be president

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In one of the longest presidential campaigns in history, when did Barack Obama believe he would be president? We take a look back at his speeches and appearances and try to figure out when he believed.

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Obama’s security team

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With the attacks in India this past weekend President Elect Barack Obama will make his official announcement for the anchor position of his security team today with new found immediacy. The Takeaway talks to Peter Baker of the New York Times.

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Despite Clinton’s speeches, supporters remain conflicted

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Hillary Clinton has told her supporters that they have much more in common with Barack Obama than John McCain. But in Denver, many lifelong democrats are still thinking about crossing the aisle. Guest: Andrea Bernstein, Takeaway Political Director