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The Bush administration's bungling in Pakistan and Afghanistan has led to a resurgent Taliban and al-Qaida and loss of U.S. influence in the region. But Democrats did little to stop it.
By Flynt Leverett and Hillary Mann Leverett
January 3, 2008
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Iowa is either the beginning or the end for the 2004 vice-presidential nominee, who has more to gain and more to lose than his two chief rivals.
By Walter Shapiro
January 3, 2008
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With the Iowa caucuses looming, victory-hungry Democrats want to know -- who is the most "electable"? Here's our best (totally wild) guess as to how each candidate might fare in November.
By Walter Shapiro
December 29, 2007
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After Bhutto's death, the press in South Asia and Europe fear for democracy's future in Pakistan, which could go up in "turbulent smoke and bloody dust."
By Edward M. Gomez
December 28, 2007
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In the first negative ad of the Democratic race, the New Mexico long shot goes after his rivals on Iraq.
By Walter Shapiro
December 19, 2007
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The Democrats have their final pre-caucus debate, and it's just as dull as Wednesday's Republican dud. When Mike Huckabee tells Elizabeth Edwards a debate is boring, it's boring.
By Walter Shapiro
December 14, 2007
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The last Democratic debate in Iowa before that state's first-in-the-nation caucuses was all but drama-free.
By Walter Shapiro
December 13, 2007
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As Bill Richardson calls on Congress to do better, the media falsely accuses the Democrats again.
By Tim Grieve
November 30, 2007
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Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton may be trading salvos over their international credentials, but the Democratic presidential contenders are really a united front.
By Walter Shapiro
November 21, 2007
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The best and the worst of last night's debate.
By Tim Grieve
November 16, 2007
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A guide to the brassy, opinionated, loud, difficult and plum-crazy partners on the arms of their president-running partners. Who says the campaign season is dull?
By Rebecca Traister
November 13, 2007
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Pakistan in crisis? Rice is "disappointed."
By Tim Grieve
November 5, 2007
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Rural voters may be racist, but they're also too stupid to do anything about it!
By Tim Grieve
October 11, 2007
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An all-Spanish presidential debate symbolizes the new power of Hispanic voters, but format glitches mar a historic first.
By Alex Koppelman
September 10, 2007
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The presidential candidate says there's no need for Americans to choose between their love for monster cars and saving the environment.
By Amanda Griscom Little
September 3, 2007
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Drew Westen, author of "The Political Brain," evaluates the Democratic presidential candidates' ads and the party's messaging in general. Short version: More Jim Webb, less John Kerry.
By Alex Koppelman
August 27, 2007
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The Democratic presidential candidates kept it civil in their debate Sunday morning, with little disagreement among them.
By Alex Koppelman
August 19, 2007
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"I didn't deal with the girls per se."
By Tim Grieve
August 17, 2007
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At a forum on LGBT rights, the issue of same-sex marriage left the Democratic presidential front-runners looking like they had two left feet.
By Alex Koppelman
August 10, 2007
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Salon watches the AFL-CIO-sponsored Democratic debate so you don't have to, as the gloves come off, the knives come out, and other fighting clichés.
By Michael Scherer
August 8, 2007
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At the YearlyKos convention, the mixed reception for Hillary Clinton is more evidence that the liberal blogosphere might not take sides in the coming Democratic primary.
By Michael Scherer
August 6, 2007
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The presidential hopeful with the longest, most varied résumé, the New Mexico governor speaks forthrightly -- and off the cuff -- about his in-progress campaign platform.
By Walter Shapiro
July 20, 2007
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In an interview with Salon, Bill Richardson talks about his "evolving" positions, what he owes Bill Clinton, and exactly what "no residual troops in Iraq" means.
By Walter Shapiro
July 20, 2007
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Joe Biden talks about lefty bloggers, the perils of candor in a YouTube age, Dick Cheney's secret thoughts, and how many troops a Biden administration would keep in Iraq.
By Walter Shapiro
July 6, 2007
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As a recent swing through New Hampshire shows, if Hillary Clinton is not elected president in 2008, it won't be because she didn't do her homework.
By Walter Shapiro
June 18, 2007