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NPR Political Brain Trust

December 31, 2007 – 12:43 pm

3… 2… 1… Iowa! NPR pulls together a mini-roundtable to flog the numbers and see if the Democratic and Republican races are indeed too close to call.
Voting Season Nears Without Frontrunner

And Mayor Michael Bloomberg and other potential independent candidates will consider the merits of a third-party bid at a meeting in Oklahoma City next week.
AP: Independent Candidacy Weighed

Also, the Newshour takes a look at the implications of this years wacky political calendar
‘08 Calendar Forces New Innovations

Bhutto Death Roils US Presidential Race

December 28, 2007 – 11:02 am

The AP reports today that the assassination of Benazir Bhutto in Pakistan jolted the race for the White House on Thursday, sending candidates in both parties scrambling for political advantage while condemning the attack. Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona and Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York, who have made experience a cornerstone of their campaigns, said the murder was proof of a need for a president who is ready to take command.
2008 Hopefuls React to Bhutto Death

How Are Giuliani and Clinton Fairing in Iowa?

December 27, 2007 – 10:16 am

WNYC political director, Andrea Bernstein zeros in on the outlook for Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Rudy Giuliani in Iowa, one week from today.

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Also, what implications will the news of the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto have for U.S. foreign policy?
Bhutto’s Death Poses Dilemma for US
2008 Hopefuls React to Bhutto Death

Best & Worst of Politics 2007

December 26, 2007 – 9:47 am

Former mayor Rudolph Giuliani is back in the city and says he’s in good health. The Republican presidential candidate was admitted to a Saint Louis hospital late last week after suffering a severe headache.

Giuliani Says He’s in Good Health

Also, check out NPR’s view of the best and worst that politics had to offer in 2007 and what we should watch out for in 2008.
Best and Worst of Politics 2007

AP: Giuliani Secretive As Mayor

December 21, 2007 – 10:17 am

The Associated Press reports today that dispite government rules preventing it, former mayor Rudy Giuliani secreted out of City Hall the written, photographic and electronic record of his eight years in office - more than 2,000 boxes.
Giuliani Secretive As Mayor

And if you’re still hungry, try Digesting Politics: Holiday Edition. This is a web-only political treat from WNYC’s Brian Lehrer and Andrea Bernstein. Listen up!

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Candidates Practically Sitting on Santa’s Lap

December 20, 2007 – 10:29 am

Andrea Bernstein takes note of how the early presidential primary schedule has produced some unusual campaign commercials.
Candidates Go “Holiday” for New Ads

Also, was it the flu or his falling poll numbers? NPR tells us that Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani was permitted to travel home to New York today after spending the night in a St. Louis hospital.
Giuliani Cleared to Leave Missouri Hospital

McCain Back in the Hunt

December 19, 2007 – 1:30 pm

NPR’s Audie Cornish had an interesting report about the Straight Talk Express this morning.
McCain’s Presidential Bid Garners Serious Attention

Also, Mark B. of Michigan says of WNYC’s and NPR’s programming:
“It makes me sick that you choose to pay attention to the “major candidates” more so than the other candidates”
Well Mark, check out this interview with Dennis Kucinich on the Brian Lehrer Show
Candidate Kucinich Jan 30, 2007

Problems with Voting Machines Persist in Ohio

December 18, 2007 – 1:44 pm

We’re now less than 2 months from Super Tuesday, when we may know the nominees for the presidency from each party but the nation hasn’t spent much on its election infrastructure. Kymberli Hagelberg, a reporter with WCPN Radio in Cleveland, Ohio talked with Soterios Johnson of WNYC about some problems with Ohio’s voting machines.

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Clinton Picks Up Big Endorsement

December 17, 2007 – 12:02 pm

Iowa’s largest newspaper give endorsements to presidential candidates: Republican John McCain and Democrat Hillary Clinton. For Clinton the backing of The Des Moines Register comes as the best news in weeks.

Full story on NPR.org

Also, WNYC’s Andrea Bernstein is with the Obama campaign in Iowa and she has this report.

Clinton and Obama Spar in Iowa

After The Debate

December 14, 2007 – 10:57 am

Yesterday, the Dems made their last pitches in a mostly friendly debate.

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After the debate, the candidates fanned out across Iowa to persuade undecided voters to vote on January 3rd.

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Republicans Debate on Iowa Public TV

Democrats Debate on Iowa Public TV


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