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Bill Clinton makes himself scarce
Salon Staff
Joan Walsh stands up for the ex-president as his wife and Barack Obama work towards unity
Leave Bill Clinton alone!
Joan Walsh
Why is everybody trying to rain on the Clinton-Obama unity parade by asking about the ex-president? By making himself scarce, he's doing exactly the right thing.
A place called Unity
Alex Koppelman
On Friday, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton made their first public campaign appearance together, in a place laden with symbolism.
New ad says McCain is “putting country first”
Alex Koppelman
A new spot about John McCain's energy policy tries to reinforce his campaign's new message.
Clinton and Obama appear together
Alex Koppelman
Their first joint appearance, at a fundraiser in Washington, showed that Democrats are inching toward unity, but there's still some work to be done.
Top Clinton loyalist joining Obama camp
Alex Koppelman
Neera Tanden, a longtime aide to Hillary Clinton, will reportedly become Barack Obama's director of domestic policy.
Prominent evangelical group attacks Obama on abortion
Alex Koppelman
The Family Research Council is going on the air Friday with a new ad that targets Barack Obama's position on the right to abortion.
Keith Olbermann’s reply and Obama’s secret plan to protect the rule of law
Glenn Greenwald
The MSNBC star denies he was justifying Obama's support for the FISA bill; in the course of denying it, he proceeds to do exactly that.
Supreme Court gun ruling could backfire
Mike Madden
John McCain used the high court's decision to blast away at Barack Obama -- but it could make Obama's campaign more bulletproof.
Quote of the day
Alex Koppelman
A conservative radio host says he's especially desperate to get tickets to a football game because of what might happen if Barack Obama is elected.
Will evangelicals abandon McCain?
Justin Jouvenal
The presumptive Republican nominee continues to reach out to Christian conservatives, but so far, they're not enthused.
Poll shows Obama ahead in key states
Vincent Rossmeier
According to a poll released Thursday, Barack Obama is leading John McCain by double digits in four swing states.
McCain advisor: Politicians “putting politics first and country second”
Alex Koppelman
In a memo that seems to presage the campaign's message to come, Steve Schmidt positions his candidate as patriotic and Obama as interested only in himself.
Jindal approves castration for sex offenders
Vincent Rossmeier
The Louisiana governor signs a bill mandating the castration of sex offenders convicted of a second offense, and rails against SCOTUS's decision on his state's death penalty laws.
Obama: “I bit my tongue” on Clinton
Alex Koppelman
In a meeting with the Congressional Black Caucus, Barack Obama says he held back in criticizing his one-time rival, and that the party must focus on defeating John McCain.
Powell for Obama?
Alex Koppelman
Speculation that Colin Powell will endorse the presumptive Democratic nominee is growing.
Keith Olbermann: Then and now
Glenn Greenwald
In January, the MSNBC star denounced telecom immunity as "textbook fascism" designed to "immunize corporate criminals." Wednesday night, he heaped praise on Obama for supporting it.
McCain’s man in Ohio
Mike Madden
Rob Portman is a Bush loyalist from the key swing state, who's even served as a John Edwards stand-in. Could he end up as McCain's running mate?
Is Ralph Nader losing it?
Joan Walsh
His remarks about Obama's "talking white" were appalling. But he's right that progressives need to keep the pressure on the Democratic nominee.
McCain has missed the most votes of any senator
Alex Koppelman
Campaigning has kept John McCain from his day job so often that the second most absent senator is Tim Johnson, who was away for months after a brain hemorrhage.
“PUMAs”: Angrier than I thought
Rebecca Traister
Readers' responses to a piece about Hillary Clinton supporters.
McCain camp pushes back against low polling numbers
Alex Koppelman
In a memo, pollsters for John McCain's campaign don't bother to argue that he's leading; they just say he's not trailing as badly as one recent survey said.
Can these tempers be cooled?
Salon Staff
Rebecca Traister responds to reader letters expressing continued anger among supporters of Hillary Clinton.
Bully for Nancy Pelosi!
Rebecca Traister
The speaker of the House affirms that she, too, is the victim of sexism, yesiree.
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