Word: dodd
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...says call the shots in Washington but also at front runner Hillary Clinton. At one point, he even refused to say whether he would endorse her if she won the Democratic nomination. "I am surprised at just how angry John has become," said his former Senate colleague Chris Dodd, another presidential contender. "This is not the same John Edwards I once knew." Some of his former supporters feel the same way. Frank Best had originally signed up to lead Edwards' campaign in Louisa County, Iowa, but has since switched to Barack Obama, saying "Edwards just doesn't have the same...
...Klein just doesn't get it: to say that Senators Christopher Dodd and Hillary Clinton were right for saying that national security is more important than human rights is a slap in the face of every U.S. citizen [Dec. 3]. Does Klein advocate torturing every Iraqi and Afghan to get information because what we learn supposedly might stop a terrorist attack? This way lies fascism...
...help many people. Meanwhile, Paulson's past as chief executive of Goldman Sachs--he retired in July 2006 to go to Treasury--is becoming a political issue. Goldman was a big player in the business of packaging subprime mortgages for sale to investors. Now Senate Banking Committee chairman Chris Dodd, who also happens to be running for President, says he wants answers from Paulson on Goldman's role in the current mess. Political posturing? Sure. But it still means less time for trips to China...
...ISSUE In a Dec. 5 Kennedyesque speech, Barack Obama announced his national-service plan. Declaring that "loving your country shouldn't just mean watching fireworks on the Fourth of July," the candidate joined opponents like Chris Dodd who have developed proposals to promote public service...
...Dodd said, when the President takes the oath of office, he (or she) promises two things: to protect the Constitution and to protect the nation against enemies, foreign and domestic. If the Democrats can't find the proper balance between those two, they simply will not win the presidency...