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...spin rather than a fair reading of his words. He was explaining why some voters focus on social issues rather than on their economic interests. Tumulty's article does little to help us understand Obama's "mangled" meaning and instead carelessly perpetuates his opponents' spin. Brian C. Jones, Waverly, Iowa...
...spin rather than a fair reading of his words. He was explaining why some voters focus on social issues rather than on their economic interests. Tumulty's article does little to help us understand Obama's "mangled" meaning and instead carelessly perpetuates his opponents' spin. Brian C. Jones, WAVERLY, IOWA...
Harvard’s $35-billion endowment has also drawn scrutiny from Washington, where Senator Charles E. Grassley, an Iowa Republican, has proposed legislation to make universities spend five percent of their wealth each year, as foundations must...
...nominee and to other Democratic candidates down the ballot come November.The purpose of the nominating process is producing electable candidates, not fostering debate or civic participation. That’s an important nuance to remember in this discussion.Some criticisms of the process are inconsistent. Early criticisms that states like Iowa and New Hampshire had too much influence because winners there quickly rolled up the nominations has given way to criticism that the process is now too long.So which is it: Is the process too long or not long enough? When coming to a decision, bear in mind that more Democrats...
...until Pennsylvania. Throughout the long summer, when Clinton was viewed as the inevitable Democratic nominee, Obama supporters pushed him to go on the offensive. Instead, he held his tongue, stressed his theme of change and a new kind of politics, and managed to pull out a stunning victory in Iowa. Even as the campaign has dragged on and gotten increasingly heated, Obama rarely attacks first. He took more than a week, for example, to hit Clinton after her chief strategist Mark Penn resigned following revelations that he had helped the Colombia government lobby for passage of a free trade deal...