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Bill Richardson

William Blaine "Bill" Richardson III (born November 15, 1947) is an American politician, and the current Governor of New Mexico. He is a candidate in the 2008 United States presidential election. He has previously served as a U.S. Representative, Ambassador to the United Nations, and as the U.S. Secretary of Energy. (More at Wikipedia)

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NV judge upholds Vegas caucus sites

From NBC's Mark MurrayPer Reuters, "A federal judge Thursday allowed Nevada's Democratic Party to conduct voting to choose a U.S. presidential nominee in casino hotels on the Las Vegas Strip, a decision likely to boost Sen. Barack Obama." "For the... (Read more...)

From: First Read | Posted: 2008-01-17 19:32

Northup weighs repeat bid after Roberts responds to call of duty

Former Rep. Anne Northup (R-Ky.) is seriously considering another run for Congress in light of Wednesday’s news that current GOP... (Read more...)

From: The Hill | Posted: 2008-01-17 17:57

Quin Hillyer: It's Fred's turn in South Carolina

Making the case. (Read more...)

From: Hot Air | Posted: 2008-01-17 16:30

First thoughts: GOP expectations game

From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, and Domenico Montanaro*** The GOP expectations game: McCain and Huckabee appear to be playing up -- not down -- their chances in South Carolina, raising the expectations for both. Is it a single elimination tournament... (Read more...)

From: First Read | Posted: 2008-01-17 14:28

The battle for Nevada

The Las Vegas Sun: “A day after a debate of mostly warm feelings and happy talk, the fight to win Nevada’s Democratic caucus (Read more...)

From: First Read | Posted: 2008-01-17 14:23

Oh-eight (D): Hillary's various personas

CLINTON: The New York Times’ Healy writes about the various campaign personas Clinton has taken on. “The (Read more...)

From: First Read | Posted: 2008-01-17 14:18

Oh-eight (R): Bring in 'da funk

The Politico examines the funk the GOP is in. “While voter turnout soared to new records in Iowa and New Hampshire on the Democratic side, it (Read more...)

From: First Read | Posted: 2008-01-17 14:15

It's the economy...

The Washington Post front-pages, “A rush by President Bush and Democratic leaders to assemble an economic stimulus package to stave off a recession is being complicated by a potentially debilitating brew of presidential politics, ideological... (Read more...)

From: First Read | Posted: 2008-01-17 14:05

He shoulda been a contender

Here's a movie treatment worth pitching Hollywood. There's this guy running for president. He was born in the United States to a mixed-ethnic couple and received his early schooling outside the country. Then he was admitted to a U.S. pre (Read more...)

From: Capitol Hill Blue | Posted: 2008-01-17 13:30

Henry: Unqualified? Inexperienced? Perfect! - MetroWest Daily News

Henry: Unqualified? Inexperienced? Perfect!MetroWest Daily News, MA - 4 minutes agoDemocrats Joe Biden, Bill Richardson and Chris Dodd had the right experience for the White House (Biden also could talk the leg off a piano). … ... (Read more...)

From: Joe Biden blog | Posted: 2008-01-17 03:19

Wednesday Open Thread

Chat away... (Read more...)

From: The Democrats Blog | Posted: 2008-01-16 23:08

Clinton v. Obama on management again

From NBC/NJ’s Mike MemoliLAS VEGAS, Nev. -- Clinton used an enduring local issue -- Yucca Mountain -- to once again make the argument that the country needs a hands-on chief executive as (Read more...)

From: First Read | Posted: 2008-01-16 22:22

Obama, Clinton back at it on social security

From NBC/NJ’s Aswini AnburajanHENDERSON, Nev. -- Last night's debate may have put some arguments between the Democratic candidates to rest, but Obama reprised an old one this morning, hi (Read more...)

From: First Read | Posted: 2008-01-16 21:54

Former GOP congressman indicted for aiding terrorism

Traitor. (Read more...)

From: Hot Air | Posted: 2008-01-16 20:05

House seeks bipartisan effort on economy

From NBC’s Mike ViqueiraIt appears that leadership of the House has had two revelations over the course of their just-concluded holiday vacation. First, they realize that they (Read more...)

From: First Read | Posted: 2008-01-16 19:46

Rove: Dems 'irresponsible,' GOP 'positive'

From NBC's Lauren Appelbaum, Victoria Riess, and Lauren GallIn an address to the Republican National Committee, Karl Rove discussed the differences between the Democratic and Republican candidates running (Read more...)

From: First Read | Posted: 2008-01-16 19:17

On Edwards and Anger

David Mizner has an interesting post responding to my piece on Edwards' failure in the Iowa caucuses. In it, he says: (Read more...)

From: Open Left | Posted: 2008-01-16 19:16

Now I've Seen Everything

The primary's been making it hard for me to follow the NBA as closely as I'd like, but wtf is happening with my Wizards. First we beat Boston. Then we beat Boston again. Then we . . . (Read more...)

From: Matthew Yglesias | Posted: 2008-01-16 18:46

That "Liberal Media" at Work Again

The Washington Post - once a crown jewel of the newspaper profession - has been slowly descending into sheer hackery. This is only more of the same: About 44 percent of Michigan Democrats voted against Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) yesterday in ... (Read more...)

From: Lean Left | Posted: 2008-01-16 18:30

Video: Luntz focus group clashes over Hillary and Obama; Update: Obama's pastor says Clinton treated blacks like Monica

"30 to 40 percent of those Culinary members are Latino members." (Read more...)

From: Hot Air | Posted: 2008-01-16 18:27

Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby Poll: McCain Leads in South Carolina, Huckabee a strong second (Zogby)

Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby Poll: McCain Leads in South Carolina, Huckabee a strong second  —  UTICA, New York - Arizona Sen. John McCain is the leader in the South Carolina R (Read more...)

From: memeorandum | Posted: 2008-01-16 17:50

Legislative Session: Universal Healthcare Going Nowhere?

Bill Richardson really wants universal healthcare.  Health care reform is a top priority (Read more...)

From: Nmfbihop | Posted: 2008-01-16 17:07

ON DEADLINE: Mitt Won, Authenticity Lost (Ron Fournier/Associated Press)

ON DEADLINE: Mitt Won, Authe (Read more...)

From: memeorandum | Posted: 2008-01-16 16:15

Dowd, Sick Instead of Skewering, Gets Help from White House Doc (Michael Abramowitz/On The Plane)

Dowd, Sick Instead of Skewering, Gets Help from White House Doc  —  RIYADH, Saudi Arabia—Having made (Read more...)

From: memeorandum | Posted: 2008-01-16 15:45

Iraqi Spending to Rebuild Has Slowed, Report Says (James Glanz/New York Times)

Iraqi Spending to Rebuild Has Slowed, Report Says  —  Highly promising figures that the administration cited to demonstrate economic progress (Read more...)

From: memeorandum | Posted: 2008-01-16 15:20

First thoughts: Open arms

From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, and Domenico MontanaroLAS VEGAS -- Last night’s debate didn’t feature any fireworks, as all three candidates seemed shellshocked from the last 72 hours, and they came with -- as Journey might put it -- open arms.... (Read more...)

From: First Read | Posted: 2008-01-16 14:24

Viva Las Vegas: The MSNBC debate

The Washington Post: "After a week of bitter intraparty disputes over the issue f race, Sen. (Read more...)

From: First Read | Posted: 2008-01-16 14:20

The Michigan results

The headline from the Detroit News: "Romney blasts GOP race wide open." Subhead: "Michigan native's victory re-energ (Read more...)

From: First Read | Posted: 2008-01-16 14:16

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