For Clinton, It's the Economy, Stupid, from N.C. to Indiana

                   
washingtonpost.com     May 6, 2008            

By Perry Bacon Jr. HIGH POINT, N.C. -- Campaigning in two cities in North Carolina before heading to the Hoosier State for three events, Hillary Clinton continued her intense focus on the economy, touting her proposal to suspend the federal gas tax, promising to take on the oil companies and... [read full story]                

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Clinton: Gas costs have been manipulated

upi.com     May 4, 2008          

INDIANAPOLIS, May 4 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., Sunday blamed market manipulation as the likely cause of record high gas prices in the United States. ... Appearing on ABC's "This Week With George Stephanopoulos," the Democratic presidential contender said...                

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Clinton: Gas costs have been manipulated

politicalgateway.com     May 5, 2008          

U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., Sunday blamed market manipulation as the likely cause of record high gas prices in the United States. ... Appearing on ABC's "This Week With George Stephanopoulos," the Democratic presidential contender said if she is elected in...                

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Bill Clinton on Gas Taxes: He Raised 'Em in '93, then Opposed a "Vacation" in 2000

abcnews.com     May 5, 2008          

In 1993, newly-elected President Bill Clinton raised gas taxes 4.3 cents a gallon. Bob Dole tried to get that repealed, to no avail, in 1996. Said then-White House chief of staff Leon Panetta then: "In an election year, it is... ... In 1993, newly-elected President Bill...                

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Clinton Versus China, OPEC, An Oncoming Train

observer.com     May 5, 2008          

HIGH POINT, N.C. -- Sounding a sharply populist note the day before the North Carolina and Indiana primaries, Hillary Clinton tore into China, OPEC, oil companies, "Wall Street bankers" and predatory lenders during a 35-minute speech at the train station in this town of 100,000 around noon today....                

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WRAPUP 2-Obama, Clinton clash on gas tax before big votes

reuters.com     May 5, 2008          

GREENVILLE, N.C., May 5 (Reuters) - Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton renewed their battle over gas tax relief on Monday in a late push for support on the eve of critical presidential showdowns in North Carolina and Indiana. ... Clinton hit Obama for opposing...                

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Clinton’s Closing Pitches in N.Carolina and Indiana

nytimes.com     May 5, 2008          

The focus is on high gas prices in Hillary Rodham Clinton's last ads for Indiana and North Carolina. ... In her last TV pitches to Indiana and North Carolina voters, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton is playing up her image as a friend to the middle class and the candidate...                

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Clinton Continues to Paint Obama as Out of Touch

abcnews.com     May 5, 2008          

ABC News' Eloise Harper reports: Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-NY, landed in Indiana Monday and picked up where she left off yesterday – hammering Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., hard on the gas tax. "I think it’s a false choice as my... ... ABC News' Eloise Harper reports: Sen....                

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Pain at the pump and at the ballot box

lohudblogs.com     May 5, 2008          

Gas prices continued to be a focal point in the battle between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton as the two candidates readied for tomorrow’s primaries in Indiana and North Carolina. “Considering that Senator Obama is now airing his fourth negative ad in six days, it’s clear that his closing...                

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Hillary Clinton Declares War On OPEC

belowthebeltway.com     May 6, 2008          

This one comes straight from our politics-as-bullshit department: Clinton’s attacks on oil prices as artificially inflated, Enron-style, keep escalating, and today she appeared to threaten to break up the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. “We’re going to go right at OPEC,” she said....                

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Ryan J. Davis: A Game-Changer, No Doubt

huffingtonpost.com     May 6, 2008          

Hillary Clinton and I finally agree on something. No, not her Republican gas tax plan, but that Tuesday's North Carolina primary is going to be... ... Hillary Clinton and I finally agree on something. The question now becomes, with a loss in North Carolina, will the...                

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