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12-13-2007, 06:24 PM
-Democrats call a truce in 2008 campaign fight
Democrats call a truce in 2008 campaign fight
Clinton and Obama spar over experience
Clinton says Democratic rivals throwing mud
Democrats court activists in Iowa
Obama tries to convert promise to support in Iowa
By John Whitesides, Political Correspondent
JOHNSTON, Iowa, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and the other Democratic presidential contenders called a brief truce in their campaign-trail battles on Thursday during a polite Iowa debate that focused on the economy and featured few disagreements.
In their final encounter before Iowa opens the race for the White House in three weeks, the low-key debate gave the Democrats a last chance to make their case to voters and tout their plans to ease the financial burden of Americans and change the nature of Washington.
Clinton and Obama, locked in a tight three-way battle atop Iowa polls with former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards, called a temporary halt in their heated campaign clashes over their relative experience, judgment and electability.
Iowa kicks off the state-by-state battle to choose candidates for the November 2008 election on Jan. 3, with New Hampshire following five days later.
Most of the Democrats said they could begin to balance the budget by ending the war in Iraq and ending tax cuts for the most wealthy Americans.
"It's important that we recognize how people feel in Iowa and across America. They feel as though they're standing on a trap door. They are one pink slip, one missed mortgage payment, one medical diagnosis away from falling through," said Clinton, a New York senator and former first lady whose lead in national polls over Obama has dwindled in recent weeks.
Obama, an Illinois senator, said balancing the budget would take longer than the first year or two of his administration. Continued...
Continued at [if you must] http://www.reuters.com/article/bondsNews/idUSN1323303320071213
Democrats call a truce in 2008 campaign fight
Clinton and Obama spar over experience
Clinton says Democratic rivals throwing mud
Democrats court activists in Iowa
Obama tries to convert promise to support in Iowa
By John Whitesides, Political Correspondent
JOHNSTON, Iowa, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and the other Democratic presidential contenders called a brief truce in their campaign-trail battles on Thursday during a polite Iowa debate that focused on the economy and featured few disagreements.
In their final encounter before Iowa opens the race for the White House in three weeks, the low-key debate gave the Democrats a last chance to make their case to voters and tout their plans to ease the financial burden of Americans and change the nature of Washington.
Clinton and Obama, locked in a tight three-way battle atop Iowa polls with former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards, called a temporary halt in their heated campaign clashes over their relative experience, judgment and electability.
Iowa kicks off the state-by-state battle to choose candidates for the November 2008 election on Jan. 3, with New Hampshire following five days later.
Most of the Democrats said they could begin to balance the budget by ending the war in Iraq and ending tax cuts for the most wealthy Americans.
"It's important that we recognize how people feel in Iowa and across America. They feel as though they're standing on a trap door. They are one pink slip, one missed mortgage payment, one medical diagnosis away from falling through," said Clinton, a New York senator and former first lady whose lead in national polls over Obama has dwindled in recent weeks.
Obama, an Illinois senator, said balancing the budget would take longer than the first year or two of his administration. Continued...
Continued at [if you must] http://www.reuters.com/article/bondsNews/idUSN1323303320071213