Clinton, Obama spar over long Democratic contest
May 15
Hindustan (India) Times (Reuters)
Should Clinton stay or should she go? "'Each [candidate] is making the best political argument for themselves and stating it in terms of some universal principles that don't exist,' said Sandy Maisel, director of the Goldfarb Center for Public Affairs at Maine's Colby College. 'Her side says, 'Every vote counts,' and his side says, 'It's over, why doesn't she admit it?'' Maisel said. 'In fact, it isn't over, and there have been lots of cases in the past when every vote didn't count.'
http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=9cee67a7-38c0-46d...
Helping girls to master the media
Repaying campaign debt hard for losing side
Senator Clinton, deep in debt, may be able to expect support from Senator Obama. "'It's not atypical for a winning candidate to assist financially in relieving some of the opposing campaign's debt,' said Anthony Corrado, a campaign-finance expert at Colby College in Maine who is not affiliated with a campaign. 'I would expect Sen. Obama to extend support.'"
http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-05-14-campaign-debt_N.htm
For additional Corrado commentary, see:
Politico.com, May 15
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GOP can't rely on money advantage now"
Wall Street Journal, May 13
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Carrying Fight Into Convention Can Bruise Party in November"
Boston Globe, May 13
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Finance law may keep Clinton in"
National Public Radio, May 8
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Clinton Stretches Her Dollars as Race Stretches On"
Bloomberg News, May 11
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Clinton Deadline Looms for Recouping $11 Million Personal Loan"
Paternalistic politicians out to kill valid loan options with payday lending limits
May 6
Sun-Sentinel (South Florida)
Young voters poised to flex voting muscle
Colby women stun Middlebury in semis
"The Colby College women's lacrosse team earned an historic upset, handing Middlebury College its first-ever New England Small College Athletic Conference playoff defeat, 10-8, on Saturday." The team won the program's first-ever NESCAC championship with a subsequent win over Trinity College and will take on Eastern Connecticut on May 7 in the first round of the NCAA national tournament.
http://morningsentinel.mainetoday.com/sports/stories/5027916.html