Clinton, Obama offer study in contrast

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080105/ap_po/democrats_new_hampshire



By JIM KUHNHENN, Associated Press Writer 2 minutes ago

MILFORD, N.H. - Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama drew two distinct paths to the White House for raucous New Hampshire Democratic Party activists Friday night: She's tested and ready to stand her ground against Republicans while he's prepared to build a new majority that will put Democrats in power.
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The two messages, delivered a day after the Iowa caucuses that gave Obama a victory and Clinton a stunning third-place finish, received boisterous receptions at the state party's annual fundraising dinner. They also featured the contrasting visions the candidates have not only for political success but for governing as well.

"There are two big questions for voters in New Hampshire," Clinton said. "One is, who will be ready to be president on day one? Second, who can we nominate who will go the distance against the Republicans? I have been on the receiving end of all their incoming fire that they train on Democrats. I'm still here, I'm still standing."


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The future first lady did attend, in her husband's absence, as he was attending a town hall meeting elsewhere in the state.

[Kittycat]

1. Future first lady? Who? and why only quote Clinton? For the sake of record:

Obama countered with a call for a broader political base founded on progressive values.

"If you know who you are, if you know what you believe in, if you know what you are fighting for, then you can afford to listen to folks who don't agree with you, you can afford to reach across the aisle every once in a while," Obama said. "It won't hurt you. You won't be compromised and you will be able to form the majorities that will defeat the special interests and ... win elections."

[Divine Discontent]

4. hi

why only quote Clinton?

It's the start of the article, I put the first 3 paragraphs as always, and attached the link.

[Kittycat]

5. Better to leave it off, than to exclude.

ETA: And before you go down the route that Edwards has been excluded... I agree. True I'm an obama supporter, but I do believe he's been grossly overlooked - and I would support him should he win the nomination. HRC - sorry, I have issues there.

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6. I put the max paragraphs allowed from every story I post

and I don't know about you, and how you post new stories that come out, but I try not to pick them apart, especially since there's a link there to see the rest of the story if interested. But I understand why you feel Obama was slighted, it was unintentional, as I'd much rather have Obama, even with his inexperience to national politics compared to the Senator from NY.

My mom said she's for Obama first, then Edwards, and she has issues about even voting if Clinton wins, and probably won't stand in line for her... to me that's sad for our nation that she could be our nominee and the excitement about her isn't that big from what I've seen in public, and online. I know there's big Clinton backers, but they're short in numbers compared to Edwards backers on DU, and Obama backers everywhere it seems he goes.

[aquart]

2. Mrs. Edwards was there?

[Divine Discontent]

3. yes, aquart

she made herself available for reporters afterwards.