Subject: '08 Election Daily News Clips - 11/30
From: Andres Moreno <[email-masked]>
To: Andres - DC <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:03:51 -0500

'08 Election Daily News Clips
November 30th, 2007

Candidate Tracking:

8am Thompson: Speech in Manchester, NH
		- Tracking Scheduled
10:45am McCain: Canvasses in N. Myrtle Beach, SC
		- Tracking Scheduled
10:45am Giuliani: Town Hall in Okatie, SC
		- Tracking Scheduled
11:45am Huckabee: Speech in Concord, NH
		- Tracking Scheduled
11:50am McCain: Meet and Greet in N. Myrtle Beach, SC
		- Tracking Scheduled
12:30pm Romney: Town Hall in Cedar Rapids, IA
		- Tracking Scheduled
2pm Huckabee: Appearance in Tilton, NH
		- Tracking Scheduled
2:45pm McCain: Town Hall in Seabrook Island, SC
		- Tracking Scheduled
3pm Giuliani: Town Hall in Boca Raton, Fl
		- Tracking Scheduled
3pm Romney: Appearance in Dubuque, IA
		- Tracking Scheduled
4:45pm Huckabee: Meet and Greet in Bow, NH
		- Tracking Scheduled
7pm Romney: Party in Dubuque, IA
		- Tracking Scheduled
8:30pm Giuliani: Speech in Manchester, NH
		- Tracking Scheduled

News Clips:

Giuliani:
Citing Statistics, Giuliani Misses Time and Again (New York Times  
11/30/07)
In almost every appearance as he campaigns for the Republican  
presidential nomination, Rudolph W. Giuliani cites a fusillade of  
statistics and facts to make his arguments about his successes in  
running New York City and the merits of his views.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/30/us/politics/30truth.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin

Giuliani Ad Paints Dems As Tax Hikers (AP 11/29/07)
Giuliani: "When I became mayor of New York City things were out of  
control. I lowered taxes. I reduced the growth of government. Made  
government more accountable. And New York City boomed. I would do  
these things for America because I know they work. I know that  
reducing taxes produces more revenues. Democrats don't know that. They  
don't believe it. Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, John Edwards, here's  
a promise I assure you they'll keep. They are making the promise to  
raise taxes. The only thing I can tell you in addition to that is  
they'll raise taxes even more than they promise. I'm Rudy Giuliani,  
and I approve this message."
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5h10poUjVUgCKTqtiAG4palFLlvagD8T7IFA80

Fact Check: Giuliani and Immigration (AP 11/29/07)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rudy Giuliani, under fire for protecting illegal  
immigrants as mayor, insists that New York was not a refuge for people  
in the U.S. illegally. "New York City was not a sanctuary city,"  
Giuliani said — twice — during Wednesday night's GOP presidential  
debate.
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5ifTMR6NRU3pVFYRAxRyLG3wCjjVwD8T7IN3O0

Giuliani uses Mass. surrogates to attack Romney (Boston Globe 11/29/07)
Rudy Giuliani's campaign yesterday opened a new front behind enemy  
lines - local surrogates for the former New York mayor took the  
increasingly bitter fight with Republican presidential rival Mitt  
Romney to the steps of the Massachusetts State House.
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2007/11/29/giuliani_uses_mass_surrogates_to_attack_romney/

Rudy: "Debate Day Dirty Trick" (CBS News 11/29/07)
(CBS) Was it routine expenses, or is an apparent skeleton in Rudy  
Giuliani’s closet really coming out to haunt him? CBS News anchor  
Katie Couric sat down with the national frontrunner for the Republican  
presidential nomination Thursday.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/11/29/eveningnews/main3556470.shtml

Romney:
Tough talk takes root (Boston Globe 11/30/07)
People who accuse Mitt Romney of political inconsistency can cite many  
examples, but immigration isn't one of them. He's only gotten more  
strident.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/11/30/tough_talk_takes_root/

Clinton, Romney capture notable endorsements (Boston Globe 11/30/07)
Hillary Clinton and Mitt Romney each picked up high-profile  
endorsements yesterday.
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2007/11/30/clinton_romney_capture_notable_endorsements/

Romney Ad Touts Hands-On Leader (AP 11/29/07)
Announcer: "It's an election like no other. An enemy lurks waiting to  
strike. Our mainstreet economy is competing with mainland China. Legal  
versus illegal doesn't seem to matter. Basic values like marriage are  
suddenly open to debate. For these challenges, ordinary isn't good  
enough. We need the leader who gets the big stuff done. Take charge,  
demand results, no excuses. Mitt Romney: the right experience, the  
right values, the right time."
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iO8ZmhqsEpFJNUo9XrrzOqSA7g3QD8T7FQ9O0

Huckabee Faces First-Direct Mail Attack (ABC News 11/29/07)
Now that Republican Mike Huckabee has surged into contention against  
Mitt Romney in Iowa, he faces his first direct-mail attack. The Romney  
mailer, which was sent to Iowa Republicans, focuses on illegal  
immigration.
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Vote2008/story?id=3933853&page=1

Romney's Kerry Problem (US News 11/29/07)
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has a growing John Kerry  
problem, and last night's CNN/YouTube debate underscored a stark  
reality the former Massachusetts governor faces as he battles for his  
party's nomination.
http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/politics/2007/11/29/romneys-kerry-problem.html

Romney’s Tough Immigration Stance Excludes Cubans: ‘The More The  
Merrier’ (Think Progress 11/29/07)
Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney has tried to portray himself  
as a hard-liner on immigration. During last night’s debate, Romney  
aggressively went after former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani for  
presiding over such a “sanctuary city.” “[W]e should say if you’re  
here illegally, you should not be here,” he said.
http://thinkprogress.org/2007/11/29/romney-immigration-cuba/

Mitt rock-solid in N.H. (Boston Herald 11/29/07)
So here’s how it stacks up for the major candidates in the Jan. 8 New  
Hampshire primary, according to a poll concluded on Tuesday by Suffolk  
University:
http://news.bostonherald.com/news/opinion/op_ed/view.bg?articleid=1047704

Thompson:
Thompson has Valley pit stop (Arizona Republic 11/30/07)
Arizonans - 150 or so of them, anyway - got a close-up of Fred  
Thompson on Thursday as the GOP presidential candidate and former  
senator from Tennessee made his first campaign stop in Arizona.
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/1130thompson1130.html

Thompson: Video Meant to Point Out Rivals' Contradictions(AP 11/29/07)
PHOENIX (AP) _ Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson said  
Thursday that his video questioning the conservative credentials of  
two opponents was meant to highlight policy contradictions in his  
rivals' past.
http://ktar.com/?nid=6&sid=659428

Thompson: Reclaim greatness. Lower taxes. Enforce laws. (Des Moines  
Register 11/29/07)
I believe there are millions of Americans who know our security and  
prosperity are at risk if we don't address the challenges of our time  
- the global threat of terrorism; taxes and spending that will  
bankrupt future generations; and a government that can't get the most  
basic responsibilities right for its citizens.
http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071129/OPINION01/711290368/1036/OPINION

Fred Thompson Challenges Rivals to Low-Key Roundtable Debates (Fox  
News 11/29/07)
Following a debate where GOP presidential candidate Fred Thompson gave  
a lackluster performance, the former Tennessee senator is challenging  
his opponents to meet him for a more personal follow-up — on his terms.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,313762,00.html

Huckabee:
US presidential contender Huckabee broadens horizons (AFP 11/30/07)
WASHINGTON (AFP) — Dark-horse Republican White House hopeful Mike  
Huckabee Thursday set about building a nationwide challenge, after  
shining in another debate and surging in the polls in the lead-off  
voting state of Iowa.
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5giriLyFEp3rySsF_6XZG7iWJQEeA

Success Is Testing the Huckabee Campaign (AP 11/29/07)
WASHINGTON (AP) — The tiny campaign of former Gov. Mike Huckabee is  
growing so swiftly, some have scrambled to buy winter coats so they  
can volunteer for him in Iowa.
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jB892tzOUc1w708xuk49pzfZ3yyQD8T7K8VG0

New SC poll: Obama closes on Clinton, Huckabee 'makes it onto the  
radar' (USA Today 11/29/07)
A new poll suggests the presidential nomination races in South  
Carolina are getting as tight as those in Iowa. The Clemson University  
Palmetto Poll finds many people are still undecided -- including about  
a quarter of Republicans and half of Democrats. Among voters who have  
a favorite:
http://blogs.usatoday.com/onpolitics/2007/11/new-sc-poll-oba.html

Huckabee on religion and the government (MSNBC 11/29/07)
CHRIS MATTHEWS, HOST:  Right now, we go to the man with all the  
momentum, Republican presidential contender Mike Huckabee.  Governor,  
thank you for joining us.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22030906/

Huckabee on religion and the government (MSNBC 11/29/07)
TRANSCRIPT - CHRIS MATTHEWS, HOST:  Right now, we go to the man with  
all the momentum, Republican presidential contender Mike Huckabee.   
Governor, thank you for joining us.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22030906/

McCain:
John McCain Ready To Bring Fighting Spirit To MTV/MySpace Presidential  
Dialogue (MTV.com 11/30/07)
Republican senator talks Iraq, global warming, education in South  
Carolina before facing New Hampshire students (and you) on Monday.
http://think.mtv.com/044FDFFFF0098989A00160098BD00/

Money: McCain needs more, Clinton's handing it out (LA Times 11/30/07)
John McCain's campaign manager, Rick Davis, sent out an almost  
plaintive post-debate e-mail to supporters a few hours ago. Eight men  
stood on that debate stage, he said, "but only one man was a  
president. On issue after issue, John McCain rose above the bickering  
and gave voters straight answers with a winning message, raising the  
level of discourse."
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2007/11/clintonmoney.html

McCain-Huckabee '08 (The Atlantic 11/30/07)
Huckabee's semi-deferral to the McCain position on waterboarding  
offers modest reinforcement for my growing sense that as far as  
electability goes, the two men would make up the strongest general- 
election ticket for the '08 GOP.
http://rossdouthat.theatlantic.com/archives/2007/11/mccainhuckabee.php

MCCAIN REVISITS TORTURE ISSUE (MSNBC 11/29/07)
Although McCain showed his signature dry wit during a press conference  
in St. Petersburg, FL this morning while answering questions about  
last night’s debate, he reserved some serious candor when he revisited  
last night’s discussion between himself and Romney on waterboarding.
http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/11/29/487141.aspx

Welch’s McCain (National Review 11/29/07)
Since at least the 2000 Republican primaries, it has become difficult  
for conservatives to appreciate two things about John McCain. The  
first is that he was for many years considered a mainstream Reagan  
conservative. As late as 1996, McCain was supporting Phil Gramm for  
president over Bob Dole. Something in the late 1990s snapped.
http://article.nationalreview.com/print/?q=MjI0NjBlMDJiOTkxZjA1ZjNjMTc5M2FiY2FhYzg3MmY=

McCain: Japanese Hanged For Waterboarding (AP 11/29/07)
Republican presidential candidate John McCain reminded people Thursday  
that some Japanese were tried and hanged for torturing American  
prisoners during World War II with techniques that included  
waterboarding.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/11/29/politics/main3554687.shtml