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February 8, 2008 9:21 AM

Obama, Clinton Visit Washington State

By
Maria Gavrilovic
Topics
Campaign '08
(CBS)
From CBS News' Maria Gavrilovic:

SEATTLE -- Barack Obama and his wife Michelle will campaign in the state with the biggest delegate prize in tomorrow's contests: Washington State.

Obama expects to do well in the caucuses here because of his ground operation and because of key endorsements. He's been endorsed by Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels and former Seattle Mayor Norm Rice. Washington's largest labor union, SEIU, which represents over 100,000 workers, has also endorsed Obama.

On the other hand, Hillary Clinton, who is also campaigning in Washington state today, has received the endorsements of Sens. Maria Cantwell and Patty Murry, D-Wash. and former Gov. Gary Locke.

Current Gov. Chris Gregoire has said she will endorse before Washington's caucuses, so look for that announcement very soon.

Obama will tour the McKinstry Company in the morning before hosting a rally in Seattle. Michelle Obama will host a rally in Spokane.

Last night, after Hillary Clinton's campaign urged Obama to participate in a debate a week between now and the March 4 primaries in Ohio, Texas, Rhode Island and Vermont, Obama's camp announced they will participate in two at the end of the month: one in Ohio and Texas. Clinton's folks said she had accepted debates before Tuesday's primaries in D.C., Virginia and Maryland but those were not Obama's list.

Earlier in the day, he explained why he was reluctant to commit to a debate a week saying, "I've got to spend time with voters. We got seven primaries in seven days. You know, Sen. Clinton's better known in a lot of these states. I've got to do more work on the ground. But we'll have more debates."

In addition to Washington State, Democrats will vote or caucus in Louisiana and Nebraska tomorrow, Maine on Sunday and D.C., Virginia and Maryland on Tuesday.


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by rn_ragan February 8, 2008 4:20 PM EST
I find it just to convenient that all the question s are on Hillary ? I know that the questions are from the Barack Obama camp just by the way the questions are asked.
They aren%u2019t about him, and his Gun control the most liberal ever taking all rights away from us gun owners, and have you ever listened to a good pastor well here he is the guy on tv telling you just what you want to hear.
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by rn_ragan February 8, 2008 4:20 PM EST
I find it just to convenient that all the question s are on Hillary ? I know that the questions are from the Barack Obama camp just by the way the questions are asked.
They aren%u2019t about him, and his Gun control the most liberal ever taking all rights away from us gun owners, and have you ever listened to a good pastor well here he is the guy on tv telling you just what you want to hear.
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by bluefusion2 February 8, 2008 4:12 PM EST
If you think that having health insurance through your job means you won''t have to pay Hilary''s mandatory health insurance premiums - think again! According to a September 18 Associated Press article, Clinton said in an interview with the AP: "... she could envision a day when ''you have to show proof to your employer that you''re insured as a part of the job interview -- like when your kid goes to school and has to show proof of vaccination,'' but said such details would be worked out through negotiations with Congress." Go Obama!

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/politics/20070918-0856-clinton-apinterview.html
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by rvvv1 February 8, 2008 3:02 PM EST
The Truth about Hillary Clinton

- has refused to disclose tax returns until after the nomination yet touts campaign transparency
- has refused to disclose documents outlining her activity as first lady even though she counts her 8 years in the white house as part of her "35 years of experience"
- has raised more money from special interest groups than any candidate (including republicans) yet says she will somehow revamp the role special interest groups play in washington
- voted for the iraq war and then said she would pull out of the war and blames bush.
- she voted for a 2001 bankruptcy bill that hurt working class people and yet said in a debate she hoped "it wouldn''t pass". A classic example of special interest paybacks
- she claims members of the National Guard and military Reserve didn''t have health insurance until she and a GOP colleague took action. In fact, active-duty Guard and Reserve troops already were covered by federal insurance, and four out of five non-active-duty guardsmen and reservists already were covered by their civilian employers or other sources

My question for Hillary supporters...how long can you blame conservative conspiracies for Clinton unethical behavior?

McCain and Obama are much better candidates....seek the truth.
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by rvvv1 February 8, 2008 3:01 PM EST
The Truth about Hillary Clinton

- has refused to disclose tax returns until after the nomination yet touts campaign transparency
- has refused to disclose documents outlining her activity as first lady even though she counts her 8 years in the white house as part of her "35 years of experience"
- has raised more money from special interest groups than any candidate (including republicans) yet says she will somehow revamp the role special interest groups play in washington
- voted for the iraq war and then said she would pull out of the war and blames bush.
- she voted for a 2001 bankruptcy bill that hurt working class people and yet said in a debate she hoped "it wouldn''t pass". A classic example of special interest paybacks
- she claims members of the National Guard and military Reserve didn''t have health insurance until she and a GOP colleague took action. In fact, active-duty Guard and Reserve troops already were covered by federal insurance, and four out of five non-active-duty guardsmen and reservists already were covered by their civilian employers or other sources

My question for Hillary supporters...how long can you blame conservative conspiracies for Clinton unethical behavior?

McCain and Obama are much better candidates....seek the truth.
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