Select2008’s Daily News Fix for 2008-02-29
Clinton’s Efforts on Ethanol Overlap Her Husband’s Interests - New York Times
It was September 2006, and the Clinton Global Initiative had generated commitments to spend billions on ethanol and other alternative fuels. Cast as good works, many were also investments by businessmen hoping for a profit.
Suddenly, a Split in Big Votes Would Do - WSJ.com
Sen. Clinton’s best hope, many party strategists say, may be a split decision. Yet anything short of a double win likely will raise pressure on Sen. Clinton from the Democratic establishment and big donors to clear the field for Sen. Obama.
One challenge is to tally up Obama’s tax cuts and spending increases to see whether they’re matched by tax increases and spending cuts, as he says they are. To skip to the bottom line: Sen. Obama’s probably do.
Obama and Clinton Flush With Cash From February - New York Times
Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton each had a record-breaking month of fund-raising in February, bringing in more than $80 million combined, but with Mr. Obama again far outraising Mrs. Clinton.
For Obama, Taste of What a Long Battle Holds - New York Times
When Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton goes after Senator Barack Obama these days, she presses him on the details of his health care plan, criticizes the wording of his campaign mailings and likens his promise of change to celestial choirs.
Obama Cutting Into Clinton’s Edge Among Superdelegates - New York Times
Senator Barack Obama has made significant inroads among the Democratic superdelegates who will cast a fifth of the votes at the party’s convention, cutting into Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton’s long-held advantage with the group.
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