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Former President Donald Trump injected himself into the House Democratic primary races in New York — making eyebrow-raising endorsements of his one-time impeachment tormentor Dan Goldman and Carolyn Maloney in their respective races. “Lawyer Dan Goldman is running for Congress, NY-10, and it is my great honor to Strongly Endorse him. I do this not because of the fact that he headed up the Impeachment Committee and lost, but because he was honorable, fair, and highly intelligent,” Trump said in a statement released Wednesday on his Truth Social platform. “While it was my honor to beat him, and beat him...

Hillary's Valentine.· To Kerry, the subject of tattles: Although I'm not ready to haggle for bottom or top just save me a spot in 2004 on your saddle. To Edwards, re Kerry, "Don't worry." A heel of Achilles has Kerry, and soon as he falls, my mate would be "Y'all" if you tell me "yes" in a hurry. To Wesley, "my horse" that went lame, it's only yourself you can blame, so when I'm elected your name's been ejected from stalking horse service again. To Howard, the Doctor bereft of manners or skills to be deft. When Kerry has fallen...

Poring over exit-poll data from yesterday's New Hampshire primary, we were especially struck by one fact: John Kerry handily out-polled Howard Dean in every age group--except 18- to 29-year-olds. Dean actually did slightly better than Kerry among the younger voters. But this didn't do Dean much good, for 18- to 29-year-olds made up only 13% of the electorate, vs. 30% for 30- to 45-year-olds and 46% for 45- to 64-year-olds. (We take these numbers from The Wall Street Journal online; link requires subscription and is in PDF format. The Washington Post has a less detailed chart in which some of...

<p>LACONIA, N.H. (AP) — Democratic presidential contender Wesley Clark said Saturday that one reason New Hampshire property taxes are high is the state has no income or general sales tax.</p> <p>"Some of the responsibility for your high property taxes is a function of your state government and leadership in the state," Clark said in response to a question at a morning campaign stop.</p>

<p>DES MOINES, Iowa — The race for the Democratic presidential nomination remains in a statistical dead heat in the vital Iowa caucuses but it has a surprise twist -- Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry (search) has taken the lead, according to the latest tracking poll, released Thursday.</p>

<p>I do not like the Confederate flag. It excludes me, profoundly. And if many good people fought honorably to defend it, I still experience the sight of it as a little racial aggression against me. I imagine that whites feel this way at the sight of Louis Farrakhan--excluded, helpless to ever win his goodwill.</p>