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A new poll: Franklin &amp;amp; Marshall has Clinton at 46%, Obama at 40%. 
The Philadelphia Inquirer previews the debate. Clinton and Obama “yesterday prepped for tonight's Philadelphia debate as Obama and his backers expressed a desire to get beyond the</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.0 (Build: 60608.1)</generator><item><title>The battle for Pennsylvania</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/04/16/901481.aspx#901501</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:27:16 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:901501</guid><dc:creator>twocanpete</dc:creator><description>&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://twocanpete.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://twocanpete.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br&gt;Of course they want to get beyond his elitist and racist remarks, they always do. Go to my blog to link to the Teddy Kennedy 'ambush interview'.</description></item><item><title>The battle for Pennsylvania</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/04/16/901481.aspx#901535</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:34:13 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:901535</guid><dc:creator>Pat Huntington NY</dc:creator><description>PA will go to McCain in the general election. &amp;nbsp;</description></item><item><title>The battle for Pennsylvania</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/04/16/901481.aspx#901539</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:34:47 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:901539</guid><dc:creator>THE ONLY THING WE'RE BITTER WITH IS THAT THE TRUTH ISN'T BEING TOLD ABOUT OBAMA</dc:creator><description>So Hillary's going back UP in Pa., and Obama is coming down.&lt;br&gt;Couldn't just report that without the other non-sense about &amp;quot;Hillary's Polling Problems,&amp;quot; could ya.'&lt;br&gt;No you couldn't. &lt;br&gt;How typical of a main stream media that has allowed Obama and his supporters to walk all over them, while attacking Hillary over stupid things like tax returns that show no wrongdoing whatsoever.&lt;br&gt;How about reporting on the Rezko scandal? How about doing some research into WHO or WHAT enabled Obama to buy a house in Kentwood Illinois that he couldn't afford? How about looking into reports that an Iraqi financeer with a criminal record financed that land deal?&lt;br&gt;But NOOOOOOOOOOOO, you don't want to do an REAL investigative reporting, do you? Besides, cutting into Obama would be against the eliteist's code of ethics, wouldn't it? You can't hammer one of your own can you?&lt;br&gt;Oh well, I guess it's an eliteist thing, we wouldn't understand, would we?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>The battle for Pennsylvania</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/04/16/901481.aspx#901540</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:34:55 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:901540</guid><dc:creator>Up to you PA</dc:creator><description>Bring it on! Obama needs to “close the deal” tonight. The reason he is increasing in his polls is because he has taken a stand. I know that the High Road is in his nature and beliefs… but Clinton doesn’t talk that language! The only way to do that is to come out swinging. He needs to “call her out” on her attacks and her “typical politics”. He should also push her buttons a little to show the American people the 9 different personalities she has.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;No more Mr. Nice guy!&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>The battle for Pennsylvania</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/04/16/901481.aspx#901574</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:43:10 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:901574</guid><dc:creator>Sudhir Trivedi</dc:creator><description>Is there a tabulation of all these major pollsters and their prognostications in weeks before primaries compared to the results in Iowa,NH,CA,Tx.Ohio??&lt;br&gt;It is easy to try and sway public opinion by predictions that are flawed.It would be a true journalistic endevour to get this before PA primaries.</description></item><item><title>The battle for Pennsylvania</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/04/16/901481.aspx#901594</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:46:38 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:901594</guid><dc:creator>Lisa in working class New Britain, CT   YES WE CAN!</dc:creator><description>I guess every State needs a debate now :) &amp;nbsp;Geez, how DID we ever decide to vote in CT, not having a debate...&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Did the former NJ resident, at least live in a small town, was it poor or was it one of NJ's affluent burbs. &amp;nbsp;Inquiring minds want to know.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Hey, if the Obama campaign wants me to go on camera for him, I will. &amp;nbsp;And I'm sure there's a few other supporters with me on that (if we want to go down that route). &amp;nbsp;And I really do live in a working class town!</description></item><item><title>The battle for Pennsylvania</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/04/16/901481.aspx#901614</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:50:45 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:901614</guid><dc:creator>BL, Cincinnati OH</dc:creator><description>I'm getting sick of every state that whines that there should be a debate in their state. &amp;nbsp;They could film every debate in Hollywood and you wouldn't know the difference. &amp;nbsp;They are debating for the 21st time this week, we don't need ANOTHER one next week just so it's in NC. &amp;nbsp;What's next? &amp;nbsp;50 debates. &amp;nbsp;Give me a break already.&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>The battle for Pennsylvania</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/04/16/901481.aspx#901616</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:50:52 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:901616</guid><dc:creator>HP Boston</dc:creator><description>Let the stutter and stammer begin.&lt;br&gt;The weak Obama who can never win the GE is easy pickings for the repukes.&lt;br&gt;Hope and change are bitter words, words the dems will choke on if BO is the stink in the GE. </description></item><item><title>The battle for Pennsylvania</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/04/16/901481.aspx#901631</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:53:25 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:901631</guid><dc:creator>jerry/corpus christi texas</dc:creator><description>Obama is whipping The Clinton's pretty good in North Carolina. &amp;nbsp;I don't see a debate there doing him any good and a waste of time. &amp;nbsp;Everybody knows what a liar and a farce The Clinton's are. &amp;nbsp;We don't need that on television.</description></item><item><title>The battle for Pennsylvania</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/04/16/901481.aspx#901654</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:56:59 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:901654</guid><dc:creator>John, NC</dc:creator><description>I agree with Editor Schribman, it's probably been really good for the candidates to have to go to each and every state. &amp;nbsp;We might get a better president for it and better overall national policy.</description></item><item><title>The battle for Pennsylvania</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/04/16/901481.aspx#901678</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:02:13 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:901678</guid><dc:creator>donna, pgh., pa.</dc:creator><description>So, we have fact-checked Hillary's offendeds in her Pa. add, and found one of them to be bogus. HUMPH.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I hope Barack leaves her looking as consumed by guile in the debates, as we all know she is. Leave no doubt Senator Obama.</description></item><item><title>The battle for Pennsylvania</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/04/16/901481.aspx#901689</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:05:45 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:901689</guid><dc:creator>bill, okla</dc:creator><description>It was one thing to see the debates before it was down to two; it's certainly another now. &amp;nbsp;Having Hillary Clinton in a position to consume 50% or more of the time given an event is just too much for me. &amp;nbsp;</description></item><item><title>The battle for Pennsylvania</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/04/16/901481.aspx#901696</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:06:52 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:901696</guid><dc:creator>Allen, Lubbock</dc:creator><description>all you Obama haters please stop whining. The public is not siding with you BECAUSE your candidate is negative. The Media has blasted obama for 5 straight days about the bitter comment to no avail. So the old whine and blame the media ploy is useless.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Plus they hammered him on Rev. wright for 3 to 4 weeks and he still in the lead. NAME ONE controversy that Hillery has been in that lasted longer than a week....I'm waiting...just as i thought...NONE!!&lt;br&gt;Hillary and her campaign are in shambles because of themselves.&lt;br&gt;Stop blaming obama for everything and the MSM for the rest of it. Obama hasn't done it! he keeps campaigning its called discipline, hillary should get some!</description></item><item><title>The battle for Pennsylvania</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/04/16/901481.aspx#901701</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:08:01 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:901701</guid><dc:creator>L MIAMI,  FLORIDA</dc:creator><description>DOMENICO, I HEARD THAT THE PREZ OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,= TOM CURLEY &amp;nbsp;IS AN OBAMA SUPPORTER. IS THAT THE REASON WHY TOM CURLEY IS COVERING UP OBAMA'S SCANDALS . THIS IS WHAT I HAVE &amp;nbsp;SAY ABOUT IT= ===FIRE =TOM CURLEY= FOR SUPPRESSING THE FREEDOM OF THE PRESS.</description></item><item><title>The battle for Pennsylvania</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/04/16/901481.aspx#901704</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:08:14 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:901704</guid><dc:creator>Allen</dc:creator><description>Uh oh. One of those outraged by Obama’s comments in Hillary Clinton’s TV new ad is actually registered to vote in New Jersey, although he just moved to Bethlehem. “He said he has been volunteering for the campaign in recent weeks, handing out literature and making phone calls. He said the campaign approached him about appearing in the ad, which was filmed in Bethlehem, a city of about 72,000 residents in eastern Pennsylvania where Bethlehem Steel once stood tall. ‘They gave me no script,’ he said.” &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Typical clinton...this guy isn't even from penn and he is now an expert on small towns??</description></item><item><title>The battle for Pennsylvania</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/04/16/901481.aspx#901707</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:08:52 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:901707</guid><dc:creator>Stewart Lowery    Charlotte, NC</dc:creator><description>So, someone on Hillary Clinton's commercial about Obama's bitter remarks actually is registered to vote in New Jersey, just moved to Pennsylvania AND is a volunteer on her campaign. &amp;nbsp;Well now, that is a real unbiased rural voter who was instantly outraged at Obama's comments. &amp;nbsp;What a joke!!!</description></item><item><title>The battle for Pennsylvania</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/04/16/901481.aspx#901708</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:09:02 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:901708</guid><dc:creator>jesse     St.Paul Minnesota</dc:creator><description>The people of Pennsylvania should be worried about where all there jobs went,same as the people of Mich,Ohio,Indania,Illinois.With the loss of all the Manufacturing jobs I would think that all these folks would be &amp;quot;a little bitter,a little pissed,a little upset, call it what you want,but know for sure who is behind the loss of most of these jobs.NAFTA! Where are alot of the automobile jobs at, Mexico,The steel jobs China,Japan,The factory job you had got to be to expensive,wages to high,medical cost to high,Unions wanting fair wages for there workers,and protection from greedy owners who tried to cut your benefits.NAFTA open that door for them to excape to more profit.I don't have to tell you who was behind NAFTA.And now they want to snuggle up next to you and tell you that they are your friend and will do everything to help you.I hope you are not holding your breath</description></item><item><title>The battle for Pennsylvania</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/04/16/901481.aspx#901721</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:11:19 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:901721</guid><dc:creator>Up 2 U PA</dc:creator><description>&amp;quot;THE ONLY THING WE'RE BITTER WITH IS THAT THE TRUTH ISN'T BEING TOLD ABOUT OBAMA&amp;quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;You need a reality check... the media hides stuff on BOTH sides! Put this in your pipe and smoke it!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://hillarytruth.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://hillarytruth.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>The battle for Pennsylvania</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/04/16/901481.aspx#901731</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:12:48 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:901731</guid><dc:creator>GDI in Michigan</dc:creator><description>BL that would be 48 debates. Florida and Michigan dont get one.</description></item><item><title>The battle for Pennsylvania</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/04/16/901481.aspx#901741</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:14:41 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:901741</guid><dc:creator>christian</dc:creator><description>twocanpete,&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;please SHUT UP and stop spamming these blogs. &amp;nbsp;NO ONE cares about your stupid blog (obviously b/c why else would you need to spam in order to get people to visit)! &amp;nbsp;go to some mainstream Hillary sites or something since you clearly wish you could wipe her a$$ for her</description></item><item><title>The battle for Pennsylvania</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/04/16/901481.aspx#901744</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:15:01 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:901744</guid><dc:creator>Tired of the lies and BS</dc:creator><description>Obama needs to take the gloves off tonight and punch Hillary in the head. &amp;nbsp;He needs to hit her on her lies, her lack of and embelished experience, her and Bill getting rich of the trade deals, etc... &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Clinton's make me sick. </description></item><item><title>The battle for Pennsylvania</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/04/16/901481.aspx#901766</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:19:12 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:901766</guid><dc:creator>garyd, amherst, nh</dc:creator><description>The fog is lifting...the smoke is clearing....the mirrors are cracking....It is good to see that people are seeing the reality of who Hillary Clinton is. &amp;nbsp;It is good that people can refrain from pulling the lever for a woman candidate even when they've waited all their lives for a woman president. It just has to be right and Hillary is not right. I sense that the majority of Democrats are now ready to send the whining, coniving Hillary to bed. &amp;nbsp;You know, it's not really that Obama is the greatest choice...I don't knoe the answer to that as yet .... but I do know that Hillary would be a terrible choice. &amp;nbsp;The country is facing hard times and perhaps harder times to come. We don't need a president whose persona dictates that her interests comes before those of the people. I don't know if Obama is the best choice...but I think he probably is a better choice than McCain. &amp;nbsp;We need to clear the field to these two candidates so that America can decide....and this needs to happen soon.</description></item><item><title>The battle for Pennsylvania</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/04/16/901481.aspx#901772</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:20:21 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:901772</guid><dc:creator>Margaret, Columbus, Ohio</dc:creator><description>&amp;quot;$3 million of time, breaking the Pennsylvania record he set last week. About 60 percent of the money is going for ads in the Philadelphia market. &amp;quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Excellent. &amp;nbsp;There have been reports coming out of Pennsylvania for a week now about 'ad fatigue' and how it works against a candidate. &amp;nbsp;Also hearing reports how people want to see ads about issues and his ads are often about him.</description></item><item><title>The battle for Pennsylvania</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/04/16/901481.aspx#901773</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:20:22 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:901773</guid><dc:creator>Brother Odd</dc:creator><description>Obama can't even speak if its not scripted. It is a time when we need a very talented and strong president to fix bush'e mess. We don't need a stutter tongue, weak community organizer. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Oh well, if nominated he can't win the GE anyway.</description></item><item><title>The battle for Pennsylvania</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/04/16/901481.aspx#901776</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:20:39 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:901776</guid><dc:creator>Margaret, Columbus, Ohio</dc:creator><description>&amp;quot;$3 million of time, breaking the Pennsylvania record he set last week. About 60 percent of the money is going for ads in the Philadelphia market. &amp;quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Excellent. &amp;nbsp;There have been reports coming out of Pennsylvania for a week now about 'ad fatigue' and how it works against a candidate. &amp;nbsp;Also hearing reports how people want to see ads about issues and his ads are often about him.</description></item><item><title>The battle for Pennsylvania</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/04/16/901481.aspx#901785</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:21:56 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:901785</guid><dc:creator>UC Davis</dc:creator><description>Debate in NC = Free Air Time&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I guess the TV stations in North Carolina wouldn't accept Clinton Campaign IOUs.</description></item><item><title>The battle for Pennsylvania</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/04/16/901481.aspx#901791</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:22:58 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:901791</guid><dc:creator>Stacey, Houston, Texas</dc:creator><description>First Read: &amp;quot;Uh oh. One of those outraged by Obama’s comments in Hillary Clinton’s TV new ad is actually registered to vote in New Jersey, although he just moved to Bethlehem. “He said he has been volunteering for the campaign in recent weeks, handing out literature and making phone calls. He said the campaign approached him about appearing in the ad, which was filmed in Bethlehem, a city of about 72,000 residents in eastern Pennsylvania where Bethlehem Steel once stood tall. ‘They gave me no script,’ he said.” &amp;quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;WHY IS THIS NOT IT'S OWN STORY, FIRST READ????</description></item><item><title>The battle for Pennsylvania</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/04/16/901481.aspx#904788</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 01:05:39 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:904788</guid><dc:creator>Olivia Shaw, Phila., PA</dc:creator><description>This debate is a media joke!!!!! &amp;nbsp; The major issues are those the media would like to put in the Foreground. &amp;nbsp;WHAT ABOUT HEALTH CARE ISSUES?? &amp;nbsp;WHAT ABOUT THE ECONOMY????? &amp;nbsp;WHAT ABOUT THE HORRIBLE ILLEGAL WAR KILLING OUR YOUNG MEN!!!!! &amp;nbsp;I am absolutely first disgusted with the QUESTIONS posed as important to the PA people. &amp;nbsp;I don't care about Obamas's pastor, Hillary's mistaken Bosnia comments or the wearing of a symbol. &amp;nbsp;WHO DECIDED ON THESE INSIGNIFICANT &amp;nbsp;QUESTIONS INTENTIONALLY POSED TO PUT ANOTHER REPUBLICAN IN OFFICE and throw the American people off guard??? &amp;nbsp;</description></item></channel></rss>