Clinton-Obama Feud Boils Over at Debate ; Gloves Come Off, Charges Fly in South Carolina

The Record, Bergen County, NJ › January 22, 2008

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MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. A simmering feud between Democrats Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama erupted into charges of distortion and exaggeration in a gloves-off presidential debate Monday, with Clinton accusing him of representing a Chicago slumlord and Obama countering that she was a corporate lawyer for anti-union Wal-Mart.

Even in the superheated atmosphere of their fight for the party's nomination, the statements and exchanges between Clinton and Obama were unusually acrimonious and personal. The debate came as the two campaigns continued to complain about dirty politics and disenfranchisement of voters in Saturday's Nevada caucuses.

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Clinton-Obama Feud Boils Over at Debate ; Gloves Come Off, Charges Fly in South Carolina

As Obama tried to defend his recent comments about Republican ideas and Ronald Reagan, Clinton interrupted and said she has never criticized his remarks on...

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