The biggest story of the week was the one about Hillary Clinton's primary wins in Ohio and Texas (55 to 43 in Ohio, 51 to 47 in Texas) Tuesday against Barack Obama. At a crucial time, when Clinton's campaign seemed dwarfed by Obama's 11-contest, 29-day winning streak, the New York Senator pulled through with die-hard confidence. One of her advisers called her "hell bent"when describing her determination to refrain from withdrawal from the race if she hadn't won Texas. Really, if Clinton had not won Texas, Obama would have too many wins and it would have been fruitless for the former first lady to continue. As stated in the article, it could be Clinton's clever call-outs on Obama's record on national security and his positions on NAFTA. Though Clinton may speak the truth, or at least possess the strength to to do some serious digging, Obama is not in even slightly discouraged. With advisers commenting that a Clinton success would be "impossible" with Obama's 100-plus delegate lead, and his own assertion that he is on his "way to winning this nomination", Obama fuels his campaign strategies of using his popularity as proof that he is better suited for the candidacy. Push may come to shove, but Clinton has already planned rallies in Pennsylvania. for Thursday.
This story has enormous prominence-- it is a matter of the neck-and-neck race between the two presidential Democratic candidates. Timeliness is essential; voting results have been awaited with bated breath. The article was even written before midnight Tuesday. (Newsday, 3/5/08, p. A4)
My opinion of the best story of the week, keeping in the vein of the Hillary-success, was the one about Hillary's "conquest and survival" in question of the fuel that's burning her political power. I think it's brilliant that someone would write an article about what it means to be a winner versus merely a survivor, hanging by a thread (or, as the author put it, "there's Vince Lombardi, and then there's Gloria Gaynor"). He addresses the question of what a survivor's win will mean to the Democrats: if there's a sparse win of delegates, will the candidate have the support he or she needs to win the general election? "She survived... she survived" lists the author all the ways in which Hillary made it to the next round merely by acts of desperation. Clearly not a Hillary fan, the author adds the perfect little sour punch to the Clinton celebration. (Newsday, 3/5/08, p. A3)
Donald Trump planned to sue New York state for rejecting his Jones Beach restaurant idea .(Newsday, 3/5/08, p. A6, A7)... State auditors investigated Nassau Country BOCES vocational program and discovered that employees were reaping million of dollars for themselves in transportation and goods and services (Newsday, 3/4/08, p. A2, A3)... On Long Island, a cab driver was accused of concocting a story that he rescued a baby girl when he really planned to dump her. (Newsday, 3/2/08, p. A7)... A Greenlawn teenager drowned in a pool while training to become a Navy Seal. (Newsday, 2/29/08, p. A3)... New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced he would not run for candidacy. (Newsday, 2/28/08, p. A4)...
