Hillary rally backers at training sess. SNL, Nicholson & Obama makes only stop in RI, slams rival

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Hillary rally backers at training sess. SNL, Nicholson & Obama makes only stop in RI, slams rival

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Clinton focuses on turnout in key states

By MIKE GLOVER, Associated Press Writer Sat Mar 1, 4:52 PM ET

SAN ANTONIO - Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton turned her attention Saturday to the mechanics of delivering voters to the polls in a round of primaries Tuesday that could hold the key to the future of her presidential ambitions.

Clinton also sharpened her criticism of rival Barack Obama, hoping to give her backers a jolt of energy.

"His entire campaign is based on a speech he gave at an anti-war rally in 2002," Clinton told reporters aboard her campaign plane as she flew between events in San Antonio and Fort Worth, Texas. "The speech was not followed up by action, which is part of a pattern that we have seen repeatedly."

It was the second day she has made national security the focus of her closing argument to voters, seeking to portray Obama as inexperienced and untested.

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She opened her weekend by rallying backers at a training session aimed at preparing activists for the incredibly complex primary system, widely known as the "Texas two-step." Two-thirds of the delegates at stake in Texas will be picked during a traditional primary. That's followed Tuesday night by a round of caucuses in the state's 8,000 precincts where the other third will be allocated.
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Clinton planned to kick off an "88 counties in 88 hours" bus marathon through Ohio beginning Saturday night and stretching into Monday morning.

Speaking with reporters, Clinton said she'll continue to hammer on the distinctions she's drawn with Obama on national security.

"It's a defining issue and it's one that the voters of Texas and America deserve to think about," said Clinton.

Obama has accused her of trying to scare voters. Her campaign began airing a commercial a TV ad Friday that asks voters who they want to answer the phone in the middle of the night at the White House when there's a national security emergency somewhere in the world.

But Clinton said presidential candidates must assure voters they understand security issues, particularly in a campaign against Republican nominee-in-waiting John McCain, a former prisoner of war.

"I think it would be really a disservice to voters not to raise national security in this campaign in a way that focuses the attention of voters," said Clinton.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080302/ap_on_el_pr/clinton_snl;_ylt=AvREw4Ay_lNnPLHMA_z48lph24cA

Clinton takes break for 'SNL'

1 hour, 27 minutes ago

NEW YORK -,,,,,,,,,,,,

This weekend's episode opened with a similar sketch recreating Tuesday's debate. It portrayed NBC anchors Brian Williams and Tim Russert asking Clinton, played by Amy Poehler, tough questions while serving softballs to Obama.

Then the real Clinton appeared onscreen with an "editorial response."

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When Poehler asked her how the campaign was going, Clinton responded: "The campaign is going very well. Very, very well. Why, what have you heard?"

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Clinton is scheduled to appear on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" on Monday. Last Thursday, she was featured in a brief comedy segment on CBS' "Late Show with David Letterman."

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Nicholson films make case for Clinton

By JOHN ROGERS, Associated Press Writer 38 minutes ago

LOS ANGELES -.........
Nicholson, who is backing Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton for president, took his endorsement to the Internet on Saturday with a humorous collection of clips that put his support into the mouths of his most film famous characters.

"And now folks, it's time for who do you trust. Hubba, hubba, hubba. Money, money, money," Nicholson, as The Joker, asks his audience in the video titled "Jack and Hill."

Then he goes on to make it clear he puts his in Clinton. He also makes it clear he isn't happy with the current administration.

"Things could be better, Lloyd. Things could be a whole lot better," Nicholson, as frustrated writer Jack Torrance, tells Lloyd the bartender in "The Shining." In the movie, Nicholson's character then goes on a murderous rampage. In the video, a message flashes onscreen saying Clinton "has a plan to deal with the nearly 47 million Americans without health care."

She will also end the Iraq war and restore America's credibility abroad, the video says after Nicholson, as angry Col. Nathan Jessep in "A Few Good Men," shouts, "Maybe we as officers have a responsibility to this country to see that the men and women charged with its security are trained professionals."

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It was done without the Clinton campaign's endorsement, Robb said.

"They decided to do this as something on their own to assist her campaign," he said.

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OH� AND ONE STORY OF OBAMA:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080302/ap_on_el_pr/obama_24;_ylt=AjFH3M7PbMk.2JHHR8fPWIBh24cA

Obama makes only stop in RI, slams rival

By TOM RAUM, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 14 minutes ago

PROVIDENCE, R.I.

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Clinton, campaigning in Texas, told reporters, "I know that Senator Obama has been complaining that talking about national security is fear-mongering and I could not disagree more."