Chris Dodd for President

Lots to report today, thanks to a limited amount of internet access for yours truly over the weekend. Senator Chris Dodd spent the same weekend in New Hampshire, but the clips are pouring in from all over the country! A quick roundup of the early primary state press: From New Hampshire, the Concord Monitor followed Dodd on his Kitchen Table Campaign. The headline: "Dodd's kitchen table ante is experience." An interview with Dodd made it up to the Huffington Post, courtesy of Matt Browner Hamlin. AP writes that Dodd continued pitching his visionary energy policy (so does the Union Leader) and, according to Campaigns & Elections, promised to restore America's image overseas. Also, Dodd's last trip is still creating buzz at St. Anselm College, where he stopped to chat with students, and he reiterated his support for New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation primary. Finally, Dodd sat down with New Hampshire-based Monday Morning Clacker for an interview, complete with video. James Pindell followed Dodd to Hooksett, where he addressed the World Affairs Council. And ABC's George Stephanopoulos caught up with Dodd and his wife for a segment of "This Week." I'll see if I can find video, but here's the transcript. The Democratic candidates will debate in Orangeburg, South Carolina, this week, and Senator Dodd was profiled by the Times and Democrat in advance. In Nevada, the Pahrump Valley Times is still happy that Dodd was the first presidential candidate to visit the area. Some great pictures here, from the town hall where Mark Waite writes Dodd's positions "drew applause" from the gathered crowd. Meanwhile, Nevada blogger Jack Wood has pictures from the Pahrump event. Dodd was the first candidate to accept an invitation to join Iowa Democrats at their Hall of Fame banquet on June 2, so look forward to that trip. Senator Dodd's proposal to levy a corporate carbon tax (see details on our website) is winning big praise from many in the MSM and the blogosphere. The AP writes it up here and at PlanetSave. The Nashua Telegraph reported on Dodd's plan from the World Affairs Council The Carbon Coalition, Emboldened, Grist, NH2008, Matthew Yglesias, Ezra Klein and Terrapass all write up their thoughts on the Dodd plan. Check out video here. The Hill reports that environmental leader Roger Ballentine called Dodd's the "boldest" proposals he's heard yet. The St. Petersburg Times' Adam Smith says voters should pay attention to Dodd, along with another candidate "two of Washington's most respected leaders on domestic and foreign policy." And in USA Today, Senator Dodd leads Susan Page's look at candidates flying under the radar. Linking to the piece, Genghis Conn says Dodd "may surprise me yet." Today, meanwhile, Dodd will discuss faith and public policy at Boston College with fellow Senator Sam Brownback, Republican of Kansas. Dodd's Restoring the Constitution Act is still reaping good press. The Act, writes JSD, "fixes all the problems" that the Military Commissions Act caused and prevents "this and future presidents from making up their own rules on torture, and make clear that the federal government must comply with the Geneva Conventions, which have been America’s laws for decades. The bill makes clear that the Constitution is the law of the land — and that no president can make up his or her own rules regarding torture and abuse." The ACLU has set up a new website to highlight the importance of Habeas Corpus at FindHabeas.com. And the Irregular Times hails New Mexico Senator Jeff Bingaman for adding his name to Dodd's RCA.