Articles filed under Politics
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Gay rights group urges Obama to cut gospel singer from eventNov 01, 2021 3:35 pm - WASHINGTON -- A gay rights group on Monday urged Barack Obama to cut ties with a gospel singer who it says spreads false information about homosexuality being a choice. ...
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Bad news for Democrats counting on U.S. defeat in IraqNov 01, 2021 3:38 pm - Last week, ABC's Charles Gibson introduced a segment about Iraq on "World News Tonight" with this curious remark: "The news is (pause for effect) that there is no news. ...
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GOP candidates defend their conservatismNov 01, 2021 3:28 pm - ORLANDO, Fla. -- Republican front-runners Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney defended their conservative credentials in the face of pointed attacks from campaign rivals Sunda...
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Obama wants fed official firedNov 01, 2021 3:14 pm - WASHINGTON -- Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama said Friday the head of the Justice Department's voting rights division should be fired for saying voter ID ...
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A bad precedent hereNov 01, 2021 3:11 pm - Arguing that creating a new town is a lot of work seems a bit bizarre when the person making the argument is Patsy Smith, the woman who led incorporation efforts and the...
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A second act, for Gore and his entire generationNov 01, 2021 3:00 pm - Until now, I believed that the smallest unit of time was between the moment the traffic light turned green and the car behind you honked. I was wrong. The shortest unit ...
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Clinton: No coverage for illegal immigrantsNov 01, 2021 3:07 pm - WASHINGTON -- Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton said Thursday that immigrants living in the U.S. illegally would not be covered by her proposed universal health care plan....
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House fails to override Bush's vetoNov 01, 2021 3:04 pm - WASHINGTON -- Chalk up another veto victory for President Bush. The Democratic-controlled House failed on Thursday to override his rejection of a politically popular chi...
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Sales tax hike on Deer Park ballotNov 01, 2021 3:05 pm - Shopping in Deer Park could be getting a bit more expensive. Deer Park village officials will ask voters Feb. 5 to approve a 0.5 percentage-point sales-tax increase, or ...
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Brownback expected to withdraw from the race for the GOP presidential nominationNov 01, 2021 2:54 pm - WASHINGTON -- Republican Sam Brownback, a longshot conservative contender for President, had trouble raising money to compete in the race. He is expected announce his wi...