Articles filed under Political Figures
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Obama: U.S. needs on backburnerNov 01, 2021 1:23 pm - OTTAWA -- Barack Obama warned Saturday that health care and other domestic needs will be neglected until the Iraq war ends, and he presented himself as the right mix of ...
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Republicans find hope in voters losing faith in DemocratsNov 01, 2021 1:23 pm - The day had been full of ominous warnings. Polls showed the Republicans on the losing side of almost every issue and the 2008 presidential race -- and now they're forced...
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Hillary Clinton isn't a DemocratNov 01, 2021 1:21 pm - Sen. Hillary Clinton, a Democrat, is running for president. God help the Democrats and the Democratic Party. Hillary grew up in an upper middle class neighborhood in a m...
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Clinton increases national lead, but Iowa likes ObamaNov 01, 2021 1:22 pm - NEW YORK -- Hillary Rodham Clinton has strengthened her position as the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination. But her strong showing nationally belies...
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OK, here we go: Fifteen questions for Barack ObamaNov 01, 2021 1:03 pm - Is it audacious to hope for more clarity from Barack Obama? Here are 15 questions for him: You advocate leaving in Iraq "some" U.S. forces for three missions -- fighting...
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Clinton expects override of vetoNov 01, 2021 1:02 pm - Sen. Hillary Clinton swooped into town Thursday to attend two fundraisers, stopping briefly to chat with reporters about Bush's veto of an initiative to expand health ca...
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Obama stops wearing flag pin, says he'll show patriotism in ideasNov 01, 2021 12:59 pm - WATERLOO, Iowa -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama says he no longer wears an American flag lapel pin because it has become a substitute for "true patrioti...
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Obama says rivals trying to rewrite historyNov 01, 2021 12:44 pm - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama tried Tuesday to distinguish his views on Iraq from other Democratic candidates, especially front-runner Hillary Clinton b...
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Clinton health care plan would be a big government disasterNov 01, 2021 12:36 pm - In her latest plan to transform the American health care system, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton invokes a word she usually reserves for abortion: choi...
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Obama reports $19 million raised over summerNov 01, 2021 12:38 pm - WASHINGTON -- Barack Obama raised more than $19 million this summer for the presidential primaries, holding his lead for now in the race for campaign cash though still t...