Articles filed under Political Figures
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GOP rebuilding in MinnesotaAug 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Illinois Republicans arrive in the Twin Cities today, buoyed by their national party leader's choice of a potentially history-making vice president to counter the buzz o...
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McCain choice of Palin brings St. Paul to lifeAug 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Anyone who thought John McCain had lost his edge should wonder no more. His bold selection Friday of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin rocked the nation. Within minutes, someone f...
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McCain, Palin in Pa.; GOP convention eyes GustavAug 30, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON, Pa. -- John McCain voiced concern for Gulf Coast residents fleeing the path of Hurricane Gustav on Saturday and made plans to visit Mississippi even as he re...
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Palin is inhumane choice by McCainAug 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Alaskan Gov. Sarah Palin is an overly conservative and inhumane choice for Republican vice president. She allowed the controversial and vicious aerial hunting and massac...
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'Where were you when?' history moment at home in 'burbsAug 29, 2008 11:00 pm - A bunch of sleepy suburbanites wake up for work and school Friday morning with a history hangover worthy of telling the grandkids someday. "When I was a kid, my parents ...
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Beyond politics, many blacks see personal hope in Obama campaignAug 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Playing with her 3-year-old granddaughter on a recent summer day, Monique Davis saw that a collection of magazines caught the young girl's eye. On a nearby table rested...
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Time has become biggest Obama foeAug 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Mondale, Dukakis, Gore, Kerry. Is Obama going to be added to this list as yet another weak nominee from the Democrats? If our national elections were held in May or Jun...
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Obama to convention crowd, America: I'll fix WashingtonAug 28, 2008 11:00 pm - DENVER -- Surrounded by an enormous, adoring crowd, Barack Obama promised a clean break from the "broken politics in Washington and the failed policies of George W. Bush...
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McCain taps Alaska governor Sarah Palin for VPAug 28, 2008 11:00 pm - DAYTON, Ohio -- John McCain picked Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, a maverick conservative with less than two years in office, as his vice presidential running mate Friday in a...
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Obama offers us a better futureAug 28, 2008 11:00 pm - I can always usually tell by the tone of letters printed here if someone is a Republican and McCain supporter. The letters are often filled with cynicism, sarcasm and d...