Articles filed under Political Figures
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McCain to entertain possible veepsMay 20, 2008 11:00 pm - CLEVELAND -- The Memorial Day guest list at Sen. John McCain's Arizona home runs to at least three Republicans mentioned as vice presidential running mates, but a top ai...
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Electoral College a brilliant conceptMay 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Kevin Martin (Fence Post, Saturday) informs us that he read with amusement my response to his view of the Electoral College. It is always gratifying to bring a note of c...
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It's still not over, or is it?May 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Is it over? It is if you listen to Sen. Barack Obama's camp, which two weeks ago predicted Tuesday's Oregon and Kentucky primaries would give him a majority of pledged c...
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Obama opposes rail dealMay 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Add Illinois senator and presidential hopeful Barack Obama to those opposing Canadian National's plan to buy the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co. In a letter to Barri...
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Clinton shows future presidential stuff in her refusal to quit the raceMay 19, 2008 11:00 pm - The New York Times recently ran down the list of women who might someday become the nation's first female president. Out of both courtesy and caution, it included Hillar...
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McCain hammers Obama on national securityMay 19, 2008 11:00 pm - MIAMI -- Republican John McCain, speaking to a raucous crowd on Cuba's independence day, hammered Democrat Barack Obama for saying he would meet with President Raul Cast...
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Oregon, Kentucky primaries latest to shape raceMay 19, 2008 11:00 pm - LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Barack Obama competed with Hillary Rodham Clinton in Kentucky and Oregon primaries on Tuesday, the latest contests in a historic Democratic presidenti...
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A week after primary, Byrd backs ObamaMay 19, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Sen. Robert C. Byrd, a former member of the Ku Klux Klan and a one-time opponent of civil rights legislation, endorsed Barack Obama for the Democratic pres...
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Ex-Army chaplain cleared in Gitmo spy case is Obama delegateMay 19, 2008 11:00 pm - OLYMPIA, Wash. -- A former Army chaplain at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, who was cleared of spy accusations will be a delegate to the Democratic National Convention. Former Cap...
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McCain blasts Obama in his hometownMay 19, 2008 11:00 pm - John McCain took his presidential campaign to Barack Obama's home turf with a vengeance Monday, labeling the Democratic front-runner reckless on national security. The p...