Articles filed under Political Figures
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Editorials show Herald's hypocrisyAug 31, 2008 11:00 pm - It seems odd that the editorial board of the Daily Herald would provide an open letter to Barack Obama on Aug. 28 asking him to tell us, with specifics, "how will you ge...
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Palin pregnancy, legal troubles sap McCain thunderAug 31, 2008 11:00 pm - ST. PAUL, Minnesota -- John McCain's running mate, Sarah Palin, said Monday her 17-year-old unmarried daughter was five months pregnant, the latest in a string of disclo...
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Just one Illinois Republican at the convention podiumAug 31, 2008 11:00 pm - To look at the speaking list for the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, one might think the Illinois GOP couldn't make the show. U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk of Highland...
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McCain on same road as SchwarzeneggerAug 31, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - If John McCain becomes president, he will be confronted by a Congress with significantly larger Democratic majorities than today's - majorities furious abou...
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McCain orders convention curtailed for GustavAug 31, 2008 11:00 pm - ST. PAUL, Minn. -- John McCain tore up the script for his Republican National Convention on Sunday, casting himself as above politics as Hurricane Gustav churned toward ...
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Questions we need to ask Sen. McCainAug 30, 2008 11:00 pm - In your "open letter" editorial to Sen. Obama of Aug. 28, you challenge him to explain how he will address important matters facing America today - problems initiated or...
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Illinois convention delegates offer diversity of political experienceAug 30, 2008 11:00 pm - ST. PAUL - Who are these folks you will see on your TV screens the next four days, the ones packed like so many sardines onto the convention center floor, holding aloft ...
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What McCain's pick of Palin meansAug 30, 2008 11:00 pm - John McCain's choice of Sarah Palin as his vice presidential candidate is a transparent, cynical, and desperate effort to appeal to disappointed Hillary Clinton voters a...
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Is it a candidate separated at birth?Aug 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Memo to Sen. McCain: Hey. C'mon, Sen. McCain. That's not a governor of Alaska. That's Tina Fey in a thin disguise. Talk about desperation. Ha. We're onto you. You'll ne...
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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...