Articles filed under Political Figures
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Let Gore uncover Venus' warmingDec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - As explained in the Daily Herald, it seems that Venus and Earth were virtual twins at one time many years ago. Over time as Venus went through changes, its oceans disapp...
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Blagojevich fundraiser, adviser indicted in corruption investigationDec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - Following the well-worn path it has taken to the heights of Illinois government before, the U.S. Attorney's office took another step up the ladder in Gov. Rod Blagojevic...
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Obama, Winfrey hear cheers that symbolize a magnificent changeDec 11, 2007 10:00 pm - DES MOINES, Iowa -- It is 1,134 miles and 53 years since Jerome Schlicter, a teacher, walked into my eighth-grade classroom and held up The New York Times. The headline ...
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'Oprahpalooza' arrives at early voting South CarolinaDec 09, 2007 10:00 pm - COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Media mogul Oprah Winfrey on Sunday told thousands of people in a football stadium in this early voting state to shrug off Barack Obama's detractors an...
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Civil rights icon: Obama not ready to be presidentDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - ATLANTA -- Civil rights icon Andrew Young says Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is too young and lacks the support network to ascend to the White House. In...
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Oprah hits the campaign trailDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - DES MOINES, Iowa -- Oprah Winfrey said worry about the direction of her country and a personal belief in Barack Obama's ability to lead it pushed her to make her first e...
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A tale of two candidate visitsDec 07, 2007 10:00 pm - Two presidential contenders stopped in Chicago on Friday to give a little attention -- in their own, unique ways -- to Illinois voters in the march toward the state's Fe...
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Top Democratic fundraiser indictedDec 04, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Top Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu swindled investors out of millions of dollars and made illegal donations to the political campaigns of congressional and...
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Will Obama feel the 'O Factor'?Dec 02, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Call it the "O Factor." Oprah Winfrey picks a "favorite book" or a "favorite thing," and poof, it's a best seller. And now Winfrey's "favorite senator," Bara...
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Democratic candidates show differences on CubaDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - DES MOINES, Iowa -- Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and other Democratic presidential candidates disagreed Saturday during a debate in Iowa on whether the United States sh...