Articles filed under Political Figures
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Polls: Obama leads in critical trio of statesSep 30, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Recently trailing or tied, Democrat Barack Obama now leads Republican John McCain in a trio of the most critical, vote-rich states five weeks before the el...
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McCain out of touch with middle classSep 30, 2008 11:00 pm - I am a senior citizen and an independent voter. Here we have Democrats playing defense instead of tearing into an 8-year flop administration, which is the worst in Ameri...
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Rezko courthouse visits fuel rumors he's talkingSep 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Convicted political fixer Antoin "Tony" Rezko has been quietly visiting Chicago's federal courthouse, setting off speculation that he may be spilling secrets to federal ...
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Palin, Biden promise a lively debateSep 29, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Sarah Palin brought something more effective than facts and figures to an agriculture debate in the Alaska governor's race. She packed an engaging disposit...
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Analysis: With bailout, McCain reaches dead endSep 29, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Republican John McCain has maneuvered himself into a political dead end and has five weeks to find his way out. Last Wednesday, McCain suspended his presid...
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Warding off attacks against Gov. PalinSep 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Two Sept. 14 letters condemning Gov. Sarah Palin and a letter condemning the campaigns for "making fun of the other guys" demand response. In a world where politicians o...
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McCain will bring more of the sameSep 28, 2008 11:00 pm - I am bewildered and angered by the front page tag line in the Sept. 12 Daily Herald. In it, you quote President Bush's comments marking the seventh anniversary of Sept. ...
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Obama, McCain back bailout, VP debate looms nextSep 28, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- A vote Monday on the $700 billion financial rescue hangs over the U.S. presidential campaign even as the next round of political fireworks loomed -- the vi...
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Choice of Palin was McCain desperationSep 28, 2008 11:00 pm - It was fourth and 15 with just two minutes to go in the game. John McCain had two choices: Punt and hope his defense could get the ball back or go for the Hail Mary and ...
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Obama shouldn't criticize PalinSep 28, 2008 11:00 pm - It seems to me that Barack Obama has forgotten what he is campaigning for. In a recent campaign appearance in Farmington Hills, Mich., his change rhetoric was forgotten....