Articles filed under Political Figures
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Build a better battery and get $300 million prize, McCain vowsJun 22, 2008 11:00 pm - FRESNO, Calif. -- John McCain is hoping to solve the country's energy crisis with cold hard cash. The presumed Republican nominee on Monday proposed a $300 million gover...
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Paranoia runs deep in mean criticism of Michelle ObamaJun 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Introducing Michelle Obama, Angry Black Woman. What an absurd caricature this is turning out to be. Not to mention a confusing one. Growing up on Chicago's South Side, ...
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Obama raises $22 million in MayJun 20, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) _ Democrat Barack Obama raised $22 million in May for his presidential campaign, his weakest fundraising month this year, and ended the month with $43 mi...
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Blagojevich to skip Obama eventJun 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Governor Rod Blagojevich has decided against attending a talk about the economy to be hosted Friday by presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama. About 15...
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With money, Obama to try to widen the battlegroundJun 19, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Barack Obama faced two critical questions: where to play and how to pay. To answer both, the Democrat reversed course to become the first candidate to reje...
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Wright, Pfleger tone message down for law groupJun 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Sen. Barack Obama's former pastor and the Catholic priest who got in trouble for mocking Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton both delivered toned-down remarks to a black lawyers...
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Obama ends two-week tour on economy at Chicago forumJun 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Barack Obama capped off his two-week national tour on economic issues with a stop in Chicago Friday, conducting a forum with 16 Democratic governors, most of whom called...
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Obama opts out of public campaign finance systemJun 18, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Barack Obama is abandoning public financing for his presidential campaign, reversing his earlier stance in bold certainty he can raise millions more on his...
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Michelle Obama visits 'View'Jun 18, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Michelle Obama said Wednesday she was "touched" that first lady Laura Bush came to her defense after she was harshly criticized by Republicans for her Febr...
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Cindy McCain has harsh words for Myanmar's leadersJun 18, 2008 11:00 pm - HANOI, Vietnam -- Cindy McCain harshly criticized Myanmar's military junta Thursday while vowing to make improving human rights there a priority if she becomes America's...