Articles filed under Political Figures
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Michelle Obama tells 'View' she was 'touched' by first lady's supportJun 17, 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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McCain, Obama offer different visions on taxesJun 16, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Make more than $250,000 a year? Watch out. Barack Obama wants to raise your income taxes. Social Security taxes, too. Run a corporation? Lucky you. John Mc...
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Obama looking for unions' labelsJun 16, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Democrat Barack Obama is moving quickly this week in hopes of unifying the nation's labor movement behind his candidacy. The presumed nominee is scheduled ...
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Obama tells rally he'll revive Detroit automakersJun 16, 2008 11:00 pm - DETROIT -- The message came across very loud and crystal clear to about 20,000 people in Detroit's Joe Louis Arena: It is time for a change in America and Barack Obama w...
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Clinton hasn't left the stage just yetJun 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Remember the key word in Hillary Clinton's address, "suspend." She suspended her campaign and did not concede her loss to Obama. The lady in the pants suit hasn't sung ...
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Gore endorses Obama in e-mail to supportersJun 15, 2008 11:00 pm - FLINT, Mich. -- Al Gore announced his endorsement of Barack Obama Monday and promised to help the Democrat achieve what eluded him -- the presidency. In a letter to be e...
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McCain: Lift the ban on offshore oil drillingJun 15, 2008 11:00 pm - ARLINGTON, Va. -- Sen. John McCain said Monday the federal moratorium on offshore oil and gas drilling should be lifted, and individual states given the right to pursue ...
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Obama tells black fathers to engage their childrenJun 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Barack Obama celebrated Father's Day by calling on black fathers, who he said are "missing from too many lives and too many homes," to become active in raising their chi...
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What's at stake for Clinton supportersJun 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Memo to Hillary Clinton primary election female supporters who now will vote for John McCain: Why did you vote for her to begin with? Was it for her personality, her exp...
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Clinton not good for vice presidentJun 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Several recent letters to the editor in various newspapers have expressed that if Sen. Obama is the candidate of the Democrats, lifelong Democrats would vote for John Mc...