Articles filed under Political Figures
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For once, Illinois voters may not be crying over spilt milkJan 09, 2008 10:00 pm - By the time the presidential primaries traditionally rolled into Illinois in March on the tails of the St. Patrick's Day parade, my sad little choices for the White Hous...
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Clinton, Obama dig in for a long struggle; McCain goes for Mich, winJan 08, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama dug in Wednesday for a prolonged struggle over the Democratic presidential nomination, a woman and a black man in a...
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Progress can be made if leaders stand firm on common groundJan 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Let's have a show of hands by people who are fed up with the way politics is practiced in America. Activists, party operatives, media guest bookers interested in conflic...
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Obama's influence felt in KenyaJan 08, 2008 10:00 pm - KOGELO, Kenya -- Seated on plastic chairs surrounded by chickens and barefoot children, Barack Obama's Kenyan relatives listened to the radio Tuesday for news of how the...
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Clinton, McCain win New Hampshire primariesJan 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton powered to victory in New Hampshire's Democratic primary Tuesday night in a startling upset, defeating Sen. Barack Obama and resurrecting her...
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Clinton's emotional response has brought maelstrom of opinionJan 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Hillary wept. Actually, her voice broke and she got a little misty-eyed, but you wouldn't know that from the overwhelming media response to her emotional display. At a c...
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Obama settles for second placeJan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - NASHUA, N.H. _ Barack Obama pronounced himself "still fired up and ready to go" after a second-place finish in New Hampshire's Democratic primary. "You know, a few weeks...
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Women turn out, give Clinton boostJan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Maybe it was Barack Obama and John Edwards joining forces against Hillary Rodham Clinton in a nationally televised debate. Maybe it was the sight of her ey...
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Clinton battles backJan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON _ Maybe it was Barack Obama and John Edwards joining forces against Hillary Rodham Clinton in a nationally televised debate. Maybe it was the surprising show ...
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Public funding of elections would be a change for the betterJan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Change. Change. Change. Change. Change. How? How? How? How? How? I'm glad you asked. First, do some harm -- and I mean real harm. Break the system we now have where e...