Articles filed under Political Figures
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Laura Bush, Cindy McCain ask help for victimsSep 01, 2008 11:00 pm - ST. PAUL, Minn. -- With their plans for opening day of the Republican National Convention dashed, first lady Laura Bush and Cindy McCain instead appealed to GOP faithful...
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Distracted Republicans open subdued conventionSep 01, 2008 11:00 pm - ST.PAUL, Minnesota -- The Republican Party opened its national convention to formally nominate John McCain its candidate for president with a subdued, business-only sess...
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Illinois delegates keeping watchful eye on GustavAug 31, 2008 11:00 pm - MINNEAPOLIS - Illinois Republicans may switch gears this week, preparing to raise funds for Gulf Coast hurricane victims even as they go on with scheduled state delegati...
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Unknown Palin produces flurry of calls: 'It could be you'Aug 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Our home phone started ringing as word spread about McCain's astonishing selection as a running mate. Devoted mother of five with three girls and two boys, Type AA perso...
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Editorials show Herald's hypocrisyAug 31, 2008 11:00 pm - It seems odd that the editorial board of the Daily Herald would provide an open letter to Barack Obama on Aug. 28 asking him to tell us, with specifics, "how will you ge...
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Palin pregnancy, legal troubles sap McCain thunderAug 31, 2008 11:00 pm - ST. PAUL, Minnesota -- John McCain's running mate, Sarah Palin, said Monday her 17-year-old unmarried daughter was five months pregnant, the latest in a string of disclo...
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Just one Illinois Republican at the convention podiumAug 31, 2008 11:00 pm - To look at the speaking list for the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, one might think the Illinois GOP couldn't make the show. U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk of Highland...
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McCain on same road as SchwarzeneggerAug 31, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - If John McCain becomes president, he will be confronted by a Congress with significantly larger Democratic majorities than today's - majorities furious abou...
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McCain orders convention curtailed for GustavAug 31, 2008 11:00 pm - ST. PAUL, Minn. -- John McCain tore up the script for his Republican National Convention on Sunday, casting himself as above politics as Hurricane Gustav churned toward ...
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Questions we need to ask Sen. McCainAug 30, 2008 11:00 pm - In your "open letter" editorial to Sen. Obama of Aug. 28, you challenge him to explain how he will address important matters facing America today - problems initiated or...