Articles filed under Political Figures
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Republicans hope that Maine goes the way of conservatismMay 06, 2008 11:00 pm - AUGUSTA, Maine -- It is only partially true that in presidential elections "as Maine goes, so goes the nation." The term emerged in the 19th century because at the time ...
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Exit polls reveal race again a keyMay 06, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Race again played a pivotal role in Tuesday's Democratic presidential clashes, as whites in Indiana and North Carolina leaned solidly toward Hillary Rodham...
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Clinton and Obama stump for votes by focusing on the pumpMay 05, 2008 11:00 pm - DURHAM, N.C. -- Dueling over gas prices, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama strained for every last vote Monday, the eve of the Indiana and North Carolina primaries...
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Naïve about Obama's new views on WrightMay 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Barack Obama and Jeremiah Wright must be laughing all the way to church with the backing they now get from the naïve such as Fence Post writer John Sennett of Schaumburg...
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Can Clinton win without hurting the Democratic Party?May 05, 2008 11:00 pm - On the day last week when Hillary Clinton suffered the first of two costly defections by Indiana superdelegates, I went to see an old friend working in her national camp...
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McCain castigates Obama on judgesMay 05, 2008 11:00 pm - WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Republican John McCain criticized Democrat Barack Obama for voting against John Roberts as Supreme Court chief justice, reaching out to the Christ...
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Double-barreled criticismMay 04, 2008 11:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS -- Barack Obama likened Hillary Rodham Clinton to President Bush for threatening to "totally obliterate" Iran if it attacks Israel, and called her gas-tax h...
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GOP Gleeful at Obama rocky periodMay 04, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Republicans can hardly contain their glee as they watch Barack Obama battle through a rocky period. And why should they? Nothing else is breaking the GOP's...
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Obama finds support over Wright situationMay 04, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Most voters think Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has done a good job handling the controversy surrounding his longtime pastor, the Rev. Jer...
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Clinton, Obama, predict fight stretches to June 3May 04, 2008 11:00 pm - GREENVILLE, N.C. -- Resolute rivals Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama straddled North Carolina and Indiana on Monday on the eve of a pair of crucial primaries in t...