Articles filed under Political Figures
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McCain hopes to turn the tide in Great Lakes areaAug 20, 2008 11:00 pm - ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Democratic dominance in presidential elections has been the norm for decades throughout much of the country's union-strong industrial Great Lakes regi...
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Obama to appear with running mate SaturdayAug 19, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Barack Obama's newly minted running mate will join the Democratic hopeful onstage Saturday at a rally in this capital city where Obama launched his White H...
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Obama, McCain should return payAug 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Imagine, if you will, what would happen if you decided to essentially take a year off from your job so you could put in the kind of all-out effort needed to land a bette...
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Lieberman to speak at GOP conventionAug 19, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, the Democratic Party's vice presidential candidate in 2000 and now an independent who is one of John McCain's strongest sup...
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Obama veep announcement expected in coming daysAug 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Barack Obama will publicly disclose his vice presidential choice in the coming days. But the Democrat is keeping most aides who are preparing for the announcement in the...
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Obama expected to name VP this week before return to SpringfieldAug 18, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Amid growing speculation on his choice of a running mate, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama plans a return to the city where he launched his ...
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McCain, Obama woo conservative ChristiansAug 16, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Republican John McCain used anecdotes and carefully honed campaign positions, while Democrat Barack Obama responded philosophically to questioning by one o...
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Rural economic woes may provide opening for ObamaAug 16, 2008 11:00 pm - BELLEVILLE, Pa. -- The folks in this picturesque mountain community with red barns and Amish buggies have been voting overwhelmingly Republican in national elections for...
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Obama, McCain differ on abortion rightsAug 16, 2008 11:00 pm - LAKE FOREST, Calif. -- Presidential contenders Barack Obama and John McCain differed sharply on abortion Saturday, with McCain saying a baby's human rights begin "at con...
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Obama fights back against critical bookAug 14, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Barack Obama, sights set on party unity going into the Democratic national convention this month, is striking back hard against a best-selling book that po...