Articles filed under Political Figures
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Heated campaign souring Democrats on rival candidatesApr 28, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Loyal Democrat Richard Somer says if Hillary Rodham Clinton gets his party's presidential nomination, he just may sit it out this Election Day. A Barack Ob...
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Play of the Day: Obama shoots hoops with Tar HeelsApr 28, 2008 11:00 pm - CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- For all his basketball skills, Barack Obama was out of his league. The Democratic presidential candidate played hoops with the University of North C...
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Poll favors Clinton over Obama in one-on-one race with McCainApr 28, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Hillary Rodham Clinton now leads John McCain by 9 points in a head-to-head presidential matchup, according to an Associated Press-Ipsos poll that bolsters ...
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McCain seeks tax credit to help buy health insuranceApr 28, 2008 11:00 pm - TAMPA, Fla. -- Republican John McCain wants to change how people get their health insurance, shifting away from job-based coverage to an open market where people can cho...
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Obama's quandary over preacher reflects supporters' divideApr 28, 2008 11:00 pm - CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Thirteen hours after his former pastor startled some with a defiant performance that was televised nationwide, Barack Obama urged 18,000 supporters ...
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Clinton hits Afghan war policyApr 27, 2008 11:00 pm - WILMINGTON, N.C. -- Hillary Rodham Clinton said the assassination attempt Sunday on the Afghan president shows the U.S. has failed to give proper attention to Afghanista...
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Wright: I'm 'descriptive,' not 'divisive'Apr 27, 2008 11:00 pm - DETROIT -- The Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr., the outspoken former pastor of Barack Obama, told an audience of nearly 10,000 on Sunday that despite what his critics say, he i...
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Those 'distractions' reveal much about Obama's characterApr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Real change has never been easy. ... The status quo in Washington will fight. They will fight harder than ever to divide us and distract us with ads and attacks from now...
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Clinton wants to debate, againApr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - MARION, Ind. -- Democratic rivals Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton turned up the rhetoric Saturday in their increasingly heated primary battle as she issued a new...
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Parting shotsApr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- President Bush poked fun at his potential successors Saturday night, expressing surprise that none of them was in the audience at the White House Correspon...