Articles filed under Political Figures
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Containing Iranian threat in Iraq to be left to next presidentApr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - The language that Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker used Tuesday to describe the Iranian role in Iraq was extreme -- and telling. They spoke of Tehran's "n...
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Obama confidante Jarrett wields clout of campaign inner circleApr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama was up late, laboring over his speech on race relations, when one of his best friends decided he could use a distraction. ...
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RNC Victory rallies support for McCain with local speechApr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Conventional wisdom says that a faltering economy favors the out-of-power party, meaning, in this presidential election year, the Democrats. Carly Fiorina doesn't buy it...
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Trustee now won't quit Obama spotApr 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Carpentersville Trustee Linda Ramirez-Sliwinski, who Saturday likened her black neighbors' children to monkeys, did not quit her post as a Barack Obama delegate after al...
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Clinton aide a victim of free trade Clinton opposes, for nowApr 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Hillary Clinton's campaign, which is a guttering candle, has suffered a perhaps extinguishing gust of ill wind. Her principal strategist has been forced to resign from ...
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Clinton to blame for bad mortgagesApr 07, 2008 11:00 pm - While I listened to Hillary to pat herself on the back for all the wonderful things she accomplished while Bill was our president, I also heard her point her finger at p...
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Generation gap makes for interesting debate in Clinton-Obama raceApr 07, 2008 11:00 pm - It seems the presidential primary season has outlived its welcome, rather like winter in northern New England where the snowdrifts have delayed our annual appointment wi...
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Turn hope into action -- right nowApr 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Hope is a fine word, an amazing word. It can be a step, helping you reach a higher level. It can be a crutch, helping you down the road to destruction. It is a word we h...
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'John McCain is not a warmonger'Apr 05, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Democrat Barack Obama's presidential campaign on Saturday repudiated a liberal talk show host's description of Sen. John McCain as a warmonger, a comment m...
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Hillary Clinton ramps up call to recognize Michigan, Florida votesApr 05, 2008 11:00 pm - HILLSBORO, Oregon -- Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton on Saturday strengthened her pitch to allow disputed primaries in Michigan and Florida to be counted in the nominati...