Articles filed under Political Figures
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Clinton's exit lifts ObamaJun 07, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Hillary Rodham Clinton suspended her pioneering campaign for the presidency on Saturday and summoned supporters to use "our energy, our passion, our streng...
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The search for a running mateJun 07, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Finding a running mate tops the summer to-do lists of John McCain and Barack Obama, and each needs to decide what he wants as much as who he wants. Are the...
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Community spoke; district listenedJun 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Community spoke; district listened The Glen Ellyn Park District Board of Commissioners voted on Tuesday to NOT put soccer fields at Ackerman Woods. The vote was 4-1 wit...
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Critics can't match priest's good deedsJun 07, 2008 11:00 pm - The avalanche of hate, disparagement and vilification aimed at Father Michael Pfleger for his May 25 over-the-top sarcasm directed at Hillary Clinton is puzzling. Usual...
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Putting Clinton on his ticket would be a bad move by ObamaJun 07, 2008 11:00 pm - An axiom. When voters watch a presumptive presidential nominee considering this or that running mate, they think: What if the president dies? When the presumptive nomine...
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Obama stands tall for city's Olympic dreamsJun 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Fresh off finding out it's a finalist to host the 2016 Summer Games, Chicago whipped up enthusiasm for its Olympic bid by having Barack Obama as a surprise guest at a Fr...
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Clinton suspends campaign, endorses ObamaJun 06, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Hillary Rodham Clinton ended her historic campaign for the presidency on Saturday and told supporters to unite behind rival Barack Obama, closing out a rac...
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Phone campaign to target ObamaJun 05, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- A conservative advocacy group plans an onslaught of automated telephone calls targeting Barack Obama and a handful of other senators demanding they oppose ...
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Obama puts stamp on partyJun 05, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Barack Obama, now cast as the Democrats' standard-bearer, moved quickly to put his imprint on the national party Thursday, eager to reinforce its fundrais...
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Clinton, Obama hold secret meeting at Senator's houseJun 05, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton met rival Barack Obama face-to-face with no one else present, hours before her campaign formally announced she would endors...