Articles filed under Political Figures
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Loophole lets corporations fund political conventionsJun 03, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Five years ago this week, a federal election regulator predicted that corporate sponsorship of political conventions would eventually be as common as it is...
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Breakthrough or anomaly?Jun 03, 2008 11:00 pm - The principle that all men are created equal has never been more than a remote eventuality in the quest for the presidency. But with the Democratic nomination finally in...
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Chicago Archdiocese asks Rev. Pfleger to step downJun 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Cardinal Francis George asked the Rev. Michael Pfleger on Tuesday to temporarily step down from his post to "reflect on his recent statements" regarding Sen. Hillary Cli...
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Obama's moment also a major juncture in US historyJun 03, 2008 11:00 pm - The principle that all men are created equal has never been more than a remote eventuality in the quest for the presidency. But with the Democratic nomination finally in...
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Forget lean and muscular Obama!Jun 03, 2008 11:00 pm - I recently read a headline, on the front page a Chicago area newspaper that made me laugh out loud. How much self-serving Obama-hype are we expected to take? Who the he...
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How did Obama win? Look to Greek mythologyJun 03, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- To understand how Barack Obama won the presidential primary, you have to look at what he learned when he lost. Obama defeated Hillary Rodham Clinton solidl...
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Obama gains fresh Democratic supportJun 03, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Barack Obama picked up fresh support from fellow Democrats eager to unify the party after a bruising battle for the presidential nomination on Wednesday at...
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Report: Obama clinches Democratic nomination; Clinton open to VPJun 02, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Barack Obama effectively clinched the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday, becoming the first black candidate to lead a major party into a campaign ...
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Finish line at hand of long Democratic primary seasonJun 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton heaved toward the finish line in their exhausting Democratic presidential odyssey with Obama poised to claim victory and Clinton ...
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Durbin's right in his call for unityJun 02, 2008 11:00 pm - This is in response to the May 30 article detailing Sen. Dick Durbin's comments on the responsibility of the Clintons to unite the Democratic Party in the 2008 president...