Articles filed under Political Figures
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Maybe Obama will lead us out of warJan 01, 2008 10:00 pm - I kinda like Barack Obama. Still, I empathize with those who worry that he may lack the experience to be president. But consider this: When George W. Bush assumed offic...
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Bhutto provided the kind of leadership that the world needsJan 01, 2008 10:00 pm - The assassination of former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto might have been prevented had she and her husband heeded advice from friends. Former U.S. Ambassador C...
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Candidates upbeat on Iowa caucus eveJan 01, 2008 10:00 pm - DES MOINES, Iowa -- Uplifting appeals largely replaced stinging insults Tuesday as Democratic and Republican candidates did the only thing left to do in Iowa races that ...
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Obama should resign from SenateDec 31, 2007 10:00 pm - I am incensed. I am calling for the resignation of Barack Obama as senator. Barack Obama was elected as senator but has since spent his time campaigning across the great...
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Party switch leaves trail of hurt feelingsDec 29, 2007 10:00 pm - On the 27th of June this year, a check from a Hinsdale physician with a history of supporting Republicans arrived in the campaign account of state Rep. Paul Froehlich. T...
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No one delivers a more powerful stump speech than ObamaDec 29, 2007 10:00 pm - MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Barack Obama has become a one-trick pony. But what a trick it is! The stump speech he has developed in the closing stages of the pre-Christmas campai...
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Confusing twists and turns in the presidential primary campaignsDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Maybe it's the rush of pre-Christmas preparations. Or maybe it's the effects of too many holiday parties. But life has suddenly become very confusing...
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Presidency hangs on illegal immigrationDec 21, 2007 10:00 pm - If Social Security is the third rail of politics ("touch it and you die") for politicians, then immigration must be the next. No other issue has aroused the emotions of ...
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Experience emerges as issue in Democratic primaryDec 21, 2007 10:00 pm - Democratic congressional candidate Dan Seals says lobbyists can't change Washington, but opponent Jay Footlik says that neither can neophytes. "I've already delivered r...
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Have Obama's views changed over time?Dec 21, 2007 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- If he wanted, the Barack Obama of today could have a pretty good debate with the Barack Obama of yesterday. They could argue about whether the death penal...