Articles filed under Political Figures
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Obama reports $19 million raised over summerOct 01, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Barack Obama raised more than $19 million this summer for the presidential primaries, holding his lead for now in the race for campaign cash though still t...
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Clinton health care plan would be a big government disasterOct 01, 2007 11:00 pm - In her latest plan to transform the American health care system, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton invokes a word she usually reserves for abortion: choi...
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Obama reports $19 million in new donationsSep 30, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON _ Democrat Barack Obama raised more than $19 million for the presidential primary elections from July through September, bringing his total for the year to n...
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Obama says Clintons offer nothing newSep 30, 2007 11:00 pm - COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Sunday that the front-runner for his party's nomination, Hillary Rodham Clinton, does not offer the...
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Obama is modestly wealthySep 29, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Barack Obama has two best-selling books, a nice salary as a senator and a wife with a handsome income. Earlier this year he reported assets of up to $1.14...
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GOP's arrow pointing downSep 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Associated Press file photo Rep. Ray LaHood is one of three Illinois Republicans to announce they will not seek a new term. "The Democrats will continue to be the majori...
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Field wrong about women and warSep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - At the 2007 Emmy awards, Sally Field, the former "Flying Nun," became Hollywood's latest "screaming Mimi." During her bloviating, she blurted out that if mothers ran the...
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Union's endorsement delayedSep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - The Service Employees International Union has postponed its presidential endorsement until next month, underscoring divisions within the powerful labor group over fron...
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Clues to how Obama would play his hand as president can be found in poker styleSep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Barack Obama's triumph in the 2004 U.S. Senate race earned him a memorable send-off from his friends in the Illinois legislature-- they emptied his wallet...
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New York jail union to endorse ObamaSep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- One of the largest municipal jail unions in the country said Monday that it will endorse Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois for president. "Barack Obama is the on...