Articles filed under Politics
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Republicans hope that Maine goes the way of conservatismMay 06, 2008 11:00 pm - AUGUSTA, Maine -- It is only partially true that in presidential elections "as Maine goes, so goes the nation." The term emerged in the 19th century because at the time ...
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Illegal immigrants target of displayMay 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Anti-war activists stirred emotions nationwide by creating a traveling display of empty boots representing soldiers killed in action. Elgin anti-illegal immigration acti...
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Exit polls reveal race again a keyMay 06, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Race again played a pivotal role in Tuesday's Democratic presidential clashes, as whites in Indiana and North Carolina leaned solidly toward Hillary Rodham...
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Clinton and Obama stump for votes by focusing on the pumpMay 05, 2008 11:00 pm - DURHAM, N.C. -- Dueling over gas prices, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama strained for every last vote Monday, the eve of the Indiana and North Carolina primaries...
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Naïve about Obama's new views on WrightMay 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Barack Obama and Jeremiah Wright must be laughing all the way to church with the backing they now get from the naïve such as Fence Post writer John Sennett of Schaumburg...
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Can Clinton win without hurting the Democratic Party?May 05, 2008 11:00 pm - On the day last week when Hillary Clinton suffered the first of two costly defections by Indiana superdelegates, I went to see an old friend working in her national camp...
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Kirk still backs water boardingMay 05, 2008 11:00 pm - On March 8, President Bush vetoed Congressional Bill Number HR 2082. On March 11, the House tried to override the veto but failed. One of the key provisions of the bil...
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3 Obama campaign offices searched after bomb threatMay 05, 2008 11:00 pm - TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Authorities evacuated and searched three Barack Obama campaign offices in Indiana after a bomb threat was made while people voted in the state's pri...
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Registration surge reflects voter interestMay 05, 2008 11:00 pm - DURHAM, N.C. -- Voter excitement, always up before a presidential election, is pushing registration through the roof so far this year -- with more than 3.5 million peopl...
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McCain castigates Obama on judgesMay 05, 2008 11:00 pm - WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Republican John McCain criticized Democrat Barack Obama for voting against John Roberts as Supreme Court chief justice, reaching out to the Christ...