Articles filed under Politics
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Obama says Bush, McCain are to blameFeb 28, 2008 10:00 pm - AUSTIN, Texas -- Democratic candidate Barack Obama said Thursday the economy is "on the brink of a recession" and blamed economic policies espoused by President Bush and...
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Filing flap in the 14th Congressional District raceFeb 28, 2008 10:00 pm - Accusing Republican congressional candidate Jim Oberweis of attempting to flout campaign finance law, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee on Thursday filed a...
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McCain goofs, says he's a liberalFeb 28, 2008 10:00 pm - Republican presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain almost called himself a liberal on Thursday, getting ahead of himself as he contrasted himself with the Democratic candi...
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Clinton campaign raises concerns about Texas caucusFeb 28, 2008 10:00 pm - LAREDO, Texas -- Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign has raised the possibility of a challenge to Texas' primary and caucus rules just days before the contest, drawing a w...
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McCain fine tunes statement on 100-year presence in IraqFeb 28, 2008 10:00 pm - HOUSTON -- Republican presidential hopeful John McCain said his remark that American troops could stay in Iraq for 100 years has been distorted, yet he still suggests a ...
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What makes the March 4 primary states tickFeb 28, 2008 10:00 pm - The eyes of Texas are upon them -- and the eyes of Ohio, Vermont and Rhode Island. Presidential candidates know the importance of the remaining primary states, and those...
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Taking a political jab with his left hookFeb 28, 2008 10:00 pm - SALEM, Ore. -- So a U.S. Senate candidate with a metal hook for a left hand walks into a bar. The candidate, Steve Novick, has bellied up next to a voter and the two tal...
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From brainwashing to the voter's boothFeb 28, 2008 10:00 pm - The lack of quotes from Republican leaders in your article about allowing 17 year olds to vote in Illinois proves what we conservatives have known all along. The younge...
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Bloomberg won't run for White HouseFeb 27, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Mayor Michael Bloomberg has squashed the notion of running for president this year, declaring that he will not seek the White House but might put his support...
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Foster, Oberweis spar in run-up to special electionFeb 27, 2008 10:00 pm - In their second-to-last appearance together before next week's special election, the two 14th Congressional District candidates sparred on health care, immigration and o...