Articles filed under Politics
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Ohio campaign journalFeb 29, 2008 10:00 pm - OHIO Slices of life (Monday, 2:31 p.m.) Beyond the white noise of a political campaign - the choreographed rallies, well-worn stump speeches, superficial arguments ov...
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Texas Twist: State is … complexFeb 29, 2008 10:00 pm - DALLAS -- The political stakes dwarf even the state's size -- no mean feat. As the clock ticks toward Tuesday's primaries, Texans -- along with Ohio voters -- hold the f...
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Obama turns tables on Clinton 'scare' tacticFeb 29, 2008 10:00 pm - HOUSTON -- Democrat Barack Obama accused rival Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday of trying to "play on people's fears to scare up votes" with a television ad showing slee...
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Texas campaign journalFeb 29, 2008 10:00 pm - LAREDO Omaba-mania not everywhere (Monday, 2:13 p.m.) In this border city, it seems that the late U.S. Speaker Tip O'Neill was correct: All politics is local. At le...
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Bill Foster the best choice for CongressFeb 29, 2008 10:00 pm - In looking at the two candidates running for Congress in the March 8 special election, one thing seems to stand out to me. Jim Oberweis has made a fortune at the expens...
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Wake up from the Obama trance nowFeb 29, 2008 10:00 pm - The hypnotic allure of this Chance Gardener, the "Being There" character, is playing out all over America in Barack Obama's bid for president. The senator from Illinois ...
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Based on response, Foster's the best oneFeb 29, 2008 10:00 pm - I'm neither a Republican nor a Democrat but I'd still like to make an observation about the responsiveness of the 14th District U.S. House candidates. Prior to the prima...
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The cows make another appearance in campaignFeb 29, 2008 10:00 pm - The cows have been raised from the dead a week before the special election. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee sent out a campaign mailer this week featuri...
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In Ohio, the unions countFeb 29, 2008 10:00 pm - MAUMEE, Ohio -- With fat snowflakes pelting Joe Williams' black Teamsters jacket, the union steward methodically hands Barack Obama fliers to often-indifferent workers a...
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Dump the Electoral College, go popularFeb 29, 2008 10:00 pm - Listening to individuals who want to be elected to various political offices is like watching a soap opera. Why do people want to be elected to office in the first place...