Articles filed under Politics
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Spirits beginning to sag in the Obama-for-president campOct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- These are difficult days for supporters of Barack Obama. This city is filled with people who have voted for, worked for, contributed to, and prayed for the su...
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Gay rights group urges Obama to cut gospel singer from eventOct 22, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- A gay rights group on Monday urged Barack Obama to cut ties with a gospel singer who it says spreads false information about homosexuality being a choice. ...
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Bad news for Democrats counting on U.S. defeat in IraqOct 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Last week, ABC's Charles Gibson introduced a segment about Iraq on "World News Tonight" with this curious remark: "The news is (pause for effect) that there is no news. ...
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GOP candidates defend their conservatismOct 21, 2007 11:00 pm - ORLANDO, Fla. -- Republican front-runners Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney defended their conservative credentials in the face of pointed attacks from campaign rivals Sunda...
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Obama wants fed official firedOct 19, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama said Friday the head of the Justice Department's voting rights division should be fired for saying voter ID ...
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A bad precedent hereOct 19, 2007 11:00 pm - Arguing that creating a new town is a lot of work seems a bit bizarre when the person making the argument is Patsy Smith, the woman who led incorporation efforts and the...
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House fails to override Bush's vetoOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Chalk up another veto victory for President Bush. The Democratic-controlled House failed on Thursday to override his rejection of a politically popular chi...
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Clinton: No coverage for illegal immigrantsOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton said Thursday that immigrants living in the U.S. illegally would not be covered by her proposed universal health care plan....
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A second act, for Gore and his entire generationOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Until now, I believed that the smallest unit of time was between the moment the traffic light turned green and the car behind you honked. I was wrong. The shortest unit ...
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Sales tax hike on Deer Park ballotOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Shopping in Deer Park could be getting a bit more expensive. Deer Park village officials will ask voters Feb. 5 to approve a 0.5 percentage-point sales-tax increase, or ...