Articles filed under U.S. President
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Clinton pounces on Obama's comments about rural votersApr 12, 2008 11:00 pm - MISHAWAKA, Ind. -- A political tempest over Barack Obama's comments about bitter voters in small towns has given rival Hillary Rodham Clinton a new opening to court work...
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Colbert taking his 'report' to Philadelphia for Democratic primaryApr 12, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Stephen Colbert's bid for the presidency may have fallen short, but he's still determined to influence the race. On Monday, "The Colbert Report" will begin a...
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Obama can take some lessons from Dukakis, Kennedy campaignsApr 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Back in 1988, I promulgated what I now call Cohen's Law of Racial Politics. It goes like this: In states where there are few African-Americans, the liberal candidate can...
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Democrat split boosts McCainApr 10, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Republican Sen. John McCain has erased Sen. Barack Obama's 10-point advantage in a head-to-head matchup, leaving him essentially tied with both Democratic ...
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Clinton tax story merited strong playApr 10, 2008 11:00 pm - I get three papers delivered every day. I am aware of the different ways newspapers try to adjust the news, but when I see the Herald put the Clinton tax information on ...
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Obama fails in defining momentApr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Race has been described as the third rail of politics and the elephant in the American living room. That is not exactly true. The real elephant is a double-standard in ...
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Containing Iranian threat in Iraq to be left to next presidentApr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - The language that Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker used Tuesday to describe the Iranian role in Iraq was extreme -- and telling. They spoke of Tehran's "n...
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Obama confidante Jarrett wields clout of campaign inner circleApr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama was up late, laboring over his speech on race relations, when one of his best friends decided he could use a distraction. ...
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RNC Victory rallies support for McCain with local speechApr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Conventional wisdom says that a faltering economy favors the out-of-power party, meaning, in this presidential election year, the Democrats. Carly Fiorina doesn't buy it...
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Trustee now won't quit Obama spotApr 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Carpentersville Trustee Linda Ramirez-Sliwinski, who Saturday likened her black neighbors' children to monkeys, did not quit her post as a Barack Obama delegate after al...