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Speaking in Philadelphia, Friday, Democrat Hillary Clinton outlined her plan for cracking down on cocaine users as part of a $4 billion-a-year anti-crime initiative designed, in part, to steer many nonviolent offenders away from prison. (April 11) Other Media You Might Like
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Election States As Hillary Clinton won West
Virginia, Barack Obama powered his
campaign into what could be a key
battleground state in November. As
AP correspondent Jason Bronis
reports, Obama is playing the role
of presumptive nominee. (May 13) Tags: News obama missouri
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| Bush Prepares For Final G-8 Summit The issues are as difficult as
ever, but the conditions are likely
to be more conducive to agreement
as President George Bush attends
his eighth and final economic
summit of industrial democracies.
(July 4) Tags: News bush
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| Obama Slams Mccain's Economic
Policies During a campaign stop in North
Carolina Monday Democratic White
House hopeful Barack Obama attacked
Republican John McCain's economic
policies, calling them
'outrageous.' (June 9) Tags: News candidates economy
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| Clinton Says She'll Keep Fighting Her money drained and her options
dwindling, Hillary Clinton vowed
Wednesday to press on with her
presidential bid even as she and
top advisers were hard-pressed to
describe a realistic path for her
to wrest the nomination from Barack
Obama. (May 7) Tags: News elections clinton
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| Obama, Mccain Lock Horns Over
Economy With the faltering U.S. economy now
the most important issue to voters,
Barack Obama began a two-week
campaign tour, hoping to highlight
the fiscal differences between
himself and rival John McCain.
(June 10) Tags: News POL US Elections
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| Mccain: Challenges Obama To Town
Hall Series Presumptive Republican nominee for
president John McCain addressed a
crowd in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Wednesday, where he challenged
democrat Barack Obama to a series
of town hall events leading up to
this summer's conventions. (June 4) Tags: News mccain
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| Clinton Tells Voters Not To Take
Leap Of Faith Sen. Hillary Clinton told a
Pennsylvania crowd that they
shouldn't take a leap of faith when
choosing a president. Polls show
Clinton leading Barack Obama ahead
of Tuesday's primary. (April 21) Tags: News US Election
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| Obama: 'americans Can't Wait For
Change' Democratic presidential hopeful
Barack Obama held an economic town
hall meeting Tuesday in southeast
Missouri. He's expected to loose
the West Virginia primary to
Hillary Clinton, but still leads in
the delegate race for the
nomination. (May 13) Tags: News Obama
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| Obama Says King's Call Still Rings
True Democratic presidential candidate
Sen. Barack Obama says the country
has yet to heal from Martin Luther
King Jr.'s assassination and that
the country still needs to heed his
words. (April 4) Tags: News obama king
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| Mccain Defends Controversial Iraq
Comment Republican presidential candidate
John McCain says his controversial
comment that it was 'not too
important' when American troops are
withdrawn from Iraq highlights the
need for town hall appearances with
Democratic rival Barack Obama.
(June 12) Tags: News mccain iraq
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NBC's Tim Russert Dies at 58
Friday, June 13, 2008 at 04:45 PM | Read MoreAP is reporting that influential Tim Russert, died suddenly Friday in the midst of a presidential campaign he'd covered with trademark intensity. Praise poured in from the biggest names in politics, some recalling their own meltdown moments on his hot seat.
Russert, 58, was a political operative before he was a journalist. He joined NBC a quarter century ago and ended up as the longest-tenured host of the Sunday talk show "Meet the Press."
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Obama claims nomination; is Clinton seeking VP spot?
Tuesday, June 03, 2008 at 09:34 PM | Read MoreCheered by a roaring crowd, Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois laid claim to the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday night, taking a historic step toward his once-improbable goal of becoming the nation's first black president. Hillary Rodham Clinton maneuvered for the vice presidential spot on his fall ticket without conceding her own defeat. Clinton praised Obama warmly in an appearance before supporters in New York, although she neither acknowledged his victory in their grueling marathon nor offered a concession of any sort.
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Clinton wins Kentucky Democratic Party
Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at 04:23 PM | Read MoreHillary Rodham Clinton won the Kentucky primary Tuesday, a victory of scant political value in a Democratic presidential race moving inexorably in Barack Obama's direction. The two rivals also collided in Oregon's unique vote-by-mail contest, and Obama predicted he would finish the night with a majority of all delegates at stake in the 56 primaries and caucuses on the campaign calendar.
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Clinton Wins Large in West Virginia
Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at 05:20 PM | Read MoreHillary Rodham Clinton coasted to a large, but largely symbolic victory in working-class West Virginia on Tuesday, handing Barack Obama one of his worst defeats of the campaign but scarcely slowing his march toward the Democratic presidential nomination. The Associated Press made its call based on surveys of voters as they left the polls.
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Clinton Fights On... Superdelegate Time
Wednesday, May 07, 2008 at 06:31 PM | Read MoreDespite an overwhelming defeat in North Carolina and a narrow victory in Indiana, Sen. Hillary Clinton vowed to stay in the race until her party has a nominee.The focus of the Democratic race now turns to the superdelegates, because they outnumber the remaining pledged delegates.
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