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Senate Republicans blocked action on legislation containing more than $50 billion in tax breaks and renewable energy incentives Tuesday. (June 10) Other Media You Might Like
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Phil' Sen. Barack Obama blasted remarks
made by former Sen. Phil Gramm,
Sen. John McCain's top adviser on
the economy, that America has
become a nation of whiners. Obama
said the economic woes are not just
in people's head. (July 11) Tags: News US Elections
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| Mccain Denies Connection To Hostage
Rescue Republican Sen. John McCain said
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe
told him in advance of the rescue
plans while he was campaigning in
Colombia. But McCain refuted the
rumor that his visit was somehow
connected to the risky rescue
operation. (July 2) Tags: News Mccain; Colombia Hostages
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| Obama: Step Up Effort Against
Taliban, Al-qaida Senator Barack Obama said Sunday
the United States, NATO and
Afghanistan must do more to combat
the Taliban and al-Qaida, and he
urged stronger steps to prod
Pakistan into eliminating
cross-border terrorist training
camps. (July 20) Tags: News logan obama
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| Mccain At Naacp On Obama, Education While addressing the NAACP, John
McCain praised Democrat Barack
Obama's historic campaign. The
likely Republican nominee also told
crowd he will give more help to
students in failing schools. (July
16) Tags: News mccain naacp
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| Rice: No Point In Talking To Iran
Now Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
said Tuesday there's no point in
talking to Iran unless the clerical
regime changes its behavior and
gives up its suspected nuclear
weapons ambitions. (June 3) Tags: News rice iran
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| Obama Courts Jewish Voters In
Florida Democratic candidate for president
Barack Obama spoke to Jewish voters
at the B'nai Torah Congregation in
Boca Raton, Florida Thursday, where
he discussed America's relationship
with Israel. (May 22) Tags: News obama
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| Obama Attacks Mccain Tax Plan Barack Obama is attacking rival
John McCain's tax plan, saying it
only benefits the wealthiest
Americans. Obama says an
independent study shows that the
average middle class family will
get three times more tax relief
under his plan. (June 12) Tags: News Obama
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| Obama Captures Democratic
Nomination Illinois senator Barack Obama has
laid claim to the Democratic
presidential nomination, taking a
historic step toward his
once-improbable goal of becoming
the United States' first black
president. (June 3) Tags: News US Elections
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| Raw Video: Obama Meets With Israeli
Leaders Democratic presidential contender
Barack Obama held a breakfast
meeting Wednesday with Israeli
Defense Minister Ehud Barak.
Afterwards, he met with opposition
leader Benjamin Netanyahu. (July
23) Tags: News obama mideast
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| Mccain Reacts To Kennedy Diagnosis Speaking from the campaign trial in
Florida, Republican John McCain
called Sen. Edward Kennedy 'one of
the most active members of the
Senate' Tuesday, following the news
of Sen. Kennedy's brain tumor
diagnosis. (May 20) Tags: News mccain kennedy
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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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