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The United States took a small first step on the long march to Beijing. The Americans tried on their new uniforms, then went through a two-hour practice at Cox Pavilion on the UNLV campus, as the AP's John Mone reports from Las Vegas. (June 29) Other Media You Might Like
| Cheney Makes West Virginia Joke,
Apologizes Vice President Dick Cheney is
apologizing after a joke he made
about West Virginia. Governor Joe
Manchin called for an apology,
saying it was a 'derogatory
statement.' Senator Robert Byrd
calls the joke an insult to all
Americans. (June 2) Tags: News wy Cheney joke
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| Mccain Says Iraq No Longer An Abyss
Of Defeat Republican presidential candidate
John McCain said Monday that the
United States is 'no longer staring
into the abyss of defeat' and can
now look ahead to the genuine
prospect of success in Iraq. (April
7) Tags: News mccain iraq
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| Obama: Mccain Misrepresenting
Economic Plan Presumptive democratic presidential
nominee Barack Obama addressed
supporters Tuesday in St. Louis,
where he responded to an earlier
speech by John McCain. Obama says
McCain is misrepresenting his
economic plan. (June 10) Tags: News obama
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| Ap Campaign Minute Here's your political update for
March 11th: Obama wins Mississippi
democratic race; McCain defends his
Air Force tanker deal inquiries;
Clinton disagrees with Ferraro on
Obama. Tags: News campaign minute
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| Obama: Payroll Tax On Incomes Above
$250,000 Democrat Barack Obama says he would
apply the Social Security payroll
tax to all annual incomes above
$250,000, which would affect the
wealthiest 3 percent of Americans. Tags: News Obama Social Security
By: APnews | 
| Mccain: Auto Losses Profound, Deep,
Painful Republican presidential candidate
Sen. John McCain tells a Michigan
audience losses from the auto
manufacturing industry there have
been painful. But he says new
technology like battery power may
revive the car business. (July 18) Tags: News john mccain ff
By: APnews | 
| Ap-yahoo Poll: Obama Overtaking
Clinton The protracted presidential battle
between Barack Obama and Hillary
Rodham Clinton has dented both of
their images, but Clinton has
suffered more, and Democratic
voters no longer see her as their
party's strongest contender. (April
18) Tags: News AP Yahoo Poll
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| Ap News Campaign Minute Here's the latest news from the
campaign trail for Tuesday, April
1: McCain takes biography tour to
high school; Clinton compares
herself to Rocky; Obama on
Pennsylvania bus tour; Pelosi says
superdelegates should vote as they
wish. Tags: News Campaign Minute
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| Clinton: 'more Determined To Carry
On Campaign' Hillary Clinton gave no indication
she's dropping out of the race for
president Tuesday, after winning
West Virginia easily. Clinton
reiterated her desire to have the
delegates from Michigan and Florida
counted in the final delegate
count. (May 13) Tags: News clinton west virginia
By: APnews | 
| Mccain Touts Plan To Create Jobs,
Help Workers Republican presidential candidate
John McCain is touting his plan to
help the U.S. economy. McCain is
pledging to cut taxes and encourage
free trade. (July 7) Tags: News McCain
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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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