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The Pentagon's top military officer says he's likely to recommend further troop reductions in Iraq this fall.The military buildup in the country began more than 18 months ago. (July 16) Other Media You Might Like
| Clinton And Obama Spar Over 'words' Democratic presidential hopeful
Hillary Clinton accuses rival
Barack Obama of political
plagiarism in their latest debate
in Texas. Obama says the disputed
words were given to him and that
the accusation was part of "the
silly season. Tags: News debate
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| Obama: Build Economy From 'ground
Up' One day after meeting with experts
on foreign policy, presumptive
Democratic candidate for President
Barack Obama held a round table
with economic policy experts
Thursday. Tags: News obama
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| Bush: Important Step In North
Korean Relations President Bush says North Korea
handing over a long-awaited
accounting of its nuclear work to
Chinese officials on Thursday is "a
step closer in the right
direction." (June 26) Tags: News bush
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| Ap-ipsos Poll: Clinton, Not Obama,
Leads Mccain Hillary Rodham Clinton now leads
John McCain by 9 points in a
head-to-head presidential matchup,
according to an Associated
Press-Ipsos poll that bolsters her
argument that she is more electable
than Democratic rival Barack Obama.
(April 28) Tags: News ap ipsos poll
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| Sen. Barack Obama Calls For Changes
To Tax Code During a campaign stop with senior
citizens in Indiana, Sen. Barack
Obama called for an overhaul of the
federal tax code. Obama said, if
elected, that he would give the
middle class a tax cut as well as
halt the income tax on social
security. (May 2) Tags: News obama economy
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| Ap Election Update With John
Seigenthaler Indiana and North Carolina go to
the polls today. The AP's Ron
Fournier predicts there are three
possible scenarios that could play
out when all the votes are counted.
(May 6) Tags: News election 2008
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| Obama To Help Clinton With $10
Million Of Debt Barack Obama has asked his money
bundlers to help Hillary Clinton
pay off at least 10 million dollars
of the debt from her failed
presidential campaign. The former
first lady is said to be 22 million
dollars in debt. (June 25) Tags: News POL US Elections
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| Bush Says Rebates Should Help
Economy President Bush acknowledged Friday
that the economy is weakening but
is expressing hope that tax rebates
that will start going out on Monday
should help shore things up. (April
25) Tags: News bush economy
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| Politicians, Journalists Pay
Tribute To Russert Political leaders joined TV
journalists as they fondly remember
one of their own in tribute to
fallen colleague Tim Russert.
Russert, the NBC 'Meet the Press'
anchor, was eulogized at a memorial
service in Washington D.C. (June
17) Tags: News tim russert funeral
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| Ap First Person: Reflecting On
Russert The AP's Ron Fournier reflects on
his personal and professional
memories of his Washington
colleague Tim Russert. Russert died
suddenly Friday while preparing for
his weekly broadcast. (June 13) Tags: News Tim Russert
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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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