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Clinton tries to mend ties to blacks
Jan 17 2008 10:53PM (CT)
COMPTON, Calif. (AP) - Hillary Rodham Clinton and her campaign tried to mend ties to black voters Thursday when a key supporter apologized to her chief rival, Barack Obama, for comments that hinted at Obama's drug use as a teenager. The candidate herself, meanwhile, praised the Rev. Martin Luther King and promised to assist with the rebirth of this troubled, largely black city.
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Clinton tries to mend ties to blacks
Jan 17 2008 10:53PM (CT)
COMPTON, Calif. (AP) - Hillary Rodham Clinton and her campaign tried to mend ties to black voters Thursday when a key supporter apologized to her chief rival, Barack Obama, for comments that hinted at Obama's drug use as a teenager. The candidate herself, meanwhile, praised the Rev. Martin Luther King and promised to assist with the rebirth of this troubled, largely black city.
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Mail-in ballots may slow Calif. tally
Jan 17 2008 10:44PM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - California elections officials predict that nearly 13 percent of all ballots cast for the Feb. 5 primary could remain uncounted on Election Night, possibly slowing the presidential tally in the state.
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Romney criticizes rivals' lobbyists
Jan 17 2008 10:18PM (CT)
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Republican Mitt Romney said Thursday he could govern in the country's best interest because "I don't have lobbyists running my campaign," although Washington insiders are on his senior staff and registered lobbyists are top advisers.
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Judge dismisses Nevada caucus challenge
Jan 17 2008 10:02PM (CT)
LAS VEGAS (AP) - A union with ties to Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton failed in court Thursday to block the state party's plans to hold caucuses at special precincts inside casinos on the Las Vegas Strip.
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Clinton, Obama camps argue over ads
Jan 17 2008 9:48PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama camps clashed Thursday in Nevada over two radio ads in an escalating exchange of words that laid bare the stakes involved in Saturday's presidential caucuses.
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Thompson would wait on economic stimulus
Jan 17 2008 9:45PM (CT)
WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Republican White House hopeful Fred Thompson made light of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's call for a quick economic stimulus Thursday and said it might be best to leave the economy alone for now.
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Thompson would wait on economic stimulus
Jan 17 2008 9:45PM (CT)
WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Republican White House hopeful Fred Thompson made light of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's call for a quick economic stimulus Thursday and said it might be best to leave the economy alone for now.
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Bill Clinton berates reporter in Calif.
Jan 17 2008 9:23PM (CT)
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - A heated exchange between former President Clinton and a television news reporter circulated on the Internet Thursday.
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Bill Clinton berates reporter in Calif.
Jan 17 2008 9:23PM (CT)
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - A heated exchange between former President Clinton and a television news reporter circulated on the Internet Thursday.
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Bill Clinton berates reporter in Calif.
Jan 17 2008 9:23PM (CT)
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - A heated exchange between former President Clinton and a television news reporter circulated on the Internet Thursday.
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Senate leader's ticklish test in Nevada
Jan 17 2008 9:01PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - When a legal battle pitting Hillary Rodham Clinton's supporters against Barack Obama's erupted in Nevada this week, Sen. Harry Reid, the most powerful Democrat in the state, took heat for declining to play referee.
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Vermont senator endorses Obama
Jan 17 2008 8:41PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy, the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, endorsed presidential candidate Barack Obama on Thursday.
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Candidates struggle to widen appeal
Jan 17 2008 8:20PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - John McCain and Barack Obama are struggling to win over their party's most loyal voters, and no presidential candidate has a firm hold on what may be the campaign's chief issue, the economy. With the first presidential contests now history, voters appear to be telling the candidates: You still need some polishing.
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Candidates struggle to widen appeal
Jan 17 2008 8:20PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - John McCain and Barack Obama are struggling to win over their party's most loyal voters, and no presidential candidate has a firm hold on what may be the campaign's chief issue, the economy. With the first presidential contests now history, voters appear to be telling the candidates: You still need some polishing.
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Candidates struggle to widen appeal
Jan 17 2008 8:20PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - John McCain and Barack Obama are struggling to win over their party's most loyal voters, and no presidential candidate has a firm hold on what may be the campaign's chief issue, the economy. With the first presidential contests now history, voters appear to be telling the candidates: You still need some polishing.
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Candidates struggle to widen appeal
Jan 17 2008 8:20PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - John McCain and Barack Obama are struggling to win over their party's most loyal voters, and no presidential candidate has a firm hold on what may be the campaign's chief issue, the economy. With the first presidential contests now history, voters appear to be telling the candidates: You still need some polishing.
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Candidates struggle to widen appeal
Jan 17 2008 8:20PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - John McCain and Barack Obama are struggling to win over their party's most loyal voters, and no presidential candidate has a firm hold on what may be the campaign's chief issue, the economy. With the first presidential contests now history, voters appear to be telling the candidates: You still need some polishing.
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Candidates struggle to widen appeal
Jan 17 2008 8:20PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - John McCain and Barack Obama are struggling to win over their party's most loyal voters, and no presidential candidate has a firm hold on what may be the campaign's chief issue, the economy. With the first presidential contests now history, voters appear to be telling the candidates: You still need some polishing.
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Candidates struggle to widen appeal
Jan 17 2008 8:20PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - John McCain and Barack Obama are struggling to win over their party's most loyal voters, and no presidential candidate has a firm hold on what may be the campaign's chief issue, the economy. With the first presidential contests now history, voters appear to be telling the candidates: You still need some polishing.
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Huckabee says let SC decide on flag
Jan 17 2008 8:02PM (CT)
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) - Republican Mike Huckabee said the government should stay out of disputes over the Confederate flag in South Carolina.
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Huckabee says let SC decide on flag
Jan 17 2008 8:02PM (CT)
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) - Republican Mike Huckabee said the government should stay out of disputes over the Confederate flag in South Carolina.
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Huckabee says let SC decide on flag
Jan 17 2008 8:02PM (CT)
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) - Republican Mike Huckabee said the government should stay out of disputes over the Confederate flag in South Carolina.
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Huckabee says let SC decide on flag
Jan 17 2008 8:02PM (CT)
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) - Republican Mike Huckabee said the government should stay out of disputes over the Confederate flag in South Carolina.
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Huckabee says let SC decide on flag
Jan 17 2008 8:02PM (CT)
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) - Republican Mike Huckabee said the government should stay out of disputes over the Confederate flag in South Carolina.
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Huckabee says let SC decide on flag
Jan 17 2008 8:02PM (CT)
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) - Republican Mike Huckabee said the government should stay out of disputes over the Confederate flag in South Carolina.
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Huckabee says let SC decide on flag
Jan 17 2008 8:02PM (CT)
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) - Republican Mike Huckabee said the government should stay out of disputes over the Confederate flag in South Carolina.
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McCain proposes business tax cuts
Jan 17 2008 3:34PM (CT)
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Despite calls in Washington for short-term economic relief, John McCain proposed a long-term economic plan on Thursday that would lower the corporate income tax rate and provide a host of other tax breaks for business. "We will get through this rough patch, my friends," McCain told supporters.
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McCain proposes business tax cuts
Jan 17 2008 3:34PM (CT)
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Despite calls in Washington for short-term economic relief, John McCain proposed a long-term economic plan on Thursday that would lower the corporate income tax rate and provide a host of other tax breaks for business. "We will get through this rough patch, my friends," McCain told supporters.
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McCain proposes business tax cuts
Jan 17 2008 3:34PM (CT)
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Despite calls in Washington for short-term economic relief, John McCain proposed a long-term economic plan on Thursday that would lower the corporate income tax rate and provide a host of other tax breaks for business. "We will get through this rough patch, my friends," McCain told supporters.
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McCain proposes business tax cuts
Jan 17 2008 3:34PM (CT)
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Despite calls in Washington for short-term economic relief, John McCain proposed a long-term economic plan on Thursday that would lower the corporate income tax rate and provide a host of other tax breaks for business. "We will get through this rough patch, my friends," McCain told supporters.
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McCain proposes business tax cuts
Jan 17 2008 3:34PM (CT)
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Despite calls in Washington for short-term economic relief, John McCain proposed a long-term economic plan on Thursday that would lower the corporate income tax rate and provide a host of other tax breaks for business. "We will get through this rough patch, my friends," McCain told supporters.
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Kucinich asks high court for help
Jan 17 2008 3:07PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich asked the Supreme Court Thursday to block the Texas Democratic Party from using a loyalty oath to keep him off the presidential primary ballot.
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Those under 30 see hurdles to voting
Jan 17 2008 2:15PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - They love using their iPods, laptops and cell phones for political information, yet many young adults say they aren't quite sure how to get a ballot in the first place.
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Giuliani tries for Hail Mary in Florida
Jan 17 2008 10:51AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Republican Rudy Giuliani challenged political convention in shrugging off early primaries while staking his presidential candidacy on delegate-rich, later-voting states, a strategy that could be a colossal failure or a masterful calculation.
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Giuliani tries for Hail Mary in Florida
Jan 17 2008 10:51AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Republican Rudy Giuliani challenged political convention in shrugging off early primaries while staking his presidential candidacy on delegate-rich, later-voting states, a strategy that could be a colossal failure or a masterful calculation.
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Vets not a sure thing for McCain in SC
Jan 17 2008 10:27AM (CT)
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) - John McCain seems like a natural presidential pick for veterans in South Carolina, a decorated POW of the Vietnam War in a military-friendly state.
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Vets not a sure thing for McCain in SC
Jan 17 2008 10:27AM (CT)
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) - John McCain seems like a natural presidential pick for veterans in South Carolina, a decorated POW of the Vietnam War in a military-friendly state.
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Vets not a sure thing for McCain in SC
Jan 17 2008 10:27AM (CT)
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) - John McCain seems like a natural presidential pick for veterans in South Carolina, a decorated POW of the Vietnam War in a military-friendly state.
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Vets not a sure thing for McCain in SC
Jan 17 2008 10:27AM (CT)
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) - John McCain seems like a natural presidential pick for veterans in South Carolina, a decorated POW of the Vietnam War in a military-friendly state.
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Obama seeks pivotal female support
Jan 17 2008 9:51AM (CT)
VAN NUYS, Calif. (AP) - The first two Democratic presidential contests have taught Barack Obama a lesson _ as women go, so goes the state.
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Obama seeks pivotal female support
Jan 17 2008 9:51AM (CT)
VAN NUYS, Calif. (AP) - The first two Democratic presidential contests have taught Barack Obama a lesson _ as women go, so goes the state.
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Obama seeks pivotal female support
Jan 17 2008 9:51AM (CT)
VAN NUYS, Calif. (AP) - The first two Democratic presidential contests have taught Barack Obama a lesson _ as women go, so goes the state.
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Obama seeks pivotal female support
Jan 17 2008 9:51AM (CT)
VAN NUYS, Calif. (AP) - The first two Democratic presidential contests have taught Barack Obama a lesson _ as women go, so goes the state.
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Obama seeks pivotal female support
Jan 17 2008 9:51AM (CT)
VAN NUYS, Calif. (AP) - The first two Democratic presidential contests have taught Barack Obama a lesson _ as women go, so goes the state.
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Obama seeks pivotal female support
Jan 17 2008 9:51AM (CT)
VAN NUYS, Calif. (AP) - The first two Democratic presidential contests have taught Barack Obama a lesson _ as women go, so goes the state.
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Republicans ponder deadlocked convention
Jan 17 2008 8:14AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Republican presidential race is so unsettled that some party officials are openly talking of a scenario that seemed almost unthinkable until now: the first contested GOP convention in 60 years.
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Republicans ponder deadlocked convention
Jan 17 2008 8:14AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Republican presidential race is so unsettled that some party officials are openly talking of a scenario that seemed almost unthinkable until now: the first contested GOP convention in 60 years.
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Republicans ponder deadlocked convention
Jan 17 2008 8:14AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Republican presidential race is so unsettled that some party officials are openly talking of a scenario that seemed almost unthinkable until now: the first contested GOP convention in 60 years.
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Clinton plays flight attendant
Jan 17 2008 8:13AM (CT)
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton welcomed her traveling press corps aboard her campaign plane Wednesday with a humorous riff on the standard flight attendant speech familiar to commercial air travelers.
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Court case could alter Nev. outcome
Jan 17 2008 1:56AM (CT)
LAS VEGAS (AP) - A last-minute federal court battle over caucus rules demonstrates just how important a tight three-way Democratic presidential contest in Nevada has become in the battle for momentum headed into Super Tuesday's votes.
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Court case could alter Nev. outcome
Jan 17 2008 1:56AM (CT)
LAS VEGAS (AP) - A last-minute federal court battle over caucus rules demonstrates just how important a tight three-way Democratic presidential contest in Nevada has become in the battle for momentum headed into Super Tuesday's votes.
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Court case could alter Nev. outcome
Jan 17 2008 1:56AM (CT)
LAS VEGAS (AP) - A last-minute federal court battle over caucus rules demonstrates just how important a tight three-way Democratic presidential contest in Nevada has become in the battle for momentum headed into Super Tuesday's votes.
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Court case could alter Nev. outcome
Jan 17 2008 1:56AM (CT)
LAS VEGAS (AP) - A last-minute federal court battle over caucus rules demonstrates just how important a tight three-way Democratic presidential contest in Nevada has become in the battle for momentum headed into Super Tuesday's votes.
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Court case could alter Nev. outcome
Jan 17 2008 1:56AM (CT)
LAS VEGAS (AP) - A last-minute federal court battle over caucus rules demonstrates just how important a tight three-way Democratic presidential contest in Nevada has become in the battle for momentum headed into Super Tuesday's votes.
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Court case could alter Nev. outcome
Jan 17 2008 1:56AM (CT)
LAS VEGAS (AP) - A last-minute federal court battle over caucus rules demonstrates just how important a tight three-way Democratic presidential contest in Nevada has become in the battle for momentum headed into Super Tuesday's votes.
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Clinton knocks Obama plan she'd consider
Jan 17 2008 12:20AM (CT)
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) - Hillary Rodham Clinton is accusing rival Barack Obama of proposing a $1 trillion tax increase with a plan to require high income earners to pay more Social Security taxes.
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New Hampshire probing polling complaint
Jan 17 2008 12:13AM (CT)
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Polling complaints by Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and John McCain that led New Hampshire's attorney general to an Oregon pollster are headed to a New Hampshire grand jury for consideration.
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