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  McCain camp: Clark's comments 'sad'

  Posted: June 30th, 2008, 9:58pm EDT

  Sen. John McCain's campaign on Monday called retired Gen. Wesley Clark's remarks that McCain lacks command experience "the lowest form of politics."

  

  
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  Bill Clinton, Obama have 'terrific conversation'

  Posted: June 30th, 2008, 9:21pm EDT

  Sen. Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton are expected to meet in the next few days, according to the chairman of Sen. Hillary Clinton's unsuccessful presidential bid.

  

  
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  Deeply divided Colorado could be toss-up

  Posted: June 30th, 2008, 4:27pm EDT

  Colorado, with its large population of independent voters, could become the ultimate battleground state in the general election.

  

  
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  Obama defends his patriotism

  Posted: June 30th, 2008, 1:22pm EDT

  Sen. Barack Obama on Monday will deliver what his campaign is calling a "major speech" on an issue that he's had to defend for months -- his patriotism.

  

  
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  Bush signs bill funding wars into 2009

  Posted: June 30th, 2008, 12:06pm EDT

  President Bush on Monday signed a bill that will pay for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan through the remainder of his presidency and into spring 2009.

  

  
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  Report: U.S. 'preparing the battlefield' in Iran

  Posted: June 30th, 2008, 1:41am EDT

  The Bush administration has launched a "significant escalation" of covert operations in Iran, sending U.S. commandos to spy on the country's nuclear facilities and undermine the Islamic republic's government, journalist Seymour Hersh said Sunday.

  

  
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  Analysis: Bob Barr says he's no Nader

  Posted: June 29th, 2008, 10:54pm EDT

  Bob Barr was once a loyal solider in the Republican Party -- a lawmaker GOP leaders could count on to return home each weekend and echo their talking points at local political events, town hall meetings and civic lunches.

  

  
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  Gen. Clark challenges McCain's qualifications

  Posted: June 29th, 2008, 10:18pm EDT

  Retired U.S. General Wesley Clark, a supporter of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, questioned Sunday whether Sen. John McCain's military experience qualified him to be commander-in-chief.

  

  
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  Evangelical movement touts 'Jesus for president'

  Posted: June 29th, 2008, 8:06pm EDT

  They're spiritual misfits. Rabble-rousers. They packed the shell of the old Baptist church on Negley Avenue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to hear author, monk and fellow misfit Shane Claiborne stump on the campaign trail for a third party candidate, Jesus.

  

  
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  McCain, Obama court Latino voters

  Posted: June 28th, 2008, 3:50pm EDT

  Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama took their campaigns back to Washington on Saturday in an effort to reach out to Latinos.

  

  
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  Analysis: Court term ends on less-contentious note

  Posted: June 28th, 2008, 1:35am EDT

  It looked like the makings of a perfect storm of animosity in the last week of the Supreme Court's current term, before it wrapped up for the summer recess Thursday.

  

  
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  Crowley: A picture-perfect day in Unity

  Posted: June 27th, 2008, 10:50pm EDT

  The day began with a kiss.

  

  
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  Five key bills in House and Senate

  Posted: June 27th, 2008, 10:22pm EDT

  

  
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  How Obama would tax wealth

  Posted: June 27th, 2008, 9:17pm EDT

  It's great to be back in Oregon. Over the last fifteen months, we've travelled to every corner of the United States. Now I know that if you listen to Washington or pay attention to the pundits, you hear a lot about how divided we are as a people. But that's not what I've found as I've travelled across this great country.

  

  
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  McCain hunts Clinton supporters

  Posted: June 27th, 2008, 8:49pm EDT

  Sen. John McCain is aiming to persuade Sen. Hillary Clinton supporters to forget about party unity and side with him instead during a campaign stop in the swing state of Ohio.

  

  
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  Democrat's al Qaeda comment sparks GOP ire

  Posted: June 27th, 2008, 3:58pm EDT

  A Democratic lawmaker's comment that he was "glad" that a top aide to Vice President Dick Cheney could be identified by al Qaeda has sparked outrage among Republicans at the White House and on Capitol Hill.

  

  
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  Clinton rallies with Obama: 'We are one party'

  Posted: June 27th, 2008, 3:47pm EDT

  Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton plan to appear together Friday at a rally in Unity, New Hampshire, a town where they tied in the January primary.

  

  
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  McCain fights for conservative support

  Posted: June 27th, 2008, 12:32pm EDT

  Sen. John McCain took his "Straight Talk" straight to conservatives Thursday night as the presumptive Republican presidential nominee looked to shore up support from the party's base.

  

  
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  McCain pushes tough guy image

  Posted: June 27th, 2008, 11:52am EDT

  Sen. John McCain, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, is settling on a message.

  

  
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  Senate finalizes war funding bill

  Posted: June 26th, 2008, 11:03pm EDT

  The Senate gave final approval Thursday to a war funding measure that includes money for a new GI Bill and other domestic measures.

  

  
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  White House aides mum on interrogation decisions

  Posted: June 26th, 2008, 9:50pm EDT

  Two former White House insiders who have been described as key architects of the Bush administration's interrogation policy proved to be uncooperative witnesses as they testified before Congress for the first time.

  

  
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  Senators block consideration of wiretap bill

  Posted: June 26th, 2008, 9:17pm EDT

  Opponents of a bill that would overhaul the 1978 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act blocked consideration Thursday of the controversial bill until after the July 4 recess.

  

  
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  House OKs funding for mass transit

  Posted: June 26th, 2008, 8:01pm EDT

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  Unity is theme for Obama, Clinton

  Posted: June 26th, 2008, 4:40pm EDT

  Sen. Barack Obama, donated $2,300 Thursday to the campaign of his former opponent, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.

  

  
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  How technology is revolutionizing democracy

  Posted: June 26th, 2008, 4:30pm EDT

  Technology is changing the face of American politics, say many experts, and at least one Web pioneer calls it the biggest change since the American Revolution.

  

  
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  High court says no to 'Millionaire's Amendment'

  Posted: June 26th, 2008, 3:00pm EDT

  The Supreme Court has struck down a provision of a federal campaign finance law that allowed opponents of wealthy candidates to exceed strict campaign spending limits.

  

  
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  Roberts: Those 'liberal' nonproliferationists

  Posted: June 26th, 2008, 2:38pm EDT

  Just when you think you've heard everything in this race for the White House, along comes something truly surprising. Such was the case on Thursday's "American Morning."

  

  
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  Supreme Court strikes down D.C. gun ban

  Posted: June 26th, 2008, 1:12pm EDT

  The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Washington D.C.'s sweeping ban on handguns is unconstitutional. The justices voted 5-4 against the ban. At issue in District of Columbia v. Heller was whether the city's ban violated the Second Amendment right to "keep and bear arms."

  

  
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  Bush orders easing of North Korea sanctions

  Posted: June 26th, 2008, 12:28pm EDT

  President Bush on Thursday ordered the lifting of some sanctions against North Korea, a move the administration called "symbolic" and one that leaves many restrictions in place.

  

  
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  Tim Russert's son: Sometimes he'd interview me

  Posted: June 26th, 2008, 12:25pm EDT

  Luke Russert, son of journalist Tim Russert, was part of a panel Wednesday that discussed youth voting on CNN's "Larry King Live."

  

  
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  Rove, critics try to pin 'arrogant' label on Obama

  Posted: June 26th, 2008, 10:21am EDT

  Critics of Sen. Barack Obama are trying to build a case that the presumptive Democratic nominee is arrogant, and former Bush adviser Karl Rove is leading the charge.

  

  
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  Obama using 'white guilt,' Nader says

  Posted: June 26th, 2008, 2:09am EDT

  Ralph Nader's presidential candidacy has received little media attention, but his latest critique of Sen. Barack Obama has come under fire for its seemingly racial overtones.

  

  
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  Surveillance bill filibuster falls short in Senate

  Posted: June 26th, 2008, 1:45am EDT

  An effort to block a wide-ranging overhaul of U.S. wiretapping laws failed in the Senate on Wednesday, with opponents mustering only 15 votes against the bill in a procedural vote.

  

  
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  McCain: Buying foreign oil enriches enemies

  Posted: June 25th, 2008, 5:55pm EDT

  Sen. John McCain says he's comfortable being the underdog in the presidential race.

  

  
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  Report: Climate change could increase terrorism

  Posted: June 25th, 2008, 4:40pm EDT

  Global warming's greatest threat to U.S. security will result from the way climate change destabilizes countries that are less able to handle its effects, according to a comprehensive government analysis of the subject.

  

  
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  Will Obama's name help a Republican senator?

  Posted: June 25th, 2008, 4:38pm EDT

  Sen. Barack Obama's name is likely to help several Democratic candidates down ballot, but what about a Republican?

  

  
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  Obama says Dobson 'making stuff up'

  Posted: June 25th, 2008, 2:00pm EDT

  Sen. Barack Obama said evangelical leader James Dobson was "making stuff up," when he accused the Illinois senator of distorting the Bible and taking a "fruitcake interpretation" of the U.S. Constitution.

  

  
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  Markets raising oil costs, expert says

  Posted: June 25th, 2008, 1:01pm EDT

  It's the $64,000 question on Capitol Hill this week: what is responsible for the record escalation on oil prices?

  

  
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  Obama asks donors to help Clinton pay off debt

  Posted: June 25th, 2008, 11:03am EDT

  Sen. Barack Obama has asked top contributors to help former rival Sen. Hillary Clinton retire the debt from her failed presidential campaign, an Obama campaign source said.

  

  
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  Obama asks contributors to help Clinton with debt

  Posted: June 24th, 2008, 10:53pm EDT

  Sen. Barack Obama has asked top contributors to help his former rival for the Democratic presidential nomination, Sen. Hillary Clinton, retire her debt, an Obama campaign source said Tuesday.

  

  
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  Clinton turns attention back to Senate

  Posted: June 24th, 2008, 6:24pm EDT

  After wrapping up the longest presidential primary campaign in modern history, Sen. Hillary Clinton told reporters Tuesday she is ready to turn her attention back to being the junior senator from New York.

  

  
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  Obama slams McCain's energy policy

  Posted: June 24th, 2008, 5:27pm EDT

  Sen. John McCain on Tuesday told voters that energy efficiency "should begin at home" and proposed that the federal government purchase more environmentally friendly vehicles.

  

  
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  Anti-liberal bias found in Justice programs

  Posted: June 24th, 2008, 4:02pm EDT

  Justice Department officials blocked liberals and people with Democratic Party ties from a highly selective program that funneled young lawyers into government jobs, according to an internal investigation released Tuesday.

  

  
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  McCain adviser sorry for terrorism comments

  Posted: June 24th, 2008, 7:33am EDT

  An adviser to Sen. John McCain apologized Monday for saying a terrorist attack on the United States would be "a big advantage" for the Republican presidential candidate.

  

  
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  Campaigns brace for race-steeped attacks

  Posted: June 23rd, 2008, 2:27pm EDT

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  A battle of the political 'flip-flops'

  Posted: June 22nd, 2008, 6:06pm EDT

  Days after both men reversed course on major issues, the presidential campaigns of Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain spent much of Sunday's talk-show circuit working to ensure accusations of "flip-flopping" don't stick.

  

  
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  Obama wants energy speculator crackdown

  Posted: June 22nd, 2008, 5:09pm EDT

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  Analysis: McCain's uphill battle on illegal immigration

  Posted: June 21st, 2008, 5:24pm EDT

  In recent days, Sen. Barack Obama has backed off his harshest criticisms of the North American Free Trade Agreement, and he's changed his stance on campaign financing, electing to decline the federal funds for the general election -- prompting charges of flip-flopping.

  

  
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  Obama hits McCain on help for cities, levees

  Posted: June 21st, 2008, 4:48pm EDT

  Sen. Barack Obama took his campaign to Miami, Florida, on Saturday with a message to the nation's mayors: I'll be your ally in Washington, Sen. John McCain will not.

  

  
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  McCain visits Canada; Obama blasts him on drilling

  Posted: June 20th, 2008, 3:04pm EDT

  Sen. John McCain was touting U.S.-Canada economic and energy ties in a visit north Friday, while Sen. Barack Obama hammered his GOP opponent for embracing offshore drilling and other energy policies.

  

  
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  Bush praises overhaul of wiretap laws

  Posted: June 20th, 2008, 10:52am EDT

  President Bush on Friday thanked congressional leaders for agreeing on a new domestic surveillance law, saying, "It will help our intelligence professionals learn our enemies' plans for new attacks."

  

  
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  McClellan: White House hiding details of CIA leak

  Posted: June 20th, 2008, 10:09am EDT

  A former Bush spokesman Friday told a House committee investigating the leak of a CIA operative's identity that the White House is still concealing its involvement in the matter.

  

  
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  Analysis: Rejecting public funding won't hurt Obama

  Posted: June 20th, 2008, 8:16am EDT

  Sen. Barack Obama's decision to reject roughly $85 million in public financing -- as well as the strict spending limits that would accompany those funds -- did not come as a surprise to most political observers.

  

  
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  Brian Williams to fill in Sunday on 'Meet the Press'

  Posted: June 20th, 2008, 2:12am EDT

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  Flying without an ID comes to a controversial end

  Posted: June 19th, 2008, 9:58pm EDT

  It's a safe bet that every time you fly, you show a photo ID to an official at the airport checkpoint.

  

  
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  Schneider: Men could be the deciding factor

  Posted: June 19th, 2008, 5:39pm EDT

  Move over, soccer moms; men are poised to play a crucial role in choosing the next commander in chief.

  

  
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  Cindy McCain: Families not fair game

  Posted: June 19th, 2008, 4:05pm EDT

  Cindy McCain, wife of John McCain, said Thursday the spouses of the presidential candidates should be allowed to have some privacy.

  

  
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  Deal clears way for wiretap-law overhaul

  Posted: June 19th, 2008, 4:00pm EDT

  A bipartisan deal that clears the way for a sweeping overhaul of domestic wiretapping laws will let telecommunications companies escape lawsuits over the Bush administration's warrantless surveillance program, congressional leaders announced Thursday.

  

  
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  IRS: 5 million haven't filed for stimulus checks

  Posted: June 19th, 2008, 3:50pm EDT

  The IRS says it's still trying to reach some 5 million Americans -- primarily seniors and veterans -- who have not filed the tax returns needed to qualify for their stimulus checks.

  

  
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  Perot issues stern warning on debt

  Posted: June 19th, 2008, 1:12pm EDT

  Ross Perot is jumping back into the political fray -- this time with a stern warning that the country better start paying attention to the national debt.

  

  
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  Obama opts out of public financing system

  Posted: June 19th, 2008, 10:24am EDT

  Sen. Barack Obama told supporters Thursday that he has decided not to accept public financing for his general election campaign.

  

  
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  House to vote on war funding bill

  Posted: June 19th, 2008, 8:58am EDT

  The House is expected to vote Thursday on a $165 billion compromise bill that will fund military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan into early next year.

  

  
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  Bush to Congress: Lift offshore drilling ban

  Posted: June 19th, 2008, 4:55am EDT

  President Bush will ask Congress Wednesday to lift the ban on offshore drilling, White House press secretary Dana Perino said Tuesday.

  

  
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  Politicians flock to Russert funeral

  Posted: June 19th, 2008, 3:16am EDT

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  Party leaders reach deal on war funding

  Posted: June 18th, 2008, 9:15pm EDT

  House Democratic and Republican leaders have reached a deal on a war funding bill, according to several Congressional sources.

  

  
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  Congress passes farm bill over veto -- again

  Posted: June 18th, 2008, 6:33pm EDT

  President Bush vetoed a $300 billion farm bill again Wednesday after a clerical error forced Congress to send the measure to his desk for a second time.

  

  
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  Poll: Obama leads in swing states

  Posted: June 18th, 2008, 5:17pm EDT

  Sen. Barack Obama is leading Sen. John McCain in the crucial swing states of Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida, according to a new survey.