Tag: politics
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December 27, 2006 10:09 AM EST --
Gerald Ford, the nation's 38th president, was the accidental president, the only president neither elected to the office nor the vice presidency, died at 6:45 p.m. yesterday. He was 93.
Ford was . . . more
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May 30, 2006 09:33 AM EDT --
I received this in an e-mail. I hope it brightens your day.
Dear President Bush:
I'm about to plan a little trip with my family and extended family, and I would like to ask you to assist me. . . . more
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October 14, 2006 11:39 AM EDT --
Missouri's showdown between Republican Senator Jim Talent and State Auditor Claire McCaskill may well be the closest Senate race in the country.
At RedState, Jeff Emanuel takes the gloves off and . . . more
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October 16, 2006 12:12 PM EDT --
Massachusetts Democratic Senator John Kerry says he deserves a second chance if he decides to take another crack at becoming president:
The Massachusetts Democrat, who lost to President Bush in 2004, . . . more
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March 15, 2007 02:35 PM EST --
Former New York Governor George Pataki told supporters he cannot guarantee he is going to run for president this cycle and has given his blessing for them to join other presidential campaigns.
Pataki's . . . more
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May 03, 2006 05:06 PM EDT --
A new Zogby poll of likely voters, found Americans prefer the House of Representatives' enforcement-only bill by 2-1 over Senate proposals to legalize illegal immigrants and greatly increase legal . . . more
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May 13, 2006 05:44 PM EDT --
The Associated Press reports Democratic Party leaders are wondering what to do about Larry Darby, a Democratic candidate for Alabama attorney general, who denies the Holocaust occurred and will and wants . . . more
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June 11, 2006 08:22 AM EDT --
A new Rasmussen poll finds Americans feel good about life.
Two-out-of-three Americans (68%) rate their own life as good or excellent, while 22% rate their own life as fair and 9% say life is poor.
Those . . . more
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December 03, 2006 12:52 PM EST --
Kerry Postpones '08 Decision
Senator John F. Kerry's election-eve asinine denigration of the education level of U.S. Troops, and the fierce denunciations his comments drew from fellow Democrats, . . . more
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December 12, 2006 10:24 AM EST --
On CNN's "The Situation Room," Jeff Greenfield summons up the courage to be critical of Senator Obama:
JEFF GREENFIELD, CNN SENIOR ANALYST: Wolf, the political community has gone predictably . . . more
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February 26, 2007 12:09 PM EST --
At a San Francisco fundraiser, New York Senator Clinton called her husband "the most popular person in the world right now." The Democratic presidential front-runner also indicated former President . . . more
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August 08, 2006 11:42 AM EDT --
The polls are open in Connecticut and, six years to the day after Senator Joe Lieberman was introduced as Gore's running mate, nearly 700,000 Connecticut Democrats have an opportunity to decide whether . . . more
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December 27, 2006 03:38 PM EST --
W, Hillary Most Admired
President Bush and Senator Clinton are mentioned most often when Gallup asks the public which man and woman they admire the most.
Likely presidential candidate, Illinois Senator . . . more
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April 22, 2006 02:58 PM EDT --
Massachusetts Senator John Kerry, who won the last New Hampshire presidential primary, opposes Democratic party plans to dilute the primary's impact.
Kerry told the New Hampshire Union Leader the . . . more
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April 26, 2006 11:36 PM EDT --
A bipartisan Senate investigation concludes the Federal Emergency Management Agency cannot be fixed and recommends FEMA be replaced.
The Associated Press reports the recommendations of a seven-month investigation . . . more
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May 01, 2006 10:29 AM EDT --
The Boston Herald reports new national polls show Americans are feeling less sympathy toward illegal aliens.
A Zogby International poll, conducted between March 31 and April 3, 2006, found . . . more
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May 24, 2006 08:39 AM EDT --
The Senate voted 58-40 to increase penalties for hiring undocumented workers. Fines would be doubled to $20,000 and repeat offenders could be sentenced to prison for up to three years.
Increasing penalties . . . more
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July 19, 2006 04:37 PM EDT --
After making "nearly 150 veto threats," President Bush was forced to issue his first veto, when Congress approved legislation easing limits on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. . . . more
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May 19, 2006 09:56 AM EDT --
Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and Nicaragua condemn the plan to build hundreds of miles of triple-layered fencing along parts of the U.S. - Mexican border. The countries claim saying the . . . more
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September 30, 2006 01:17 PM EDT --
Congress Passes Border Fence Bill
Voting 80 to 19, the Senate, approved a bill identical to that passed by the House last week and gave final legislative approval for the construction of 700 miles of . . . more
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