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Youth voter registration drive 2007-04-13 16:24:09 By JOAN LOWY, Associated Press Writer
Wed Apr 11, 1:06 PM ET
WASHINGTON - Television and film producer Norman Lear has joined forces with some of the Internet’s most popular sites to encourage 18-year-olds to register and vote in the 2008 presidential campaign.
Although Lear has long been associated with Democratic politics, the Declare Yourself outreach campaign [...] Read more:drive
McCain’s Support for War Is Risky, but Necessary 2007-04-13 16:21:45 By JOHN M. BRODER and ADAM NAGOURNEY
Published: April 12, 2007
WASHINGTON, April 11 — Senator John McCain
’s vigorous defense of President Bush’s policy in Iraq on Wednesday served as a bold reminder of the remarkable degree to which his party, and all of its leading presidential candidates, stand united behind the president even as public support [...] Read more:Necessary
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Opinion: Mr. Giuliani Goes South 2007-04-13 16:19:36 Published: April 12, 2007
Americans are weary enough of presidential candidates who blurt out one of those intellectually dishonest sound bites known as “the pander” when they are caught in the last moments of a do-or-die race. But what are they to make of a candidate who goes straight to the pandering, with comments that are [...] Read more:Giuliani
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Clinton to give ideas for rebuilding gov’t 2007-04-13 16:11:43 By BETH FOUHY, Associated Press Writer
Fri Apr 13, 3:18 AM ET
NEW YORK - Pledging to rebuild “the competence of government and the confidence of the American people,” Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton
says she wants to streamline the functions of the federal government and boost its accountability to taxpayers. [...] Read more:ideas
John McCain in His Own Words 2007-04-13 16:09:41 From remarks yesterday to the cadets of the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Va.:
“ I just returned from my fifth visit to Iraq. Unlike the veterans here today, I risked nothing more threatening than a hostile press corps. And my only mission was to inform my opinions with facts.
We still face many difficult challenges in [...] Read more:John McCain
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Utah dynasty split over ‘adopted son’ Romney and McCain 2007-04-09 06:03:24 Popular governor throws support to McCain
but billionaire father is backing Romney
By KIRK JOHNSON
New York Times
SALT LAKE CITY — Jon M. Huntsman Sr., a self-made billionaire, philanthropist and patriarch of one of Utah’s most powerful families, waxes philosophic in the letters he has written urging people to support former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts [...] Read more:dynasty
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Candidates Raise Millions, Fight Hard to Seem ‘Average’ 2007-04-17 18:20:45 By NITYA VENKATARAMAN
April 16, 2007 — If the 2008 presidential election was a reality show called “I’m Running for President,” this week’s episode would have been called “… and I’m Just Like You.”
Former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards whistled Dixie in his Seneca, S.C. birthplace, using small town beginnings to establish himself as a [...] Read more:Average
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McCain assails wasteful spending 2007-04-17 17:57:18 By ERIK SCHELZIG
Republican presidential hopeful John McCain
chided his own party Monday as he called for an end to wasteful government spending and for a rededication to the principles of free trade.
The U.S. economy would be better served by being more open to global competition — even if workers in some sectors would have to [...]
Conservatives should abort Rudy’s bid 2007-04-17 17:54:27 Call it the Rudy abort
ion test. Will Republicans and conservatives pass or fail?
While there obviously are pro-choice Republicans around, the GOP generally ranks as the pro-life party due to its presumed conservative roots. Conservatism sees intrinsic value in each individual - no matter the person’s stage of development - and defends his or her right [...] Read more:Conservatives
Clinton’s fund campaign rakes in record US$36m 2007-04-17 17:51:56 US Senator Hillary Clinton
has said her campaign has raised US$36 million, the highest amount of money in the first quarter for any presidential candidate ever.
Campaign officials said late on Sunday that Clinton had by far the most cash on hand to spend in both primary and general elections of any candidate in the 2008 [...]
Romney rules in raising money in state 2007-04-17 17:50:05 But donors here may not have hit their stride yet
By DANIEL LATHROP
P-I REPORTER
Washington might be a blue state, but it was one of the reddest candidates who led the pack in fundraising here during the first three months of the year.
Republican Mitt Romney
, the former governor of Massachusetts, raised more than $273,000 in Washington, according [...]
Obama leads field in fundraising 2007-04-17 05:28:22 By Mike Dorning and John McCormick
Tribune staff reporters
WASHINGTON — Sen. Barack Obama
raised more money from donors for his presidential primary campaign than any other candidate during the first three months of the year, but Democratic front-runner Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton maintained a financial advantage by transferring money left from her Senate re-election campaign last [...]
GOP: Romney secures strong start in state 2007-04-17 05:27:14 By THOMAS BEAUMONT
REGISTER STAFF WRITER
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney
has established an organizational advantage over his rival candidates in Iowa, according to GOP officials in some of the leadoff caucus state’s most populous counties.
But no one in the crowded Republican field has sparked the kind of buzz that early front-runners in past races have generated, [...]
AP: Edwards says he’s strongest pick 2007-04-17 05:25:45 By NEDRA PICKLER, Associated Press Writer
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Presidential candidate John Edwards
said Monday that he is the strongest general election candidate in the Democratic field because he’s won in the South and his chief rivals have not been tested there.
Edwards said that’s true of Democratic [...]
McCain assails wasteful spending 2007-04-17 05:24:50 By ERIK SCHELZIG, Associated Press Writer
1 hour, 33 minutes ago
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Republican presidential hopeful John McCain
(news, bio, voting record) chided his own party Monday as he called for an end to wasteful government spending and for a rededication to the principles of free trade.
The U.S. economy would be better served by being [...]
Democratic Race Tightens as Views of Clinton Become More Negative 2007-04-19 03:29:44 Forty-five percent favorable rating one of lowest ever for Clinton
by Jeffrey M. Jones
GALLUP NEWS SERVICE
PRINCETON, NJ — A majority of Americans have an unfavorable image of New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, the frontrunner for the Democratic
presidential nomination. Clinton’s current 45% favorable rating with the American public is her third consecutive reading below [...] Read more:Become
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With campaign finance loophole, Romney’s wealth cannot be matched 2007-04-19 03:26:37 By Kevin Bogardus
April 18, 2007
An inconsistency in campaign-finance
rules places former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney
(R) in an advantageous position should he decide to subsidize his White House run with his own fortune.
Romney’s personal assets reportedly exceed $500 million, and he has shown willingness to self-finance. He already has loaned himself more than $2 million [...] Read more:loophole
“Reformers” Compromising For Cash 2007-04-19 03:24:24 Obama, McCain Both Relying On Those They Criticize To Help Fund Campaigns
(The Politico) By The Politico’s Jeanne Cummings.
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Donning the white hats of campaign finance reformers, Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama are positioning themselves as the presidential candidates least likely to be bossed around by special interests if they win the Oval Office. [...] Read more:ldquo
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2008 candidates on spot over gun-control 2007-04-18 16:56:32 By CALVIN WOODWARD, Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON - Gun control has been treated with a mix of silence and discomfort in the presidential campaign, a stance that may become insupportable once the nation finds its voice in the aftermath of the Virginia Tech mass murder.
Democrats have been deliberately muted for months on an issue that, [...]
Rampage may not influence ‘08 presidential race 2007-04-18 16:55:12 By David Alexander
Tue Apr 17, 4:03 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The deadliest shooting rampage in modern U.S. history may have little impact on the 2008 presidential race because most top candidates already favor gun controls and are unlikely to gain by pushing the issue.
Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton won [...] Read more:influence
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Edwards Reimburses Campaign for Haircuts 2007-04-20 03:23:00 WASHINGTON (Map, News) - Democrat John Edwards
is trying to get out of a hairy situation, reimbursing his presidential campaign $800 for two visits with a Beverly Hills stylist.
Two $400 cuts by stylist Joseph Torrenueva, who told The Associated Press that the former North Carolina senator is a longtime client, showed up on Edwards’ campaign [...] Read more:Campaign
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McCain Jokes About Bombing Iran 2007-04-20 02:57:00 WASHINGTON (Map, News) - Republican presidential contender John McCain
, known for having a quirky sense of humor, joked about bombing Iran at a campaign appearance this week.
In response to an audience question about military action against Iran, the Arizona senator briefly sang the chorus of the surf-rocker classic “Barbara Ann.”
“That old, eh, that old Beach [...] Read more:Bombing
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Obama’s Rise Strains Loyalty on Clinton Turf 2007-04-24 17:24:15 By RAYMOND HERNANDEZ
Only a few months ago, the vast majority of black elected officials in New York were expected to support the presidential candidacy of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton
. But no longer.
In a series of interviews, a significant number of those officials now say they are undecided about whether to back Mrs. Clinton or one [...] Read more:Loyalty
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Debates Losing a Bit of Luster in a Big Field 2007-04-23 23:48:32 By ADAM NAGOURNEY
Published: April 23, 2007
WASHINGTON, April 22 — The last time Jonathan Prince checked, there were nearly 40 requests for John Edwards, the Democratic presidential candidate for whom he works, to appear at a candidate debate or forum.
They came from state Democratic parties and county Democratic committees. From newspapers and television stations. From [...] Read more:Field
Lilly, Sunoco Give More to Democrats Than Republicans 2007-04-23 22:53:32 Jonathan D. Salant and Scott Cendrowski
Mon Apr 23, 10:44 AM ET
April 23 (Bloomberg) — Companies with business before the U.S. Congress may be following their own version of the gangland motto: Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.
Since taking over in January, the new Democratic chairmen of the 19 House committees have received [...] Read more:Democrats
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Highlights of what the candidates said during debate 2007-04-27 22:30:43 “Senator Clinton and anyone else who voted for this war has to search themselves and decide whether they believe they’ve voted the right way. If so, they can support their vote. If they believe they didn’t, I think it’s important to be straightforward and honest.”
— Former U.S. Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina on comments [...] Read more:Highlights
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