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August 2008 - Posts
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Gov. Sarah Palin was for the so-called infamous "Bridge to Nowhere" before she was against it, a change of position the GOP vice presidential running mate Read More...
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The first lady of West Virginia is recovering from bruises after she was struck by a car while riding a bicycle with her husband, Gov. Joe Manchin. Read More...
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On the eve of the Republican National Convention, Andrea Seabrook talks with host Jacki Lyden about John McCain and the GOP strategy to win the White House. Read More...
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Republicans have scaled down at least the start of their convention in St. Paul, Minn., because of Hurricane Gustav. David Welna, who's in St. Paul, talks Read More...
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The Indian-American first-term governor of Louisiana first served in top state and federal jobs, and was twice elected to Congress before winning the governorship Read More...
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John McCain tore up the script for his Republican National Convention on Sunday as Hurricane Gustav churned toward New Orleans. Read More...
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President Bush and Vice President Cheney have canceled plans to address the Republican convention in St. Paul on Monday. Sen. John McCain told reporters, Read More...
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Because of Hurricane Gustav, which is headed to the Gulf Coast, neither President Bush nor Vice President Cheney will travel to St. Paul, Minn., on Monday Read More...
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Born in a small Idaho town, Sarah Palin grew up in an active and outdoorsy family, Kaylene Johnson, author of Palin's biography, "Sarah: How A Hockey Mom Read More...
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Kieran Folliard, owner of The Liffey, an Irish bar in St. Paul, Minn., is preparing for the onslaught of visitors to the city. His bar is located across Read More...
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Mike Knopf, 17, will be the youngest delegate at the Republican National Convention this week. He tells Liane Hanson that economics is the issue he feels Read More...
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The White House said on Sunday it was unlikely that President Bush would attend the Republican National Convention on Monday as scheduled because of concerns Read More...
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The Republican National Convention should be St. Paul's big moment. Too bad most everyone seems to think it's being held in Minneapolis. Read More...
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Analysis: I don’t know Sarah Palin, but I know her type and I know where she comes from. It isn’t exactly (or only) Alaska. Read More...
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John McCain voiced concern for Gulf Coast residents fleeing the path of Hurricane Gustav on Saturday even as he reintroduced running mate Sarah Palin to Read More...
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Brian Schweitzer, the governor of Montana, brought the crowd at the Pepsi Center to its feet with a rousing speech at the Democratic Convention on Tuesday. Read More...
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There's no room at the GOP convention next week for maverick Ron Paul, so his acolytes have packed their cars, hitched rides and will pitch tents at Ronstock Read More...
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Barack Obama expressed hope Saturday that the lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina three years ago would help to protect the U.S. Gulf Coast from Hurricane Read More...
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Republican National Convention protesters targeted in a series of police raids Friday night and Saturday say they won't back down from their plans to march Read More...
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In 1984, former Congresswoman Geraldine Ferraro became the first female vice presidential pick on a major party ticket. Ferraro talks about what has changed Read More...
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John McCain, who will accept the Republican nomination for president next week, is traveling by bus through Midwestern battleground states with his newly Read More...
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Alaskans have reacted with a mixture of pride and disbelief to the news that their governor, Sarah Palin, has been picked as Sen. John McCain's running Read More...
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This week, Sen. Barack Obama became the first African American to lead a major party's ticket. Rep. John Lewis, Maya Angelou, former President Jimmy Carter, Read More...
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Sen. Barack Obama is on a bus tour of the Midwest this weekend with his running mate, Joe Biden. The bus stopped in Dublin, Ohio, Saturday, where Obama Read More...
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Republicans who have gathered in St. Paul, Minn., reacted to John McCain's choice of running mate. Palin's record as an anti-abortion rights politicians Read More...
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NPR's Scott Simon discusses the weeks news with NPR's Juan Williams in St. Paul for the Republican Convention. Read More...
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Supporters view John McCain's choice of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin for running mate a sign of gains women are making, but critics see pandering. Read More...
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NYT: Obama and Biden set off on their first joint cross-country campaign trek , arriving in the battleground of western Pennsylvania on the opening stop Read More...
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In a return to the public stage, John Edwards has confirmed plans to talk politics a month after admitting to an extramarital affair. But his wife won't Read More...
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Sen. Barack Obama's nomination represents a significant moment in American history, and it was especially meaningful to the civil rights leaders who fought Read More...
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Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, whom Sen. John McCain named Friday as his running mate, is under two ethics investigations springing from accusations that she Read More...
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The refrain in many Democratic leaders’ responses to Sen. John McCain’s choice of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate: Roe v. Wade, Roe v. Wade Read More...
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Sen. Barack Obama gave an historic address last night before a record-breaking crowd of thousands, officially accepting the Democratic party's presidential Read More...
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The University of Florida in Gainesville is the No. 1-ranked party school. It's a distinction that surprises some students, and administrators hope new Read More...
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Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the first woman picked for a Republican presidential ticket, appeals to social and economic conservatives — and possibly Read More...
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An emphasis on diversity may serve him better than a focus on his middle-class roots. Read More...
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Republican Sen. John McCain has chosen Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his presidential running mate, a surpise decision that pundits scrambling to learn more Read More...
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Sen. John McCain surprised a lot of people Friday by picking Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his vice presidential running mate. McCain is in Dayton, Ohio Read More...
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Sen. Barack Obama made the speech of his lifetime on the last night of the Democratic National Convention. News analyst Juan Williams discusses whether Read More...
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Sarah Palin is as dramatic a contrast as one can envision with Republican presidential candidate John McCain. The differences between the presidential Read More...
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The co-founder of the first national ***-rights organization in the United States — and the country's first national *** magazine — died Aug. Read More...
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As the Democrats wrap up their national convention in Denver, the Republicans gear up for their meeting in St. Paul next week. A group voters, still undecided, Read More...
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As John McCain's scheduled vice presidential announcement neared Friday, a surprising name emerged as his likely pick: Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. She's a Read More...
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In Presidential Courage: Brave Leaders and How They Changed America 1789-1989 , the historian looks at crucial moments in which a president risked his Read More...
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Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain has chosen Gov. Sarah Palin to be his running mate. She would be the first woman to serve on a Republican Read More...
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Sarah Palin is no stranger to the "maverick" label often assigned to Sen. John McCain. Alaska's youngest and first female governor has pushed for ethics Read More...
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Congressmen Tom Udall of New Mexico and Mark Udall of Colorado not only are cousins, but they're also running for U.S. Senate seats. Tom is the son of Read More...
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The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools revoked accreditation for the Clayton County School District south of Atlanta. This is only the second Read More...
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More than 80,000 people were on hand for Barack Obama's history-making speech at Denver's Invesco Field. People in the crowd said they were impressed by Read More...
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Veteran political strategists Republican Tucker Eskew and Democrat Mark Mellman wrap up the Democratic National Convention in Denver, look ahead to next Read More...
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Presumptive Republican nominee John McCain is expected to unveil his vice presidential choice Friday at a rally in Dayton, Ohio. Two top choices are thought Read More...
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Barack Obama accepted the Democratic Party's nomination for president in a speech Thursday night that fired hard at his rival John McCain. Portraying a Read More...
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An image of Barack Obama by artist Shepard Fairey has become one of the most popular images of the campaign. But Fairey, whose posters have helped raise Read More...
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty has been told he won't be Republican presidential hopeful John McCain's running mate, NBC News' David Gregory reported Friday Read More...
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Fresh off his historic nominating convention, Democrat Barack Obama is embarking on what likely will be the most important 67 days of his campaign for Read More...
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Oprah Winfrey is leaving Denver with the candidate she wanted, but reportedly without her eyelashes. Read More...
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The Justice Department on Thursday announced new guidelines for investigating corporate crime cases. The changes follow criticism that prosecutors went Read More...
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Forty-five years after Martin Luther King Jr. spoke in D.C., America has first African American presidential nominee. Read More...
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NYT: The occasion was part coronation, part organizing meeting, part Woodstock and part very long lines at the metal detectors. Read More...
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Only after time passed did John Kerry's 2004 Democratic acceptance speech, in which he saluted and said he was "reporting for duty," become one of the Read More...
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Analysis: Barack Obama's speech accepting the Democratic presidential nomination Thursday night was what many nervous Democrats were hoping for: a forceful Read More...
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NYT: Barack Obama’s acceptance of his party’s nomination on Thursday, on the 45th anniversary of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous 1963 speech, Read More...
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Republican officials say they are considering delaying the start of the GOP convention in Minneapolis-St. Paul because of Tropical Storm Gustav, which Read More...
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Forgive some of the 75,000 people amassed at Invesco Field Thursday if their thumbs are a bit weary by the time Barack Obama takes the stage for a triumphant Read More...
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Read the full text of Sen. Barack Obama's prepared speech Thursday night to the Democratic National Convention. Read More...
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African-American leaders and activists said Barack Obama’s presidential nomination represented a milestone in America’s evolution into a colorblind society Read More...
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