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Is McCain endangering Obama?
The Swampby James Oliphant History has proven that some Americans don't take to social change with grace. And with the troubled economy, the wars, and the now real prospect of the first African-American president, there is, in pockets of the......Tags: Yitzhak Rabin, Wisconsin, Polls, John McCain, National Government
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AIG: We swear, no more parties
The Swampby Frank James Looks like the tongue-lashing from Congress earlier this week has gotten the response from insurance giant AIG that lawmakers were seeking. Earlier today, AIG announced it was canceling a retreat scheduled for next week for dozens of......Tags: Federal Reserve, National Government, California, Wine, Beer, and Spirits
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White House: McCain 'time to close'
The Swampby Mark Silva CORAL GABLES, Fla. - Sitting near the home of Sergio Pino, a Miami-area developer playing host to a $500,000 fundraiser for the Republican Party's congressional candidates this afternoon in the gated, mansion-studded community of Cocoplum:...Tags: Florida, Coral Gables, John McCain, National Government, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida)
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Sarah Palin, a bear suit and a dead moose
The Swampby Frank James Today the Alaska legislature may decide whether to release to the public the report based on its investigation of whether Gov. Sarah Palin abused her office as part of an apparent family feud with her ex brother-in-law.......Tags: Sarah Palin, Alaska, Laws, Prosecution, Regional Authority
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Bush: 'Anxiety feeds anxiety'
The Swampby Mark Silva President Bush, addressing the nation at a "deeply unsettling period for the American people,'' vowed today that the government will solve the underlying problems of the financial meltdown that was dragging the Dow Jones Industrial Average...Tags: Florida, Heads of State, Federal Reserve, National Government, $700 Billion Bank Bailout
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Bush: Rose Garden economy 'assurance'
The Swampby Mark Silva Call it a Rose Garden strategy. A number of times now, during the financial meltdown underway, President Bush has stepped out of the Oval Office to deliver urgent messages for action by Congress and reassurances that the......Tags: Federal Reserve, National Government, U.S. Department of Treasury, Business, George Bush
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Obama-McCain ad-war: Record negative
The Swampby Mark Silva They are the fiery watch-words of an increasingly combative and negative presidential campaign debate, the one that rivals John McCain and Barack Obama are bankrolling with their own campaign commercials in the most competitive states:...Tags: Wisconsin, Florida, John McCain, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Pennsylvania
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Correction: Daniels-Magazine Award story
In a story that moved Oct. 9 and Oct. 10 about a magazine honoring Indiana's governor, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Christine Gregoire is the governor of New York. She is the governor of Washington.Tags: Regional Authority, Executive Branch
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President Clinton stumps for stem cells in Mich.
Associated Press WriterFormer President Bill Clinton has urged Michigan voters to pass a proposal that would loosen restrictions on embryonic stem cell research. Clinton says Proposal 2 on the November ballot is neither a Democratic nor a Republican issue. But it's...Tags: Michigan, Medical Specialization, Medical Research, Agricultural Research and Technology, Bill Clinton
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Campaigns clash over vote irregularities
Chicago Tribune reporterA new class warfare front has opened in the campaign for president as Republicans mount an assault on the integrity of the nation's largest community organizing group and try to link it to Democrat Barack Obama, himself a former organizer for a...Tags: Prosecution, John McCain, George Bush, Political Systems, Basketball
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Govt. shows fuel efficiency requirements options
Associated Press WriterThe government presented a range of options for new fuel efficiency standards Friday that the auto industry would need to meet during the next decade. The fleet of new cars and trucks would have to hit estimated requirements of 29.6 miles per gallon...Tags: Passenger Cars, General Motors Corp., Petroleum Industry, Toyota Motor Corp., Car Safety Tips and Advice
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Pacers trade forward Shawne Williams to Mavs
AP Sports WriterLarry Bird's housecleaning project has claimed another casualty. The Indiana Pacers traded forward Shawne Williams to the Dallas Mavericks for 14-year veteran Eddie Jones, future draft picks and cash, the Pacers said Friday. Bird, the Pacers'...Tags: Eddie Jones, Police Arrests, Stephen Jackson, Basketball, Ron Artest
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