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Obama says he's made his VP choice, but won't reveal who yet
The Associated PressBarack Obama says he's decided on a running mate, but he won't say who. The Democratic presidential candidate told USA Today that he went with someone who is independent and would challenge him in the White House. He also said he wanted someone who is...Tags: Elections, Barack Obama, The White House
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Mich. man to share Denver stage with Obama
AP Political WriterRoy Gross doesn't know exactly what he's going to say next Thursday when he takes the stage at the Democratic National Convention. But the former truck driver from Taylor knows his comments will focus on the woes of the middle class. Gross got the...Tags: Elections, Barack Obama
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Michigan elections panel OKs ballot proposals
Associated Press WriterMichigan voters will decide whether to loosen the state's restrictions on embryonic stem cell research and allow medical use of marijuana during November's election. A state election panel gave final approval to the proposals Thursday, clearing their...Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Ethics, David Doyle, Regional Elections, Diseases
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Outgoing UW leader rips business lobby's tactics
Associated Press WriterThe state's largest business lobby has been taken over by "political extremists" and become a major obstacle to economic development, outgoing University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor John Wiley said this week. In a 3,000-word essay published in...Tags: Health Treatments, Laws, Medical Research, National Government, Economic Policy
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Four Michigan Republicans skipping party convention
Associated Press WriterFour Michigan Republicans are skipping their party's national convention in St. Paul, Minn., and another is scaling back his trip to focus on his House district. Rep. Joe Knollenberg of Bloomfield Township does not plan to attend the four-day convention...Tags: Barack Obama, National Government, Regional Authority, Kwame Kilpatrick, Economic Policy
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Group to spend $2.8 million on anti-Obama ad
Associated Press WriterA conservative nonprofit group with a past link to Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign is spending $2.8 million on an ad questioning Democrat Barack Obama's relationship to a founder of the 1960s radical group Weather Underground. The ad, which...Tags: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Barack Obama, National Government, Armed Forces, John Kerry
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McCain hopes to turn the tide in Great Lakes area
Associated Press WritersDemocratic dominance in presidential elections has been the norm for decades throughout much of the country's union-strong industrial Great Lakes region. Republican John McCain hopes to upset that history. The GOP presidential candidate is mounting...Tags: Barack Obama, The White House, Petroleum Industry, National Government, Mitt Romney
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Sebelius calls VP speculation 'out of body experience'
Associated Press WriterKansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius says being mentioned as a potential running mate to Barack Obama is something of "an out-of-body experience." But Sebelius would say little Thursday about the possibility that the expected presidential nominee would ask her...Tags: Kathleen Sebelius, Barack Obama, National Government, Government, Labor Legislation
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Obama pounces on McCain for not knowing how many houses he and multimillionaire wife own
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ John McCain may have created his own housing crisis. Hours after a report that the Republican presidential nominee-in-waiting didn't know how many homes he and his multimillionaire wife own, Democratic rival Barack Obama launched a...Tags: Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Barack Obama, National Government, Gerald Ford, Cindy McCain
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Ill. governor on sidelines as Obama makes history
AP Political WriterHe's the leader of the nation's fifth-largest state, the home of a presidential candidate on the cusp of history. But Gov. Rod Blagojevich is taking a back seat as his fellow Democrat, Sen. Barack Obama, prepares to claim the presidential nomination....Tags: Mike Lawrence, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Trials, Barack Obama, National Government
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Tropical Storm Fay hits state for 4th day
The Associated PressFor a fourth weary day, Tropical Storm Fay continued its soggy march through Florida Thursday, forcing dozens more residents to flee floodwaters and even driving alligators and snakes out of their habitats and into streets. Two people drowned in heavy...Tags: Tropical Weather, Caribbean Vacations, Maritime Accidents, Hurricane Charley, Weather Warnings
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Undecided? It's more partisan than you think
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterCan't decide between Barack Obama and John McCain? Chances are your brain already has. Using a simple word association test to look inside voters' heads, Canadian and Italian researchers found that many voters who believe they are undecided have...Tags: Research, Elections, Barack Obama, University of Virginia, Bedford (Bedford, Virginia)
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