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Obama says he's made his VP choice, but won't reveal who yet
The Associated PressBarack Obama said today he's chosen his running mate, but coyly kept all the details to himself as he campaigned with one leading contender and planned a major rally to present the Democratic ticket Saturday in Illinois. Obama refused to say whether he...Tags: Elections, The White House, Barack Obama
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Obama's Louisiana Campaign Director Is 2008 Loyola Grad
The Associated PressThe Louisiana director for Democrat Barack Obama's presidential campaign is a 2008 graduate of Loyola University in New Orleans. The Obama campaign announced Thursday that the campaign will be led by David Huynh (whin), who joined a boutique media...Tags: Elections, Karen Carter, Barack Obama
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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: Weather Underground, John Kerry, National Government, Charity, Hyde Park
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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: Hillary Clinton, George Bush, Executive Branch, Trade Policy, Tim Pawlenty
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White Powder Found in Threatening Letter Sent to John McCain
Associated PressCENTENNIAL, Colo. -- Authorities say a threatening letter containing an unidentified white powder was sent to a John McCain campaign office. A hazardous materials team was trying to determine if it is harmful. Andy Lyon of Parker South Metro Fire Rescue...Tags: George Bush, National Government, Petroleum Industry, Fairfax (Fairfax, Virginia), Phil Gramm
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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: Usher, Elections, Colleges and Universities, Barack Obama
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Company Acknowledges Voting Machine Error
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The maker of the most widely used touch-screen voting machine in Ohio has acknowledged the machines have a programming error that led to votes being dropped in the March primary.
Premier Election Solutions Inc. notified Ohio Secretary...Tags: Local Elections, Voting, Elections, Referenda
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Milwaukee prosecutor looking into voter fraud
Milwaukee County Assistant District Attorney Bruce Landgraf says his office is actively investigating allegations of voter fraud although no charges have been filed yet. Landgraf's comment comes after Milwaukee's top election official referred 32 more...Tags: Employees, Corporate Crime, Fraud, Elections, Lawyers
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John McCain criticized by Obama for owning at least seven houses
Days after he cracked that being rich in the U.S. meant earning at least $5 million a year, Republican presidential candidate John McCain acknowledged that he wasn't sure how many houses he and his wealthy wife actually own. "I think -- I'll have my...Tags: George Bush, John Kerry, National Government, Teresa Heinz Kerry, Corruption
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Obama: From unknown to nominee, a meteoric rise
AP National WriterCHICAGO (AP) -- When Barack Obama arrived at the Democratic National Convention eight years ago, he was a politician in need of clout. He had just been trounced in his bid for Congress. His credit card was rejected at the car rental counter. He couldn'...Tags: Diseases, Laws, Denver Broncos, Rod Blagojevich, Sales
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'Toot': Obama grandmother a force that shaped him
AP National WriterSen. Barack Obama is a poker man, but his grandmother's game of choice is bridge. Duplicate bridge, to be exact. In poker, a good player can still bluff his way through a lousy hand. In duplicate bridge, different sets of players are made to play the...Tags: Heavy Engineering, Academic Progress, Racism, Court Administration, Elections
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Nervous Nellie Denver revs up for Dem convention
AP National WriterDENVER (AP) -- Like a Cinderella deciding to pass up the ball, Denver said no thanks to an invitation in 1976 to host the Olympic Games. Now the Mile High City is off to the dance of the Democrats, a party pooper no more. Nervous about the logistics,...Tags: Executive Branch, Union Pacific Railroad, Ku Klux Klan, Wayne Allard, Elections
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