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Campaign accounts for Fort Lauderdale mayor contenders
South Florida Sun-SentinelFive people have opened campaign accounts to run for Fort Lauderdale mayor in spring 2009. Here are the candidates and how much they'd raised and spent on their campaigns by June 30: Cindi Hutchinson: City commissioner, former owner-operator of a small...Tags: Wilton Manors, Fort Lauderdale, Lawyers, Public Officials, Regional Authority
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Minnesota news in brief at 8:58 p.m. CDT
The House overwhelmingly passed legislation Thursday aimed at improving the safety of the nation's bridges, nearly a year after the deadly collapse of an interstate highway bridge in Minneapolis. The vote was 367-55. The legislation would authorize an...Tags: Transportation, Executive Branch, Laws, John McCain, Judges
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Knollenberg holds fundraising lead against Peters
Republican Congressman Joe Knollenberg raised more than $731,000 during the past three months in his re-election campaign, outpacing Democratic challenger Gary Peters, who raised $570,000. Knollenberg ended the fundraising period with nearly $1.9...Tags: Gary Peters, Joe Knollenberg, Campaign Finance, Elections
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Poll: McCain closes in on Obama in some states
THE RACE: The presidential race in Colorado ------ THE NUMBERS Republican John McCain, 46 percent Democrat Barack Obama, 44 percent ------ OF INTEREST: Obama led McCain by 5 percentage points in the same poll taken last month. McCain holds a...Tags: Michelle Obama, Cindy McCain, Energy, The White House, Economic Policy
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200,000 Germans gather to hear Barack Obama
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIn one of the most theatrical events of his campaign, Barack Obama called today for closer ties between Europe and the United States in a speech to more than 200,000 Germans at a towering monument to Prussian war triumphs. The sea of people stretched a...Tags: Civil Unrest, Monuments and Heritage Sites, Tourism and Leisure, Angela Merkel, The White House
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MTA votes to seek sales tax hike to fund L.A. County transit, roads
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersThe Metropolitan Transportation Authority board today voted overwhelmingly to seek a half-cent sales tax increase that could raise between $30 billion and $40 billion for transit and highway projects, including the first link of a long-awaited subway to...Tags: Local Elections, Referenda, Transportation, San Gabriel, Economic Policy
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McCain visits German restaurant ... in Ohio
Associated PressRepublican presidential candidate John McCain had his own German experience Thursday -- at a restaurant in Ohio. He asserted that he was happy to devote his time this week to touring the nation's heartland. ``I'd love to give a speech in Germany. But I'd...Tags: Armed Forces, John Kerry, Executive Branch, Defense, George Bush
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Suozzi lobbies lawmakers to OK property tax cap
william.murphy@newsday.comNassau County Executive Thomas Suozzi, who chairs a state committee on property tax relief, kicked off a campaign Thursday to get state lawmakers to approve a cap on property taxes. However, he said this effort would be somewhat kinder and gentler than...Tags: Property Tax, Sheldon Silver, State Budgets, Laws, Elections
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The state at 2 p.m.
If you have a news tip or a question about the report, call 800-242-9022 or 414-225-3580. The night supervisor is Jim Carlson. The news editor is Roger Schneider. Report technical problems to 800-242-8865. Send stories by electronic carbon, e-mail to...Tags: Floods, Ben Sheets, Major League Baseball, Milwaukee Brewers, John McCain
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In Berlin, Obama says global threats call for stronger alliances
Tribune correspondentDemocratic presidential candidate Barack Obama came to a city once divided by the Cold War and sustained in crisis by the Atlantic alliance to call today for a strengthened commitment to international alliances in a new era of international threats. In a...Tags: International Relations, National Government, Ronald Reagan, Barack Obama, Heads of State
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