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McCain, Obama, job-losses: 'Tough times'
The Swampby Mark Silva "These are tough times... tough times,'' Republican John McCain said on the campaign trail in Wisconsin today, relaunching his bid for the White House with Sarah Palin by his side. Democrat Barack Obama, waging his own......Tags: Sarah Palin, Unemployment, John McCain, Productivity, Elections
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Energy Independence: Can we do it?
MotorTrend Magazine"I will set a clear goal as president: In 10 years, we will finally end our dependence on oil from the Middle East." As I listened to Barack Obama's speech from the Democratic Convention in Denver last week, I wondered for a split second whether he'd been... -
U.S. highway fund runs near empty
Associated PressThe federal highway trust fund will run out of money this month, requiring delays in payments to states for transportation construction projects, Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters said yesterday. The trust fund - a federal account used to help...Tags: Transportation, Road Transportation, Petroleum Industry, Patty Murray, Government
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Bush makes U-turn on highway funding
With the nation's highway fund running out of money faster than expected, the Bush administration on Friday pulled a political U-turn and urged Congress to approve an $8 billion rescue plan that the White House had previously opposed. The fund's...Tags: Transportation, Road Transportation, Petroleum Industry, Fuel-efficient Vehicles
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Iraq politician Ahmad Chalabi survives assassination attempt
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersA suicide bomber tried to assassinate politician Ahmad Chalabi on Friday night, killing six of his guards when he rammed his car into the Shiite Muslim politician's speeding convoy, Chalabi's spokesman said. Chalabi, who has survived at least three...Tags: Nouri Maliki, Death and Dying, Newspapers, Espionage and Intelligence, Heads of State
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Tickets stake out the same territory
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersThe two-month push to election day opened Friday with the presidential candidates scouring for votes in key electoral states and heatedly debating whether personal character or economic concerns would determine the next president. John McCain and Sarah...Tags: Scranton, Sarah Palin, Joe Biden, Republican National Conventions, Government
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Change for better
The Obama campaign continues to make its case to Americans that it will be the party of "change" in the White House if elected in November. However, what exactly have Barack Obama and Joe Biden done to prove that this is the case? In his brief time as...Tags: Sarah Palin, Values, Joe Biden, Corrupt Practices, Government
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Foes to focus on swing votes
The Associated PressNow it gets real. After two weeks of political theater — the Democrats at their national convention in Denver, Republicans in St. Paul — the contest for the White House is a 61-day surge, no longer played for the committed but aimed at...Tags: Religious Leaders, Sarah Palin, Joe Biden, Republican National Conventions, Government
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McCain picks up 'change' motif
Chicago Tribune correspondentCEDARBURG, Wis. — Can a Republican candidate be a change candidate in an anti-Republican election year? With an incumbent GOP president facing very low approval ratings after two terms, that's exactly what Sen. John McCain is trying to do....Tags: Iraq War, Jim Jordan, Peter Brown, Upper House, Sarah Palin
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McCain version of Palin's eBay story goes a bit far
STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. - As he launched his new ethics and reform campaign for the White House in Cedarburg, Wis., Friday morning, John McCain told his favorite anti-corruption story about his new running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. "You know what I...Tags: Corruption, Regional Authority, Sarah Palin, Frank Murkowski, eBay Incorporated
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Unemployment hits 5-year high
Of The Associated PressThe nation's unemployment rate bolted above the psychologically important 6 percent level last month for the first time in five years -- and it's likely to go even higher in the months ahead, possibly throwing the economy into a tailspin as Americans pick...Tags: Employment, Government, Unemployment, John McCain, National Government
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