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1st District race focuses on Braley's first term
Associated Press WriterAs a first term congressman, Democratic U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley can't run on experience. But as his first re-election bid approaches -- typically the race when incumbents are most vulnerable -- Braley can point to several legislative credits and strong...Tags: Republican Party, Students, Parliament, The White House, Teaching and Learning
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The Brady Campaign, a gun control group, endorses Democrat Barack Obama for president
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Barack Obama and Joe Biden won the endorsement Monday of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence. The group is named after Jim Brady, the press secretary to former President Reagan, who was gravely wounded by a gunman who tried to...Tags: Firearms, Ronald Reagan, Gun Control, Family, John McCain
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Obama surges past McCain in fundraising race
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersBarack Obama's recent surge in the presidential race has been credited to a rise in voters' concerns about their money. It helps that Obama himself has a lot of money. Spurning federal funds -- and the spending restrictions that go with them -- the...Tags: CBS Corp., Republican Party, Indiana University, Political Candidates, Advertising
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Obama's fundraising under scrutiny
Los Angeles TimesBarack Obama's money machine is fueled by the likes of Martha Murphy, a grandmother who has donated 104 times for a total of $2,475.34. Murphy has used her credit card to donate in amounts as small as $10. "It is amazing how it adds up," she said....Tags: Charity, John McCain, Barack Obama
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Fight for East End congressional seat heats up
rick.brand@newsday.comRep. Tim Bishop stood before the crowd of 60 veterans at VFW Post 6249 in Rocky Point, and explained his vote on the just-rejected $700-billion Wall Street rescue plan. "Do I like it? No. But I voted for it holding my nose," Bishop, 58, a six-year...Tags: Republican Party, Nuclear Power, Armed Forces, Tim Bishop, John McCain
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UNI kicks off $150 million fundraising drive
The University of Northern Iowa is kicking off a $150 million fundraising drive with a pledge of $300,000 -- from the school's president. UNI President Benjamin Allen says he and his wife, Pat, have made the pledge to help kick start the school's...Tags: National Government, Awards and Prizes, Government
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Orange commissioner Jacobs pursues life after politics
Sentinel Staff WriterLeaving office Nov. 14, Orange County Commissioner Teresa Jacobs is preparing for the political afterlife by taking a consulting job with a group that advises, what else, governments. The term-limited politician is working part time for the John Scott...Tags: Orange County (Florida), Florida, University of Central Florida, Local Elections
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If only Democrats and Republicans would allow foresight to prevail
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterExtremists on the right make threats about the dangerous "other" who might take the White House. Hotheads on the left rant that they won't be happy just beating the Republicans; they want to destroy conservatism itself. All the more reason, in these...Tags: Sarah Palin, Republican Party, The White House, Political Campaigns, Ronald Reagan
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Groups' accounts enable lobbies to ante up millions for legislators
Tallahassee BureauOn paper, Florida takes a tough stand when it comes to money in politics. No candidate may accept a contribution of more than $500. A gift ban bars lobbyists from buying officeholders so much as a cup of coffee. But this campaign season, legislators...Tags: Republican Party, Fort Lauderdale, Greenacres, Boca Raton, Laws
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Ken Kahn Stepping Down From Arts Leadership Position
Ken Kahn went from "dots" to dollars.
After a decadelong run, the bow-tie-sporting, professorial Kahn is stepping down as executive director of the Greater Hartford Arts Council, the largest independent arts council in New England.
Kahn recently told...Tags: Classical Music, Hartford Stage Co., Avon (Hartford, Connecticut), Local Authority, Government
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Regrets? Rick Lazio has a few - and a Biden-Palin lesson
Spin CycleTo be honest, when we reached out to Rick Lazio Wednesday, we didn't expect him to open up about his 2000 disaster of a debate versus Hillary Rodham Clinton. The debate's memorable moment, when Lazio walked across the stage to......Tags: Sarah Palin, Hillary Clinton, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Joe Biden
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Judge to rule in January in campaign finance case
A federal judge in Bridgeport says he will rule in January on a constitutional challenge to Connecticut's recent campaign finance reforms. The changes, adopted in 2005, are being criticized as biased against minor parties, lobbyists, state contractors...Tags: John Rowland, Lobbying, Bridgeport (Fairfield, Connecticut), Connecticut
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