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Arizona Senator John McCain was the 2008 Republican candidate for president of the United States. He lost the election to Sen. Barack Obama.
Arizona Senator John McCain was the 2008 Republican candidate for president of the United States. He lost the election to Sen. Barack Obama.
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A closer look at Palin finances
Since Sarah Palin abruptly resigned as governor, she has repeatedly cited the bombardment of ethics complaints against her while conceding the financial burden of defending herself had taken its toll. Palin says her family has racked up more than $500,...Tags: Seafood and Fishing Industry, Values, Republican Party, Sarah Palin, Executive Branch
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Who's the next GOP star?
Thursday's topic: Does the GOP have a potential star? Does it really need one to be an effective opposition to Democrats?
Palin: Still the GOP's star? Point: Glenn Reynolds
So what would I do if I were Sarah Palin? Probably chuck it all and try to live...Tags: The White House, Republican Party, National Government, Sarah Palin, Republican National Conventions
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Babe factor isn't enough to win
In "The secret of Palin's staying power" (Commentary, July 9) Steve Chapman posits that the main reason for Sarah Palin's political success and popularity is the fact that, "she's a babe." All the guys go for her. That's an astute observation. Long ago I...Tags: Steve Chapman, Sarah Palin
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Carly Fiorina seems to be prepping for a bout with Barbara Boxer
Carly Fiorina, whose rocky tenure as chief executive of Hewlett Packard ended with her firing, is making serious preparations to run next year for the Republican nomination to challenge U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.).
Fiorina's candidacy would be her...Tags: Barbara Boxer, Breast Cancer, Corporate Officers, Upper House, Lance Armstrong
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Hopeful words heard from Harris' attorney on Chicago front
The air was so thick from speechifying candidates on Wednesday, announcing and un-announcing their campaigns for the good of the people, that it's a miracle all the birds weren't knocked dead from the sky by the toxic gas. Yet there was one Illinois...Tags: Rod Blagojevich, Upper House, United States, Republican Party, National Government
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U. of Ill. dean traded admissions for scholarships
Associated Press WritersA former University of Illinois Law School dean agreed to admit well-connected applicants pushed by the university's current chancellor in exchange for more than $300,000 in scholarship money for the law school, according to documents released Wednesday....Tags: Rod Blagojevich, Examinations, United States, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, John Edwards
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Sarah Palin's moves perplex LI Republicans
reid.epstein@newsday.comWith Sarah Palin giving no clues as to her political future, Long Island Republicans say they remain uniformly baffled as to reasons behind the soon-to-be-former Alaska governor's resignation. -See photos of Sarah Palin fishing "I don't know what her...Tags: New York, United States, Republican Party, National Government, Sarah Palin
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7/8: Letters to the Editor
Constitution should be honored in Honduras As a Floridian who has lived in Honduras, I am appalled that recent events in Honduras have been misunderstood. Suppose an American president tries to change the two-term limit of the presidency to allow him...Tags: Pamela Anderson, Al Gore, United States, Sarah Palin, National Government
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Passport peeker sentenced to probation, $5,000 fine for unauthorized access to famous files
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — A 30-year veteran of the State Department has to pay a $5,000 fine for illegally peeking at passport files of famous Americans. Gerald Lueders (LOO-ders) of Woodbridge, Va., also was sentenced Wednesday to one year's probation for...Tags: Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Punishment, Woodbridge
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Sarah Palin: Not a quitter, a fighter, but politically speaking, 'if I die, I die. So be it.'
Associated Press WriterANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Sarah Palin says she's not a quitter, she's a fighter, but adds that, politically speaking, "if I die, I die. So be it." The Alaska governor spoke in taped interviews on ABC, NBC and CNN broadcast Tuesday morning. She told...Tags: Iowa, Values, Republican Party, Sarah Palin, Local Elections
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A specter of what could have been
In his novel "The Plot Against America," Philip Roth imagined that Charles Lindbergh, an isolationist and an anti-Semite (but a hell of a flyer), ran for president in 1940 and beat Franklin Roosevelt. In his novel "Fatherland," Robert Harris imagined a...Tags: Joe Lieberman, United States, Republican Party, National Government, Sarah Palin
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Sarah Palin: Not a Quitter, A Fighter, But Politically Speaking, 'If I die, I die. So be it.'
Associated Press WriterKOTZEBUE, Alaska (AP) — Sarah Palin says she's not a quitter, she's a fighter, but adds that, politically speaking, "if I die, I die. So be it." Sporting fishing waders, a pony tail and a French manicure, Palin defended her decision to resign as...Tags: Values, Republican Party, Sarah Palin, National Government, Executive Branch
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