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Associated Press Political News
Lobbyist defends work in run for Senate
Mon, 12 May 2008 07:29:06 GMT
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The revolving door between former members of Congress and lucrative lobbying firms usually leads one way. But Jim Slattery is trying to make a U-turn....
Clinton spends Mother's Day campaigning in W.Va.
Mon, 12 May 2008 04:36:56 GMT
GRAFTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Hillary Rodham Clinton toured the birthplace of Mother's Day in rural West Virginia, offering Democrats a subtle reminder Sunday that her fading candidacy remains strong among women and blue-collar, white voters....
Clinton goes from inevitable nominee to on the ropes
Sun, 11 May 2008 19:26:34 GMT
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Hillary Rodham Clinton began her presidential quest armed with talent, tenacity, fame, money, connections and a team that knew how to win....
Confusing ballot designs still plague elections
Sun, 11 May 2008 16:55:14 GMT
The solution should have been a no-brainer, voting experts say. After all, it was a badly designed ballot that enflamed the 2000 election meltdown and introduced the vagaries of chads to the political lexicon - pregnant, hanging and otherwise....
Obama overtakes lead in superdelegates for first time
Sun, 11 May 2008 05:51:36 GMT
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Barack Obama erased Hillary Rodham Clinton's once-imposing lead among superdelegates Saturday when he added more endorsements from the group of Democrats who will decide the party's nomination for president....
Edwards: Clinton didn't choose words well on race
Sun, 11 May 2008 21:10:09 GMT
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards said Sunday that he thinks Barack Obama will be the party's presidential nominee and that Hillary Rodham Clinton must be careful not to damage the party's prospects in November as she continues her campaign....
Today on the presidential campaign trail
Sun, 11 May 2008 14:06:33 GMT
IN THE HEADLINES...
Obama rises from political obscurity to verge of history
Sat, 10 May 2008 19:04:07 GMT
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The amazement was on their faces. Hundreds waited for Barack Obama on that evening in South Carolina, 15 weeks ago, to claim victory - a surprising victory, surprisingly large....
Feminists sharply divided between Clinton, Obama
Sat, 10 May 2008 14:31:36 GMT
NEW YORK (AP) -- No constituency is more eager to see a woman win the presidency than America's feminists, yet - despite Hillary Rodham Clinton's historic candidacy - the women's movement finds itself wrenchingly divided over the Democratic race as it heads toward the finish....
Leader of GOP convention quits after Myanmar ties reported
Sat, 10 May 2008 23:04:21 GMT
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- The man picked by the John McCain campaign to run the 2008 Republican National Convention resigned Saturday after a report that his lobbying firm used to represent the military regime in Myanmar....
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Gates praises MRAPs as lifesavers
Mon, 12 May 2008 01:15:57 GMT
Few troops have been killed or wounded by roadside bomb attacks in Iraq while riding in new armored vehicles, Defense Secretary ...

U.S. health secretary visits China to discuss outbreak
Mon, 12 May 2008 02:13:45 GMT
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt visited Shanghai on Monday to discuss a viral outbreak that has killed ...

Gates defends troop quality
Mon, 12 May 2008 01:15:45 GMT
Defense Secretary Robert Gates acknowledged that long combat tours in Iraq have strained the military, but he disputed that the ...

Surge in disabled vets to cost U.S. billions
Sun, 11 May 2008 23:23:21 GMT
Increasing numbers of U.S. troops have left the military with damaged bodies and minds, an ever-larger pool of disabled veterans ...

President Bush wishes mothers a happy day
Sun, 11 May 2008 08:51:28 GMT
President Bush, who often jokes about being sure to listen to his mother, will be with her on Mother's Day the day after celebrating ...

Report: Admiral lied about having sex in White House
Sat, 10 May 2008 22:52:49 GMT
An Inspector General's report finds Vice Adm. John Stufflebeem had an eight-month affair with a female State Dept. staffer that ...

Stamp prices go up Monday
Sat, 10 May 2008 15:55:00 GMT
The cost of mailing a letter goes up a penny to 42 cents on Monday, the latest in what are expected to be annual price adjustments ...

New York Rep. Fossella faces calls for his resignation
Sat, 10 May 2008 14:00:43 GMT
Embattled and embarrassed by the confession he fathered a child from an extramarital affair, New York Rep. Vito Fossella is facing ...

N. Maine county declared federal disaster after floods
Sat, 10 May 2008 00:49:29 GMT
President Bush declared a northern Maine county a federal disaster on Friday after historic flooding that destroyed or damaged ...

E-mails filed in Secret Service racism lawsuit
Fri, 09 May 2008 23:56:49 GMT
New evidence was filed Friday in a long-running civil rights case against the Secret Service, including e-mails that portray ...

Official: Troops sent to same crematoriums as animals
Fri, 09 May 2008 22:37:39 GMT
The Associated Press has learned that the Pentagon is recommending changes in the handling of troops' remains. The change comes ...

Rice: Hezbollah killing innocent civilians in Lebanon
Fri, 09 May 2008 18:33:47 GMT
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says Hezbollah, backed by Syria and Iran, is killing and injuring innocent civilians in Lebanon.

Pentagon: Burma agrees to 1 U.S. aid flight
Fri, 09 May 2008 17:57:32 GMT
A Pentagon spokesman says the military junta that governs Burma has agreed to allow a single U.S. cargo aircraft to bring in ...

White House report links pot, teen depression
Fri, 09 May 2008 15:39:43 GMT
Depression, teens and marijuana are a dangerous mix that can lead to dependency, mental illness or suicidal thoughts, according ...

Plame seeks to resurrect suit in CIA leak case
Fri, 09 May 2008 15:19:56 GMT
Valerie Plame is trying to resurrect a lawsuit against those in the Bush administration she says illegally outed her as a CIA ...

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Obama camp: Clinton not looking for a deal
Sun, 11 May 2008 16:36:14 EDT
Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign rejected suggestions Sunday that Sen. Hillary Clinton is staying in the race in hopes of brokering some kind of agreement with the likely Democratic nominee.

What might West Virginia's primary mean?
Sat, 10 May 2008 18:23:19 EDT
West Virginians will head to the polls Tuesday for the state's Democratic primary between Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. But what will the vote there really mean after new delegate totals show Obama with a sizable lead?

iReporters put Obama in the hot seat
Thu, 08 May 2008 18:21:03 EDT

Pelosi: Democratic race should go on
Thu, 08 May 2008 09:15:09 EDT
The race for the Democratic presidential nomination is "alive and well" and must continue, according to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Superdelegates await Clinton's next move
Thu, 08 May 2008 01:39:51 EDT
The drawn out Democratic presidential race is producing "negative dividends in terms of strife within the party," said a key Senate supporter of Sen. Hillary Clinton's White House bid.

Clinton fights on as pressure mounts on superdelegates
Thu, 08 May 2008 09:52:58 EDT
Desperately trying to convince Democrats that she still has a chance of returning to the White House, Sen. Hillary Clinton headed to West Virginia Wednesday to continue her presidential campaign.

Analysis: Clinton has tough task in stopping Obama
Wed, 07 May 2008 10:43:15 EDT
Barack Obama took a major step Tuesday toward securing the Democratic presidential nomination. Not only did he score a convincing victory in North Carolina; but by drawing to a virtual tie in Indiana he made an already difficult path for Hillary Clinton to the presidential nomination significantly more challenging.

Bush: Jenna's wedding was 'spectacular'
Sun, 11 May 2008 14:19:52 EDT
Against the backdrop of a stunning Texas sunset, near a lake on the Bush family's 1,600-acre ranch, President Bush walked his daughter, Jenna, down the aisle to her groom, the White House said.

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Lobbyist defends work in run for Senate (AP)
APMon, 12 May 2008 07:29:04 GMT
AP - The revolving door between former members of Congress and lucrative lobbying firms usually leads one way. But Jim Slattery is trying to make a U-turn.
Clinton spends Mother's Day campaigning in W.Va. (AP)
APMon, 12 May 2008 04:36:44 GMT
Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., greets supporters who wait in the rain outside the Anna Marie Jarvis Home in Webster, W. Va. Sunday, May 11, 2008. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)AP - Hillary Rodham Clinton toured the birthplace of Mother's Day in rural West Virginia, offering Democrats a subtle reminder Sunday that her fading candidacy remains strong among women and blue-collar, white voters.


Clinton goes from inevitable nominee to on the ropes (AP)
APSun, 11 May 2008 19:26:25 GMT
Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., speaks at a Mothers Day fundraiser in New York Saturday, May 10, 2008. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)AP - Hillary Rodham Clinton began her presidential quest armed with talent, tenacity, fame, money, connections and a team that knew how to win.


Confusing ballot designs still plague elections (AP)
APSun, 11 May 2008 16:55:11 GMT
**FILE PHOTO** A Votomatic machine from Palm Beach County, Fla., which introduced America to 'butterfly ballots' and various kinds of 'chads', from pregnant to dimpled to hanging, is part of an exhibit on voting that opened Friday, July 16, 2004, at the National Museum of American History. (AP Photo/Adele Starr)AP - The solution should have been a no-brainer, voting experts say. After all, it was a badly designed ballot that enflamed the 2000 election meltdown and introduced the vagaries of chads to the political lexicon — pregnant, hanging and otherwise.


Hillary who? Obama acts likes it's over (Politico)
PoliticoSun, 11 May 2008 22:24:00 GMT
Politico - BEND, Ore. -- When the election returns filter in Tuesday from West Virginia, Sen. Barack Obama won't be there. Nor will he leapfrog ahead to a later primary state, as he usually does on election nights.
Obama overtakes lead in superdelegates for first time (AP)
APSun, 11 May 2008 05:51:37 GMT
Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks while campaigning at Summit High School in Bend, Ore., Saturday, May 10,  2008.(AP Photo/Don Ryan)AP - Barack Obama erased Hillary Rodham Clinton's once-imposing lead among superdelegates Saturday when he added more endorsements from the group of Democrats who will decide the party's nomination for president.


Edwards: Clinton didn't choose words well on race (AP)
APSun, 11 May 2008 21:10:07 GMT
John Edwards gestures during a speech announcing he would withdraw his candidacy for U.S. president in New Orleans, Louisiana, January 30, 2008. (Lee Celano/Reuters)AP - Former Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards said Sunday that he thinks Barack Obama will be the party's presidential nominee and that Hillary Rodham Clinton must be careful not to damage the party's prospects in November as she continues her campaign.


Congress divided on energy plan (AP)
APMon, 12 May 2008 07:14:10 GMT
AP - As millions of people approach the summer vacation season under the threat of $4-per-gallon gasoline, Congress is scrambling to respond. But don't wait for anything that will drive down prices at the pump.
Stamp prices up Monday (AP)
APMon, 12 May 2008 07:22:00 GMT
AP - An extra penny for your thoughts.
Justice Stevens contrasts lethal injection methods (AP)
APSat, 10 May 2008 19:30:37 GMT
AP - Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens says the euthanized Kentucky Derby horse Eight Belles probably died more humanely than death row prisoners do.
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