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Giuliani tries to ease fears about his health
Law & Politics 12/23/2007With less than two weeks until Iowa kicks off the presidential nomination battles, several contenders took their campaigns to church on Sunday and a leading Republican tried to allay concerns about his health.Front-running Democrat Hillary Clinton, a...
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White House told to detail Christian leader visits
Law & Politics 12/20/2007A U.S. judge ordered the Secret Service on Monday to disclose records of visits by nine prominent conservative Christian leaders to the White House and Vice President Dick Cheney's residence.The ruling, in response to a legal watchdog group's suit, c...
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GOP Candidates Face off in Iowa
Law & Politics 12/12/2007The financial situation is a major problem that must be addressed, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani said at the start of the debate. Rep. Duncan Hunter of California called the budget deficit and the trade loss a threat to national security....
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GOP rivals get probe into dirty trick 'poll'
Law & Politics 11/17/2007The GOP presidential campaigns of Mitt Romney and John McCain -- rocked in different ways by a highly negative "push poll" targeting Romney's Mormon faith -- demanded Friday that the New Hampshire attorney general investigate who is behind the tactic...
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Brownback may quit presidential run today
Law & Politics 10/19/2007As Republican presidential candidates gather today to court the key constituency of evangelical Christians, Senator Sam Brownback, who has staked his campaign on winning over religious conservatives, is expected to end his run in his home state of Ka...
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Thompson debuts in Republican economic debate
Law & Politics 10/09/2007Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson made a crisp debut in his first 2008 debate appearance on Tuesday, and rivals Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney battled over their records on taxes and spending.Thompson, who did not participate in two deba...
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Democrats See Wedge Issue in Health Bill
Law & Politics 10/08/2007Representative John R. Kuhl Jr. of New York received just his second telephone call ever from his state's Democratic governor, Eliot Spitzer, last week and was not surprised at the topic: children's health insurance."He said, 'I am calling you to com...
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Bush defends US interrogation methods
Law & Politics 10/07/2007[##_1L|1205474316.jpg|width="100" height="106" alt=""|_##]President Bush defended his administration’s methods of detaining and questioning terrorism suspects on Friday, saying both are successful and lawful. "When we find somebody who may have infor...
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Bush Says US 'Does Not Torture'
Law & Politics 10/05/2007[##_1L|1025380202.jpg|width="100" height="106" alt=""|_##]President Bush defended his administration's detention and interrogation policies for terrorism suspects on Friday, saying they are both successful and lawful. "When we find somebody who may h...
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Craig's decision to stay a headache for GOP
Law & Politics 10/05/2007Some fellow Republicans are peeved that Sen. Larry Craig has decided to complete his term despite his earlier announcement about resigning, but the Idaho lawmaker still has his backers."It's embarrassing for the Senate. It's embarrassing for our part...
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Obama stuck in 2nd place; hasn't risen in polls
Law & Politics 09/30/2007[##_1L|1386914720.jpg|width="110" height="138" alt=""|_##]Barack Obama is the campaign rock star. But Hillary Clinton is still the woman to beat. Despite leading all of his rivals in the race for money, and boasting the largest grass-roots organizati...
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In a Democratic debate, rivals assail Clinton
Law & Politics 09/27/2007[##_1L|1227979509.jpg|width="140" height="105" alt=""|_##]Democratic presidential candidates pounced on rival Hillary Clinton for her positions on Iraq and Iran in a debate on Wednesday as they sought to undercut her status as the campaign front-runn...