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Clinton, Obama Remark on Edwards Decision to End Candidacy

added on 2008-02-05 09:30:26 (Washington Post - Politics)

Statement from Hillary Clinton: "John Edwards ended his campaign today in the same way he started it -- by standing with the people who are too often left behind and nearly always left out of our national debate. John ran with compassion and conviction and lifted this campaign with his deep conce... ...more.

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Bush Urges Passage of Tax Rebate

added on 2008-02-05 09:30:25 (Washington Post - Politics)

TORRANCE, Calif., Jan. 30 -- President Bush teamed up with California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday afternoon to press Congress to move quickly on his economic stimulus package, telling workers here the Senate should accept the $146 billion accord that passed the House this week. ...more.

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Edwards, Giuliani Withdraw From Race

added on 2008-02-05 09:30:25 (Washington Post - Politics)

SIMI VALLEY, Calif., Jan. 30 -- The presidential nomination battles narrowed to a pair of head-to-head contests Wednesday as Democrat John Edwards and Republican Rudolph W. Giuliani retreated to the sidelines, while the remaining candidates dug in for five days of intensive campaigning before a... ...more.

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McCain vs. Romney on Iraq

added on 2008-02-05 09:30:25 (Washington Post - Politics)

SIMI VALLEY, Calif., Jan. 30 -- The Iraq war again emerged as a flash point between Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney in a debate Wednesday, after McCain accused Romney of supporting timetables for withdrawing U.S. troops from the battlefield. ...more.

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Schwarzenegger Endorses McCain

added on 2008-02-05 09:30:24 (Washington Post - Politics)

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 31 -- California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger endorsed Sen. John McCain's presidential bid Thursday, adding momentum to the front-runner's campaign while further angering the candidate's conservative critics. ...more.

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Surveillance Law Extended For 15 Days

added on 2008-02-05 09:30:23 (Washington Post - Politics)

President Bush signed a 15-day extension for a temporary surveillance law yesterday, signaling a brief reprieve in an ongoing battle with Democrats in Congress over whether to immunize telephone companies from lawsuits alleging invasions of privacy for helping the government conduct warrantless w... ...more.

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Microsoft Bids $44.6 Billion To Buy Yahoo

added on 2008-02-05 09:30:22 (Washington Post - Politics)

In a bid to halt Google's growing dominance online, Microsoft has offered to buy struggling Internet giant Yahoo for $44.6 billion, an acquisition that would unite the world's most influential software company with the Web's most-trafficked site. ...more.

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Bill Clinton's Legacy

added on 2008-02-05 09:30:18 (Washington Post - Politics)

NORMAN, Okla. -- It fell to Mike Turpen, a former Oklahoma attorney general, to warm up the crowd, and he did so with gusto. "Bill Clinton!" he shouted to several thousand people gathered in the McCasland Field House at the University of Oklahoma. "He gave us eight years of peace and prosperity! ... ...more.

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Mayor Mobilizes for Clinton

added on 2008-02-05 09:30:15 (Washington Post - Politics)

BOSTON -- Sen. Barack Obama has pulled off a Massachusetts trifecta. First he won the endorsement of the governor, Deval L. Patrick, and then the endorsement of Sen. John F. Kerry, the most recent Democratic presidential nominee. Finally he landed the icon of state politics, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy. ...more.

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Two Races, One Big Day

added on 2008-02-05 09:30:12 (Washington Post - Politics)

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton made a raspy appeal for support yesterday in her race against Sen. Barack Obama, even as her aides warned that the Democratic presidential contest will probably drag on for months after today's Super Tuesday voting. Republican Mitt Romney, meanwhile, predicted he would... ...more.

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