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Obama raised $104 million toward election's close »

Posted by: ap 12 months ago in News

WASHINGTON (AP) — Barack Obama's presidential campaign raised $104 million in the weeks around Election Day, a grand finale to a successful bid that shattered ...

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Clinton looks to loyalists for State Dept. staff »

Posted by: ap 12 months ago in News

WASHINGTON (AP) — Preparing for her new role as secretary of state, Hillary Rodham Clinton is moving to surround herself with a cast of die-hard loyalists ...

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Obama urges donors to ease Clinton campaign debt »

Posted by: ap 12 months ago in News

NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Barack Obama wants to keep an outstanding commitment before Hillary Rodham Clinton becomes his secretary of state by calling on his ...

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Obama donors urged to ease Clinton campaign debt »

Posted by: ap 12 months ago in News

NEW YORK (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton is scrambling to reduce her massive campaign debt before she becomes secretary of state, when federal ethics laws — and ...

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Despite earlier furor, Palin shopping continued »

Posted by: ap 12 months ago in News

WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite the furor over a $150,000 campaign shopping spree for GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, the Republican Party continued to spend ...

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Obama campaign weighs $30 million surplus »

Posted by: ap 12 months ago in News

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats carrying significant campaign debt after winning a string of House and Senate races are grumbling about President-elect Barack Obama's financial reserves ...

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Obama campaign mulls what to do with $30M surplus »

Posted by: ap 12 months ago in News

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats carrying significant campaign debt after winning a string of House and Senate races are grumbling about President-elect Barack Obama's financial reserves ...

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Indicted La. congressman tries to hold on to seat »

Posted by: ap 12 months ago in News

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, the nine-term Democratic incumbent whose career has faltered since his 2007 indictment on corruption charges, faced an ...

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Brief bios of La. congressional candidates »

Posted by: ap 12 months ago in News

Brief profiles of the major party candidates in Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District. Republican Anh "Joseph" Cao defeated indicted Democratic U.S. Rep. William Jefferson ...

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La. voters oust indicted Rep. William Jefferson »

Posted by: ap 12 months ago in News

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — In a year when national Republican fortunes took a turn for the worse, Louisiana delivered the GOP two seats in Congress in ...

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Meltdown slows bid for family/work improvements »

Posted by: ap 12 months ago in News

NEW YORK (AP) — In some ways, conditions couldn't be better for those seeking to make family leave and paid sick days available to more ...

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Barbra Streisand, Morgan Freeman to receive honors »

Posted by: ap 11 months, 4 weeks ago in Arts & Entertainment

WASHINGTON (AP) — Barbra Streisand is visiting the White House but says she'll play nice.

Streisand, a vocal critic of President George W. Bush, was ...

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Democrats pick up a House seat in central Ohio »

Posted by: ap 11 months, 4 weeks ago in News

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Democrat Mary Jo Kilroy came from behind Sunday to snatch a central Ohio seat from House Republicans after elections officials tallied provisional ...

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Blacks and the White House: Slavery and service »

Posted by: ap 11 months, 4 weeks ago in News

WASHINGTON (AP) — The first child born at the White House was the grandson of President Thomas Jefferson. The second child born there was his property ...

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Obama seeks peace between new, traditional backers »

Posted by: ap 11 months, 4 weeks ago in News

CHICAGO (AP) — President-elect Barack Obama is refereeing a struggle between liberal activists, who want to help their candidate score rapid wins in Washington, and party ...

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