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Senator Kennedy rushed to hospital: reportsAFP - Prominent liberal US Senator Edward Kennedy was rushed to a hospital in Massachusetts with stroke symptoms, US news media reported Saturday.
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Sen. Kennedy hospitalized, source tells APAP - Source says Sen. Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts hospitalized with apparent stroke-like symptoms.
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US House Speaker in Iraq amid Al-Qaeda crackdownAFP - US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Baghdad for talks as Iraqi forces and American troops conducted a major offensive against Al-Qaeda jihadists, officials said Saturday.
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Democrats call upon GOP to support new GI Bill
AP - A Democratic congressman on Saturday urged Republicans to "step up to the plate" to help veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
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AP - A Democratic congressman on Saturday urged Republicans to "step up to the plate" to help veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
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US Speaker visits Baghdad: spokeswomanAFP - Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the US House of Representatives, arrived in Baghdad on Saturday for talks with Iraqi and American officials, a US embassy spokeswoman told AFP.
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Oregon race could spell end of Schumer streakAP - As head of the deep-pocketed Democratic Senatorial Campaign Commission, New York Sen. Charles Schumer hand-picked his party's nominee to take on Oregon Sen. Gordon Smith, the last Republican standing on the West Coast.
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Senator dead since 1940 figures in 2008 presidential furorAP - Being dead since 1940 hasn't kept Idaho U.S. Sen. William Borah from being inserted squarely into 2008 presidential politics after Democratic candidate Barack Obama took issue with President Bush's borrowing of a quote from Borah.
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Contested Nominee To FEC Drops Out
A controversial Bush administration nominee to the Federal Election Commission withdrew from consideration yesterday, providing a likely breakthrough to an impasse that has sidelined the political watchdog agency at the height of the primary season.
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A controversial Bush administration nominee to the Federal Election Commission withdrew from consideration yesterday, providing a likely breakthrough to an impasse that has sidelined the political watchdog agency at the height of the primary season.
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Obama Strikes Back at Bush On Diplomacy
WATERTOWN, S.D. -- Sen. Barack Obama pushed back Friday against President Bush's implicit criticism of his approach to foreign policy, condemning his administration for not capturing Osama bin Laden and blaming its Iraq war policy for strengthening and emboldening Iran.
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WATERTOWN, S.D. -- Sen. Barack Obama pushed back Friday against President Bush's implicit criticism of his approach to foreign policy, condemning his administration for not capturing Osama bin Laden and blaming its Iraq war policy for strengthening and emboldening Iran.
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Nevada Congressional Races Firmed Up
CQPolitics.com - With two of Nevada's three congressional districts facing competitive races in the fall, the contest for each drew many hopefuls who filed to run for the Aug. 12 primary by Friday's deadline. But even with all the competition, the likely Democratic and Republican candidates appear set for the general election.
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CQPolitics.com - With two of Nevada's three congressional districts facing competitive races in the fall, the contest for each drew many hopefuls who filed to run for the Aug. 12 primary by Friday's deadline. But even with all the competition, the likely Democratic and Republican candidates appear set for the general election.
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