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Obama says his plan to end Iraq war hasn't changed
Barack Obama said he was surprised at how the media has "finely calibrated" his recent words on Iraq and denied that he intends to anything but end the war if elected.
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Helms relished carrying the fight for conservatism
Former Sen. Jesse Helms, a champion of the conservative movement who spent three decades in Congress, where he relished his battles against liberals, Communists and occasionally a fellow Republican, died on the Fourth of July. He was 86.
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Obama takes family, campaign to Montana for Fourth
It was a family Fourth of July for Democrat Barack Obama as his wife, daughters, sister and other relatives helped him make an Independence Day play for this reliably conservative state.
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Former N. Carolina Sen. Jesse Helms dies at 86 (w/video)
Helms built a career along the fault lines of racial politics and battled liberals, Communists and the occasional fellow Republican during 30 conservative years in Congress.
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McCain calls for tight border security in Mexico visit
The Republican candidate called Thursday for keeping the border open for business but shutting it tight against undocumented migrants and illegal narcotics.
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Analysis: Obama's shifts to center give GOP ammo
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Obama's acceptance speech may be held in stadium
Barack Obama's campaign is considering having him accept the Democratic presidential nomination at Invesco Field at Mile High instead of the Pepsi Center, the chosen site for the Democratic National Convention, two people with knowledge of convention planning said Thursday.
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Newest memorials in D.C. reflect shift in America
These days in Washington, D.C. — the carefully planned capital of grand avenues and stone giants named Lincoln and Jefferson and Washington — you can sit on Franklin Delano Roosevelt's lap.
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'Mushy middle' a hard sell for McCain, Obama
Meet the "mushy middle," a complex chunk of people likely to decide the presidential election but difficult to reach and hard to please.
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Obama: Slower troop pullout is a possibility
Sen. Barack Obama raised the possibility of slowing a promised gradual 16-month withdrawal from Iraq if he is elected president, saying Thursday he would consult with military commanders on an upcoming trip to the region and "continue to refine" his proposals.
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Campaign notebook: Forget VP, who'll head Treasury?
The election is still four months away, and the presidential candidates haven't even picked running mates. Nevertheless, top political and economic advisers are speculating on candidates for Treasury secretary.
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Noriega says he raised $930,000 for quarter
Democrat Rick Noriega's campaign said Thursday it raised $930,457 for his U.S. Senate race in the second quarter, a far better showing than his previous fundraising periods.
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McCain tours holy site in Mexico City
John McCain toured Mexico's holiest Roman Catholic site and received a blessing from its monsignor today, the final day of a three-day Latin America tour.
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Obama focuses on turning red states blue
It will be a red-state Fourth of July for Barack Obama, who hopes to find votes as well as fireworks in places that blue-state Democrats often bypass in presidential elections.
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Obama says Iraq trip could refine his war policy
Democrat Barack Obama opened the door today to refining his plan to bring U.S. troops home from Iraq in 16 months based on what he hears from military commanders during his upcoming trip there.
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