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Obama-Clinton ticket: 55% Dems say yes
The Swampby Mark Silva While most Democrats are telling pollsters that Sen. Hillary Clinton should continue her contest with Sen. Barack Obama for the party's presidential nomination, most also say they like the idea of Obama tapping Clinton for his running......Tags: Hillary Clinton, Nebraska, Ted Strickland, Government, New York
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Larry Craig on VP offer: 'No, Hillary'
The Swampby Mark Silva The vice president's job - until the reign of Dick Cheney - was largely a matter of holding a mirror under the nose of the president to see if he was still breathing. But now, in the......Tags: Wyoming, South Dakota, Al Gore, Government, Dick Cheney
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House passes GI Bill, blocks war spending
The Swampby Aamer Madhani UPDATED with Pelosi comment House minority leader John Boehner accused the Democrats of "playing political games" for stacking the spending bill to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan with what he and other Republicans have called......Tags: Veterans Affairs, Executive Branch, Social Issues, Government, Unemployment
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Jim Webb's fighting political manifesto
The Swampby David Lerman In his new book, Virginia Sen. Jim Webb describes an America that lacks a coherent national security strategy while bogged down in a war that should never have been fought. It is a country, he says, where......Tags: Philosophy, Gang Activity, Services and Shopping, Government, George Allen
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Obama-Clinton: Curb your enthusiasm?
The Swampby James Oliphant More on the veepstakes from "Meet the Press" Sunday morning: Democratic strategist Bob Shrum and Republican strategist Mike Murphy, both frequent guests on the program, were asked whether Barack Obama should pick Hillary Clinton as his.....Tags: Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, eBay Inc., Politics, Bill Nelson
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Sen. Webb downplays veepstakes
The Swampby James Oliphant Virginia Sen. Jim Webb was on NBC's "Meet the Press" this morning, downplaying any talk that he might make a good vice presidential pick for either Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama. But that talk is not......Tags: Ronald Reagan, Hillary Clinton, Entertainment, Government, George Allen
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Guide to the Sunday morning shows
The Swampby James Oliphant Here's a guide to who's where Sunday morning. Meet the Press (NBC) Sen. Jim Webb of Virginia, mentioned as a possible vice presidential candidate, plus former Gov. Mike Huckabee and former Rep. Harold Ford, he head of......Tags: Charlie Crist, Entertainment, Florida, Government, Television Industry
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War votes delay Barack Obama's Palm Beach County visit
Palm Beach Politics | Sun-Sentinel BlogsIt???s a war-related vote that has delayed Barack Obama???s visit to the B'Nai Torah Congegation in south Palm Beach County today. Obama campaign staffers say Obama interrupted his Florida campaign swing with a few-hour return to Washington because of.......Tags: Barack Obama, Florida, Politics, Virginia, Political Candidates
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The Obama veepstakes
The Swampby Naftali Bendavid Reports are surfacing that the Obama campaign has begun the process of vetting potential running mates. Sen. Obama is still seeking a careful balance in his campaigning, turning his attention to the general election battle against...Tags: Regional Authority, Hillary Clinton, Executive Branch, Ted Strickland, Government
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McCain on GI bill: I was soldier, so I am right?
Spin CycleThe Senate today passed legislation expanding GI educational benefits sponsored by Virginia vet Jim Webb and supported by Obama, Clinton and 25 Republicans -- but not John McCain, who wanted a cheaper version of the same idea with a......Tags: Veterans Affairs, Laws, Social Issues, Government, California
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Veepstakes: Obama starts the process too
Spin CycleThere's some pretty reliable reports now that the Obama campaign, like McCain, has started up the machinery of selecting a vice-presidential candidate. In some fashion, the search is apparently being headed by Jim Johnson, a party elder who oversaw......Tags: Regional Authority, Sam Nunn, Executive Branch, Ted Strickland, Government
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Bush's GI Bill war: 'Squandered lives?'
The Swampby Mark Silva This certainly was a good day to be debating the generous new GI Bill that the Senate wants to attach to the tens of billions of dollars in new war funding that the White House is demanding.......Tags: Veterans Affairs, Nebraska, Laws, Executive Branch, Government
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