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Ron Paul's forces quietly plot GOP convention revolt against McCain — Virtually all the nation's political attention in recent weeks has focused on the compelling state-by-state presidential nomination struggle between two Democrats and the potential for party-splitting strife over there.
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Barr unpersuaded by 'don't run' pleas — Former Rep. Bob Barr says a number of Republicans have been trying to persuade him not to run for president on the Libertarian Party ticket, but none has given him a convincing reason. — The former Republican congressman from Georgia formed …
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McCain's Christian Problem — John McCain, who as the Republican candidate for president has spent the past two months trying to consolidate right-wing support, has a problem of disputed dimensions with a vital component of the conservative coalition: evangelicals.
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Clinton Team Acknowledges $20 Million Debt — A Top Aide Denies Rumors That She Is Seeking VP Slot — With her campaign falling ever deeper into debt, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton spent a rainy Mother's Day seeking votes ahead of Tuesday's primary here, turning a deaf ear to calls …
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Democratic country keeps its distance from Obama — Like most people in Mingo County, West Virginia, Leonard Simpson is a lifelong Democrat. But given a choice between Barack Obama and John McCain in November, the 67-year-old retired coalminer would vote Republican.
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Poll Predicts 36-Point Clinton Landslide in W. Virginia — Voters Say Clinton's Persistence Will Not Hurt the Democratic Party — Although Barack Obama is the likely Democratic nominee, West Virginia Democratic voters are marching to a different drummer, as Hillary Clinton leads …
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Clinton creaming Obama in Ky. — U.S. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton enters the final week before Kentucky's May 20 Democratic presidential primary with a commanding 27 percentage point lead over U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, a new poll shows. — She leads the Illinois senator 58 percent to 31 percent …
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Analysis: Could Clinton land the VP nomination?
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How to end a presidential campaign — There are 50 ways to leave your lover, 13 ways of looking at a blackbird, and at least six ways to drop out of a presidential race. With Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign running on empty with little hope of victory, the New York senator's allies …
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Voter ID Battle Shifts to Proof of Citizenship — The battle over voting rights will expand this week as lawmakers in Missouri are expected to support a proposed constitutional amendment to enable election officials to require proof of citizenship from anyone registering to vote.
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NBC's Primary Source for Election '08 — NEW YORK — In a borrowed office at 30 Rock, Chuck Todd is on his cellphone, telling a Barack Obama strategist that his boss will probably fall just short of winning Indiana that night. — “Are you really going to ask for a recount over one delegate?”
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Democrats Face Rescue Backlash — Some Voters Oppose Having to Bail Out Homeowners at Risk — Democrats may be risking a backlash at the polls in November by pushing hard to use taxpayer money to rescue homeowners who can no longer afford their mortgages in the face of stiff resistance from President Bush and many other Republicans.
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The Hillary Metaphors — Analogies for Hillary Clinton's campaign are varied in both scope and awfulness. — To see more of August J. Pollak's cartoon “Some Guy With a Website,” check out the archive.
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Drive in Basra by Iraqi Army Makes Gains — BASRA, Iraq — Three hundred miles south of Baghdad, the oil-saturated city of Basra has been transformed by its own surge, now seven weeks old. — In a rare success, forces loyal to Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki have largely quieted the city …
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Koch's audition — Former New York Mayor Ed Koch, a Democrat who backed Bush in 2004, and supports Hillary this year, emailed out a commentary over the weekend that probably means he'll be coming to an RNC media buy in Florida at some point this year. — He attacks Obama, in particular …
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The Jewish State at 60 — This week marks the 60th anniversary …
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Fierce Fighting Breaks Out East of Beirut — BEIRUT, Lebanon — Fierce clashes broke out on Sunday in the mountains east of Beirut between supporters of the Western-backed government and followers of Hezbollah, the militant group backed by Iran. — The fighting, in the Shouf and Aley districts …
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