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John King / CNN:
Ted Kennedy rushed to hospital — (CNN) — Sen. Edward Kennedy was rushed to a hospital in Massachusetts Saturday morning, a well-informed, prominent Democratic source in that state told CNN. — Kennedy was transferred to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston after spending less …
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Ted Kennedy conscious, talking, after hospitalization for seizures — Senator Edward M. Kennedy was rushed from his Hyannisport home to Massachusetts General Hospital this morning after an apparent seizure. One government official said the 76-year-old senator suffered a second seizure aboard …
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Cape Cod Times / CapeCodOnline.com:
Sen. Kennedy falls ill; taken to Boston hospital by helicopter … HYANNIS — U.S. Senator Edward M. Kennedy was rushed by ambulance to Cape Cod Hospital this morning after falling ill at the Kennedy compound in Hyannisport. — Hyannis fire responded to the compound after a call …
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Glen Johnson / Associated Press:
Spokeswoman: Sen. Kennedy conscious after seizure — BOSTON - A spokeswoman for Sen. Edward Kennedy says he is conscious and talking to family after he suffered a seizure in his Cape Cod home and was flown to a Boston hospital. — The 76-year-old Massachusetts Democrat fell ill …
John M. Broder / New York Times:
Senator Kennedy Is Hospitalized After a Seizure — Senator Edward M. Kennedy, 76, leader of the nation's most storied political dynasty, was hospitalized in Boston on Saturday after apparently suffering a seizure. — Family members and friends gathered in Boston.
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Janny Scott / New York Times:
Obama's Story, Written by Obama — Barack Obama was a first-time author and rookie politician embarking upon his first run for public office. Hermene Hartman was the publisher of N'Digo, a magazine in Chicago aimed at upscale black readers. As Ms. Hartman tells it, she got a call …
Jane Norman / Des Moines Register:
Harkin: McCain too ‘military’ — Washington, D.C. — Republican presidential candidate John McCain's family background as the son and grandson of admirals has given him a worldview shaped by the military, “and he has a hard time thinking beyond that,” Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Ia., said Friday.
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Beth Frerking / The Politico:
NARAL reeling from Obama endorsement — With the clock running down on a long-fought primary, NARAL Pro-Choice America leaders sent state affiliates reeling this week by endorsing Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois. It was seen as a gratuitous slap in the face to a longtime ally …
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
What was NARAL thinking? — Earlier this week, the management …
What was NARAL thinking? — Earlier this week, the management …
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Ta-Nehisi Coates / The Atlantic Online:
‘This Is How We Lost to the White Man’ — Last summer, in Detroit's St. Paul Church of God in Christ, I watched Bill Cosby summon his inner Malcolm X. It was a hot July evening. Cosby was speaking to an audience of black men dressed in everything from Enyce T-shirts or polos to blazers and ties.
Rasmussen Reports:
Election 2008: New Mexico Presidential Election — New Mexico: Obama 50% McCain 41% — The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of New Mexico voters shows Barack Obama attracting 50% of the vote while John McCain earns 41%. — A month ago, Obama had a three-point advantage in the state.
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Election 2008: Alaska Senate — Alaska Senate: Begich (D) 47% Stevens (R) 45% — The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey finds that Republican Senator Ted Stevens is trailing by two percentage points in his bid for re-election. Stevens attracts 45% of the vote while Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich (D) earns 47%.
Kenneth P. Vogel / The Politico:
Hillary turns fire on media — PORTLAND, Ore. - Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign is increasingly aiming its punches not at her front-running opponent Barack Obama, but at the media. — On the campaign trail, in a new ad and in her meetings with donors and superdelegates …
Karl Rove / CNN:
Rove slams Obama over ‘bitter’ comments, flag pin — (CNN) — Karl Rove launched a wide-ranging attack on Barack Obama during a speech at the National Rifle Association Convention Friday, blasting him for his recent comments calling some small town American's “bitter,” and suggesting …
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