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2008 Presidential Election Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for 2008 Presidential Election.

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  1. Obama welcomed in GhanaRead the original story

    4 min ago | Sunday Times

    US President Barack Obama has arrived in Ghana, on his first visit to sub-Saharan Africa since taking office as America's first black president.

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    Related Topix: World News, Ghana, Africa, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, L'aquila, Italy, Italy, Lazio, Italy, Pope Benedict XVI, Michelle Obama

  2. Guests for the Sunday TV news showsRead the original story

    4 min ago | The Modesto Bee

    In this Wednesday, June 17, 2009 file photo, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington.

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US Senate, Republican, John McCain, John McCain, Barack Obama, Chuck, Comedy, Reality TV, Entertainment, Drama, Television

  3. In Ghana, Obama marks Africa's promise, problems - APRead the original story

    6 min ago | Guardian Unlimited

    A A A' In his first visit to sub-Saharan Africa since taking office, President Barack Obama is seeking to lift up the continent of his ancestors A A A' while keeping its emotions in check.

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    Related Topix: Travel, World News, Ghana Travel, Ghana, Africa, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Roman Catholic Church, Religion, Pope Benedict XVI

  4. Not Very Many Big Small Businesses HereRead the original story

    11 min ago | Interiorscape

    Since Aug. 1, 1999, interiorscapers have made 6,670,764 hits at INTERIORSCAPE.com! Reads: 26078 Messages: 163 Considering the present poll it doesn't look like there are too many small businesses represented here who are taking home $250,000.00 these days, or are looking forward to the day when they do.

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    Related Topix: Small Business, Personal Finance, US Politics, US News

  5. President Obama meets the PopeRead the original story

    Yesterday | WGN-TV Chicago

    Pope Benedict XVI stressed the church's opposition to abortion and stem cell research in his first meeting with President Barack Obama on Friday, pressing the Vatican's case with the U.S. leader who is already under fire on those issues from some conservative Catholics and bishops back home.

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    Related Topix: Pope Benedict XVI, Roman Catholic Church, Religion, Pope Benedict XVI, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama

  6. Barack Obama arrives in Ghana on first African tripRead the original story

    11 min ago | Telegraph.co.uk

    Greeted by a rush of excitement on his arrival here, America's first black president planned a speech to Ghana's Parliament on Saturday outlining his hope for a future Africa prospering in democracy.

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    Related Topix: World News, Ghana, Africa, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, L'aquila, Italy, Italy, Lazio, Italy, Roman Catholic Church, Religion, Pope Benedict XVI

  7. Palin hints at political future in Web posts, threatens legal action against bloggers, mediaRead the original story

    12 min ago | Seattle's WB

    Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin didn't wait long to give some hint of what her political life might look like after she leaves office at the end of the month.

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    Related Topix: Alaska, Blog News, US Governors, Sarah Palin, Social Software, US Politics, US News, Criminal Defense Law, Law

  8. In Ghana, Obama marks Africa's promise, problemsRead the original story

    14 min ago | NewsChannel 8

    ACCRA, Ghana - In his first visit to sub-Saharan Africa since taking office, President Barack Obama is seeking to lift up the continent of his ancestors - while keeping its emotions in check.

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    Related Topix: Travel, World News, Ghana Travel, Ghana, Africa, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, L'aquila, Italy, Italy, Lazio, Italy, Pope Benedict XVI

  9. Commentary: The real Sarah Palin stands up even as she bugs outRead the original story

    15 min ago | Theadvertiser.com The Advertiser Lafayette news, community, entertainment, yellow pages and classifieds. Serving Lafayette, Louisiana

    It's probably dangerous to admit to a moment of empathy. I'll either get disqualified from ever becoming being a Supreme Court justice or asked to turn in my press card.

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    Related Topix: US Governors, Sarah Palin, US Politics, US News, John McCain, Opinion

  10. Post a CommentRead the original story

    16 min ago | Theadvertiser.com The Advertiser Lafayette news, community, entertainment, yellow pages and classifieds. Serving Lafayette, Louisiana

    Pope Benedict XVI stressed the church's opposition to abortion and stem cell research in his first meeting with President Barack Obama on Friday, pressing the Vatican's case with the U.S. leader who is already under fire on those issues from some conservative Catholics and bishops back home.

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    Related Topix: Pope Benedict XVI, Roman Catholic Church, Religion, Pope Benedict XVI, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama

  11. Lafayette ArchivesRead the original story

    19 min ago | Theadvertiser.com The Advertiser Lafayette news, community, entertainment, yellow pages and classifieds. Serving Lafayette, Louisiana

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    Related Topix: Lafayette, LA, Breaux Bridge, LA, Prison, US Politics, US News

  12. Senate confirms Tim Roemer as new US ambassador to IndiaRead the original story

    21 min ago | Newkerala.com

    By Arun Kumar, Washington, July 11 : The US Senate has confirmed President Barack Obama's nomination of former House of Representatives member Tim Roemer as the new US ambassador to India.

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, World News, India, New Delhi, India, Haryana, India, Hillary Clinton, Indiana

  13. World avoided economic disaster, Obama saysRead the original story

    23 min ago | The Herald

    Rebecca Blackwell / Associated Press Women wearing T-shirts showing U.S. President Barack Obama and Ghana President John Atta Mills dance and sing as they prepare for Obama's arrival, in Accra, Ghana, on Friday.

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, World News, Ghana, Africa, Pope Benedict XVI, Roman Catholic Church, Religion, Pope Benedict XVI

  14. Local sales shoot up; Washington liberals might be the reasonRead the original story

    25 min ago | Modesto Bee

    There are no layoffs, no furloughs and no signs of a recession at gun stores such as Barnwood Arms in Ripon.

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    Related Topix: Guns, US Politics, US News, Ripon, CA, Barack Obama

  15. CHAPMAN: Palin appeal based on beautyRead the original story

    26 min ago | The Daily News Journal

    In October 2005, when President Bush announced his nominee for the Supreme Court seat being vacated by Sandra Day O'Connor, conservatives who had been loyal to the administration rose up in perfectly reasonable fury.

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, George Bush, Harriet Miers, US Governors, Sarah Palin, Opinion

  16. Obama begins landmark visit to GhanaRead the original story

    28 min ago | The Sydney Morning Herald

    US President Barack Obama on Saturday addresses parliament and visits a historic slave castle during a landmark visit to Ghana, widely seen as a tribute to a vibrant democracy in conflict-scarred Africa.

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    Related Topix: Ghana Travel, Ghana, Africa, Travel, World News, US News, US Politics, Barack Obama, Africa, Tribal, Health, Medicine, Malaria

  17. Funding Health CareRead the original story

    31 min ago | St. Augustine Record

    Key House Democrats decided Friday to raise taxes on the wealthy to help pay for health care legislation, capping an up-and-down week for President Barack Obama's top domestic agenda.

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    Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Barack Obama, US House of Representatives, Charles Rangel, Democrat, Representative Heath Shuler

  18. Obama parks pick enmeshed in Calif. oyster flapRead the original story

    32 min ago | Columbia Missourian

    President Barack Obama on Friday tapped Jon Jarvis to head the National Park Service, turning to a 30-year-veteran who oversees the national parks across the Western states, and who also has angered a powerful U.S. senator and backers of a Northern California oyster farm.

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    Related Topix: Dianne Feinstein, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Barack Obama, San Francisco, CA, US National Parks

  19. T. Solo: The Good Neighbour Wakes A Sleeping GiantRead the original story

    33 min ago | Scoop

    It could hardly be more clear. Good-looking, honey-tongued Mephistopheles Barack Obama refuses to formally condemn the coup d'état in Honduras as a coup d'état. The murders, the mass detentions, the media censorship, the brutal injuries to hundreds of peaceful protesters, the illegal expulsion of the democratically elected President, for ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Manuel Zelaya, Hillary Clinton, Nicaragua, World News, Central America, Prison

  20. Political Notebook: A Jack Ellis update ... You know you're interestedRead the original story

    38 min ago | The Macon Telegraph

    With President Obama visiting the African nation of Ghana on Friday, it seemed like a good time to check in with former Macon Mayor Jack Ellis.

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    Related Topix: Macon, GA, US Politics, US News, Nathan Deal, Republican, US House of Representatives, Georgia, Georgia Government