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No verdict in sight yet for John Edwards
GREENSBORO, N.C. — For weeks, the focus of the John Edwards campaign finance trial was the former senator's adulterous behavior and his convoluted attempts to cover it up. Now, after seven tedious days of jury deliberations and no verdict in sight,...
Tags: Politics, Judges, Justice System, John Edwards, Cancer
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Gov. Scott Walker's 2012 fundraising tops $20 million
MILWAUKEE -- If the ability to raise money is the be all and end all of politics — as some swear it is -- then Republican Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has all but sewed up next Tuesday’s historic recall battle with Democrat Tom Barrett, the...
Tags: Politics, Scott Walker, Tom Barrett, John Kerry, Rick Santorum
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Romney clinches GOP nomination, focuses ahead
WASHINGTON — In a footnote to the long and often caustic Republican primary contest, Mitt Romney surpassed the number of delegates needed to clinch the presidential nomination Tuesday night by winning the Texas primary.
The former Massachusetts...Tags: Republican Party, Wolf Blitzer, Primaries, Parties and Movements, Mitt Romney
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$55 million for conservative campaigns -- but where did it come from?
WASHINGTON — The financial firepower that fueled the rise of a network of conservative advocacy groups now pummeling Democrats with television ads can be traced, in part, to Box 72465 in the Boulder Hills post office, on a desert road on the...
Tags: Matea Gold, Republican Party, Politics, Companies and Corporations, Parties and Movements
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John Edwards jury deliberates into sixth day
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Jurors in the John Edwards campaign finance trial began a sixth day of deliberations Friday, a day after requesting 20 exhibits involving payments from one of two wealthy benefactors at the heart of the case. Edwards, 58, is charged...
Tags: Memorial Day, Politics, Judges, Justice System, John Edwards
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Romney starts to chip away at Obama's big fundraising lead
WASHINGTON — Effectively clinching the Republican presidential nomination last month allowed Mitt Romney's campaign to marshal larger checks and chip into President Obama's huge lead in the money chase heading into the general election.
Romney...Tags: Harold Hamm, Republican Party, Politics, Companies and Corporations, Air Transportation Industry
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Romney chipping away at Obama fundraising lead
WASHINGTON – By effectively clinching the Republican nomination last month, Mitt Romney’s campaign was able to marshal larger checks and chip into President Obama’s huge head start in the money chase heading into the general election....
Tags: Republican Party, Harold Hamm, Politics, North Palm Beach, Joseph Tanfani
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John Edwards trial jurors request more exhibits
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Jurors in the John Edwards campaign finance trial on Thursday ended a fifth day of deliberations without reaching a verdict, but not before requesting 20 exhibits involving payments from one of two wealthy benefactors at the heart...Tags: Andrew Young, Politics, Judges, National Enquirer, Justice System
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Still no verdict in John Edwards trial
GREENSBORO, N.C. — For a fourth day Wednesday, the jury in the John Edwards trial deliberated without reaching a verdict in a case focused on an illicit affair and federal campaign finance laws. The jury of eight men and four women must decide...Tags: Andrew Young, Politics, Judges, National Enquirer, Justice System
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Obama team's Axelrod shows how to stay on message in Maddow interview
A presidential campaign is never just two people slugging it out on the national stage. It is always a battle of narratives, and the struggle, when all is said and done, is over which candidate can craft the most persuasive story. For Mitt Romney, the...
Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Fox News Channel (tv network), Parties and Movements, MSNBC (tv network)
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John Edwards jury requests more exhibits
GREENSBORO, N.C. — A third day of jury deliberations in the campaign finance trial of former presidential candidate John Edwards passed without a verdict Tuesday, with the jurors due back in federal court Wednesday morning. The jury of eight men...
Tags: Politics, Judges, National Enquirer, Justice System, John Edwards
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Gay political donors move from margins to mainstream
Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — In 1988, well-heeled gay activists went to Michael Dukakis' presidential campaign with an offer to raise $1 million for his election effort. The campaign said no, according to the activists. "They turned us down flat...
Tags: Republican Party, Hillary Clinton, Marriage, Civil Rights, Human Rights Campaign
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