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Oprah, Obama take it on the road
Los Angeles Times Staff Writers"Oprah and the Obamas." It sounds like a musical act, and there is indeed something of a rock-concert quality to Oprah Winfrey's three-state swing this weekend with Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle. The Obama campaign...Tags: College Football, Des Moines (Polk, Iowa), African Americans, Government, Des Moines Register
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Strategist has her feet on the ground in Iowa
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterTom Vilsack was taken aback the first time he met Teresa Vilmain in 1997. He was running for governor of Iowa, his campaign was in trouble and a friend recommended he get help. The woman who turned up did not look anything like the brash political...Tags: Al Gore, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Regional Authority, Government
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AIDS statements haunt Huckabee
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterRepublican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee defended himself Tuesday against continuing criticism of statements he made about AIDS 15 years ago, when he called for isolating those stricken with the disease to prevent it from spreading. Huckabee...Tags: Mike Huckabee, Republican Party, Political Candidates, Crime, Law and Justice, Anxiety
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Rumsfeld exits, so does comedy
HART SEELY is the creator of "Pieces of Intelligence: The Existential Poetry of Donald H. Rumsfeld."IT'S BEEN A dark week for satire. Within 48 hours, two of the world's great punch-line generators — Kevin Federline, alias "Mr. Britney Spears," and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld — abruptly punched out. Not since Oct. 10, 1973 —...Tags: Merle Haggard, Bono, John Kerry, Crime, Law and Justice, Iraq
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Letters to the editor
Lobbying rips off the public Re "New anthrax vaccine sunk by lobbying," a Times investigation, Dec. 2 The influence of lobbyists becomes more blatant and destructive to the public interest every day. We simply must put an end to it. As long as...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Sean Hannity, Trade Agreements, Justice and Rights, Global Change
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Iowa Democrats look to pick a winner
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersAs the front-running Democratic presidential hopefuls barnstorm this snowy state in the final days before the caucuses, Barack Obama, Hillary Rodham Clinton and John Edwards agree on at least one thing: Voters should choose the candidate who will be...Tags: John McCain, John Kerry, White House, Government, John Edwards
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Obama's way is with words, not hugs
Times Staff WriterNORTH CONWAY, N.H. — A busload of reporters and TV cameras awaits Barack Obama as he steps forward, notes in hand, and begins speaking in his sonorous baritone. Chicken fingers, he says. Cheeseburgers. Barbecued ribs. Baked scallops. Meatloaf. His...Tags: Automotive Equipment, White House, Global Change, Government, Social Security
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War opponents return fire
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterBrian McGough, a 31-year-old former Army staff sergeant who was wounded in a roadside attack in Iraq, knew he wouldn't get a warm response from talk show host Rush Limbaugh when he starred in an ad by the anti-Iraq war veterans group VoteVets.org. The ad,...Tags: Clear Channel Communications Inc., Harry Reid, Iraq, Iraq War (2003-2011), Suicide
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On Romney's bus in Iowa, seats are free
Times Staff WriterLE MARS, IOWA — It will take money to win the Republican presidential straw poll this summer in Ames, Iowa, and Mitt Romney is unabashed about using his to buy votes. Campaigning at an ice cream parlor in this town 200 miles away last week, the...Tags: Advertising, Des Moines (Polk, Iowa), Amusement and Theme Parks, John McCain, Public Relations
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Grass-roots organizing gives Obama an edge
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterBeyond the final tally of votes and delegates, Super Tuesday turned out to be a historic moment: An African American candidate rooted in the racially charged urban politics of Chicago sweeping largely white heartland states from North Dakota and Minnesota...Tags: African Americans, National or Ethnic Minorities, Government, Minority Groups, Walter Mondale
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Democrats seek change, with some style
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterAs the race for the Democratic presidential nomination rounds the Labor Day turn and begins the stretch run, the pre-race form book is in tatters. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York is the first woman with a real shot at winning the White House, but...Tags: Des Moines (Polk, Iowa), African Americans, Labor Day, Iraq, Iraq War (2003-2011)
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Obama vs. McCain, by the map
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIn many states that President Bush captured in the 2004 election, Barack Obama has swelled the ranks of Democrats by the thousands, drawing record numbers of young people and African Americans to the polls. But will this enthusiasm -- which propelled his...Tags: John McCain, African Americans, John Kerry, Trade Agreements, David Axelrod
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