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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: Politics, John Kerry, Hispanic and Latino Americans, Hillary Clinton, African Americans
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Senate careers branch differently for Clinton, Obama
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe Senate long has been considered a poor springboard to the White House. But it provided a crucial step in the political rise of Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama, giving them a priceless chance to burnish their records and shore up weaknesses...Tags: Barack Obama, Politics, Laws, Values, Russia
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Pace quickens as candidates storm Iowa
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersWith uncertainty the only sure thing, the fight for Iowa hurtled into its final stretch on Saturday amid a blizzard of TV ads, speeches, phone calls and door-knocking by a presidential field that, more than ever, has staked its hopes on this snowy state....Tags: Barack Obama, Politics, Polls, Referenda, John McCain
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Romney failed the 'authentic' test
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterFor many Republican insiders, it was love at first sight: Mitt Romney had an exquisite resume, a command of the issues and boatloads of money to finance a presidential campaign. As Romney started wooing support in Washington, some lawyers and lobbyists...Tags: George W. Bush, Government, Politics, Local Elections, Martin Luther King Jr.
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Iowa caucus-goers are also neighbors, friends
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterFred Adams, a retired Drake University history professor, wandered across the street from his house for a neighborhood party the Sunday before Christmas -- 5-8 p.m., food and drinks -- where he spotted Tammy Gentry. "I saw my opportunity," Adams said...Tags: Barack Obama, Politics, Jimmy Carter, Obama U.S. Presidential Victory Rally (2008), Education
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Bill Clinton and John McCain share a problem
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIf Vanity Fair's current takedown of former President Clinton is any measure, a new standard of campaign journalism has taken root: We will now learn not just about politicians who have affairs. We will learn about politicians whose associates are...Tags: Politics, White House, Journalism, Society, John McCain
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Not caucusing? Most of Iowa won't either
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersThe downtown hot spot Centro hummed with energy for yet another night this week. Operatives for at least four would-be presidents huddled in separate corners of the glowing dining room. America's top political journalists table-hopped furiously....Tags: Barack Obama, Politics, Death, Health and Safety at School, Bars and Clubs
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Democrats vow to skip defiant states
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe muddled 2008 presidential nomination calendar gained some clarity Saturday -- at least on the Democratic side -- as the party's major candidates agreed not to campaign in any state that defies party rules by voting earlier than allowed. Their...Tags: Barack Obama, Politics, Laws, Polls, Bill Richardson
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The voters no one can take for granted
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterWhen President Bush campaigned for reelection three years ago, this community near Denver was a promising territory: a fast-growing collection of cul-de-sacs and nearly identical homes, where thousands of young families seemed open to Republican ideas....Tags: Politics, Polls, John Kerry, Referenda, Democratic Party
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The First YouTube Election
AT CLOSE TO 20 MILLION video-hungry users a month — and growing — YouTube.com has become a magnet for budding filmmakers, marketers and entertainment industry executives looking for new ways to reach viewers. Now, with the campaign season upon...Tags: Politics, Global Change, Computer Networking and Internet, Lobbying, Weather
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Bill Clinton defends wife's experience
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterHe was wonky, folksy and occasionally self-deprecating. And though Bill Clinton never alluded to his wife's defeat in Thursday's Iowa caucuses, he said he was baffled by the way her years of public service had been perceived as a liability. Still, the...Tags: Barack Obama, Government, Civil and Public Service, Politics, White House
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Falling polls lead Giuliani to retool his campaign plans
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterOver the summer and fall, former New York Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani was riding high. Following a strategy that downplayed the early-voting states, his battle plan was to focus on Florida -- that virtual suburb of New York. Winning the Sunshine State on...Tags: Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Polls, John McCain, Fred Thompson
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