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Clinton returns to Arkansas for Lincoln, Causey

September 1, 2010
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Clinton returns to Arkansas for Lincoln, Causey

Former President Bill Clinton will hit the campaign trail next week in Arkansas. Washington (CNN) – Former President Bill Clinton heads back to his home state of Arkansas next week to campaign for two Democratic candidates. Clinton is scheduled to appear at events for incumbent Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln and congressional candidate Chad Causey on September...
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Nagin on future public service: ‘I have given my pound of flesh’

August 27, 2010
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Nagin on future public service: ‘I have given my pound of flesh’

Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin told CNN’s John King on Friday that he will not seek public office. (CNN) – Ray Nagin, the former mayor of New Orleans who was both praised and criticized for his leadership during Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath, told CNN Friday night that he will not seek public...
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UK Prime Minister Gets A Visit From Whoopi Goldberg

August 22, 2010
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UK Prime Minister Gets A Visit From Whoopi Goldberg

David Cameron, UK Primie Minister, got a surprise visit from Whoopi Goldberg recently. Goldberg is visiting London right now because of her 1992 Sister Act comedy performance that she did. Cameron was happy to see Whoopi there and decided to take her on a grand tour by letting her see political figures, and other things...
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Sonic booms of fighter jets rattle Seattle area

August 17, 2010
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Sonic booms of fighter jets rattle Seattle area

President Obama boarded Air Force One Tuesday in Seattle, Washington. A pair of sonic booms were heard and felt from two fighter jets scrambled when a plane entered restricted airspace while Obama was on the ground. (CNN) – Residents in Seattle, Washington, were shaken Tuesday afternoon by what sounded like explosions after two...
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Blagojevich jury agrees on two counts, but not on others

August 12, 2010
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Blagojevich jury agrees on two counts, but not on others

A federal jury continues to deliberate in the corruption trial of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.' Chicago, Illinois (CNN) – A federal jury weighing the fate of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich in his corruption trial told the judge on Thursday it has reached unanimous agreement on two of the 24 counts, but cannot...
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Perry raffles lunch with Rove

August 2, 2010
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Perry raffles lunch with Rove

Lunch with Karl Rove is on prize being raffled by Gov. Rick Perry's campaign. Washington (CNN) -Texas Gov. Rick Perry is using social media sites, like Facebook, to round up support at the polls via a raffle that includes lunch with Karl Rove, former senior advisor to President George W. Bush. The Perry campaign launched the...
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Obama urges GOP to back bill aiding small businesses

July 28, 2010
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Obama urges GOP to back bill aiding small businesses

President Obama delivers a speech at a New Jersey sandwich shop. (CNN) – President Barack Obama on Wednesday challenged Senate Republicans to back a bill that would help small businesses, calling its provisions “things the Republican Party has said it supported for years.” Speaking at a New Jersey sandwich shop, Obama said the bill...
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Advocates Must Have a New Strategy While Obama Beefs up the Security in Mexican borders

July 23, 2010
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Advocates Must Have a New Strategy While Obama Beefs up the Security in Mexican borders

Advocacy groups realized that the White House is still not ready to listen to them. This is when President Barack Obama announced last June that Congress would allocate 0 million for the National Guard so that they could tighten the security at the borders of Mexico. As a result, some of these advocacy groups...
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Obama Should Do Something About the Texas-Mexico Border

July 18, 2010
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Obama Should Do Something About the Texas-Mexico Border

Greg Abbott, an Attorney General based in Texas, is calling the attention of President Barack Obama regarding the security of the border between Mexico and Texas. It was only recently that a shooting incident happened in Juarez, Mexico wherein the shots crossed the American border and struck Texas City Hall. In an interview with...
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Vitter’s ‘birther’ comments draw heat

July 13, 2010
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Vitter’s ‘birther’ comments draw heat

(CNN) – Louisiana Sen. David Vitter, already bruised politically for failing to adequately explain why he continued to employ a staffer who was arrested for threatening to stab his girlfriend, is now facing heat over his apparent support of investigations into President Barack Obama’s place of birth. “I personally don’t have standing to bring litigation...
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