Bush pivots to Arab side of Mideast peace dispute
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President Bush pivoted to the Arab side of the Mideast peace dispute on Saturday, but he may well get a less glowing reception than he did in Israel earlier this week.
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New leaders unlikely to ease US-Russian tensions
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Russia's new president has promised the kind of democratic change that Washington advocated during predecessor Vladimir Putin's tenure. At the same time, all the candidates to succeed President Bush have promised a break from a foreign policy that Moscow has bitterly criticized.
Oregon race could spell end of Schumer streak
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As head of the deep-pocketed Democratic Senatorial Campaign Commission, New York Sen. Charles Schumer hand-picked his party's nominee to take on Oregon Sen. Gordon Smith, the last Republican standing on the West Coast. But apparently, Schumer forgot to inform the state's voters.
Late Senator figures in 2008 presidential furor
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Being dead since 1940 hasn't kept Idaho U.S. Sen. William Borah from being inserted squarely into 2008 presidential politics after Democratic candidate Barack Obama took issue with President Bush's borrowing of a quote from Borah.
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Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows:
Bush pivots to Arab side of Mideast peace dispute
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President Bush is pivoting to the Arab side of the Mideast peace dispute, and he may well get a less glowing reception than he did in Israel earlier this week.
Obama criticizes McCain for 'naive' foreign policy
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Barack Obama laid into John McCain on Friday for advancing a tough-guy foreign policy that he called "naive and irresponsible," serving notice that he's ready to launch a full-throttle challenge to the Republican presidential contender on international relations in the general election campaign.
Clinton to Oregonians: Don't count me out
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Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday she wasn't ceding Oregon - or the nomination - to opponent Barack Obama, who is heavily favored to collect another victory here next week as he comes closer to winning the Democratic nomination.
More election coverage from McClatchy's D.C. bureauWilder won't run for 2nd term as Richmond mayor
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L. Douglas Wilder, the nation's first elected black governor, announced Friday that he would not seek re-election as Richmond's mayor, likely bringing his storied political career to a close.
Huckabee quips about gun aimed at Obama
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Republican Mike Huckabee responded to an offstage noise during his speech Friday to the National Rifle Association by suggesting it was Barack Obama diving to the floor because someone had aimed a gun at him.
Intel agencies seek help recruiting new immigrants
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The U.S. is its own worst enemy when it comes to the desperately important task of recruiting immigrants as spies, analysts and translators in the war on terror, new Americans are telling intelligence officials. The government's policies raise suspicions and fear in the immigrants' home countries and disturb potential recruits here who might otherwise want to help.
Florida, Michigan cannot save Clinton
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Michigan and Florida alone can't save Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign.
Texas officials sue U.S. over border fence
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Texas mayors and business leaders filed a class-action lawsuit Friday alleging Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff hoodwinked landowners into waiving their property rights for construction of a fence along the Mexican border.
McGovern joins Obama at rally
Published on: 05/16/08 Associated Press WriterFormer Sen. George McGovern, the 1972 Democratic presidential candidate and an early backer of Hillary Rodham Clinton, joined a noisy rally for Barack Obama on Friday night, describing the Illinois senator as a "ripple of hope" who can win the White House.
Analysis: Obama reacts fast to Bush on diplomacy
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In President Bush's hint that Barack Obama wants to appease terrorists, Democrats heard troubling echoes of 2004, when Republicans portrayed John Kerry as irresolute and weak on national security.
FEC nominee withdraws name
Published on: 05/16/08 Associated Press WriterPresident Bush's contentious nominee for the Federal Election Commission removed his name from consideration Friday, potentially ending a lengthy stalemate that had paralyzed the work of the agency.
Outside groups plot out fall political campaign
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For all the money and competitive zeal of this year's presidential contest, Democrats and Republicans are having difficulty financing and organizing the independent groups that supplied so much outside muscle in recent presidential campaigns.
New commission to study WMDs announced
Published on: 05/16/08 Associated Press WriterSoon after taking office, the next president will get some advice about how to prevent a nuclear attack on the U.S., researched and written by top experts on weapons of mass destruction.
McCain asks staff to disclose lobbying ties
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John McCain's campaign is asking staff members to disclose all previous lobbying ties following the resignation of two officials linked to a firm that worked for Myanmar's military junta.
Paulson headed to Mideast later this month
Published on: 05/16/08 The Associated PressTreasury Secretary Henry Paulson will visit four nations in the Middle East later this month to discuss foreign investment, the fight against terrorist financing and Iran.
US supplies groups directly in Myanmar
Published on: 05/16/08 Associated Press WriterSupplies from U.S. relief flights were given directly to nongovernmental organizations Friday to help with the aftermath of Myanmar's disastrous cyclone, the State Department said.
McCain courts NRA, makes gun shop visit
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Courting his sometime critics within the gun lobby, John McCain told the National Rifle Association on Friday that Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton would both undermine the rights of gun owners.
Congressman OK with military visit to House
Published on: 05/16/08 Associated Press WriterAn anti-war Democratic congressman backed off complaints about Defense Department personnel watching a House vote after the Pentagon told him they were students from the Army War College.
Lawmakers to examine e-mail from VA employee
Published on: 05/16/08 Associated Press WriterTwo congressional committee chairmen said Friday they plan to investigate whether there were broader motives behind a Veterans Affairs Department employee's e-mailed suggestion to diagnose veterans with mental disorders that have a lower disability payout.
White House Notebook: No question, Bush not doing Q&A
Published on: 05/16/08 Associated Press WriterNo question about it: President Bush hasn't given reporters a chance to ask him anything on this Mideast journey.
U.S. announces deal to send food to North Korea
Published on: 05/16/08 AP Diplomatic WriterThe United States said Friday it has reached a deal with North Korea to provide more than 500,000 tons of food aid over the coming year to the closed-off communist nation.
U.S. oil shipments canceled
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Responding to congressional pressure, the Bush administration on Friday said it is suspending oil deliveries into the government's Strategic Petroleum Reserve for the remainder of the year.
Buoyed by recent wins, Democrats eye Southern seats
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The political fortunes of Democrats down South once were so bad that people openly joked even Jesus Christ would lose by a double-digit margin if he ran for office on the party's ticket.
Obama criticizes McCain, Bush on appeasement talk
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Barack Obama rebuked Republican rival John McCain and President Bush for "dishonest, divisive" attacks in hinting that the Democratic presidential candidate would appease terrorists, staunchly defending his national security credentials for the general election campaign.
