Archive for March, 2007

Mass. gov. seeks stem cell rule reversal (AP)

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick arrives in Gloucester, Mass., Wednesday, March 28, 2007, before meeting with protesting school teachers and local fishermen. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)AP - Democratic Gov. Deval Patrick said Friday he will push to reverse stem cell research restrictions imposed by his predecessor, Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney.


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Richardson to travel to North Korea (AP)

South Korea's chief negotiator, Ambassador Kim Jong-hoon, center, is surrounded by security  guards as he enters to brief the media after a meeting with the United States on a free-trade agreement (FTA) in Seoul, Saturday, March 31, 2007. The United States and South Korea need more time to negotiate a free trade deal, and have extended the deadline to Sunday, the two governments said. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)AP - Democratic presidential candidate Bill Richardson plans to travel to North Korea for meetings with government officials from the hardline communist nation.


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Election 2008: After Public Learns of Wife's Cancer, Edwards Leads McCain 47% to 38% (Rasmussen Reports)

Rasmussen Reports - A Rasmussen Reports survey conducted shortly after former Senator John Edwards announced last week that his wife's breast cancer had returned shows the Democratic presidential candidate leading Senator John McCain (R) 47% to 38%.

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Mugabe seeks new term after SADC backing (Reuters)

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe leaves after attending the Extraordinary Summit of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in Dar es Salaam March 29, 2007. (Emmanuel Kwitema/Reuters)Reuters - Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe called for ruling party unity on Friday as he rallied support for 2008 elections which will likely see him stand for another term as leader of the crumbling country.


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9/11 Presents Challenges for Giuliani (AP)

Rudy Giuliani, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, talks with reporters in Oklahoma City, Thursday, March 29, 2007. Giuliani urged British Prime Minister Tony Blair not to back down on refusing to negotiate the release of 15 British sailors and marines detained in Iran. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)AP - Rudy Giuliani's White House aspirations are inescapably tied to Sept. 11, 2001 — for better and for worse.


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Romney lists potential running mates (AP)

Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks during a breakfast with local residents, Thursday, March 29, 2007, during a campaign stop in Bluffton, S.C. (AP Photo by Stephen Morton)AP - Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney on Thursday dropped some names of potential running mates in the 2008 race, but added such speculation is a bit premature.


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Jesse Jackson backs Obama for president (AP)

Democratic Presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks at the Building and Construction Trades Department AFL-CIO's candidate forum,  Wednesday, March 28, 2007, in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)AP - Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson said Thursday he's backing Democrat Barack Obama in his presidential bid, giving his support to a new generation of black politicians. "He has my vote," the Rev. Jackson told The Associated Press in a telephone interview.


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Brownback backs Social Security accounts (AP)

Republican Presidential hopeful Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., is shown in Washington on March 21, 2007. Brownback said Social Security can be fixed with private savings accounts, a case President Bush has made without success during his second term in office. (AP Photo/Dennis Cook)AP - Republican presidential candidate Sam Brownback said Social Security can be fixed with private savings accounts, a case President Bush has made without success during his second term in office.


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Giuliani, wife discuss White House roles (AP)

Republican presidential hopeful and former New York Mayer Rudy Giuliani answers questions from reporters after shopping at a Target store in Las Vegas on Wednesday, March 28, 2007.    (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)AP - Republican presidential contender Rudy Giuliani says if elected, he'd be open to his wife attending Cabinet meetings on issues in which she's interested.


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Fox News, Black Caucus team for debates (AP)

AP - Fox News, rebounding from a presidential debate squabble with Democrats, has a new deal with an old debate partner. The cable news network will co-sponsor primary debates for each party's presidential field this fall in association with the Congressional Black Caucus Political Education and Leadership Institute.

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Presidents say media now harsher on politicians (Reuters)

Former President Bill Clinton (R) talks with Colombian Nobel price writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez during the IV International Congress of Spanish language at the Caribbean city of Cartagena, Colombia March 26, 2007. (Handout/Presidencia/Reuters)Reuters - Former U.S. Presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton said on Thursday media coverage of politicians had grown harsher and warned that this could have a detrimental effect on future leaders as the 2008 election draws near.


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Romney Shifts on Immigration, Contrasting With McCain (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg - March 29 (Bloomberg) -- Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney had a tough message on immigration at a March 22 luncheon in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

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Romney Shifts on Immigration, Sharpening Contrast With McCain (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg - (Bloomberg) -- Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney had a tough message on immigration at a March 22 luncheon in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

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Clinton expands lead in Pennsylvania (AP)

AP - THE RACE: The presidential race for Democrats, Republicans in Pennsylvania.

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John Edwards opens up about son he lost (AP)

Democratic Presidential hopeful John Edwards is applauded at the Building and Construction Trades Department AFL-CIO's candidate forum, Wednesday, March 28, 2007,  in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)AP - As he tries to explain how he'll cope with the return of his wife's cancer, presidential hopeful John Edwards is opening up about another family struggle — the death of his teenage son Wade 11 years ago.


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