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AP - A liberal group advocating the withdrawal of troops from Iraq will begin airing an ad Wednesday in Kentucky that criticizes Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell for supporting President Bush's war policies.

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AP - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama accused the Bush administration on Tuesday of pursuing a policy of "social Darwinism" that leaves every man and woman struggling.

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CQPolitics.com - Former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson, an actor who is weighing a bid for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination, made his big-screen debut in the 1985 picture “Marie” — in which Thompson portrayed himself as the real-life lawyer to Marie Ragghianti, a Tennessee woman who helped unveil a corruption scandal involving the administration of the then-governor of Tennessee. Identify this governor.

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CQPolitics.com - Former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson, who recently said he might seek the Republican presidential nomination, amassed a mostly conservative voting record during his eight full years in the Senate.

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Reuters - In the 2008 race for the White House, the most personal details of a candidate's life -- from divorce to drug use to disease -- can become public issues and campaign-trail fodder.

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CQPolitics.com - The 2008 presidential campaign has been under way for months and features plenty of candidates, but some vocal Republicans continue to push for a candidacy by former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson — the actor-politician they say best exemplifies the conservatism and exudes the charisma and leadership ability of former President Ronald Reagan.

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

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AP - Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, who is being heavily courted by Republican presidential candidates, warmly praised GOP hopeful John McCain Tuesday, but stopped short of an endorsement.

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AP - A millionaire thanks to his work as a venture capitalist, Mitt Romney is acutely aware of the motivating power of money. His presidential campaign hopes it will have a similar effect on college students, which is why it's offering them a cut of their fundraising.

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AP - The voices are growing louder asking the question: Is Barack Obama all style and little substance? The freshman Illinois senator began his campaign facing the perception that he lacks the experience to be president, especially compared to rivals with decades of work on foreign and domestic policy. So far, he's done little to challenge it. He's delivered no policy speeches and provided few details about how he would lead the country.

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AP - Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Rodham Clinton on Monday blamed the Bush administration's fear of scandal for the firing of eight U.S. attorneys, dismissals she said were virtually unprecedented.

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AP - Greeted by two standing ovations, Elizabeth Edwards said Monday she's been buoyed by a national outpouring of sympathy since announcing a recurrence of her cancer, including 12,000 e-mails. Now she understands how seven-time Tour de France winner and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong felt as he competed before cheering crowds at bicycle races, Edwards said in a speech at the City Club of Cleveland.

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AP - Republican presidential front-runner Rudy Giuliani said Monday that his health is excellent despite battling prostate cancer in 2000. "I'm doing great," the former New York City mayor said in an interview on CNBC's "Kudlow & Company." "My PSA is low, nonexistent. I'm cancer-free, I have been for six years. I'm extremely healthy and energetic."

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AP - Republican presidential front-runner Rudy Giuliani's campaign hurriedly fixed its official Web site late Monday to remove a dangerous design flaw that could have allowed hackers to expose personal information submitted by volunteers.

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AP - Republican presidential hopeful John McCain is back in New Hampshire and back embracing straight talk.

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