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AP - Sen. John McCain disposed of a snag in his personal financial disclosure requirements and a GOP presidential rival, Mitt Romney, has put off his disclosure obligations.

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AP - Mayor Michael Bloomberg frequently talks about health but never publicly revealed that he had heart surgery before running for mayor, a fact that emerged this week amid increased attention about his possible presidential aspirations.

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CQPolitics.com - With billions of dollars to his name and inherent appeal across party lines, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has long been regarded as a potential 2008 presidential candidate who could pack a serious wallop.

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AFP - Hillary Clinton, the pace-setter in the race for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination, raised 27 million dollars in the last three months -- but still less than top rival Barack Obama, her campaign said Thursday.

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AP - Republican Mitt Romney, the wealthiest candidate in the presidential field, won't have to reveal details of his financial holdings until mid-August, under an extension obtained from the Office of Government Ethics.

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AP - Republican presidential candidates made a major miscalculation this week by skipping the nation's largest gathering of Hispanic elected officials, local party representatives and event organizers said.

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Commenting on Thursday night’s Presidential Forum, CNN Political Analyst and Democratic Strategist Donna Brazile singled out Congressman Dennis Kucinich and Senator Hillary Clinton as “the only ones who saw how necessary and urgent it is to fix the racial divide in our country.” Full story here

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Commenting on Thursday night’s Presidential Forum, CNN Political Analyst and Democratic Strategist Donna Brazile singled out Congressman Dennis Kucinich and Senator Hillary Clinton as “the only ones who saw how necessary and urgent it is to fix the racial divide in our country.” Full story here

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Dennis will be a guest on the Late Show with David Letterman tonight, June 29, on CBS (11:30 p.m. ET, check local listings). He talks about his childhood, his time as Mayor of Cleveland, his political principles, and his wife, Elizabeth.

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AP - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has improved on his stunning support in the race for campaign cash, raising his total number of donors to nearly 250,000 people in the first six months of the year.

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AP - Federal regulators said Thursday they are weighing how to enforce a Supreme Court ruling that opened the spigot on political advertising, while advocacy groups were exploring how to take advantage of the relaxed restrictions.

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AP - Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards on Wednesday encouraged his supporters to donate to his campaign in response to "hateful" comments from conservative author Ann Coulter.

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AP - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's decision to drop his party affiliation makes him ineligible to compete in the New Hampshire primary, which is open to independent voters but not independent candidates.

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AP - Democratic presidential contenders Hillary Rodham Clinton and Bill Richardson on Wednesday urged the Bush administration to continue a dialogue with Iran as the U.S. tries to thwart the country's pursuit of nuclear weapons.

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CQPolitics.com - The four Democratic senators who are seeking their party’s 2008 presidential nomination have been spending much of their time on the national campaign trail. But all were on Capitol Hill Tuesday to support a bill that was very important to organized labor — a key ally of the Democratic Party, and a constituency that will be a major influence in the upcoming primaries and caucuses.

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