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AFP - Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton Friday hit out at "offensive" and "dangerous" claims by a top defense official that her questions about Iraq troop withdrawals aided US enemies.

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Bloomberg - July 20 (Bloomberg) -- Mitt Romney has attracted more donations from President George W. Bush's top fund-raisers than his rivals for the Republican presidential nomination, Federal Election Commission records show.

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AP - THE RACE: New Yorkers top polling in South Carolina, with Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton leading both Illinois Sen. Barack Obama and former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards with 43 percent among Democratic voters. Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani leads Republicans with 30 percent.

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Bloomberg - July 20 (Bloomberg) -- New Hampshire Senator John Sununu said he won't campaign with George W. Bush next year ``in this climate'' because of the president's low job-approval ratings.

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Reuters - In 2004, YouTube didn't exist. Three years later, politicians have learned to fear and revere the video-sharing Web site that has become a vital part of the campaign for the 2008 U.S. presidential election.

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Bloomberg - July 20 (Bloomberg) -- New Hampshire Republican John Sununu said he won't campaign with George W. Bush next year ``in this climate'' because of the president's low job-approval ratings.

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Bloomberg - July 20 (Bloomberg) -- Mitt Romney has attracted more donations from President George W. Bush's top fund-raisers than his rivals for the Republican presidential nomination, Federal Election Commission records show.

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AP - Democratic presidential hopeful Bill Richardson, who once joked he was the poorest member of President Clinton's Cabinet, has seen his personal finances soar since leaving the federal government in 2001 as energy secretary.

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AP - Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama said Thursday the United States cannot use its military to solve humanitarian problems and that preventing a potential genocide in Iraq isn't a good enough reason to keep U.S. forces there.

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Bloomberg - July 20 (Bloomberg) -- Rudy Giuliani shot to the front of the Republican presidential field by touting his anti-terrorism and leadership credentials. Now he's adding an economic message to the mix.

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Reuters - More women than men have a favorable opinion of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, but many female voters have negative feelings about her, according to a New York Times/CBS News poll released on Thursday.

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AP - Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani on Thursday defended his commitment to renewable energy such as ethanol production despite his law firm's work on behalf of major oil companies.

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AP - Republican Mitt Romney directly appealed to social conservatives in South Carolina on Thursday, criticizing Democratic rival Barack Obama for supporting age-appropriate sex education for children as young as kindergartners.

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AP - The Republican National Committee has told top California party leaders they can change their voting rules to allow independents to vote in the presidential primary.

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AP - Everyone always expected the spouse of a Democratic presidential candidate to steal the spotlight. No one thought it would be Elizabeth Edwards. From a recent challenge to conservative pundit Ann Coulter to criticism of Democratic front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton, John Edwards' wife has embraced the role of her husband's defender while showing a willingness to utter complaints others are reluctant to say.

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