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AP - Hillary Rodham Clinton has already had to forgo one potential running mate — her husband.

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AP - A Democratic activist sued the national and state parties in federal court Thursday over the decision to strip Florida of its delegates for next year's presidential nominating convention.

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CQPolitics.com - Candidates trying to get out the vote for the 2008 presidential primary in Michigan face a big chill:

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AP - The Federal Election Commission can continue to regulate independent political groups on a case-by-case basis and does not need to adopt new rules to govern them, a federal judge said Thursday.

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Bloomberg - Aug. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Former Senator Fred Thompson, after months of flirting with a possible presidential run, will enter the 2008 Republican nomination contest next week with a Sept. 6 Internet announcement and five-day campaign tour through Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, his organization said today.

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AP - Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards on Thursday welcomed his first national endorsement from a labor group, the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America.

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AP - Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney said Thursday that Idaho Sen. Larry Craig's conduct was "disappointing and disgraceful," but that questionable actions of prominent supporters are simply episodes candidates must confront.

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AP - The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers on Thursday endorsed Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton and Republican Mike Huckabee in the presidential primaries, while John Edwards picked up the backing of the carpenters' union.

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CQPolitics.com - Imagine New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, the former first lady and 2008 Democratic presidential aspirant, trading hotel suites for a sleepless night on a bedbug-infested mattress in an overcrowded downtown Washington, D.C., homeless shelter.

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Reuters - One of the biggest U.S. trade unions made an unusual dual presidential endorsement of Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Mike Huckabee on Thursday, while Democrat John Edwards won the 2008 backing of the carpenters' union.

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AP - Sen. John W. Warner, for decades one of the most authoritative voices in Congress on military issues and a key player in the debate over Iraq, will announce Friday whether he will seek a sixth term next year.

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AP - Republican Fred Thompson, hoping to solidify his ever-changing inner circle for a Republican presidential bid, has named strategist Todd Harris to head his communications department.

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AP - Democratic Sen. Chris Dodd is counting on firefighters for a different kind of rescue — keeping his simmering presidential campaign from burning out.

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AP - Wyoming Republicans have jumped to the head of the pack in the nominating process, moving their delegate-selection conventions to Jan. 5 before even Iowa or New Hampshire vote.

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AP - Major labor endorsements made early in the 2004 and 2008 Democratic presidential primary:

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