Union endorsements for president (AP)

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

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54% Say Dems Likely to Nominate White Male (Rasmussen Reports)

Rasmussen Reports - New York Senator Hillary Clinton and Illinois Senator Barack Obama have been one-two in polls for the Democratic Presidential nomination since the campaign season begin.

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White House hopefuls love Iowa ethanol (AP)

Democratic presidential hopeful New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton talks with research scientist Laura Higgins while touring the Pioneer Hi-Bred International Facility Research Greenhouses in Johnston, Iowa in this March 5, 2007 file photo.  At a time when demand for the corn-based fuel is soaring, support for ethanol among candidates is nearly unanimous and has largely crowded out talk of other agriculture-related issues.  (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)AP - Don't expect to hear much talk about farming from the presidential candidates who regularly tour Iowa, one of the nation's premier agriculture states.


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Candidates face perils of fundraising (AP)

Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) speaks during the Veterans of Foreign Wars' 108th National Convention in Kansas City, Missouri August 20, 2007. Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton picked up the first national labor endorsement of the 2008 White House race on Tuesday, winning the support of the 125,000-member United Transportation Union. (Dave Kaup/Reuters)AP - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's decision to return thousands of dollars from a top fundraiser wanted as a fugitive in California illustrates the perils of the pell-mell rush for political money — your friends can be your worst enemies.


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New Romney ads set for Iowa, N.H. (AP)

Republican presidential hopeful former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney speaks to employees at the Pioneer Hybrids facility, Wednesday, April 4, 2007, in Johnston, Iowa.  At a time when demand for the corn-based fuel is soaring, support for ethanol among candidates is nearly unanimous and has largely crowded out talk of other agriculture-related issues.  (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)AP - Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney is airing a new television ad that features him jogging while an announcer extols his ability to meet "extraordinary challenges."


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Carter headlines with Edwards (AP)

Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards, right, speaks as former President Jimmy Carter, left,  also a Democrat,  looks on at Georgia Southwestern State University in Americus, Ga., Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2007.  (AP Photo/Gene Blythe)AP - Former President Jimmy Carter welcomed Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards to South Georgia on Wednesday, embracing the fellow Southerner as a kindred spirit on poverty and the environment.


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FEC fines political group from 2004 race (AP)

AP - An independent political group allied with Democrats and heavily bankrolled by billionaire George Soros has agreed to pay $775,000 to the Federal Election commission for violating campaign laws during the 2004 presidential campaign.

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Europeans back Hillary Clinton for US president: poll (AFP)

More than four in 10 French and Germans would like to see Democratic candidate and former first lady Hillary Clinton, pictured 02 August 2007, elected US president in 2008, a survey by a Canadian pollster showed on Wednesday.(AFP/File/Tim Sloan)AFP - More than four in 10 French and Germans would like to see Democratic candidate and former first lady Hillary Clinton elected US president in 2008, a survey by a Canadian pollster showed on Wednesday.


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Thompson taps Harris for spokesman role (AP)

Former Senator and yet to announce Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson shakes hands with fairgoers at the Minnesota State Fair Monday, Aug. 27, 2007 in Falcon Heights,  Minn. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)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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Richardson donors tied to rail project (AP)

Democratic presidential hopeful, Gov. Bill Richardson, D-N.M., speaks during the Merrimack County Democratic picnic  in Bow, N.H., Sunday, Aug. 26, 2007.(AP Photo/Jim Cole)AP - Contracting and development executives with a financial stake in a $400 million commuter rail system pushed by New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson have contributed thousands of dollars to his presidential campaign and provided him the use of corporate planes.


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Dodd seeks boost from firefighters (AP)

Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., speaks during an event in Washington, Wednesday, Aug., 29, 2007, where the International Association of Fire Fighters announced their endorsement of Dodd for president. Standing at left is IAFF General President Harold Schaitberger. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)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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Dodd, Clinton earn backing of unions (AP)

Democratic presidential hopefuls Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., talk on stage before the ABC News Democratic candidates debate, Sunday, Aug. 19, 2007, at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)AP - Democrat Chris Dodd has earned the backing of the International Association of Fire Fighters, a major coup for the presidential hopeful, while leading contender Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton secured the endorsement Tuesday of the United Transportation Union.


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Romney distances himself from Craig (AP)

Republican presidential hopeful and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney pauses while speaking at the Susan G. Komen for the Cure conference, which promotes breast cancer awareness and prevention, in Arlington, Va., Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2007. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney distanced himself Tuesday from one of his top Senate supporters, comparing his actions to President Clinton's affair with an intern and a former Republican congressman's overtures to male teenage pages.


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Biden says Bush wants to delay chaos (AP)

Democratic presidential hopeful U.S. Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., speaks during a news conference, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2007, in Davenport, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)AP - Democrat Joe Biden charged Tuesday that President Bush's policies in Iraq are designed to confuse voters and ensure that a chaotic end to the war is delayed until after he leaves office.


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Obama offers hard truths to supporters (AP)

Sen. Barack Obama,D-Ill., delivers a speech at a campaign stop in Lexington, KY., Sunday, Aug. 26, 2007. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke)AP - Democrat Barack Obama has a habit of telling interest groups what they don't want to hear, even at the risk of alienating audiences critical to the prospects of a presidential candidate.


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