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AP - Democrat Bill Richardson on Friday became the first presidential candidate to promise not to campaign in states that hold early nominating contests in violation of party rules.

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CQPolitics.com - Glass houses can be such a pain. You just know that Democratic presidential hopefuls John Edwards and Barack Obama would relish mercilessly blasting party rival Hillary Rodham Clinton for taking money from a fugitive, businessman Norman Hsu. The story has all the makings of a sequel to the many and various fundraising battles of Bill Clinton’s presidency.

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AP - Republican Fred Thompson will officially launch his presidential bid Sept. 6 in a Webcast on his campaign site, followed by a five-day tour of early primary states.

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AP - Passengers on a plane leaving New York could see three words in 4-foot block letters painted on an East Village rooftop terrace as they ascended:

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AFP - Tough talking screen star and former senator Fred Thompson said Thursday he would launch his long-awaited 2008 Republican White House bid next week, vowing to shield America from terrorism.

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AP - Republican John McCain will aggressively try to sell support for the unpopular Iraq conflict — and his weakened presidential candidacy — in a September push that will emphasize his war-hero biography and his credentials to be commander in chief.

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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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