He was just 35 when in 1996 he won his first bid for
political office. Even many of his staunchest supporters, such as
Black, still resent the strong-arm tactics Obama employed to win his
seat in the Illinois Legislature.
Obama hired fellow Harvard Law alum and election law expert Thomas
Johnson to challenge the nominating petitions of four other candidates,
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U.S. consumer sentiment dropped to a 16-year low in February, hitting levels that
usually sound the alarm bells of recession, on worries about declining incomes and rising unemployment, a survey showed Friday.Adding to the grim view, consumers’ expectations for the future also hit a 16-year low while worries about their ability to makes ends meet [...]

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Mayor Michael Bloomberg, no longer a potential presidential candidate, said Thursday the candidates are starting to reflect his brand of bipartisanship and that his endorsement is up for grabs.

The billionaire mayor, who is friendly with Republican John McCain as well as Democrats Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama, finally put to rest more than [...]

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Perennial presidential candidate Ralph Nader on Thursday chose a San Francisco city politician as his candidate for vice president this year.
 
Nader, whom many Democrats fault for president George Bush’s election to the White House in 2000, said Matt Gonzalez, former president of the San Francisco board of supervisors, shares his vision of an America rid [...]

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Oil prices surpassed $103 a barrel for the first time Friday as persistent weakness in the U.S. dollar and the prospect of lower interest rates attracted fresh money to the oil market.

Prices were supported by comments Thursday from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, who said the American economy is not immediately threatened with stagflation, a [...]

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The very design of Abu Ghraib in Iraq turned good soldiers into evil tormentors that humiliated and brutalized prisoners, a famed social psychologist said Thursday.
Stanford University professor Philip Zimbardo described a “Lucifer effect” as he flashed shocking images of Abu Ghraib horrors for those at an elite Technology, Entertainment and Design conference in California.
“If you [...]

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GOP Uses Surveillance Bill to Bash Democrats

1 in 100 U.S. adults behind bars, new study says

U.S. Infrastructure Needs Billions Of Investment, Executives Warn

Legislator battles for Confederate license plate

Bush sees no recession coming

US labor market could grind to a halt - Conf Board

(Sen.) Byrd Hospitalized After Fall

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When you’re looking for creative ways to deal with failing schools and budget cuts … bring in a tank! From the Sacramento Bee:Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has a new rewards program for schoolkids: Stay in school, take a tank for a spin.
The Republican governor is bringing home an Austrian army tank he loaned the Motts Military [...]

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URL: http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/18722376/the…
The Myth of the Surge
Hoping to turn enemies into allies, U.S. forces are arming Iraqis who fought with the insurgents. But it’s already starting to backfire. A report from the front lines of the new Iraq
NIR ROSEN - Rolling Stone
Posted Mar 06, 2008 8:53 AM
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David Gergen, former advisor to President Bill Clinton confirms to CNN that Hillary Clinton did not support NAFTA

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The largest survey to date of Muslims worldwide suggests the vast majority want Western democracy and freedoms, but do not want them to be imposed.
“The poll by Gallup of more than 50,000 Muslims in 35 nations found most wanted the West to instead focus on changing its negative view of Muslims and Islam.
The huge survey [...]

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PARMA, Ohio — A kindergarten student with a freshly spiked Mohawk haircut has been suspended by school authorities who said the hair was a distraction for other students.
Michelle Barile, the mother of 6-year-old Bryan Ruda, said nothing in the Parma Community School handbook prohibits the haircut, characterized by closely shaved sides with a strip of [...]

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An American website, the Drudge Report, broke a news blackout yesterday by revealing that Prince Harry has been serving in Afghanistan for more than two months.
To the fury of the Ministry of Defence and condemnation from the head of the British Army, General Sir Richard Dannatt, the website announced a “world exclusive” and proclaimed: “They’re [...]

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The Agriculture Department abruptly ordered congressional auditors to leave its headquarters and told its employees not to cooperate with them.
“You are hereby instructed not to meet with any member of the (Government Accountability Office) today, or until this matter is resolved,” Michael Watts, a top USDA attorney, wrote to employees Wednesday in an e-mail obtained [...]

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