AP - Former Sen. John Edwards, in his first public speech since dropping his White House bid two months ago, praised Democratic rivals Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama on Saturday, but declined to endorse either candidate.
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AP - Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama scrambled to secure more Texas delegates Saturday as the state pushed to settle the outcome of the March 4 caucus.
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AP - For all their delight in soaring voter registration and strong poll numbers, some Democrats fear the contest between Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton might have a nightmarish end, which could wreck a promising election year.
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AP - Barack Obama refused Saturday to go along with other Democrats who are calling for Hillary Rodham Clinton to step away from the race for the Democratic presidential nomination.
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CQPolitics.com - Idaho’s now-lengthy history as a Republican Party stronghold has made it about as politically stable as a state can be. With only two U.S. House seats to go with its two Senate seats, Idaho politicians with congressional ambitions tend to have to wait for a seat to open up.
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Reuters - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben
Bernanke is scheduled to meet with Republican leaders in the
U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday to discuss the U.S.
economy and housing market problems, House Minority Leader John
Boehner said on Friday.
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AP - Sen. Barack Obama said Friday he would return the country to the more “traditional” foreign policy efforts of past presidents, such as George H.W. Bush, John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan.
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CQPolitics.com - Mayo Clinic oncologist Brian Davis won the Republican endorsement at Saturday’s convention for Minnesota’s 1st Congressional District, where Republicans are trying to regain the seat from first-term Democratic Rep. Tim Walz.
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AFP - A US Senate panel Wednesday set a hearing on the takeover of troubled investment bank Bear Stearns as lawmakers voiced concern about the government’s unusual role in the rescue.
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AP - The first time Norm Coleman went up against a celebrity for statewide office, he was slammed by former pro wrestler Jesse Ventura.
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