Wed Oct 31, 12:50 PM ET
CONCORD, N.H. - Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter has filed his paperwork to get on the New Hampshire primary ballot.
New Hampshire Secretary of State's office said officials received Hunter's petition and $1,000 check on Wednesday. He joins the growing list of Republicans trying to earn their party's nomination.
Duncan, who first was elected to the House from California in 1980, has made the U.S.-Mexican border a key issue in his struggling campaign. He has encouraged officials to increase immigration enforcement efforts, including extending the fence along the border with Mexico. He also sought to increase prosecution of smugglers who bring illegal immigrants into the United States.
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Sunday, November 4, 2007
Edwards calls global warming moral test
NEW ORLEANS - Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards on Saturday called reversing global warming a "great moral test" and said the next president needs to stand up to industries resisting change.
"This is the great moral test of our generation. Are we actually going to leave this planet and America better for our children than we found it?" Edwards said at an environmental rally in New Orleans.
"Why have we not addressed the issue of climate change and global warming?" Edwards said. "I'll tell you why, no question about it: oil companies, gas companies, power companies and the lobbyists in Washington, D.C. We have to have a president who will stand up to these people."
Last month Edwards picked up an endorsement from the national environmental group Friends of the Earth Action.
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"This is the great moral test of our generation. Are we actually going to leave this planet and America better for our children than we found it?" Edwards said at an environmental rally in New Orleans.
"Why have we not addressed the issue of climate change and global warming?" Edwards said. "I'll tell you why, no question about it: oil companies, gas companies, power companies and the lobbyists in Washington, D.C. We have to have a president who will stand up to these people."
Last month Edwards picked up an endorsement from the national environmental group Friends of the Earth Action.
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Giuliani, Romney wrestle for 'fiscal conservative' mantle
By Erin Kelly, Gannett News Service
WASHINGTON — Republican presidential hopefuls Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney are tussling for the title of "strongest fiscal conservative" as they seek to portray themselves as tax-cutting, bureaucracy-slaying champions of small government.
The candidate who wins the moniker could get a big boost from voters in the GOP primary battle, political observers say.
"It's a unifying issue among Republicans," said Jack Pitney, a political science professor at Claremont McKenna College in Southern California. "Republicans disagree on social issues, but you'll get a lot less of a family feud when it comes to basic economic principles. The social conservatives like it, the libertarians like it, and your old-fashioned Main Street Republicans like it. It's one of the safest things you can do."
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WASHINGTON — Republican presidential hopefuls Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney are tussling for the title of "strongest fiscal conservative" as they seek to portray themselves as tax-cutting, bureaucracy-slaying champions of small government.
The candidate who wins the moniker could get a big boost from voters in the GOP primary battle, political observers say.
"It's a unifying issue among Republicans," said Jack Pitney, a political science professor at Claremont McKenna College in Southern California. "Republicans disagree on social issues, but you'll get a lot less of a family feud when it comes to basic economic principles. The social conservatives like it, the libertarians like it, and your old-fashioned Main Street Republicans like it. It's one of the safest things you can do."
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Tom Tancredo Won't Run For Congress Again
(AP) DENVER Republican presidential candidate Tom Tancredo announced Monday he won't seek a sixth term in Congress from Colorado next year, saying he has succeeded in making illegal immigration a national issue.
But Tancredo said he will continue his long-shot bid for the White House and hinted that if that fails, he would consider running for the Senate.
The lawmaker said he doesn't need to stay in the House to push illegal immigration because "the issue now has a life of its own and it doesn't need one particular person to champion it."
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But Tancredo said he will continue his long-shot bid for the White House and hinted that if that fails, he would consider running for the Senate.
The lawmaker said he doesn't need to stay in the House to push illegal immigration because "the issue now has a life of its own and it doesn't need one particular person to champion it."
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A Q&A with Mike Huckabee
National Journal's Linda Douglass sat down with former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee. This is a transcript of their conversation.
Q: I want to welcome Governor Mike Huckabee, who is one of the Republican presidential candidates and is creating a lot of buzz out there on the trail right now. Welcome, Governor Huckabee.
Mike Huckabee: Thanks Linda, pleasure to be here today.
This is a very good Q&A Session with Govenor Huckabee please read the rest of it at: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21596918/
Q: I want to welcome Governor Mike Huckabee, who is one of the Republican presidential candidates and is creating a lot of buzz out there on the trail right now. Welcome, Governor Huckabee.
Mike Huckabee: Thanks Linda, pleasure to be here today.
This is a very good Q&A Session with Govenor Huckabee please read the rest of it at: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21596918/
Fred Thompson seized every opportunity
By NANCY BENAC, Associated Press Writer Sun Nov 4, 3:02 AM ET
WASHINGTON - It is the kind of story you could write a book about: A 35-year-old single mother of three is fired from her state job after refusing to go along with a scheme to pardon criminals who bribe aides to the governor. The plot cries out for a good lawyer to save the day.
All the better if he has charm and a commanding presence. Enter Fred Thompson, 6-foot-5 inches of cigar-chomping Southern gentleman. He saves the day; the woman is vindicated.
And best of all, for a man with a presidential campaign in his future, it is a true story, and someone did write a book about it.
Many a life follows a serendipitous path. One person's influence sends someone's career in a new direction.
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Comment from the Owner: Is it just me or does this article make it sound like Fred Thompson only did the right thing because he knew 20 years later he would be running for President? Can you say Media Bias?
WASHINGTON - It is the kind of story you could write a book about: A 35-year-old single mother of three is fired from her state job after refusing to go along with a scheme to pardon criminals who bribe aides to the governor. The plot cries out for a good lawyer to save the day.
All the better if he has charm and a commanding presence. Enter Fred Thompson, 6-foot-5 inches of cigar-chomping Southern gentleman. He saves the day; the woman is vindicated.
And best of all, for a man with a presidential campaign in his future, it is a true story, and someone did write a book about it.
Many a life follows a serendipitous path. One person's influence sends someone's career in a new direction.
Please read the rest of this article at: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071104/ap_po/thompson_profile_3
Comment from the Owner: Is it just me or does this article make it sound like Fred Thompson only did the right thing because he knew 20 years later he would be running for President? Can you say Media Bias?
Joe Biden discusses Iraq with elementary school class
Joe Biden, Democratic presidential candidate, discussed Iraq and Afghanistan with elementary school children. He remarked that President George W. Bush was "confused" when he decided to invade Iraq.
The Delaware senator encountered the group in the lobby of the New Hampshire statehouse on his way to filing his candidacy with the secretary of state's office, and gave a detailed answer to a question adults don't often ask candidates: How did the war in Iraq start?
Biden compared the war in Iraq with the invasion of Afghanistan.
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Comments from the Owner: It always amazes me when we find a candidate that can read the mind of other people. I wonder if Senator Biden was "Confused" when he made these statements.
The Delaware senator encountered the group in the lobby of the New Hampshire statehouse on his way to filing his candidacy with the secretary of state's office, and gave a detailed answer to a question adults don't often ask candidates: How did the war in Iraq start?
Biden compared the war in Iraq with the invasion of Afghanistan.
Please read the rest of this article at: http://english.pravda.ru/news/society/01-11-2007/100040-Joe%20Biden%20-0
Comments from the Owner: It always amazes me when we find a candidate that can read the mind of other people. I wonder if Senator Biden was "Confused" when he made these statements.
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