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.
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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?
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.
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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.
Richardson discusses troops in Iraq and aid to veterans
By JON ERICSON, Courier Staff Writer
WATERLOO --- In a campaign stop at Sullivan Brothers Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1623 in Waterloo, Bill Richardson pledged to end the war in Iraq while promising a litany of benefits for veterans.
Richardson, a Democrat candidate for president, told the crowd he would call for an immediate withdraw of troops in Iraq if he were elected.
"The first thing I would do as president is get all of our troops out of Iraq. That's all of the troops with no residual forces," Richardson said.
Richardson said Iraq isn't helpless and troops could be withdrawn all at once. He said the country has a 400,000-man strong security force, trillions in oil reserves and a government in place and they should be able to fend for themselves.
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WATERLOO --- In a campaign stop at Sullivan Brothers Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1623 in Waterloo, Bill Richardson pledged to end the war in Iraq while promising a litany of benefits for veterans.
Richardson, a Democrat candidate for president, told the crowd he would call for an immediate withdraw of troops in Iraq if he were elected.
"The first thing I would do as president is get all of our troops out of Iraq. That's all of the troops with no residual forces," Richardson said.
Richardson said Iraq isn't helpless and troops could be withdrawn all at once. He said the country has a 400,000-man strong security force, trillions in oil reserves and a government in place and they should be able to fend for themselves.
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Kucinich: 'It was an unidentified flying object'
GRAHAM, Wash. -- A presidential candidate claims he once saw a UFO in our state.
The candidate is Dennis Kucinich and the claim is according to the new book Sage-ing While Age-ing by actress Shirley MacLaine.
Some claim the first flying saucer was spotted at Mt. Rainier. About 15 years ago, MacLaine lived in Graham. She hosted a lot of visitors, including the now-Congressman Dennis Kucinich. Unfortunately for the presidential candidate, MacLaine writes books.
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Comments from the Owner: I couldn't make this stuff up if I tried. This guy is not playing with a full deck.
The candidate is Dennis Kucinich and the claim is according to the new book Sage-ing While Age-ing by actress Shirley MacLaine.
Some claim the first flying saucer was spotted at Mt. Rainier. About 15 years ago, MacLaine lived in Graham. She hosted a lot of visitors, including the now-Congressman Dennis Kucinich. Unfortunately for the presidential candidate, MacLaine writes books.
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Comments from the Owner: I couldn't make this stuff up if I tried. This guy is not playing with a full deck.
Hillary Clinton shakes off shots, still leads poll
BY CELESTE KATZ
DAILY NEWS POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT
Hillary Clinton may have taken some body blows during last week's Democratic debate, but Democrats still peg her as their top White House pick, a new poll finds.
Both Barack Obama and John Edwards unloaded on Clinton during the Oct. 30 debate, intensely questioning both her character and her willingness to provide straight answers on issues like Gov. Spitzer's controversial plan to give illegal immigrants driver's licenses.
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DAILY NEWS POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT
Hillary Clinton may have taken some body blows during last week's Democratic debate, but Democrats still peg her as their top White House pick, a new poll finds.
Both Barack Obama and John Edwards unloaded on Clinton during the Oct. 30 debate, intensely questioning both her character and her willingness to provide straight answers on issues like Gov. Spitzer's controversial plan to give illegal immigrants driver's licenses.
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Obama Criticizes Clinton's Drive to Win
By Dan Balz
Washington Post
Staff Writer Sunday, November 4, 2007; A05
Sen. Barack Obama leveled a fresh round of criticism at Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton yesterday, accusing his rival for the Democratic nomination of following a campaign plan that prizes
calculation over candor and that is aimed more at winning the election than uniting the country.
Obama used a speech in Spartanburg, S.C., to sharpen his differences with the Democratic front-runner and to frame the choices before voters a year ahead of the 2008 election. Calling the senator from New York "a colleague and a friend," Obama nonetheless cast Clinton as representative of a style of politics that has been better for the politicians than the country.
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Washington Post
Staff Writer Sunday, November 4, 2007; A05
Sen. Barack Obama leveled a fresh round of criticism at Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton yesterday, accusing his rival for the Democratic nomination of following a campaign plan that prizes
calculation over candor and that is aimed more at winning the election than uniting the country.
Obama used a speech in Spartanburg, S.C., to sharpen his differences with the Democratic front-runner and to frame the choices before voters a year ahead of the 2008 election. Calling the senator from New York "a colleague and a friend," Obama nonetheless cast Clinton as representative of a style of politics that has been better for the politicians than the country.
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Sunday, August 26, 2007
Obama promises more open policy towards Cuba
MIAMI: US Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama on Saturday promised a more open policy towards Cuba at a packed campaign rally in Miami, the heart of the anti-Castro Cuban exile community.
"Just 90 miles from here there is a country where justice and freedom are out of reach," Obama told the cheering crowd packed into a city auditorium.
"That's why my policy toward Cuba will be guided by one word: Liberty." Obama heartily criticised US President George W Bush, who restricted travel to Cuba and money remittances to the island in 2004 with the goal of toppling the communist regime of President Fidel Castro.
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"Just 90 miles from here there is a country where justice and freedom are out of reach," Obama told the cheering crowd packed into a city auditorium.
"That's why my policy toward Cuba will be guided by one word: Liberty." Obama heartily criticised US President George W Bush, who restricted travel to Cuba and money remittances to the island in 2004 with the goal of toppling the communist regime of President Fidel Castro.
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At 70, McCain Takes On Talk of His Age
Senator John McCain was fielding questions at a town-hall-style meeting earlier this month in Ankeny, Iowa, when a woman raised her hand and asked him, “from one white head to another white head,” why he wanted to be president in such troubled times.
“You’re getting pretty old!” she said, after praising his long service to the country. “And it’s such a hard job!”
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“You’re getting pretty old!” she said, after praising his long service to the country. “And it’s such a hard job!”
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(CBS/AP) Congress should continue to push for the withdrawal of troops from Iraq regardless of what top military advisers say in their progress report next month, Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards said Sunday on Face The Nation.
"I think they should not submit a single funding bill to the president for the war that doesn't have a timetable for withdrawal," Edwards told Bob Schieffer. "And I think they should use whatever legislative tool is available to them, including filibuster."
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"I think they should not submit a single funding bill to the president for the war that doesn't have a timetable for withdrawal," Edwards told Bob Schieffer. "And I think they should use whatever legislative tool is available to them, including filibuster."
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Romney unveils healthcare reform plan
But this time the GOP presidential hopeful leaves out an element conservatives might reject.
By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer August 25, 2007
WASHINGTON -- GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Friday released his principles for national healthcare reform but left out the linchpin of the plan he enacted as governor of Massachusetts: a requirement that individuals get coverage.
That shift could help him win over conservative Republican primary voters, experts said. But if he succeeds in becoming the GOP nominee, he may have to zigzag back to his Massachusetts roots to appeal to independents and Democrats.
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By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer August 25, 2007
WASHINGTON -- GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Friday released his principles for national healthcare reform but left out the linchpin of the plan he enacted as governor of Massachusetts: a requirement that individuals get coverage.
That shift could help him win over conservative Republican primary voters, experts said. But if he succeeds in becoming the GOP nominee, he may have to zigzag back to his Massachusetts roots to appeal to independents and Democrats.
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Huckabee warns of obesity epidemic
BILOXI, Miss. - Republican presidential candidate and self-described "recovering foodaholic" Mike Huckabee told Southern governors Saturday that an obesity epidemic could cause serious problems for the American economy, and even for national security.
"Today we hear a lot about the war on terror, how we need to fight it," said Huckabee, who lost 110 pounds several years ago when he was governor of Arkansas. "Let me ask this question: Who's going to fight it in the future if we're a generation so sick that we don't have the capacity to show up for work?"
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Comments from the Owner: Is this guy running for President or Chief Nanny?
"Today we hear a lot about the war on terror, how we need to fight it," said Huckabee, who lost 110 pounds several years ago when he was governor of Arkansas. "Let me ask this question: Who's going to fight it in the future if we're a generation so sick that we don't have the capacity to show up for work?"
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Comments from the Owner: Is this guy running for President or Chief Nanny?
Fred Thompson at GOP leadership conference
Indianapolis - The city is playing host to the 2007 Midwest Republican Leadership Conference.Last night, we heard from candidates Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee.
Saturday night, it's former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson's turn at the podium.Thompson spent about 20 minutes in a press conference this afternoon.
He would not say when he plans to formally announce his bid for president.
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Owner Comments: Mr Thompson needs to either fish or cut bait. His "Flirting" with the ideal has become very annoying and makes people wonder if he serious about the job.
Saturday night, it's former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson's turn at the podium.Thompson spent about 20 minutes in a press conference this afternoon.
He would not say when he plans to formally announce his bid for president.
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Owner Comments: Mr Thompson needs to either fish or cut bait. His "Flirting" with the ideal has become very annoying and makes people wonder if he serious about the job.
Governor Bill Richardson Statement on Earlier Michigan Democratic Primary
RENO, NV -- Governor Bill Richardson, campaigning in Nevada, today released a statement regarding the Michigan Legislature's vote to move the state's primary date up to January 15.
"This continuing game of 'primary leapfrog' is not constructive and threatens to disrupt the entire process," said Governor Richardson. "I respect and support Iowa's and New Hampshire's rightful places as the first caucuses and first primary, respectively, in the nation, and I call on my fellow Democratic candidates to do the same. We'll deal with the remainder of the calendar when the dust settles."
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"This continuing game of 'primary leapfrog' is not constructive and threatens to disrupt the entire process," said Governor Richardson. "I respect and support Iowa's and New Hampshire's rightful places as the first caucuses and first primary, respectively, in the nation, and I call on my fellow Democratic candidates to do the same. We'll deal with the remainder of the calendar when the dust settles."
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Ron Paul's campaign buzz resonates on Internet
What remains to be seen is whether his online backingtranslates at polls
By MICHELLE MITTELSTADT
Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle Washington Bureau
CENTER STRAFFORD, N.H. — In a New Hampshire meadow on a recent weekend, Ron Paul is without a doubt the main draw at a Republican presidential straw poll that attracts several long shot candidates.
Paying little heed to former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and Rep. Tom Tancredo, the immigration-control firebrand from Colorado, a crowd circles the Texan to quiz him on everything from foreign policy to the Federal Reserve's intervention in the jittery financial markets.
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Owners Comments: I don't know about anyone else but I will NEVER support this lunatic. I will never support anyone, no matter what party he belongs to, that voted to cut off funding to our troops during a war.
By MICHELLE MITTELSTADT
Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle Washington Bureau
CENTER STRAFFORD, N.H. — In a New Hampshire meadow on a recent weekend, Ron Paul is without a doubt the main draw at a Republican presidential straw poll that attracts several long shot candidates.
Paying little heed to former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and Rep. Tom Tancredo, the immigration-control firebrand from Colorado, a crowd circles the Texan to quiz him on everything from foreign policy to the Federal Reserve's intervention in the jittery financial markets.
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Owners Comments: I don't know about anyone else but I will NEVER support this lunatic. I will never support anyone, no matter what party he belongs to, that voted to cut off funding to our troops during a war.
Rudy Giuliani vows to push for tax cuts
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire: A Democratic president would raise taxes and ravage the US economy, Republican presidential primary candidate Rudy Giuliani said yesterday.
The former New York City mayor said he would lower taxes, make permanent President George W Bush's tax cuts and eliminate inheritance taxes.
He criticised Democrats who want to repeal Bush's cuts.
"When it's working, let's change it. That's a brilliant philosophy. It sounds little bit like Iraq," Giuliani said at a town hall meeting.
The cornerstone of Giuliani's campaign has been tax cuts, greater freedom over spending and less government. He said Americans would face a $3 trillion tax increase over the next decade unless Bush's tax cuts are made permanent.
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The former New York City mayor said he would lower taxes, make permanent President George W Bush's tax cuts and eliminate inheritance taxes.
He criticised Democrats who want to repeal Bush's cuts.
"When it's working, let's change it. That's a brilliant philosophy. It sounds little bit like Iraq," Giuliani said at a town hall meeting.
The cornerstone of Giuliani's campaign has been tax cuts, greater freedom over spending and less government. He said Americans would face a $3 trillion tax increase over the next decade unless Bush's tax cuts are made permanent.
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