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Kerry turns on McCain, rips judgment :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Barack Obama (U.S., 18 articles)
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WASHINGTON - Not since at least 1980, when the United States was reeling from the oil shocks, inflation and slow growth of the previous decade, has the economy been in worse shape heading into the heart of a presidential campaign. The two campaigns are retooling strategies and preparing for what aides said would be months of economic speeches, town-hall-style meetings on the economy and economic proposals, both new and repackaged - testimony to how the campaigns view the electoral environment. Both Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama plan to highlight the economy before courting Latino voters later in the week. By WAYNE SLATER / The Dallas Morning News wslater John McCain has stepped up his appeal to Christian conservatives, meeting recently with religious leaders in Ohio and making a publicized pilgrimage to see Billy Graham. Todd said the ad will focus on energy, " which is emerging as a defining difference in the race for president. " The frustration is there's no big theme around which to build a winning campaign said Steve Lombardo The contenders in this year's US presidential election are no exceptions - both John McCain and Barack Obama have engaged in some nifty repositioning.
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illegal immigration search results on washingtonpost.com (U.S., 20 articles)
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Bowden and his coaches are reconstructing a team that will leave next week for the Music City Bowl in Nashville without roughly two dozen of his players for their New Year's Eve game against Kentucky in a matchup of teams with 7-5 records. Several starters were among the players in a music history class last spring where students were apparently given answers during an exam. Florida State officials reported the incident to the NCAA in September and are eager to get it resolved without sanctions that could darken Bowden's final seasons at the school.
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Bush, Fukuda lay out goals for G-8 summit in Japan (World, 10 articles)
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President Bush arrived on the mountainous northern Japanese island of Hokkaido on Sunday to talk to world leaders about climate change, soaring oil and gas prices and aid to Africa. Six months before his term ends and shadowed by low job approval ratings, questions abound whether Bush and the other leaders can forge any major agreements, particularly on how to deal with unchecked oil prices and curbing greenhouse gases. TOYAKO, Japan - Wedged between America's Independence Day and a summit of world leaders, President Bush's 62nd birthday got shortchanged this year.
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ABC News: Freed Colombian Hostages Urge Hope (World, 12 articles)
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A Colombian government official who asked to remain unnamed said Sunday that authorities suspect Geneva-based Jean Pierre Gontard was the source for the Swiss radio report last week stating that officials paid ransom for the release of the hostages. Freed after years as rebel-held hostages, French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt and four Colombian police officers sent messages of hope in a radio broadcast Sunday to captives still detained in remote jungle camps. The Colombian military's spectacular rescue of 15 hostages Wednesday, including Franco-Colombian Ingrid Betancourt and three American military contractors, will go down in history as a marvel of military cunning and brilliant execution.
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Iran reiterates it won't change its nuclear policy (World, 13 articles)
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Iran faces the prospect of a fourth round of U.N. Security Council sanctions for refusing to stop its enrichment of uranium ore, a process that can produce fuel for a power plant or, if highly concentrated, explosive material. Iran's senior security negotiator will this month meet Javier Solana amid continuing hopes in western capitals that Tehran will soon begin formal -negotiations over its nuclear programme. (CNN) Iran's government spokesman on Saturday reiterated its right to develop nuclear power for peaceful purposes, a state-run news agency reported.
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