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Strategist has her feet on the ground in Iowa
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterTom Vilsack was taken aback the first time he met Teresa Vilmain in 1997. He was running for governor of Iowa, his campaign was in trouble and a friend recommended he get help. The woman who turned up did not look anything like the brash political...Tags: Barack Obama, Wisconsin, Executive Branch, New Hampshire, Regional Authority
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'Everybody Say "Cheese!" ' is a slice of Garry Marshall's life
A playwright's work is never finished -- at least not for Garry Marshall.
Marshall, 74, began working on "Everybody Say 'Cheese!' " some 43 years ago. Four decades later, he's still futzing with it.
Just last week, the creator of "Happy Days," co-...Tags: Entertainment, Politics, Comedy (genre), Death, NBC (tv network)
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Obama and Clinton, race and gender
Today's question: How, if at all, does Hillary Clinton fit into the modern feminist movement? Did the Clinton-Obama contest really raise important questions about gender and race? All week, authors Amanda Marcotte and Katha Pollitt discuss contemporary...Tags: Barack Obama, NASCAR, News Media, Racism, Politics
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Ferraro quits Clinton campaign after Obama remarks
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe battle of the surrogate presidential campaigners took another unexpected twist today when Geraldine Ferraro stepped down from a fundraising post in Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign after she said that Barack Obama had done well in the presidential...Tags: Illinois, Fox Broadcasting Company, Parties and Movements, Today (tv program), Racism
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Behind the choice of running mates
Afinal nail has been driven into the coffin of one of the most venerable calculations in American politics by the selection of Delaware Sen. Joe Biden and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as running mates, respectively, of Barack Obama and John McCain. The...Tags: Michigan, Indiana, Mitt Romney, Delaware, Political Candidates
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Text of Sen. Barack Obama's 'A more perfect union' speech
These are the prepared remarks that the Illinois senator delivered today at the Constitution Center in Philadelphia. "We the people, in order to form a more perfect union." Two hundred and twenty one years ago, in a hall that still stands across the...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Racism, Hispanic and Latino Americans, National or Ethnic Minorities, Death
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Obama cruises to easy win in Mississippi primary
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterBarack Obama rolled up a commanding victory Tuesday in the Mississippi primary, padding his delegate lead and gaining a psychological boost ahead of next month's big Democratic showdown in Pennsylvania. The results reflected a stark racial divide -- more...Tags: Arizona, Illinois, Missouri, Politics, John McCain
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Obama transcript
"We the people, in order to form a more perfect union." "Two hundred and twenty one years ago, in a hall that still stands across the street, a group of men gathered and, with these simple words, launched America's improbable experiment in democracy....Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Racism, Hispanic and Latino Americans, National or Ethnic Minorities, Death
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Barack Obama interview on March 16, 2008
Obama's opening statement: So what I want to do, if this is OK with you guys, I want to start just by talking about my house purchase and Tony Rezko because that's something that I know you guys have editorialized on, suggesting that we haven't...Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Racism, David Petraeus, Jack Abramoff, Career and Workplace
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What were McCain and Obama thinking?
Today's question: How do Joe Biden and Sarah Palin fit in with the recent history of presidential campaigns? All week, historians Lee Edwards and Allan J. Lichtman debate vice presidential politics.
A shrewd gamble that could make history Point: Lee...Tags: Public Employees, Politics, Condoleezza Rice, John McCain, Lobbying
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McCain's choice of Palin is a risk
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterAmerican voters on Friday began learning about Sarah Palin. But the selection of an obscure Alaska governor as the Republican vice presidential nominee also offers clues about the leadership style of the man who placed her on the ticket. Though John...Tags: Arizona, Political Candidates, Politics, Protestantism, John McCain
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From Obama campaign, another blow to Muslim-Americans
"Muslim liaison for presidential campaign resigns after connections to Muslim community are found." No, that's not a fake headline from The Onion, the popular newspaper parodying everyday political and cultural absurdities. And no, it's not the concept...Tags: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Barack Obama, Islam, Racism, Politics
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