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President Obama attends the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner
Little was sacred when US President Barack Obama tossed out playful but pointed jokes on Saturday night, as he attended the annual White House correspondents dinner, not even his own health care plan.
"We rolled out healthcare.gov. That...
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USA: NEW HAMPSHIRE: PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES VOTING BEGINS
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It's D-Day in New Hampshire, United States, as Republican voters head to the polls in the first presidential primary of the 1996 campaign.
Despite forecasts of bad weather throughout the state, officials say the turnout could...
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USA: PALM BEACH: PROTESTORS
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Citizens groups and lawyers are gearing up to challenge the Florida presidential vote.
As protestors hit the streets, lawyers are putting together class action suits against the state government, and elderly residents are...
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USA: MARYLAND/GEORGIA: BOB DOLE RE-ENERGIZED AFTER VICTORY
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A re-energized Bob Dole is heading into a flurry of presidential primaries ahead of his Republican opponents.
Dole won a convincing victory Saturday in South Carolina and leads the pack in the quest for the Republican...
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USA: STEVE FORBES WINS DELAWARE PRIMARY AHEAD OF BOB DOLE
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U-S Republican presidential candidate Steve Forbes won the Delaware presidential primary on Saturday night, making it the second defeat in a row for the previous front runner - Bob Dole.
But he was just about the only one who...
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USA: US MEXICAN RESCUE PLAN RUNS INTO TROUBLE
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The proposed U-S bailout of the Mexican peso has run into trouble- with the White House have to scramble to rescue the rescue plan.
Conservative Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill are trying to scupper the aid...
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USA: REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES NECK AND NECK IN RACE TO WHITE HOUSE
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The latest opinion polls from America suggest that the three front runners for the chance to be the Republican Party's candidate against President Bill Clinton are running virtually neck and neck. It follows reaction to a...
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USA: PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES VISIT IOWA CANVASSING SUPPORT
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Republican presidential hopefuls: Steve Forbes, Pat Buchanan and Phil Gramm all have visited Iowa to win voters for their candidacy.
Next Monday, voters in Iowa will go to the polls to choose one of the candidates in the Iowa...
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USA: PAT BUCHANAN ENDORSES BOB DOLE / JACK KEMP TICKET
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Happy to have him on the ticket is how Bob Dole has summed up his endorsement by right wing rival Pat Buchanan.
That effectively ends Buchanan's own presidential ambitions for now and presents a united Republican front at...
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USA: IOWA: BATTLE FOR VOTES IN FORTHCOMING CAUCUS CAMPAIGN
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As Pat Buchanan savors his surprise victory over Phil Gramm in the nation's first Republican presidential caucus in Louisiana, attention is already focused on next week's all-important political battle in Iowa.
Tuesday's...
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USA: NEW HAMPSHIRE: REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN UPDATE (2)
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Bob Dole and Pat Buchanan are running neck and neck for first place in the Republicans' New Hampshire primary while Alexander Lamar is closing in at third place.
The contest to choose the candidate who will face Bill Clinton...
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USA: REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN HEADS FOR NEW YORK
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On Thursday, the Republican presidential campaign will head to New York.
The city has a high number of ethnic minorities whose vote has traditionally gone to the Democrats.
Belatedly, Republicans are recognising the...
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USA: SENATOR BOB DOLE TAKES COMMANDING LEAD IN REPUBLICAN POLLS
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U-S presidential hopeful Senator Bob Dole has taken a commanding lead in Republican polls, just two days away from the crucial Iowa caucuses.
He has been struggling neck on neck with millionaire contender Steve Forbes.
But in...
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USA: GEORGE W BUSH CANDIDATE FOR US PRESIDENT CAMPAIGN
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1. Medium view of George W. Bush arriving for speech.
2. Medium view of audience.
3. Wide view of Bush on stage and on video screen.
4. Close view of audience.
5. Wide view of...
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USA: NEW HAMPSHIRE: TIGHT FINISH PREDICTED IN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES
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U.S. polls are predicting a tight finish in Tuesday night's New Hampshire primary for the Republican presidential nomination.
Eight candidates are vying for the right to represent their party in the election battle against...
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USA: COUNTING VOTES UPDATE
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The deciding votes that will determine who will be the next president of the United States were balancing on a razor thin margin on Wednesday.
The election now rests on the outcome of the recount of the Florida vote, where...
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Russia - Zhirinovsy Cheers On Buchanan
Fiery Russian ultranationalist leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky
expressed his delight Friday (23/2) at the victory of right-wing
populist Pat Buchanan in the New Hampshire primary.
Speaking at a press conference at Russia's state...
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Hillary Clinton's election campaign kicks off in New Hampshire
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Concord, New Hampshire - 2 September 2007
1. Democratic US Presidential contender Hillary Rodham Clinton and husband, former President Bill Clinton, shaking hands with supporters
2. Wide exterior of New Hampshire State...
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USA: BUCHANAN GAINING ON DOLE'S LEAD FOR PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION
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Pat Buchanan is gaining fast on Bob Dole in his bid for the U-S Republican presidential nomination.
Days before the nation's first primary in New Hampshire, a C-N-N poll has placed the conservative Buchanan in a statistical...
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USA: BOB DOLE BATTLES FOR VOTES ON 'JUNIOR TUESDAY'
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Tuesday was another crucial test for Republican front runner Bob Dole as he battles for votes in ten states holding presidential primaries.
Opinion polls show Dole with comfortable leads in key states like Georgia.
But...
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USA: DE MOINES: BOB DOLE WINS AT IOWA CAUCUSES
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Senate majority leader Bob Dole has hung on to a narrow lead in the first big political battle of the Republican party presidential race.
The Republican deemed frontrunner picked up just 26 percent of the vote at the Iowa...
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USA: CHRISTIAN RIGHT MAY BE KEY TO WINNING PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION
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As Republican candidates battle for the hearts and minds of new Hampshire voters this week, a key constituency among the electorate they seek are Christian conservatives.
These voters say they are the vanguard of a national...
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USA: REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN MOVES TO SOUTH CAROLINA
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Cheering crowds have greeted the U-S Republican presidential candidates at a rally in South Carolina sponsored by the conservative Christian Coalition.
With Saturday's primary approaching, the candidates are appealing to one...
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USA: FLORIDA: VOTES TO BE RECOUNTED UPDATE
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Florida officials have begun recounting nearly 6 (m) million ballots to determine the next president of the United States, while Democrats and some voters complained of irregularities in the election.
The recount in all 67...