Huge protests expected at political conventions

Reuters – Thousands of protesters are expected to jam the streets of Denver and St. Paul at the Republican and Democratic conventions in a noisy counterpoint to the parties’ carefully scripted speeches.

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McCain adviser got money from Georgia

AP – John McCain’s chief foreign policy adviser and his business partner lobbied the senator or his staff on 49 occasions in a 3 1/2-year span while being paid hundreds of thousands of dollars by the government of the former Soviet republic of Georgia.
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Clinton to headline second night of convention

AP – Hillary Rodham Clinton will headline her own night at the Democratic National Convention, Barack Obama’s campaign announced Sunday in a nod to her strong second-place showing in the party’s presidential primary.
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Edwards admits to affair he denied as candidate

AP – Former presidential candidate John Edwards, who won nationwide praise and sympathy as he campaigned side by side with his cancer-stricken wife, Elizabeth, admitted in shame Friday he had had an affair with a woman who produced videos as he prepared to launch his campaign.
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Clinton tells cheering Nev. crowd to support Obama

AP – Hillary Rodham Clinton told an exuberant crowd Friday she wants Barack Obama to win the White House, even though he dashed her own presidential dreams — and she wants her supporters to vote that way, too.
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Edwards admits he had affair after heated denials

AP – Former presidential candidate John Edwards, who won nationwide praise and sympathy as he campaigned side-by-side with his cancer-stricken wife, Elizabeth, admitted in shame Friday he had had an affair with a woman who produced videos for his campaign.
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Obama takes aim at McCain’s maverick image

Reuters – Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama took aim at Republican John McCain’s maverick image on Wednesday as the campaign trail took another negative turn.
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McCain ad pushes independence, distance from Bush

AP – John McCain emphasized his independent streak and reformer credentials in a new TV commercial Tuesday as he sought to counter Democratic charges that he’s the same as President Bush.
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Bush kicks off Asia trip with visit to S. Korea

AP – President Bush is kicking off his Asian trip with a visit to a new friend while seeking solutions to sticky issues old and new.
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Negativity the norm in presidential campaign

AP – For all the talk about John McCain’s hard-hitting politics, Barack Obama is hardly innocent.
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