AP - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama raised $32 million in the single month of January, a whopping figure that has permitted the campaign to boost staff and extend advertising to states beyond the sweeping Feb. 5 contests, aides said Thursday.
January 2008
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Thu 31 Jan 2008
Thu 31 Jan 2008
New York Post shuns hometown senator Clinton, backs Obama (AFP)
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AFP - The New York Post on Thursday delivered a qualified endorsement of Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination, snubbing Hillary Clinton, its hometown US senator.
Thu 31 Jan 2008
AP - John McCain appears to be steamrolling his way to the Republican nomination; Mitt Romney can’t seem to catch a break.
Thu 31 Jan 2008
AP - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney plans to run a “significant” level of television ads in California and other states that vote Tuesday in essentially a national primary, aides said Thursday, signaling a willingness to aggressively try to derail Republican front-runner John McCain.
Thu 31 Jan 2008
AP - Americans have a decidedly dour view of how things are going in the country and an outsized view of what one person the president can do about it.
Thu 31 Jan 2008
Congress may vote on Russia trade this year (Reuters)
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Reuters - U.S. lawmakers could face a vote on
trade relations with Russia this election year if Moscow
finally wraps up its bid to join the World Trade Organization,
the top U.S. trade official said on Tuesday.
Thu 31 Jan 2008
Prosecutor: Drifter to Plead Guilty in Slain Hiker Case
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A drifter charged with kidnapping and killing a hiker will plead guilty in the case at a hearing.
Thu 31 Jan 2008
Magazine Ad Features Garter-Wearing Nuns Painting Naked Man
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An ad for a new upscale Boston fitness center featuring three nuns painting a naked man is getting some flack from religious leaders.
Thu 31 Jan 2008
Boy Parks Bike at Goodwill Store, Which Sells It for $6.99
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Cody Young parked his bike in the wrong place at the Goodwill store, where the rule is that anything on the floor goes.
Thu 31 Jan 2008
Wild Weather Whips U.S. With Snow, Winds, Floods, Tornadoes
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From flooding in the northeast to avalanches in the west and tornadoes in the southeast, Mother Nature gave the U.S. a whipping this week.