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Category Archives: National News
Obama Wins South Carolina Big
Barack Obama won the South Carolina primary in convincing fashion tonight. The election, tinged with bitterness, puts Obama back on the winning trail after consecutive losses in New Hampshire and Nevada. The election sharpened the attention on race, and Obama … Continue reading
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Guiliani Fading Fast
Rudy Guiliani’s strategy of passing over the early primaries and banking on later wins to salvage the Republican nomination appears to be the wrong strategy for the wrong candidate. A new Florida survey shows how bad the situation really is. … Continue reading
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Senator Kerry in Methuen
I was pleased to welcome Senator John Kerry to Methuen yesterday. Senator Kerry and I discussed many topics of concern to Methuen, including our inability to handle additional burdens on the property tax. He was gracious, and spent about 45 … Continue reading
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Clinton and Obama End Truce
Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama took off the gloves at the Democratic debate in South Carolina yesterday, exchanging accusations and insults. This exchange comes after party elders reportedly urged former President Clinton to tone down his criticisms of Mr. Obama. … Continue reading
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Romney Wins Nevada
Mitt Romney won the Nevada Republican caucus yesterday, enabling him to claim a victory on a day where he finished fourth in the hotly contested South Carolina primary. The returns showed: Romney 51% Paul 14% McCain 13% Huckabee 8% Thompson … Continue reading
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McCain Wins South Carolina
Senator John McCain today won the State of South Carolina in a closely fought contest with Mike Huckabee. With 93% reporting the breakdown was as follows: McCain 33% Huckabee 30% Thompson 16% Romney 15% Paul 4% Guiliani 2% McCains win … Continue reading
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Clinton Wins Nevada
In a bitterly fought contest that drew harsh accusations from all three Democratic campaigns Hillary Clinton has won the most votes in the Nevada Democratic caucus. With 97 percent reporting the numbers were: Clinton 51% Obama 45% Edwards 4% The … Continue reading
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Romney and Lobbyists
Mitt Romney had a heated exchange at a press conference over the issue of whether he had “lobbyists running his campaign”. A great video and a pretty good scolding dished out after the fact by Eric Fehrnstrom to AP reporter … Continue reading
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The Clinton Interview
I have posted a short snippet of NBC News anchor Brian Williams interview with Senator Clinton, who tweaks Obama over the “management” issue. I have to say that I agree with Hillary on that issue. The President as a “non-manager” … Continue reading
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King and Johnson
With some of the debate on race in the Democratic Party bringing us back to the 1960’s Joseph Califano Jr. has written an article for the Washington Post that touches on the relationship between President Lyndon Johnson and Martin Luther … Continue reading
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