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Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Barack Obama-Hillary Clinton rift persists
National |
August 26, 2008
The big question of the presidential election, says L. Douglas Wilder, the nation’s first elected black governor, is not whether America is ready for a black president. Read more
Ahmadinejad appears to get a key nod
World |
August 26, 2008
Iran’s supreme leader appears to have strongly endorsed Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for a second term as president, a development sure to unsettle Iranian liberals and Western officials hoping for an end to his term in elections next spring. Read more
Monday, July 21, 2008
James Dobson might endorse McCain
National |
July 21, 2008
Conservative Christian leader James C. Dobson has softened his stance against Republican presidential hopeful John McCain, saying he could reverse his position and endorse the Arizona senator. Read more
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Political clout of NRA is waning
National |
June 14, 2008
Eight years after a national debate over gun control helped keep Democrat Al Gore out of the White House, the National Rifle Assn. Read more
Friday, June 6, 2008
Support declared none too soon
National |
June 6, 2008
Let’s say this for Wyoming Democrat Cindy Nunley: No one can accuse her of political expediency. Read more
Friday, April 18, 2008
Edwards remains out of the fray
National |
April 18, 2008
In the four years after his first White House bid, John Edwards stayed in the spotlight. Read more
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Double-O: Better for Obama than Oprah
National |
April 13, 2008
Most of the attention on the effect of Double O – Obama and Oprah – has been focused on how much the daytime television diva helped her home-state senator by endorsing him and appearing at all those rallies in Iowa and South Carolina with him. Read more
Sunday, April 6, 2008
An about-face on Mitt Romney
National |
April 6, 2008
Paul Weyrich, co-founder of the Moral Majority, made a splash last November when he endorsed Mitt Romney for president. Read more
Friday, March 21, 2008
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Supervisor race is so tight, even Baca can’t pick one
California | Local |
March 11, 2008
When it came time to make his endorsement in the hot race to succeed Los Angeles County Supervisor Yvonne B. Burke, Sheriff Lee Baca didn’t pick just one candidate to fill the 2nd District seat. Read more
Sunday, March 2, 2008
No joke – Nicholson touts Clinton
National |
March 2, 2008
He was the Joker in “Batman,” but actor Jack Nicholson said he wasn’t fooling around when he said in “A Few Good Men” that there was nothing sexier than saluting a woman. Read more
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Pastor asks for prayers against foes
California | Local |
February 16, 2008
For the second time in six months, Buena Park pastor Wiley S. Drake has called on his followers to pray for the demise of leaders of Americans United for Separation of Church and State. Read more
Friday, February 15, 2008
Burke endorses Parks as her successor
California | Local |
February 15, 2008
Los Angeles County Supervisor Yvonne B. Burke, who nearly two years ago announced she would retire from one of the region’s most powerful elected positions, endorsed Los Angeles City Councilman Bernard C. Parks on Thursday in the hotly contested race to succeed her. Read more
Friday, February 8, 2008
Kennedy clan endorsements: a house divided
National |
February 8, 2008
Caroline Kennedy, daughter of late President John F. Kennedy Sen. Read more
Monday, February 4, 2008
State’s first lady is for Obama
National |
February 4, 2008
California First Lady Maria Shriver delivered a surprise endorsement of Barack Obama on Sunday, overcoming qualms about going public because, she said, the Illinois senator was the presidential candidate able to unify the country across racial, ethnic and other lines of division. Read more
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Endorsements bring a new head of steam
National |
January 31, 2008
John McCain sought to fasten his grip on the Republican presidential nomination Wed- nesday by securing high-profile endorsements from erstwhile rival Rudolph W. Giuliani and, in a reversal of his promised neutrality, Gov. Read more
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Obama receives Kennedy blessings
National |
January 29, 2008
Declaring that “it is time for a new generation of leadership” in America, Sen. Read more
