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McCain adviser Gramm leaves campaign

Politics – NEW YORK - Phil Gramm, a top adviser to presidential candidate John McCain, said Friday he is resigning from the role as campaign co-chairman after his comments that the United States had become a "nation of whiners" who constantly complain about the state of the economy.

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Ohioans Struggle to Buy Food in Uncertain Economy
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Ohioans Struggle to Buy Food in Uncertain Economy

Politics – Two women interviewed by NPR say they are struggling to get a job, or get enough groceries to eat.

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Propeller Week In Review: July 18, 2008
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Propeller Week In Review: July 18, 2008

News – Petroleum was very much on the mind of the Propeller community this week. But so was Karl Rove, gay rights, and a certain, extremely charming jackass.

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Science Museum Will Close During GOP Convention

Politics – The Science Museum of Minnesota plans to close to the public during the Republican National Convention next year so it can host convention events.

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Tie Vote? November 'Doomsday Scenario'

Politics – Predicting the outcome of a presidential election is dangerous sport, but some political junkies are playing the game, running the numbers and coming up with a November surprise: a possible tie between Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain.

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Elizabeth Dole Wants Aids Bill Named After Jesse Helms

Politics – Helms, you may recall, opposed funding for AIDS research -- even the Ryan White AIDS Act.

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WH to send envoy to Iran meeting

News – The Bush administration plans to send an envoy to talks with Iran's chief nuclear negotiator in Geneva this weekend in what would be the highest-level U.S.-Iranian meeting in nearly three decades, officials said late Tuesday.

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Obama predicts black voter increase, Southern wins

Politics – If Barack Obama's historic campaign to become the first black president boosts black turnout as drastically as he predicts, he could crack decades of Republican dominance across the South.

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Planned Parenthood Highlights McCain's Viagra Moment - Video

Politics – Planned Parenthood Action Fund is launching a new ad Wednesday in crucial battleground states set to highlight a campaign trail moment John McCain would rather soon forget.

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CBS Poll: Obama Leads McCain But Race Looks Fluid

Politics – (CBS) Presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama leads Republican counterpart John McCain 45 percent to 39 percent in the latest CBS News/New York Times poll of registered voters nationwide.

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AOL Launches Personal Finance Site

Gadgets & Tech – Time Warner Inc's AOL will launch a personal finance site on Tuesday, adding to a roster of new properties that do not bear its name. The new site, called WalletPop.com, is a spin-off of AOL's Money & Finance channe

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Quinnipiac Poll: Obama 50% McCain 41%

Politics – With commanding leads among women and young voters and near unanimous support from black voters, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama has a 50 - 41 percent lead over Arizona Sen. John McCain, according to a Quinnipiac University national poll of likely voters released today.

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New Yorker Cover Depicts Conspiracists' Nightmare of Real Obama's

Politics – Obama spokesperson Bill Burton: "The New Yorker may think, as one of their staff explained to us, that their cover is a satirical lampoon of the caricature Senator Obama's right-wing critics have tried to create. But most readers will see it as tasteless and offensive. And we agree."

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Voters Reject Obama's call for Bilingualism

Politics – Barack Obama said yesterday that "instead of worrying about whether immigrants can learn English," Americans "need to make sure your child can speak Spanish." A national telephone survey conducted last month by Rasmussen Reports found that U.S. voters overwhelmingly disagree with the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee.

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Tony Snow Dies of Cancer At 53
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Tony Snow Dies of Cancer At 53

News – Tony Snow, a conservative writer and commentator who cheerfully sparred with reporters in the White House briefing room during a stint as President Bush's press secretary, has died of colon cancer, Fox News reported Saturday. Snow was 53 years old.

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