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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: presidential bid

presidential bid stories: 6 news summaries


 Miss. Gov 
 Tests Waters 
 for 2012 

Connections, experience serve Haley Barbour well

Jun 24, 09 9:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Another face to watch for 2012: Haley Barbour. The Mississippi governor is traveling the country this week, appearing at Republican fundraisers and conferences in what many see as a warm-up for a 2012 run, CQ Politics reports. A Republican consultant says Barbour, 61, has a good shot in a year... More »

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Republican Party • Mississippi • Republican nomination • Republican candidate • governor • Haley Barbour • presidential bid • Election 2012

 Palin Ramps Up 
 Presidential Push 

Alaska gov. will attend key pols dinner in DC, launches political action committee

Jan 27, 09 9:17 AM CST
(Newser) - Sarah Palin is headed to Washington this weekend, for an invitation-only dinner for political stars—an event President Obama is likely to attend, the New York Post reports. It’s the latest sign the Alaska governor is eying a Republican presidential bid—she’s also launching a political action committee,... More »

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presidency • political action committees • presidential bid • Sarah Palin • Election 2012 • President Obama

A Third Bush
in the White
House?

Poppy Bush wants Jeb to head to Senate,
Oval Office eventually

Jan 5, 09 5:52 AM CST
(Newser) - Even as one son packs his bags to leave the White House, former President Bush is waxing poetic about seeing another move in one day. And since "right now is probably a bad time" with Americans Bushed out, HW suggests Jeb Bush would make "an outstanding senator."... More »

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Senate • Barbara Bush • George HW Bush • Jeb Bush • Bush dynasty • presidential bid • George W. Bush

 Hillary: I (Probably) Won't Run Again

Clinton says she's not interested in Supreme Court, Majority Leadership

Oct 14, 08 11:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - The chances of Hillary Clinton making a second White House run are “probably close to zero,” the senator told Fox and Friends in an interview this morning. She similarly shot down speculation that she’d be the next Senate Majority Leader or a Supreme Court justice. “I’... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Fox News • Election 2008 • presidential bid • interview

McCain Blasts Obama for Declining Funds

But Dem blames Mac for having to opt out
of public financing

Jun 19, 08 1:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Following fast on Barack Obama’s decision to abandon public financing, a McCain rep said the Dem has failed “the true test of a candidate”—whether he'll stick to his word, Time reports. But Politico notes that an Obama rep blamed McCain: “Our campaign counsels met,... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • presidential campaign • campaign finance • campaign • public financing • 527 groups • presidential election • presidential bid

OPINION

Nader Still Buffering ... Buffering ...

Seeing Internet as 'a snare and a delusion' surely won't help independent's candidacy

Feb 28, 08 2:19 PM CST
(Newser) - Ralph Nader might seem like just the crusader to milk the Internet for all its movement-building potential, but, Andrew Rasiej and Micah L. Sifry write in Politico, his “self-defeating attitude” toward the web is likely to keep him on the sidelines. The third-party presidential hopeful claims his “Internet-literate... More »

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social networking • Internet • Facebook • Ralph Nader • online activism • independent • 21st century • presidential bid

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