Tran Set to Make Mark for Vietnam in GOP
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Among the keepsakes to be circulated at the Republican National Convention in New York is a calendar celebrating the party's commitment to diversity, with pictures of Secretary of State Colin Powell, Abraham Lincoln, national security adviser Condoleezza Rice and Van Tran.
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Five-term Colorado Republican Rep. Tom Tancredo has been mulling a bid for the 2008 GOP presidential nomination as a platform for his trademark issue: cracking down hard on illegal immigration.
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Fred Thompson, a former Tennessee senator and "Law &amp; Order" actor, will take a step toward a formal presidential candidacy next week, several officials with knowledge of the plans said Wednesday.
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If Oklahoma Republican Lt. Gov. Mary Fallin is elected Nov. 7 to the stateÃ¢ÂÂs 5th District Ã¢ÂÂ as is widely expected Ã¢ÂÂ she will enter the 110th Congress next January as one of its most politically seasoned freshmen.
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Bizarrely, the presidential election hinges at the moment on how much action Democratic contender John Kerry saw while serving in Vietnam -- as opposed to President Bush&#39;s defense of Texas and Alabama as a member of the National Guard.
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HANOI, Vietnam  Â Vietnam is having a Paris Hilton moment.
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Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel, a  Vietnam War veteran and outspoken critic of the  administration's strategy in Iraq, said on Monday he would make  a decision on a 2008 run for the White House later this year.
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By TOM HOLDEN  By Tom Holden  The Virginian-Pilot  NORFOLK - Gov. Timothy M. Kaine said Thursday that "the time is now" for House Republicans to present plans for Virginia's long- term transportation needs that will pass the General Assembly.
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Former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson Ã¢ÂÂ now an all-but-announced candidate for the Republican presidential nomination Ã¢ÂÂ amassed a decidedly but not exclusively conservative voting record during his eight-year Senate tenure (1995-2002).
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The Republican candidate hasn't been able to muster much support for his bid within the crowded field.
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AT THE DNC and during his entire campaign, John Kerry&#39;s four months of Vietnam service served as a defining theme. Therefore, his service should be closely scrutinized since he has promoted it as a key element of his ability to lead the country.
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With the U.S. presidential race taking a decidedly bitter turn over John Kerry's Vietnam war record, U.S. veterans in Hanoi are selling T-shirts supporting his run for the White House.
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One might expect Republican senators to cheer the prospect of a colleague becoming the party's presidential nominee.
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In the teeming markets and cafes of Little Saigon, generational changes and misgivings over his policies have weakened President Bush's support among Vietnamese-Americans. Still, few are embracing his Democratic challenger, Sen. John Kerry.
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The first U.S. passenger flight to Vietnam since 1975 shows bilateral ties are "right on track" between old battlefield foes who still spar over human rights and trade, a Vietnamese spokeswoman said on Thursday.
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The G.O.P.'s weakness creates a chance in the Tennessee senate race for a certain kind of Democrat
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The presumptive GOP nominee knows he must prevent a civil war within the party to have any chance in the fall