No Longer Up for the Role of President
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Former senator Fred D. Thompson of Tennessee, whose candidacy fizzled after a summer of expectations, pulled out of the Republican presidential race yesterday after disappointing finishes in all of the primary contests held so far.
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Former President Bill Clinton is trying to raise his wifeâs standing in a politically important state where her bid for the presidency appears to be struggling.
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According to the polls, the presidential election is now a toss-up. However, there is one historical &quot;iron law&quot; that hangs heavy over President George W. Bush&#39;s re-election.
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An important part of President Bush's second-term plans went slightly off the rails during an inauguration week that ran pretty much on time.
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The apparent front-runner was out of action for weeks with a mysterious illness.
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It has often fallen short of its aims when taking on presidents over military matters.
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Not quite yet, but weak fundraising and poor strategy leave the ex-front runner with an unprecedented climb
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The TV star and former Senator ends a run for the Presidency that was scuttled by the candidate's own apparent apathy
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Of criticisms of George W. Bush on domestic policy, it might be the most startling: He&#39;s likely to be the first president since Herbert Hoover to end his term with fewer jobs than when he began.
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John Kerry: ``The obligation of a commander in chief is to keep our country safe. In Iraq, George Bush has overextended our troops and now failed to secure 380 tons of deadly explosives.
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Running for president means sometimes it's hard to get the shopping done.
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Two top aides resigned Tuesday from the 2008 presidential campaign of Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain Ã¢ÂÂ the latest sign of disarray for the one-time GOP front-runner, whose White House bid has been beset by stagnant poll numbers, lower-than-expected fundraising and staff layoffs.
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president effective December 28 after more than a year-long search. Knight, 66, who also will give up his title of president,. chairman,&quot; Knight said in a statement on Thursday.
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The presidency comes with powerful tools that can help incumbents keep their jobs: a mighty public-relations machine, a bully pulpit, a famous airplane. Yet President Bush has been powerless to halt a recent tide of bad news, from surging violence and missing weapons in Iraq, to missteps by his own campaign, to a potentially damaging new probe by his own FBI.
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Pregnant chads, vanishing voters... the election fiasco of 2000 made the Sunshine State a laughing stock. More importantly, it put George Bush in the White House.
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Like many presidential candidates before him, John Kerry must now decide what to do with the rest of his political life.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton has the makings of a strong president but she is losing the personal passion and authenticity that could make her a stand-out in the U.S. political scene.