Longshot Democrat quits 2008 US presidential race
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Longshot Democratic presidential hopeful Tom Vilsack folded his 2008 White House bid Friday, the first victim of a dash for campaign cash by big-name rivals in what will likely be the most expensive US election ever.
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Former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards, who focused his bid for the Democratic nomination on helping the middle class, will withdraw from the presidential race in a speech later on Wednesday.
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Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack, an early entrant in the 2008 presidential race, is dropping his bid for the Democratic Party nomination, according to the Associated Press.
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Democratic candidate for White House wants all combat brigades out by end of 2008.
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New Hampshire primary wins by John McCain and Hillary Clinton leave the race for the White House wide open.
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Bloomberg - Feb. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack withdrew from the 2008 presidential race after encountering difficulty in raising campaign donations in competition with Democratic rivals.
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Republican Jim Gilmore says he will abandon efforts to win his party's nomination for the 2008 US presidential election.
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Senator John Edwards quits race to become candidate after consistently trailing in third
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Delaware Sen. Joe Biden abandoned his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination Thursday after a poor showing in the state's caucuses.
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A state senator whose party switch 5 1/2 years ago helped the GOP take control of the chamber said Wednesday he will leave the Republican Party over its actions in a disputed election.
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Democrat Dennis Kucinich is abandoning his second, long-shot bid for the White House
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Rep. Tom Tancredo, who built his longshot presidential campaign on opposition to illegal immigration, dropped out Thursday and endorsed Republican rival Mitt Romney as a man who would carry on the fight.
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Democrat Tom Vilsack, the former Iowa governor who built a centrist image, abandoned his bid for the presidency on Friday after struggling against better-known, better-financed rivals.
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Believing his political career was over long ago, Steve Beshear spent much of last year urging other prominent Democrats to run for governor. When they declined, he decided to run himself.
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Six-term Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich has decided to drop his longshot bid for the Democratic presidential nomination after struggling for weeks, mostly without success, to draw media and voter attention.
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Former Sen. John Edwards is quitting the Democratic race for president, two sources inside his campaign told CNN Wednesday. The former senator is expected to make an announcement in New Orleans at 1 p.m.