Political Trivia for Feb. 9
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Although New York has for many years been the nationÃÂ¢ÃÂÃÂs most populous city, its mayorÃÂ¢ÃÂÃÂs office has not been an effective springboard for candidates with statewide or national ambitions ÃÂ¢ÃÂÃÂ something former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani hopes to change in a bid for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination.
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Facts and figures on spending in the presidential race:
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Comment on the German mainstream parties' latest electoral setback in two eastern states provides one of the main topics in today's European dailies. In France, President Jacques Chirac and three new-found allies earn brownie points.
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Edwards seeks to wrest change mantle from Democratic rivals .... Economy, health care slip past Iraq as top issues ... Romney goes after McCain in New Hampshire ad campaign ... Thompson urges candidates to take a deliberate approach on Pakistan
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Iowans caucus to select presidential preferences .... Giuliani relies on Sunshine State strategy ... NH doubts it will ID push poll culprits before vote ... Romney supports fellow Mormons by using their businesses ... Jesse Jackson and wife split over endorsements ... Judge won't delay Florida primary
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2004 Democratic nominee Kerry endorsing Obama for president, bypassing Clinton, Edwards ... McCain seeks victory in South Carolina, site of 2000 fall ... Richardson dropping presidential bid
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McCain promises to work with Democrats if he wins GOP nomination, presidency ... Hillary Rodham Clinton plays talk-show host in Super Tuesday states ... Actor Jack Nicholson endorses Clinton ... Romney campaigns coast to coast on way to Super Tuesday finish line ... Obama jokes about bringing fans of rival Super Bowl teams together at campaign event ... Huckabee touts conservative record as he returns to Arkansas
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Clinton references rivals' "applause lines" on standing up to special interests ... Turning out voters is the priority in final three days before Iowa votes ... McCain makes last-week push into New Hampshire ... Romney focuses on his candidacy, not his rivals in new ad
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Some of the top contests among Tuesday's primary elections:
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Governor: Four Republicans vied for the chance to challenge Democratic Gov. Janet Napolitano, including Don Goldwater, nephew of the late Barry Goldwater, former senator and presidential candidate. Napolitano is unopposed in her primary.
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Tycho: Sorry about that. Kiko digests the audio files for that, and I forgot that there President's Day was a holiday that people took seriously. Before today, I was not aware just how seriously Kiko took the concept of presidency. Also, I fixed an offensive and aggressively stupid typographical error in the post above. Now, it's only aggressively stupid in the ways I originally intended.(CW)TB
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Senior Giuliani campaign staffers forgo paychecks, a sign of possible money troubles ... Clinton offers economic plan to make it easier for people to pay mortgages, energy bills ... McCain draws crowds while campaigning along S.C. coastline ... Anemic crowd greets Romney as he returns to Michigan ... Huckabee criticizes Thompson, says he wasn't for Reagan way ... Edwards says SC primary race remains unpredictable ... Arizona Gov.
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The stands of these 2008 presidential candidates on a selection of issues:
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A chronology of events in disputed governor's race in Washington state:
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Match the performers with the presidential candidates they played for or otherwise supported. Hint: Some candidates here are associated with more than one performer or group.
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THE RACE: The presidential race for Republicans, Democrats nationally (Washington Post-ABC News poll).
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1912 &#151; Joe Wood of the Boston Red Sox pitched his 16th consecutive victory to tie Walter Johnson's record as he beat the St. Louis Browns 2-1.