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Illinois, Missouri governors bet on Saturday's game
The Associated PressIllinois Governor Rod Blagojevich has made a friendly wager with Missouri Governor Matt Blunt over Saturday's Illinois-Missouri football game. Blagojevich's office says the losing governor will issue a proclamation in their home state congratulating...Tags: Rod Blagojevich, Fighting Illini, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Government, Executive Branch
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McCain chooses Alaska gov. as running mate.
The Associated PressIn two short years, Sarah Palin moved from small-town mayor with a taste for mooseburgers to the governor's office and now _ making history _ to John McCain's side as the first female running mate on a Republican presidential ticket. She has more...Tags: Barack Obama, John McCain, Elections, Florida, Joe Biden
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Incentives for VW plant total $577 million
Associated Press WriterTennessee's financial incentives for Volkswagen to pick Chattanooga total $577.4 million, apparently the largest such offer to an automaker joining the South's lineup of assembly plants. Tennessee Economic and Community Development Commissioner Matt...Tags: Alabama, State Budgets, West Point, Automotive Equipment, Tennessee
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News from around Wisconsin at 6:58 p.m. CDT
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin would make a "pretty fragile" president, Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton said Friday as politicians trotted out their talking points on Republican presidential hopeful John McCain's surprise vice presidential pick. In a...Tags: Barack Obama, Elections, Trials, Political Candidates, Government
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Mich. reaction to McCain's pick of Palin
Reaction from Michigan to Republican presidential candidate John McCain's selection of Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska as his running mate. ------ "Gov. Palin is a conservative Republican with a track record of reforming government. She will strengthen...Tags: State Budgets, Elections, Democratic Party, George Bush, Joe Biden
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Gov would ban cash from government employees
AP Political WriterGov. Rod Blagojevich, whose administration is under federal scrutiny for allegedly trading state jobs for campaign contributions, proposed a sweeping ban Friday on political cash from anyone holding a government job. Blagojevich used amendatory veto...Tags: Employees, Waukegan, Elections, Labor Legislation, Voting
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Md. GOP applauds pick
Sun reporterMaryland Republicans -- especially women -- applauded the addition of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to their party's presidential ticket Friday, saying she delivered strong conservative credentials and a youthful complement to John McCain's maverick reputation....Tags: Barack Obama, Employees, Elections, Tim Pawlenty, Carmen Amedori
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More on Palin: Polar bears and pipelines
Spin CycleRead a very nice primer on Palin from an Alaska blogger on Mudflats: She is against listing polar bears as an endangered species because it interferes with development. She favors letting hunters shoot wolves from airplanes. She favors ANWR......Tags: Barack Obama, Political Development, John McCain, Elections, Endangered Species
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Media: Palin does People
Spin CycleSarah Palin and McCain have already done their family People interviews, and People has a release out -- including the news that Palin is still nursing her latest baby. On whether she???ll be able to balance the vice-presidency with her......Tags: Alaska, Family, Government, Sarah Palin, Executive Branch
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Bridgestone America Commits to National Lead-Free Wheel Weight Initiative
Edmunds.comMajor tire maker Bridgestone America announced today that it will no longer use lead wheel weights. The company, which operates 2,000 tire service stores across the U.S., made the announcement at a joint press conference in Detroit at which the federal... -
McCain to seek his own Joe-mentum?
The Swampby James Oliphant, and updated UPDATE: McCain told a Pittsburgh radio station Thursday that he has not yet made a decision on a running mate. McCain instead joked that actor Wilford Brimley would be a good choice, since he......Tags: Tim Pawlenty, Mitch McConnell, Government, Upper House, Pennsylvania
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Hillary: Congrats to Sarah!!!
Spin CycleHillary issues a statement on Palin: ???We should all be proud of Governor Sarah Palin's historic nomination, and I congratulate her and Senator McCain. While their policies would take America in the wrong direction, Governor Palin will add an important.....Tags: John McCain, Elections, Republican Party, Political Candidates, Government
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