Election spurs 'hundreds' of race threats, crimes
Cross burnings. Schoolchildren chanting "Assassinate Obama." Black figures hung from nooses. Racial epithets scrawled on homes and cars.
Nations:U.S. People:Barack Obama Activities:US Election 2008 Source:(AP)
2008-11-15
Democrats expand control of Senate by 5 seats
WASHINGTON - Democrats fattened their majority control of the Senate on Tuesday, ousting Republican Sens. Elizabeth Dole of North Carolina and John Sununu of New Hampshire and capturing seats held by retiring GOP senators in Virginia, New Mexico and Colorado.
Nations:U.S. People:Al Franken Pete Domenici Norm Coleman Susan Collins Wayne Allard Tim Johnson Activities:US Election 2008
2008-11-05
Many states appear to be in recession as deficits grow
The finances of many states have deteriorated so badly that they appear to be in a recession, regardless of whether that's true for the nation as a whole, a survey of all 50 state fiscal directors concludes.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2008 U.S. Recession
2008-04-25
McCain Vows War on Poverty, Says Nation in Recession
April 23 (Bloomberg) -- Republican John McCain, saying the nation is in a recession and ``families are hurting,'' retraced Lyndon Johnson's steps in eastern Kentucky and pledged to mount a war on poverty different from that waged by the former Democratic president.
Nations:U.S. People:John McCain John Edwards George W. Bush Bill Clinton Activities:2008 U.S. Recession US Election 2008 2005 Hurricane Katrina
2008-04-23
China's Acquisitions Provoke Unease in U.S.
BEIJING -- Flush with hundreds of billions of dollars, China Inc. is still having trouble investing abroad, running into foreign security worries as it tries to acquire companies and resources.
Nations:U.S. Netherlands Activities:Huawei - 3Com Deal 2008 Chinese Spy Case China-U.S. Trade Ties Global Financial Crisis
2008-02-22
Obama sweeps 3 states, Huckabee takes 2
Sen. Barack Obama swept the Louisiana primary and caucuses in Nebraska and Washington state Saturday night, slicing into Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's slender delegate lead in their historic race for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Nations:U.S. People:Mike Huckabee Barack Obama John McCain Hillary Clinton Activities:US Election 2008 2005 Hurricane Katrina
2008-02-10
Southern towns look to cleanup, recovery
County Mayor Shelvy Linville could only shake his head at the horrific toll left by a deadly series of tornadoes that pounded across the South.
Nations:U.S.
2008-02-07
Clinton, Obama draw; McCain ahead
Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton faced a protracted battle while John McCain took charge of the Republican race after the "Super Tuesday" presidential nominating contests in 24 U.S. states.
Nations:U.S. People:Barack Obama John McCain George W. Bush Hillary Clinton Mike Huckabee Mitt Romney Activities:US Election 2008
2008-02-06
Divided spoils in Democratic race
John McCain earned himself a super Wednesday, a day to savor coast-to-coast primary victories that ratified him as the Republican front-runner, while Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama dug in after a night of divided spoils in a Democratic presidential contest that could stretch to the spring.
Nations:U.S. People:Mike Huckabee Mitt Romney Barack Obama John McCain Hillary Clinton Activities:US Election 2008
2008-02-06
Tornadoes rip through South, killing 44
Crews went door-to-door Wednesday searching debris for more victims of deadly tornadoes that ripped the roof off a shopping mall, pummeled mobile homes and blew apart warehouses as they tore across four states. At least 44 people were killed throughout the South.
Nations:U.S. People:Mike Huckabee Barack Obama Hillary Clinton
2008-02-06
McCain triumphs in New York primary
Sen. John McCain swept a string of delegate-rich primaries along the East Coast Tuesday night, reaching for command of the race for the Republican presidential nomination. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama swapped victories in a grueling Democratic race.
Nations:U.S. People:Fred Thompson Mike Huckabee Rudy Giuliani Christopher Dodd Duncan Hunter Bill Richardson Activities:US Election 2008
2008-02-05
Candidates race to Super Tuesday finale
Buoyed by cheering crowds and bolstered by more than $1.3 million a day in TV ads, Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton raced through the final hours of an unpredictable Super Tuesday campaign across 22 states. The Republican race turned negative on the eve of the busiest day in primary history.
Nations:U.S. Indonesia People:Mitt Romney John McCain Bob Dole Mike Huckabee Rick Santorum Rush Limbaugh Activities:US Election 2008
2008-02-04
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