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Jonah Goldberg: Why Trent Lott?
WHO SAYS the Republicans are the Stupid Party? Huge numbers of voters told exit pollsters that they were disgusted with the nigh-upon Roman excesses of the GOP; the self-dealing, the pork-barrel spending, the aloofness was just too much. Meanwhile,...Tags: Mississippi, White House, Government, Politics, Parliament
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Lott to quit Senate only one year into new term
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterSen. Trent Lott, a 35-year Capitol Hill veteran who staged a political comeback after losing his Senate leadership post because of racially insensitive remarks, plans to resign from office before the year is out. With his decision, the Senate's No. 2...Tags: Local Elections, Martin Luther King Jr., Mississippi, James M Jeffords, Politics
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Campaigning in a changing nation
![<i>Today's topic: How are the changed demographics of the electorate making this presidential race different from past ones? Has either Barack Obama or John McCain capitalized effectively on the new demographics? And have they shifted the race away from the traditional battlegrounds (e.g., Ohio, "Reagan Democrats")? Previously, Crayton and Welch <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oew-welch-crayton6-2008oct06%2C0%2C3861106.story">discussed </a> the candidates' appeal to voters.</i>](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2008-10/42791591-07183405.jpg "<i>Today's topic: How are the changed demographics of the electorate making this presidential race different from past ones? Has either Barack Obama or John McCain capitalized effectively on the new demographics? And have they shifted the race away from the traditional battlegrounds (e.g., Ohio, "Reagan Democrats\")? Previously, Crayton and Welch <a href=\"http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oew-welch-crayton6-2008oct06%2C0%2C3861106.story\">discussed </a> the candidates' appeal to voters.</i>")
Today's topic: How are the changed demographics of the electorate making this presidential race different from past ones? Has either Barack Obama or John McCain capitalized effectively on the new demographics? And have they shifted the race away from...Tags: Jeremiah Wright, John McCain, Immigration, Civil Rights, White House
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Former Sen. Jesse Helms dies at 86
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterJesse Helms, the former U.S. senator from North Carolina who for half a century infuriated liberals with his race-baiting campaign tactics and presidents of both parties with his use of senatorial privilege, died Friday. He was 86. Helms, who won...Tags: Local Elections, Martin Luther King Jr., Politics, MSNBC (tv network), United Nations
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A new twist to an intriguing family history
Sun ReportersMany people know that Democratic presidential candidate 's father was from Kenya and his mother from Kansas. But an intriguing sliver of his family history has received almost no attention until now: It appears that forebears of his white mother owned...Tags: John McCain, Nelson County, Mississippi, African Americans, Diana, Princess of Wales
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28 days in the integration nation
For the white male power structure that sabotaged the Susan B. Anthony dollar, kept Chief Jay Strongbow out of the highest echelons of professional wrestling and posited a "White Christmas" as the last word in holiday cheer, it must have seemed like a...Tags: African Americans, Lovie Smith, National Football League, U.S. Senate, Frederick Douglass
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Los Angeles Times Names Marilyn Thompson as National Investigative Editor
LOS ANGELES, June 28, 2006 – The Los Angeles Times today named Marilyn W. Thompson as national investigative editor, effective September 1. Based in Washington, D.C., she will oversee the bureau's investigative team. For the past two years, Thompson...Tags: The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Washington (U.S. state), Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Princeton University
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Body language can translate into tale that's not intended
Sun StaffRafael Palmeiro sent up an unmistakable red flag about steroid use on March 17, at least in the mind of John Boe, a California body-language expert. That's when the Orioles first baseman testified before a congressional committee and denied ever using...Tags: Baseball, Scott Peterson, U.S. Department of State, Rafael Palmeiro, University of Maryland, College Park
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John McCain's power-broker: Mr. Black
The Swampby Mark Silva Hillary Clinton had to sideline Mark Penn when the adviser's professional work as a lobbyist -- flogging Colombia -- got in the way of Clinton's campaign. Barack Obama has escewed campaign money from lobbyists, but not from......Tags: Heads of State, John McCain, Business Enterprises, Political Candidates, Government
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John McCain's age: No issue, until now
The Swampby Mark Silva ST. PAUL, Minn. - The age of the seasoned Sen. John McCain had never been much of an issue in his campaign for president. Now it may be. The decision of the 72-year-old Arizona senator, who stands......Tags: Local Elections, John McCain, Delaware, Sarah Palin, Politics
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Kennedy diagnosed with brain tumor
The Swampby Matthew Hay Brown Sen. Edward M. Kennedy has been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor after suffering a seizure over the weekend, according to doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital. His prognosis remains unknown, pending further tests. The...Tags: Health Treatments, Massachusetts, Government, Political Candidates, Politics
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Sen. Ted Kennedy a fighter, friends say
The SwampSen. Edward Kennedy greets his beloved Portuguese Water Dogs upon leaving Massachusetts General Hospital. (Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images.) by Jill Zuckman Friends and colleagues of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy instinctively reached for the same...Tags: John McCain, Health Treatments, Civil Rights, Career and Workplace, Nancy Pelosi
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