Clinton gains ground in North Carolina race
Public polls show Hillary Clinton narrowing Barack Obama's lead in North Carolina from double digits to single digits. Polls by Public Policy Polling, SurveyUSA, and Rasmussen indicate Obama’s advantage shrinking significantly, with white voters showing more erosion amid Wright controversy and Clinton campaign efforts.
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Hillary Clinton
Surveyusa
Rasmussen
Tom Jensen
Jeremiah Wright
Hillary
Bill Clinton
Wright
Winston-Salem
N.C
Kerry Haynie
Duke University
Pennsylvania
Haynie
G.K Butterfield
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North Carolina
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Obama Shifts Message Ahead of North Carolina Indiana Primaries
As Obama campaigns in North Carolina and Indiana he adopts a more programmatic patriotic tone while facing political headwinds. He trails Hillary Clinton slightly in polls though remains well positioned to win the nomination. He emphasizes health care energy and tax relief and defends his past remarks amid Wright controversy. Clinton gains local endorsements from Bayh Easley complicating contests in Indiana and North Carolina.
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Nation of Islam
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Barack Obama
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Hillary Clinton
N.C
Washington
Indianapolis
Jeremiah A. Wright Jr
Ohio
Evan Bayh
Ed Rendell
Ted Strickland
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Easley
Rendell
Strickland
McCain Targets Obama on Gas Tax Suspension Plan
In Allentown Pennsylvania Sen John McCain ridicules Barack Obama for not endorsing a gas tax holiday proposed by McCain and Hillary Clinton to suspend the 18.4 cent a gallon federal tax from Memorial Day to Labor Day. He argues the plan would help drivers, especially the old cars and low income, while critics warn of lost highway funds.
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Elliot Sussman
Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network
Clinton’s tale omits key facts on closed factories
The piece notes Hillary Clinton’s Indiana ad alleging U S job losses to China and defense tech moves, while critics charge she omits Democratic roles in the sale. It highlights claims that the Clinton administration approved the deal and that production assurances were made, with letters from Hoosier readers disputing her narrative.
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Bill Clinton
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Fred Sliger
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San Huan New Materials and Hi-Tech Co
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Onfem Holdings
State Nonferrous Metals Industry Administration
People's
Sextant Group
Archibald Cox Jr
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