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ELECTION 2008

Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama, campaigns at the SeaGate Covention Centre in Toledo, Ohio, Monday, Oct. 13, 2008.Obama's legal team seeks special prosecutor for voter registration probe

WASHINGTON – Barack Obama’s legal team wants a special prosecutor to determine whether partisan politics is at play in a reported though unconfirmed Justice Department investigation of a voter registration effort which has been the target of numerous complaints of late, including one in Michigan.

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Family dispute behind explosion that killed 1, hurt 4 at Georgia law firm

DALTON, Ga. -- A bitter family dispute over property in north Georgia apparently erupted Friday when a 78-year-old man threw an explosive into a law firm that represented his son, causing a blast that killed the father and injured four people in the office.

ECONOMY ON THE EDGE

President Bush delivers remarks on the economy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington this morning.Bush: It will take time to fix financial crisis

President Bush on Friday defended the government’s extraordinary series of interventions in the financial crisis, saying these “last resort” measures will stabilize the economy, but cautioning they will take time to work.

Josh Brolin and Elizabeth Banks portray the president and first lady.'W.' ably captures Bush's wild past, but fails to shed light on more recent events

Whatever you want "W." to be, you'll almost certainly be disappointed. If you were hoping Oliver Stone's film about George W. Bush would be a no-holds-barred takedown of the president, you won't get it.

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Free Press wins 2 Emmys

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