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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
CAMPAIGN ON The presidential contenders never have New Mexico far from their minds.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
From amongst the presidential contenders, 25 of you picked Joe Biden, 17 picked Bill Richardson, and 14 picked Hillary Clinton. 12 for Wesley Clark and 10 for Brian Schweitzer. 48 of you picked one of the others (but zero for Ann Veneman.)
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Presidential contenders Barack Obama and John McCain, trying to woo conservative Christians during a religious forum Saturday, differed on abortion, with McCain saying a baby’s?
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
WASHINGTON Groups angry about illegal immigration have one word for the top presidential contenders frustration.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
There’s a growing cottage industry of skepticism about recommitting military and development resources to Afghanistan, as both Presidential contenders plan to do.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The disparity in press coverage between the two presidential contenders has been admitted by the Washington Post and the Project for Excellence in Journalism.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
By incorporating social media into their campaigns, the Presidential contenders have introduced the concept of online user – participation to mainstream America, and opened the door to widespread use of social media in other segments of society.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
This year each party produced a less than stellar presidential nominee – not that this has not happened in other years – but this year it is especially troubling because we do live in tumultuous times and it would be comforting if one could have any confidence that either of the Presidential contenders are up to the task of leading the country well at the present moment.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
And what do the Presidential contenders think?
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
From the Wall Street Journal: Presidential contenders John McCain and Barack Obama offered very different visions for solving Social Security’s financial problems Saturday in separate appearances before AARP, a Washington lobby that advocates for older Americans….
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Moving quickly, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D – Nev., set a test vote for Saturday on an identical measure, and several presidential contenders in both parties rearranged their weekend campaign schedules to be present.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
AP – Presidential contenders Barack Obama and John McCain differed sharply on abortion Saturday, with McCain saying a baby ’’s human rights begin at conception, while Obama restated his support f…
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
With the race for the White House so close, the presidential contenders and their running mates kicked off the first week of post – convention campaigning in battleground states.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The agitation campaign of the presidential contenders will commence on 17 September to last 28 days.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Reuters – Presidential contenders John McCain and Barack Obama both vowed to press China on trade and to work with it on climate change if elected, and Obama said he would make shifting Beijing’s currency policies a priority.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Reuters – The nationally televised debate last week between presidential contenders John McCain and Barack Obama drew 52.4 million U.S. viewers, far below 1980’s record audience, Nielsen Media Research reported on Monday.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
John McCain’s strength is his actions, and he believes the American people desire to see what their presidential contenders would actually do in crisis.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
This didn’t take long: Palin now has the lowest favorability rating of the four presidential / VP contenders.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Last year, seven of the 16 major presidential contenders kicked off their campaigns online.
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