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The first woman to run for president was Victoria Woodhull in 1872. The government declined to print her name on the ballot. 1964 is the first year in which any woman had her name on a ballot as a candidate for President. Sen. Margaret Chase Smith (ME) w
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I have been blessed to be able to build a career on a God-given talent that gives me great satisfaction every day as an artist, graphic designer and now as the Mayor of Manlius. Since 1982, I have been drawing and presenting portraits to celebrities acro
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As former White House press secretary, Ari Fleischer was the primary spokesperson for President Bush and delivered the daily White House briefings from 2001 to 2003. He previously served as the senior communications advisor and spokesman for the Bush-Che
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How did American conservatism end up so detached from, indeed at odds with, facts and rationality? For decades the G.O
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Sen. Margaret Chase Smith was, pundits joked, “tossing her bonnet into the ring” when the Maine senator declared for the 1964 Republican presidential nomination. She didn’t stand a chance at the GOP nomination, won by Sen. Barry Goldwater. Rather, Smith
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Sen. Susan Collins stands with Thomas A. Daffron, a longtime Senate senior staff member and a consultant. Sen. Susan Collins is engaged to be married to Thomas A. Daffron, a longtime Senate senior staff member and a consultant. A small, private ceremony
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RALEIGH, N.C. Erskine Bowles served as chief of staff in Bill Clinton's White House, led the prestigious University of North Carolina system and headed a bipartisan commission that recommended tough choices to reduce the U.S. deficit. The Charlotte inves
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TRAVIS LONG - 2004 NEWS & OBSERVER FILE PHOTO Bowles talks with supporter Helen Blue-Alspaugh in 2004. Bowles lost that year to Republican Richard Burr. When Erskine Bowles left the presidency of the University of North Carolina last year, he ruled out a
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North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue’s decision Thursday to forgo reelection is the latest ominous sign that the ever-shifting political winds are no longer at Democrats’ backs in the Tar Heel State. Instead of prepping a coming-out party in Charlotte for thei
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Glen Johnson can be reached at johnsonglobe.com. Follow him on Twitter globeglen. MIAMI BEACH, Fla. In an open le
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By Alicia Mundy Former Sen. Bob Dole , the Republican presidential nominee in 1996, took a big swing at candidate Newt Gingrich on Thursday, saying a Gingrich nomination will sink GOP contenders across the country. Former Sens. Elizabeth Dole of North Ca
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Late Monday, Mitt Romney released his 2010 tax returns , showing that he paid 13.9 percent of his income in federal taxes. His rate is relatively low because most of his money comes from investment income, which is taxed at a lower rate than wage income.
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Late Monday, Mitt Romney released his 2010 tax returns , showing that he paid 13.9 percent of his income in federal taxes. His rate is relatively low because most of his money comes from investment income, which is taxed at a lower rate than wage income.
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Mitt is too mushy. Newt is too angry. The GOP needs someone else right now. If the party wants to win back the White House, it needs to find a nominee who is conservative, tough but likable. Someone who can take it to President Obama without turning off
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Newt Gingrich is not a poster child for family values. If we didn't know that already, his ex-wife Marianne Gingrich has been making it crystal clear in interviews with ABC News and the Washington Post, saying Gingrich wanted an "open marriage" so he cou
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Maybe it was an effort to revive her campaign — or fatigue brought on by her 10-day, 99-county bus tour of Iowa — that prompted Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn. , to say recently that the Hawkeye State has “already shown that the United States is ready for
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Maybe it was an effort to revive her campaign - or fatigue brought on by her 10-day, 99-county bus tour of Iowa - that prompted Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn. , to say recently that the Hawkeye State has "already shown that the United States is ready for
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Jeanne Zaino is a professor of political science and interim dean of the School of Arts and Science at Iona College in New Rochelle, N.Y. Maybe it was an effort to revive her campaign — or fatigue brought on by her 10-day, 99-county bus tour of Iowa — th
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For someone who has never served in Congress, Mitt Romney is rounding up the Capitol Hill endorsements. Senators Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) and Richard Burr (R-N.C.) at the Capitol. Burr endorsed former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney (R) on Thursday. (R
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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney may not be firing up the party’s conservative base, but he continues to draw the support of the GOP establishment. Former Sen. Elizabeth Dole, R-N.C. , endorsed the former Massachusetts governor Wednesday. "A
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Mary Elizabeth Hanford "Liddy" Dole (born July 29, 1936) is an American politician who served in both the Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush presidential administrations. She served as North Carolina's first female Senator from 2003 to 2009, but lost her re-election bid to Democrat Kay Hagan. Full Article
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ARLINGTON, VA - NOVEMBER 01: Former Secretary of Transportation and former Sen. Elizabeth Dole (R-NC) (2nd R) and her husband former Senate Majority Leader Sen. Robert Dole (R-KS) (R) pose for photos with a statue of former President Ronald Reagan during its unveiling ceremony at...
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Frederick J. Ryan Jr.(L), Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation, looks around after unveiling a 900-pound statue of US President Ronald Reagan November 1, 2011, as former US Secretary of Transportation Elizabeth Dole(C) and current Secretary of Transportation...
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Former US Senator Bob Dole looks up as he stands with his wife, former US Secretary of Transportation Elizabeth Dole, at a 900-pound statue of US President Ronald Reagan November 1, 2011, during ceremonies dedicating the new statue at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, DC.
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Former US Secretary of Transportation Elizabeth Dole looks up at a 900-pound statue of US President Ronald Reagan November 1, 2011, during ceremonies dedicating the new statue at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington,DC.
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Elizabeth Dole, former Secretary of Transportation under former U.S. President Ronald Reagan, holds onto a newly-unveiled statue of Reagan at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington November 1, 2011. The statue is one of several worldwide that are being unveiled in 2011 as part...
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Elizabeth Dole, who served as the Transportation Secretary under President Ronald Reagan, greets guests at the unveiling of the the statue of Reagan, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011, at Washington's Ronald Reagan National Airport. More than a decade after it was officially renamed, a nine-foot...
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Elizabeth Dole, who served as Transportation Secretary under President Ronald Reagan and her husband former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, attend the unveiling of the the statue of Reagan, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011, at Washington's Ronald Reagan National Airport. A nine-foot statue...
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First lady Michelle Obama (R) greets former Senator Bob Dole (R-KS) and his wife former Senator Elizabeth Dole (R-NC) before a Memorial Day service at Arlington National Cemetery May 30, 2011 in Arlington, Virginia. President Obama traveled to Arlington National Cemetery to place a...
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ARLINGTON, VA - NOVEMBER 01: (L-R) Chairman of Board of Ronald Reagan President Foundation Frederick Ryan unveils a statue of former President Ronald Reagan with former Secretary of Transportation and former Sen. Elizabeth Dole (R-NC), incumbent Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood,...
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Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elizabeth Dole and her husband, former Senator Bob Dole (R-KS), are pictured at the unveiling of a statue of former U.S. President Ronald Reagan at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington November 1, 2011. The statue is one of several...
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From left; Frederick Ryan Jr. , chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation, former Transportation Secretary Elizabeth Dole, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Charles Snelling chairman of the Board of the Metropolitan Washington Airports...
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WASHINGTON - APRIL 12: Former Senator Bob Dole (R-KS) (L), former Senator Elizabeth Dole (R-NC) (2L), Secretary of the Interior Kenneth Salazar (C) and Vice President Joseph Biden (2R) listen as Tom Brokaw speaks during an event at the World War II Memorial April 12, 2011 in...
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WASHINGTON - APRIL 12: Former Senator Elizabeth Dole (R-NC) (L) watches as her husband former Senator Bob Dole (R-KS) (2L), Vice President Joseph Biden (2R) and Secretary of the Interior Kenneth Salazar (R) walk to a plaque during an event at the World War II Memorial April 12, 2011...
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WASHINGTON - APRIL 12: Former Senator Elizabeth Dole (R-NC) looks at her husband former Senator Bob Dole (R-KS) as he is helped to his feet during an event at the World War II Memorial April 12, 2011 in Washington, DC. Vice President Joseph Biden was joined by Secretary of the Interior...
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Former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, R-Kansas (R) speaks with his wife, former Senator Elizabeth Dole (L), during a ceremony where a plaque in honor of Dole was unveiled at the World War II memorial in Washington, DC, April 12, 2011.
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Former Senator Elizabeth Dole (R) sits with her husband former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, R-Kansas (2nd L) as he gives a thumbs up during ceremony where a plaque in honor of Dole is unveiled at the World War II memorial in Washington, DC, April 12, 2011.
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Former Senator Elizabeth Dole (L) watches as her husband former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, R-Kansas (2nd L) is escorted by US Vice President Joe Biden (2nd R) and US Interior Secretary Ken Salazar (R) during ceremony where a plaque in honor of Dole is unveiled at the World War II memorial...
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First lady Michelle Obama greets Bob and Elizabeth Dole before President Barack Obama speaks at the Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, Monday, May 30, 2011.
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A statue of former U.S. President Ronald Reagan is unveiled at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington November 1, 2011. At the unveiling are (L-R) Frederick Ryan, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation, Elizabeth Dole, Reagan's Secretary...
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From left, former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, his wife, former North Carolina Sen. Elizabeth Dole and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, take part in a ceremony at the WWII Memorial in Washington, Tuesday, April 12, 2011, during a WWII Plaque Dedication ceremony fro Dole at the...
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Former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole is helped to his seat as he arrives at a WWII Plaque Dedication ceremony in his honor, Tuesday, April 12, 2011, at the WWII Memorial in Washington. His wife, former North Carolina Sen. Elizabeth Dole is third from right.
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ARLINGTON, VA - NOVEMBER 01: Former Secretary of Transportation and former Sen. Elizabeth Dole (R-NC) (2nd R) and her husband former Senate Majority Leader Sen. Robert Dole (R-KS) (R) pose for photos with a statue of former President Ronald Reagan during its unveiling ceremony at...
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