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Obama Voters Protest His Switch on Telecom Immunity - NYTimes.com

Friday, July 4th, 2008

WASHINGTON - Senator Barack Obama's decision to support legislation granting legal immunity to telecommunications companies that cooperated with the Bush administration's program of wiretapping without warrants has led to an intense backlash among some of his most ardent supporters. Skip to next paragraph Readers' Opinions Comment Post a Comment in ...

Republican Election Losses Stir Fall Fears

Friday, May 16th, 2008

WASHINGTON - The Republican defeat in a special Congressional contest in Mississippi sent waves of apprehension across an already troubled party Wednesday, with some senior Republicans urging Congressional candidates to distance themselves from President Bush to head off what could be heavy losses in the fall.Read the full story