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/ 10 February 2007
Democrat Barack Obama launched his 2008 White House run on Saturday with a pledge to end the war in Iraq and bridge the partisan divide that has blocked political progress on issues from energy to healthcare. Obama (45) is a rising party star who would be the first black US president if elected.
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/ 7 November 2006
Democrats hoped to sweep Republicans out of power in the United States Congress on Tuesday after a bruising campaign dominated by discontent with the Iraq war and doubts about President George Bush’s leadership. Democrats are on course to recapture control of the US House of Representatives for the first time since 1994, polls showed.
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/ 7 November 2006
Democrats looked to sweep Republicans out of power in the United States Congress on Tuesday after a bruising campaign fed by public worries about the country’s future, discontent with the Iraq war and doubts about President George Bush’s leadership.