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The FDA has now increased the number of cases to 943.

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Presidential candidate Barak Obama made his second trip to Missouri in a week. Late Saturday afternoon he addressed the African Methodist Episcopal Church general conference at the America's Center in downtown St. Louis.

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Home foreclosures will keep rising next year no matter who is elected president in November. And the candidates differ on ways to rectify the problem. (July 5)

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The AP's John Mone talks to women in traditionally Republican Orange County, California about the state of the nation. While some are feeling the pinch, there's a hint of optimism. (July 5)

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'Beltway Boys' preview Obama's and McCain's economic tours, Bush's trip to G8 summit

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Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama accepted the endorsement from the NEA on Saturday and says the country must do more to make sure the next generation of Americans is keeping up with students from around the world. (July 5)

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President Bush, serving almost seven years as a wartime president, marked the nation's 232nd birthday by celebrating the citizenship of new Americans. (July 5)

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Speaking at a holiday event in Virginia, hecklers interrupted President Bush's message with shouts of protest. Bush responded by saying he agrees that "we believe in free speech in the United States of America." (July 5)

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Barack Obama fends off "flip-flopper" attacks. John McCain retools his campaign staff.

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Durham Democrat Nicholas Galifianakis talks about the U.S. Senate race that went on to shape the state's politics for decades to come.

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Jesse Helms mostly was a polarizer, not a compromiser. He would rather win elections by a razor's edge than change his conservative positions.

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FOX producer gives tour of McCain's 'Straight Talk Express' plane

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CNN Senior Political Analyst Bill Schneider takes a look at new poll numbers about Bill and Hillary Clinton.

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Love him or hate him, Jesse Helms was a conservative icon. CNN's Ed Henry reports.

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ABC News' Senior Political Reporter Rick Klein on the weekly political roundup.

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U.S. Sen. Jesse Helms, R-N.C., announces on Aug. 22, 2001, his decision not to seek re-election for a sixth term in office. "Not in my wildest imagination did it ever occur to me that such a privilege would ever be mine," he said of his 30-year term as North Carolina senator.

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Obama moves to the center.

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Former Mississippi Sen. Trent Lott on Helms' death

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Former Sen. Jesse Helms dies in North Carolina at 86

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Barack Obama and his family enjoyed a Forth of July parade in Butte, Montana. Obama called Montana one of the prettiest states in the country. (July 4)

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Former Sen. Jesse Helms, who served 30 years in Congress, died on the Fourth of July, the Jesse Helms research center says. He was 86. (July 4)

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Presidential candidates campaign hard to win swing states.

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President Bush invoked the memory of Thomas Jefferson in welcoming new U.S. citizens at a naturalization ceremony at Jefferson's Monticello. (July 4)

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A 19-year-old man sold his vote for this year's Presidential election on Ebay, which got him into some trouble with the federal government.

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McCain met Thursday with Mexican President Felipe Calderon to discuss trade and immigration issues. They spoke at length about the Merida Initiative, a U.S.-sponsored effort to stem the flow of drugs and guns across the Mexico border, McCain said.

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azfamily.com's Angela Kocherga reports Sen. John McCain was in Mexico where he discussed trade, immigration and border security.

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Is the Democratic nominee tilting too much to the center after primaries?

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McCain travels to South America, facing questions about his Vietnam service.

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Four days, not a day shorter. That's what the Obama campaign is saying about the Democratic National Convention amid rumors it might be shortened. Terry Jessup reports.

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Newt Gingrich urges Americans to sign his petition on July 4 to make Congress drill for oil

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Family values don't stop at the Rio Grande, but logic apparently does

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How can McCain increase his lagging Hispanic support?

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Sen. Barack Obama answers his critics and says his position on Iraq has not wavered.

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Barack Obama says he is open to refining his plan to bring U.S. troops home from Iraq in 16 months based on what he hears from military commanders during his upcoming trip there. (July 3)

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Here are the top AP Campaign stories for July 3rd: Obama says he's not softening stance on troop pullout from Iraq; McCain sends message to Hispanic voters; Obama puts the red in red, white and blue; The movable middle.

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Willie Tuitama and Mike Thomas have been announced as candidates for the 2008 Maxwell Award.

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McCain focuses on trade, immigration during Mexico visit

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McCain, Obama hammering out plans to re-shape ailing job market