Politics-DNU

Green Party’s McGaa and Tricoma face off in Senate primaries

by Andrew Pritchard
Published September 9, 2002

After narrowly winning the Green Party's endorsement for U.S. Senate, Ed McGaa stands to lose the party's official backing in Tuesday's primary election. McGaa lost Green Party gubernatorial candidate...

Bush tackles national security at South Bend, Ind., rally

Published September 9, 2002

SBy Kate Nagengast The Observer University of Notre Dame OUTH BEND (U-WIRE) - President George W. Bush said his administration would make the United States a "safer, stronger and better nation" in his...

Senate committee rejects Owen for appeals court

Published September 9, 2002

ABy Kris Banks Daily Texan University of Texas at Austin USTIN, Texas (U-WIRE) - The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee shot down Texas Supreme Court Justice Priscilla Owen's nomination to the 5th U.S. Circuit...

North Carolina Republicans chase Dole for Senate

Published September 6, 2002

DBy Laura Beach The Chronicle Duke Unviversity URHAM, N.C. (U-WIRE) — With the U.S. Senate primaries looming ahead on Sept. 10, six underdog North Carolina Republican candidates are pressing onward...

Bush expresses support for Simon, spurs protest in California

Published September 6, 2002

LBy Robert Salonga Daily Bruin University of California at Los Angeles OS ANGELES (U-WIRE) - While California Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Simon egged on President Bush to stick with him during...

Back from its August recess, Congress considers national Amber Alert

Published September 5, 2002

PBy Joseph Hadfield The Daily Universe ROVO, Utah (U-WIRE) - As Congress resumes work Tuesday after the August recess, one hot topic proposed is a nationwide alert system to accelerate searches for abducted...

Pentel withdraws support for McGaa citing party conflict

by Andrew Pritchard
Published September 5, 2002

Green Party gubernatorial candidate Ken Pentel announced Tuesday he will no longer support his party's endorsed candidate, Ed McGaa, for U.S. Senate. "I like Ed and I had hoped that I could continue supporting...

Clinton’s housing secretary quits New York gubernatorial race

Published September 5, 2002

SBy Justin Young The Daily Orange YRACUSE, N.Y. (U-WIRE) - With primaries rapidly approaching, former U.S. housing secretary Andrew Cuomo withdrew Tuesday from the race for governor of New York, a position...

‘Hardball’ coming to Northrop Auditorium in two weeks

by Courtney Lewis
Published September 4, 2002

The cable talk show "Hardball with Chris Matthews" will kick off a year-long tour of college campuses later this month at Northrop Auditorium. The live question-and-answer discussion, scheduled for Sept....

Seeking youth vote, ‘Buck’ Humphrey visits campus

by Andrew Pritchard
Published September 4, 2002

Hubert "Buck" Humphrey IV, grandson of the late Vice President Hubert Humphrey, greeted members of the age group least likely to vote as they returned to classes Tuesday outside Willey Hall. The DFL-endorsed...