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President Bush makes remarks during Memorial Day ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, May 26, 2008. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)Reuters - President George W. Bush has made it
clear he is excited to get out on the campaign trail this
election year to help Republicans keep the White House and
retake Congress — but do they want his help?


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  • Politico - Washington lobbyists aren’t the only ones trying to figure out their relationship with John McCain’s presidential campaign.

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  • AP - The Supreme Court is meeting to issue opinions and announce whether it has accepted any new cases.

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  • AP - It’s the first event on the first day of a campaign swing through three Western states, and Barack Obama is covering all his bases.

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  • In this May 6, 2008, file photo Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., speaks as her husband, former President Bill Clinton and their daughter, Chelsea, stand by at her Indiana Primary Night party in Indianapolis. When Hillary Rodham Clinton finally exits the 2008 Democratic presidential race, she will end a decades-long, power-couple streak of unique political energy, savvy ideas, colossal policy flops and raw ambition dressed in pants suits and briefs, not boxers. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)AP - There’s been a Clinton running for the White House or living in it for approximately forever. Bill, it could be said, was born to run. Running became Hillary’s destiny, too.


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  • In this May 19, 2008, file photo Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., is hugged by her husband, former President Bill Clinton as he introduces her during a campaign rally in Louisville, Ky. When Clinton finally exits the 2008 Democratic presidential race, she will end a decades-long, power-couple streak of unique political energy, savvy ideas, colossal policy flops and raw ambition.  (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)AP - McCain criticizes Obama on Iraq, says they should visit war zone together … Looking toward fall, Obama signals he’ll fight for Western states that went to GOP in 2004 … A decades-long streak of high ambition is waning for the Clintons


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  • Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., speaks at the New Mexico Veterans Memorial on Monday, May 26, 2008, in Albuquerque. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)AP - Republican John McCain on Monday sharply criticized Democratic rival Barack Obama for not having been to Iraq since 2006, and said they should visit the war zone together.


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  • Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., waves to supporters, flanked by her husband, former President Bill Clinton, and their daughter Chelsea, at a Memorial Day event in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Monday, May 26, 2008. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)AP - Hillary Rodham Clinton ended a three-day campaign swing across Puerto Rico the same way many Americans mark Memorial Day — with family, friends and a salute to the sacrifices of military men and women.


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  • Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks after receiving a honorary degree during the commencement ceremony at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Conn., Sunday, May 25, 2008.  (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)AP - Former President Fidel Castro says Sen. Barack Obama’s plan to maintain Washington’s trade embargo against Cuba will cause hunger and suffering on the island.


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  • AP - If his cell were at Guantanamo Bay, the prisoner would be just one of hundreds of suspected terrorists detained offshore, where the U.S. says the Constitution does not apply.

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