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Obama's former schoolfriends form fan club, report says
JAKARTA AFP — Indonesian former schoolmates of US presidential hopeful Barrack Obama will form a fan club, a report said Saturday. A group of up to 20 old friends of the Democratic frontrunner will form the club in a meeting Saturday to support Obama, whom they fondly remember as...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, frontrunner, INTERNET, Obama
Research articles 2008-03-01
WORLD Tonight: Clinton coup
HILLARY Clinton is hoping she can strengthen her position as the Democratic Party's frontrunner. The former First Lady will go into today's primary election in South Carolina with wins in New Hampshire, Michigan and Nevada under her belt.
Tags: Democratic Party, frontrunner, Michigan, Nevada
Research articles 2008-01-26
White House hopeful Giuliani says he's fine after health scare
WASHINGTON AFP — US Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani said Sunday he felt "great" after a health scare that forced him to check into a hospital last week. While he declined to tell ABC television what his doctor's diagnosis was, Giuliani said tests had shown no return of the...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Benefits, diagnosis, frontrunner, HEALTHCARE, nominee, SOFTWARE, White House
Research articles 2007-12-23
DNC: With Friends Like These ... Republican Presidential Frontrunners Struggle for Conservative Vote at Values Voter Summit
To: RELIGION EDITORSContact: Stacie Paxton or Caroline Ciccone, +1-202-863-8148, both of the Democratic National Committee WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- After a week of fighting over who is the true conservative candidate in the race, the Republican presidential frontrunners are in Washington this weekend trying to win over evangelical leaders...
Tags: frontrunner, Leadership, New York Times Co., Republican, Thompson
Research articles 2007-10-19
Seven new world wonders to be announced in Lisbon
LISBON AFP — Seven "new" wonders of the world, selected by public vote and upsetting cultural experts, are to be announced Saturday at a celebrity-studded televised ceremony in the Portuguese capital. British actor Ben Kingsley and US actress Hillary Swank are to host the event at Lisbon's Stadium of...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, frontrunner, INTERNET, Paris, phone
Research articles 2007-07-07
Two parties, two types of nominees, two paths to winning a presidential nomination, 1972-2004.
Contrary to findings that show the contemporary nomination process, regardless of party, favoring early frontrunners, this article shows that the eventual Democratic nominee is typically different from and often travels a different path to victory than the eventual Republican nominee. Since 1972, the eventual Democratic winners began as relatively unknown...
Tags: Bush, Carter, Clark, Cook, Democrat, Democratic Party, Ford Motor Co., frontrunner, G., Gallup, Gore, Iowa, Kerry, Leadership, Mayer, Newport, nomination, nominee, president, Republican
Research articles 2007-06-01
2008 hopes face rocky road to White House
WASHINGTON AFP — Upstart challengers and fierce early combat are giving Hillary Clinton and John McCain, the once-anointed establishment frontrunners, a rough ride in the 2008 White House race. Senator Clinton, as she tunes up the feared family election machine, faces an unexpected, and increasingly threatening test from Democratic...
Tags: frontrunner, Games, Government, Leadership, Obama, president, Republican, senator, SOFTWARE, Strategy, White House
Research articles 2007-03-10
Giuliani woos conservatives in 2008 run
WASHINGTON AFP — Former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani on Friday launched a hard-sell effort to woo conservatives to his 2008 White House run, admitting he did not see "eye to eye" with them on some social issues. Giuliani told activists he was part of the Republican "revolution" wrought...
Tags: activist, Agence France-Presse, FINANCE, frontrunner, Leadership, president, Republican, senator, Taxes, White House
Research articles 2007-03-02
France's Sarkozy seen as defeated in presidential poll
PARISAFP — Segolene Royal, the Socialist aiming to become France's first woman president, would beat conservative frontrunner Nicolas Sarkozy, in the second round of presidential elections later this year, according to a recent poll. The poll, carried out by telephone on Wednesday among 891 registered voters aged at least 18,...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, France, frontrunner
Research articles 2007-01-03
Turkmen interim leader frontrunner for presidency
ASHGABAT AFP — A special assembly in Turkmenistan has tapped interim leader Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov as frontrunner in the process to replace the Central Asian country's deceased strongman president, Saparmurat Niyazov. The specially convened People's Council selected six candidates Tuesday to run on February 11, but the clear favourite was Berdymukhammedov,...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, deputy, frontrunner, leader, Leadership, president
Research articles 2006-12-26
Quilter on the block.
Byline: Lloyds TSB considered to be the frontrunner, but it faces stiff competition from others Wealth management Advisers gave a muted response this week to news that Quilter, the wealth management business owned by Morgan Stanley, is up for sale. ...
Tags: frontrunner, Morgan Stanley
Research articles 2006-11-20
Race to the bottom.(Up Front)(Brief article)
Nothing like election season for some tasty GOP racial gaffes. First, Senator George Allen of Virginia used the slur "macaca" in reference to an Indian American staffer of his opponent. Then the frontrunner to take Katherine Harris' congressional seat in Florida was caught on tape opining...
Tags: Florida, frontrunner, Governor, Los Angeles Times, senator, Virginia
Research articles 2006-10-01
SKorean frontrunner for top UN job seen as consensus-builder
SEOUL AFP — South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon, the current frontrunner for the UN's top post, is a career diplomat seen as an able manager skilled in building consensus. Ban, who in February declared his candidacy to replace Kofi Annan as UN secretary general, has topped the first two...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, CAREER, diplomat, frontrunner, job, minister, secretary, Seoul, U.N.
Research articles 2006-09-28
French rock icon rolling for presidential hopeful Sarkozy
PARIS AFP — Veteran French rocker Johnny Hallyday is publicly rooting for the centre-right frontrunner for next year's presidential elections, Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy, the would-be leader's party said. The rock icon, his wife Laetitia and son David, also a singer, have "joined the UMP Union for a Popular Movement...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, frontrunner, Leadership, MARKETING, president
Research articles 2006-08-29
Gravesen close to Celtic move
GLASGOW AFP — Scottish champions Celtic are the frontrunners to sign Real Madrid's out-of-favour midfielder Thomas Gravesen, according to the player's agent John Sivebaek. Newcastle boss Glenn Roeder is also interested in signing the 30-year-old former Everton player. Gravesen is set to link up with the Denmark squad for the...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Denmark, frontrunner, Glasgow
Research articles 2006-08-27
Frontrunner to succeed Japan's PM says will run in key election
TOKYO AFP — Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe said he would run for the leadership of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, a race that will decide who succeeds Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi. "I will do my best with a strong ambition," Abe said at a gathering with supporters...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, FINANCE, frontrunner, Japan, Leadership
Research articles 2006-08-12
Garcia remains frontrunner ahead of Peru's presidential election
LIMA AFP — Ex-president Alan Garcia leads voter intentions ahead of Sunday's presidential election in Peru, with an advantage of 7.6 to 14 points over former army officer Ollanta Humala, according to three opinion polls. Garcia had between 53.8 percent and 57 percent, and Humala took between 44.1 and...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, frontrunner, MARKETING, Peru
Research articles 2006-06-02
Oscars tension mounts as 'Brokeback Mountain' rides
HOLLYWOOD AFP — Tension reached fever pitch as Hollywood began the final countdown to Sunday's Oscars, with a posse of "serious" films, led by "Brokeback Mountain," set to overrun the big night. As workers frantically put the finishing touches on preparations for the 78th annual Academy Awards, which start...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, director, drama, frontrunner, Hollywood, nominee, Strategy
Research articles 2006-03-05
Mudshakes have Lion salivating.
Byline: Matt O'Sullivan Feb 07, 2006 (The Sydney Morning Herald - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Australasian alcoholic beverages group Lion Nathan is a frontrunner to acquire the Independent Distillers business....
Tags: beverage, frontrunner, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Manufacturing, turnover
Research articles 2006-02-07
Violence-wracked Haiti to pick new president
PORT-AU-PRINCE AFP — Voters in Haiti will pick a new leader Tuesday amid deep concern over the violence that still plagues the impoverished nation two years after president Jean Bertrand Aristide stepped down and fled. Rene Preval, 63, a former president and longtime Aristide ally, is seen as the...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, frontrunner, president, violence
Research articles 2006-02-03