(2008-01-14) — Democrat Sen. Barack Obama today seemed to indirectly respond to presidential rival Sen. Hillary Clinton’s suggestion that Martin Luther King’s dream would have gone unfulfilled if not for President Lyndon B. Johnson who signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Sen. Clinton’s comment was meant to contrast her vast record of accomplishment and political [...]
Obama: It Took Men to Give Women the Vote
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Romney: I Saw Hillary's Dad March with Johnson
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(2008-01-08) — Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney today came to the rescue of floundering rival Sen. Hillary Clinton after the former first lady seemed to suggest that President Lyndon Johnson had a more important role in the Civil Rights movement than did the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
In apparent slap at Democrat Sen. Barack [...]
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Romney Saw Dad March with MLK, Land on Moon
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(2007-12-21) — Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney today continued to defend his statement that he “saw” his father “march with Martin Luther King” as a figurative expression meaning George Romney supported the civil rights movement. The former Massachussetts governor added, “I also saw my Dad step off the ladder of the lunar module to make [...]
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