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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sen. John McCain disposed of a snag in his personal financial disclosure requirements and a GOP presidential rival, Mitt Romney, has put off his disclosure obligations. McCain's wife, Cindy, liquidated the contents of her $500,000-$1 million blind trust and placed the cash in a money market account, an aide said Thursday. The step was necessary to meet requirements of the Office of Government Ethics, which oversees financial disclosures by presidential candidates. Romney, ...

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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) Republican presidential candidates made a major miscalculation this week by skipping the nation's largest gathering of Hispanic elected officials, local party representatives and event organizers said.

The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed officials opened its 24th annual convention Thursday at Walt Disney World, with top billing for a Democratic presidential candidate forum Saturday.

Friday's Republican forum? Canceled. Only Rep. Duncan Hunter of California agreed to show. The other candidates cited scheduling conflicts, including a Saturday debate in Iowa, which Hunter also planned to attend.

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate drove a stake Thursday through President Bush's plan to legalize millions of unlawful immigrants, likely postponing major action on immigration until after the 2008 elections.

The bill's supporters fell 14 votes short of the 60 needed to limit debate and clear the way for final passage of the legislation, which critics assailed as offering amnesty to illegal immigrants. The vote was 46 to 53 in favor of limiting the debate.

Senators in both parties said the issue is so volatile that Congress is highly unlikely to revisit it this fall or next year, when the presidential election will increasingly dominate American politics.

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Columbia ? Fred Thompson sounded Wednesday like he already is a candidate for president.On his first trip to South Carolina since signaling that he will enter the Republican presidential field, he spoke about the war in Iraq, the flaws of the Senate immigration bill and his pro-life views.The former U.S. senator and "Law & Order" actor also said his thoughts have been on the Palmetto State since his visit to London last week, when he learned of the deaths of nine firefighters in Charleston.He sa...

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COLUMBIA --After watching his poll numbers soar from offstage in the presidential race, actor and former U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson on Wednesday made his first public appearance in a state that could help him star in a new role, as a candidate.

The former Tennessee senator and star of TV's "Law & Order" spoke to more than 300 S.C. Republicans at a Columbia hotel. Invoking Ronald Reagan and what he called his party's "underlying principles," he gave many what they came for.

"He hit every one of the points that conservatives want to hear," said York County Republican Park Gillespie. "He's speaking to the base, no doubt about it."

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