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With North Carolina and Indiana taking center stage in the political slugfest between Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, the next critical primaries could be shaped by political dirty tricks from outside their campaigns. Already, the North Carolina Republican Party has bucked the wishes of the GOP's presumptive nominee, Arizona Sen. John McCain, by buying a TV ad that reminds voters - for what seems like the 1,000th time - that Obama's longtime pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, has made some controversial comments regarding America's role in slavery and the Sept. 11 attacks. The ad, which is the...

Letter from the Chairman, Al Cardenas, Republican Party of FloridaAt long last, the general election season is upon us. Janet Reno, in all likelihood, actually brought more voters to the polls in the Democrat primary for governor, despite being outspent in a big way. As a result, Bill McBride has emerged nicked and tarnished from a heavily divided primary and his first decision is already a flop. He picked Tom Rossin to be his running mate and the choice was met with a chorus of yawns. Rossin is a retiring state senator from south Florida with a long list of...