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	Obama Proposes Tax Credit For College Tuition Barack Obama is proposing an annual tax credit for college students. Obama is asking students to perform 100 hours of public service in return. (June 17) Tags: News Obama By: APnews
	Al Gore Endorses Obama For President Former vice president Al Gore is backing Senator Barack Obama for president. Gore made the announcement this evening in a rally in Detroit. Obama says he'll count on Gore to help him lead the fight for a better environment. (June 16) Tags: News goreobama By: APnews
	Obama Looks To Woo Blue-collar Workers Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is campaigning in Michigan, where he's looking to win over blue-collar voters. Michigan has the highest unemployment rate in the country. (June 16) Tags: News Obama Wooing Workers By: APnews
	Obama Speaks To Churchgoers On Father's Day Barack Obama spoke to churchgoers on Chicago's South Side about Father's Day. The presumed Democratic presidential candidate attended service at the Apostolic Church of God, giving remarks about the importance of families and fathers. (June 15) Tags: News obama church By: APnews
	Obama, Mccain Reflect On Tim Russert Senators Barack Obama and John McCain hailed Tim Russert, the moderator of NBC's 'Meet the Press' who died suddenly Friday while preparing for his weekly broadcast. (June 13) Tags: News obama mccain By: APnews
	Obama: Payroll Tax On Incomes Above $250,000 Democrat Barack Obama says he would apply the Social Security payroll tax to all annual incomes above $250,000, which would affect the wealthiest 3 percent of Americans. Tags: News Obama Social Security By: APnews
	Obama Attacks Mccain Tax Plan Barack Obama is attacking rival John McCain's tax plan, saying it only benefits the wealthiest Americans. Obama says an independent study shows that the average middle class family will get three times more tax relief under his plan. (June 12) Tags: News Obama By: APnews
	Will Clinton's Base Jump To Mccain? Some in the Democratic party are concerned about whether Barack Obama will be able to unify his party after the long battle with Hillary Rodham Clinton. Some super-delegates are even planning to skip the party's convention. (June 11) Tags: News clinton obama By: APnews
	Obama Vp Vetter Resigns Over Loan Criticism Jim Johnson, a manager of Democrat Barack Obama's vice presidential search team, is resigning amid criticism over his personal loan deals. Obama's campaign declined to say if Johnson would be replaced. (June 11) Tags: News Obama veepstakes By: APnews
	Obama Calls For Tighter Credit Card Restrictions Democrat Barack Obama is calling for tighter restrictions on credit card companies and accused Republican presidential rival John McCain of doing too little to help Americans avoid crippling debts. (June 11) Tags: News Obama Lending By: APnews

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Obama claims nomination; is Clinton seeking VP spot? Tuesday, June 03, 2008 at 09:34 PM | Read More Cheered by a roaring crowd, Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois laid claim to the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday night, taking a historic step toward his once-improbable goal of becoming the nation's first black president. Hillary Rodham Clinton maneuvered for the vice presidential spot on his fall ticket without conceding her own defeat. Clinton praised Obama warmly in an appearance before supporters in New York, although she neither acknowledged his victory in their grueling marathon nor offered a concession of any sort.

Clinton wins Kentucky Democratic Party Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at 04:23 PM | Read More Hillary Rodham Clinton won the Kentucky primary Tuesday, a victory of scant political value in a Democratic presidential race moving inexorably in Barack Obama's direction. The two rivals also collided in Oregon's unique vote-by-mail contest, and Obama predicted he would finish the night with a majority of all delegates at stake in the 56 primaries and caucuses on the campaign calendar.

Clinton Wins Large in West Virginia Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at 05:20 PM | Read More Hillary Rodham Clinton coasted to a large, but largely symbolic victory in working-class West Virginia on Tuesday, handing Barack Obama one of his worst defeats of the campaign but scarcely slowing his march toward the Democratic presidential nomination. The Associated Press made its call based on surveys of voters as they left the polls.

Clinton Fights On... Superdelegate Time Wednesday, May 07, 2008 at 06:31 PM | Read More Despite an overwhelming defeat in North Carolina and a narrow victory in Indiana, Sen. Hillary Clinton vowed to stay in the race until her party has a nominee.The focus of the Democratic race now turns to the superdelegates, because they outnumber the remaining pledged delegates.