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Seigenthaler Barack Obama clinched the
Democratic presidential nomination
Tuesday, becoming the first black
candidate to lead a major party
into a campaign for the White
House. John Seigenthaler speaks
with AP writer Beth Fouhy. (June
3) Tags: News US Elections
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| Delegates May Become Key In 2008
Election Unlike some election years,
delegate counts may become
especially important in the race
for president, especially for the
GOP candidates. (Jan. 21) Tags: News 2008 election
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| Obama Arrives In Afghanistan Democratic presidential contender
Barack Obama arrived in Afghanistan
on Saturday, the first stop on a
campaign-season tour of war zones.
(July 19) Tags: News obama afghanistan
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| 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 | 
| Ap Campaign Minute Here are the top AP campaign
stories for June 18th: Barack Obama
gets foreign policy backing; Obama
leads McCain in key battlegrounds;
Michelle Obama on "The View;"
McCain talks energy policy. Tags: News campaign minute
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| Obama Pins Gas Woes On Mccain,
Dictators Sen. Barack Obama takes foreign
dictators to task for high energy
prices, along with his likely
Republican opponent, Sen. John
McCain. He says energy problems
were 30 years in the making, with
McCain in power for 26 of those
years. (July 11) Tags: News barack obama
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| Obama Tries To Answer Questions Of
Patriotism Barack Obama is on a weeklong
patriotism tour, trying to reassure
voters about his commitment to the
country. Obama says his own
patriotism has been questioned for
the first time during this
campaign. (June 30) Tags: News Obama
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| Obama Slams Mccain's Economic
Policies During a campaign stop in North
Carolina Monday Democratic White
House hopeful Barack Obama attacked
Republican John McCain's economic
policies, calling them
'outrageous.' (June 9) Tags: News candidates economy
By: APnews | 
| Democrats Considering Mail-in Vote
For Florida A consensus is building around the
idea of holding a do-over, mail-in
primary in Florida. The Democratic
National Committee stripped Florida
and Michigan of their delegates
because they held their contests
too early. (March 10) Tags: News US Elections
By: APnews | 
| Ap Election Update With John
Seigenthaler Barack Obama clinched the
Democratic presidential nomination
Tuesday, becoming the first black
candidate to lead a major party
into a campaign for the White
House. (June 3) Tags: News Campaign Minute
By: APnews |
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NBC's Tim Russert Dies at 58
Friday, June 13, 2008 at 04:45 PM | Read MoreAP is reporting that influential Tim Russert, died suddenly Friday in the midst of a presidential campaign he'd covered with trademark intensity. Praise poured in from the biggest names in politics, some recalling their own meltdown moments on his hot seat.
Russert, 58, was a political operative before he was a journalist. He joined NBC a quarter century ago and ended up as the longest-tenured host of the Sunday talk show "Meet the Press."
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Obama claims nomination; is Clinton seeking VP spot?
Tuesday, June 03, 2008 at 09:34 PM | Read MoreCheered 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.
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Clinton wins Kentucky Democratic Party
Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at 04:23 PM | Read MoreHillary 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.
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Clinton Wins Large in West Virginia
Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at 05:20 PM | Read MoreHillary 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.
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Clinton Fights On... Superdelegate Time
Wednesday, May 07, 2008 at 06:31 PM | Read MoreDespite 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.
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