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Here's the latest from the campaign trail for Saturday, April 5th: Sen. Clinton says don't ignore Michigan and Florida; Obama pitches clean coal, McCain calls for civil campaign, Former lawmaker weighs presidential run. (April 5) Other Media You Might Like
| Bush To Congress: Make Tax Cuts
Permanent The White House is considering new
measures to help stimulate the
battered economy. Despite the
recent stimulus package analysts
say consumers still are anxious,
and a weakening job market could
make people less inclined to spend.
(June 6) Tags: News Bush Economy
By: APnews | 
| Bush Prepares For Final G-8 Summit The issues are as difficult as
ever, but the conditions are likely
to be more conducive to agreement
as President George Bush attends
his eighth and final economic
summit of industrial democracies.
(July 4) Tags: News bush
By: APnews | 
| Mccain Talks Trade, Energy In
Canada Republican presidential hopeful
John McCain is in Canada Friday,
calling for stronger trade ties
with the country, including
harmonizing energy policies. (June
20) Tags: News mccain
By: APnews | 
| Bill Clinton: 'puerto Rico Is Key' Former President Bill Clinton took
to Puerto Rico on Tuesday, urging
islanders to vote in large numbers
in a weekend presidential primary
to give his wife Hillary a majority
of the popular vote cast in all
Democratic contests. (May 27) Tags: News Puerto Rico primary Clinton
By: APnews | 
| Amid Further Uproar, Obama Resigns
From Church Barack Obama has resigned his
20-year membership in Chicago's
Trinity United Church of Christ. A
move that follows inflammatory
remarks by the Reverend Jeremiah
Wright and more recent fiery
remarks from a visiting priest.
(June 1) Tags: News BC Obama
By: APnews | 
| Clinton Supports Full Voting Rights
For D.c. Sen. Hillary Clinton told a small
gathering sponsored by the National
Council for Negro Women that she
supports full voting rights for
District of Columbia residents. Tags: News clinton campaign
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 | 
| Romney Suspends Presidential
Campaign Mitt Romney is suspending his
faltering presidential campaign.
Romney's decision makes it likely
that Sen. John McCain will become
the Republican party's nominee. Tags: News Romney
By: APnews | 
| Obama Wins North Carolina Primary Democratic front-runner Barack
Obama swept to victory in the North
Carolina presidential primary
Tuesday night and lengthened his
lead in the delegate race. (May 6) Tags: News Primary Rdp
By: APnews | 
| Economy, Now Front And Center In
'08 Race As democrat Barack Obama launches a
two week campaign series focusing
on the economy, Republican John
McCain fired back today, saying
Obama is bad for business and will
implement large amounts of taxes.
(June 10) Tags: News mccain obama
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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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