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Republican presumptive presidential nominee John McCain campaigned in Ohio on Thursday where he stopped by a research hospital to talk about his health care proposals. (May 2) Other Media You Might Like

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a speech to the American Israel
Public Affairs Committee. Clinton
made no mention of her future plans
in the Democratic presidential
campaign. (June 4) Tags: News Democrats AIPAC By: APnews | 
| Sen. Barack Obama Calls For Changes
To Tax Code During a campaign stop with senior
citizens in Indiana, Sen. Barack
Obama called for an overhaul of the
federal tax code. Obama said, if
elected, that he would give the
middle class a tax cut as well as
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security. (May 2) Tags: News obama economy By: APnews | 
| John Edwards Endorses Obama For
President After much speculation, John
Edwards is endorsing Barack Obama
for president. Edwards ended his
own presidential campaign in
January. (May 14) Tags: News edwards obama By: APnews | 
| Ap Analysis: Obama Shines On Last
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run and must now gird himself for
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| Bush Promises Aid To States Hit By
Storms President Bush promised aid for
states hit hard by severe weather.
Bush told a news conference in Rome
Thursday that he was carefully
following the plight of states hit
by bad weather, including
tornadoes. (June 12) Tags: News bush storms By: APnews | 
| Ap Campaign Minute Here's the latest political news
for Friday, June 27: Obama, Clinton
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back; Governor interested in Obama
cabinet, but no to running mate;
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| Undecided Superdelegate Sets His
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to pick either Barack Obama or
Hillary Clinton for president.
Steven Ybarra wants that amount to
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| Obama 'outraged' By Rev. Wright's
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comments made by his former pastor,
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is outraged by Wright's comments
and saddened by the spectacle.
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| Chelsea Clinton Bristles At
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today to a question about the
Monica Lewinsky scandal: "None of
your business." Clinton was
campaigning for her mother, Hillary
Clinton, at Butler University in
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| Clinton: 'more Determined To Carry
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West Virginia easily. Clinton
reiterated her desire to have the
delegates from Michigan and Florida
counted in the final delegate
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NBC's Tim Russert Dies at 58
Friday, June 13, 2008 at 04:45 PM | Read More
AP 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 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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