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Presumptive Republican nominee for president, John McCain spoke to supporters in Kenner, Louisiana Tuesday night; where he congratulated both Senators Clinton and Obama, but also said the election posed clear choices in the fall. (June 3) Other Media You Might Like

| Ap Campaign Minute Here's the latest from the campaign
trail for Wednesday June 11th:
McCain discusses gas prices on
"Today Show;" Obama discusses
predatory lending in Chicago; Jim
Johnson leaving Obama's VP
committee. (June 11) Tags: News campaign minute By: APnews | 
| 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 | 
| 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 | 
| Ap Analysis: Obama Shines On Last
Primary Night Republican strategist Rich Galen
and Democratic strategist Jenny
Backus say Barack Obama set the
stage well for his general election
run and must now gird himself for
more challenges from Republicans.
(June 3) Tags: News analysis obama By: APnews | 
| Ap Campaign Minute Clinton wants more attention for
Afghanistan; Obama says race is not
his motivation; Dean calls for
superdelegates to choose a
candidate; McCain jabs at Obama's
understanding of economy. (April
28) Tags: News campaign minute By: APnews | 
| Clinton Says She Has Right Idea For
Lowering Gas In the final day of campaigning
before Tuesday's primaries, Sen.
Hillary Clinton told voters in
North Carolina that her plan for a
summer gas tax holiday is better
than the plans suggested by her
rivals. (May 5) Tags: News Democrats By: APnews | 
| After Oregon Win, Obama Returns To
Florida One day after winning the Oregon
primary, Democrat Barack Obama was
in Tampa, Florida Wednesday, a move
that suggests the Senator's
campaign is now shifting toward the
general election. (May 21) Tags: News obama florida By: APnews | 
| Ap Analysis: Ky. Gives Clinton Ammo
For Denver Democratic strategist Jenny Backus
and Republican strategist Rich
Galen say while Kentucky may not
give Hillary Clinton the nomination
it could boost her standing at the
Democratic convention. (May 20) Tags: News ap analysis By: APnews | 
| Ap Campaign Minute 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) Tags: News Campaign Minute By: APnews | 
| Priest Suspended For Clinton
Comments The head of the Chicago Archdiocese
has asked a priest to take two
weeks off after the priest mocked
Hillary Clinton in a guest sermon
at another church. (June 4) Tags: News obama pfleger By: APnews |
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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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