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With the faltering U.S. economy now the most important issue to voters, Barack Obama began a two-week campaign tour, hoping to highlight the fiscal differences between himself and rival John McCain. (June 10) Other Media You Might Like
| Obama Gains Upper Hand Over Clinton With two more victories in
Wisconsin and Hawaii, Barack Obama
has now won 10 contests in a row
over Hillary Clinton. Clinton is
stepping up her attacks on Obama as
she looks to reinvigorate her
campaign. Tags: News Campaign Rdp
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| Mccain Visits German Restaurant In
Ohio As Barack Obama delivered a
high-profile speech in Berlin,
Republican rival John McCain
lunched on bratworst in a German
restaurant in Ohio. (July 24) Tags: News mccain
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| Mccain Tours Flood-damaged Iowa Republican presidential candidate
John McCain toured flood-damaged
southeastern Iowa on Thursday,
walking past half-submerged
buildings, washed-out roads and
thousands of sandbags filled
hurriedly in a vain attempt to hold
back the waters. (June 19) Tags: News mccaincampaign
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| Clinton To Cede Nomination To Obama
Tuesday Hillary Rodham Clinton will concede
Tuesday night that Barack Obama has
the delegates to secure the
Democratic nomination, campaign
officials said, effectively ending
her bid to be the nation's first
female president. (June 3) Tags: News Clinton
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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
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 | 
| How Does Obama Beat Mccain In
November? As the 2008 election narrows to a
race between Republican John McCain
and Democrat Barack Obama, The
Associated Press takes a look at
what challenges and strategies are
in store for the Obama camp. (June
4) Tags: News obama mccain
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| 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 | 
| In Fundraising Campaign: Obama,
Mccain Close Democrat Barack Obama raised $22
million in May for his presidential
campaign, his weakest fundraising
month this year, and ended the
month with $43 million cash on
hand. Rival John McCain came close
to matching Obama, $21 million in
May. (June 21) Tags: News candidates money
By: APnews | 
| Obama Reacts To Charlie Black's
Comments Barack Obama says the prospect of
another terrorist attack in the
U.S. should transcend politics.
Charlie Black, a McCain adviser,
recently told Fortune Magazine that
an attack would be a big advantage
for Republican John McCain. (June
24) Tags: News obamareax
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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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