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Here's the latest news from the campaign trail for Thursday, June 12: Obama launches rumor-debunking web site; Obama moves DNC operations to Chicago; McCain to take free trade message to Canada; Italian leader supports McCain. Other Media You Might Like

| Raw Video: Clinton Backers Rally At
Dems Meeting About 500 people have gathered on a
sidewalk and cheered loudly as cars
turned into the driveway where
Democratic leaders are deciding
what to do about Florida and
Michigan. (May 31) Tags: News primary scramble By: APnews | 
| Mccain Regrets Position On Mlk
Holiday Presidential candidate John McCain
stood outside the motel where Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr. was slain 40
years ago, and told a crowd he was
wrong to initially oppose making
Dr. King's birthday a state holiday
in Arizona. (April 4) Tags: News mccain mlk By: APnews | 
| Obama: 'americans Can't Wait For
Change' Democratic presidential hopeful
Barack Obama held an economic town
hall meeting Tuesday in southeast
Missouri. He's expected to loose
the West Virginia primary to
Hillary Clinton, but still leads in
the delegate race for the
nomination. (May 13) Tags: News Obama By: APnews | 
| Ap Election Update With John
Seigenthaler Indiana and North Carolina go to
the polls today. The AP's Ron
Fournier predicts there are three
possible scenarios that could play
out when all the votes are counted.
(May 6) Tags: News election 2008 By: APnews | 
| Clinton Marks King Anniversary In
Memphis On the 40th anniversary of his
assassination, the Rev. Martin
Luther King Jr. was remembered
Friday in the city where he died by
Sen. Hillary Clinton. (April 4) Tags: News clinton mlk By: APnews | 
| Raw Video: Obama Family Enjoys July
4th Barack Obama and his family enjoyed
a Forth of July parade in Butte,
Montana. Obama called Montana one
of the prettiest states in the
country. (July 4) Tags: News Obama 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 | 
| Obama Says King's Call Still Rings
True Democratic presidential candidate
Sen. Barack Obama says the country
has yet to heal from Martin Luther
King Jr.'s assassination and that
the country still needs to heed his
words. (April 4) Tags: News obama king By: APnews | 
| Mccain: Challenges Obama To Town
Hall Series Presumptive Republican nominee for
president John McCain addressed a
crowd in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Wednesday, where he challenged
democrat Barack Obama to a series
of town hall events leading up to
this summer's conventions. (June 4) Tags: News mccain By: APnews | 
| Money Minute: Ross Perot, Satellite
Radio, More Billionaire former presidential
candidate Ross Perot has launched a
new Web site to highlight what he
calls the "economic crisis" facing
the country.(June 16) Tags: Business Ross Perot 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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