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Here are the latest news from the campaign trail for Tuesday, July 1, 2008: Obama to expand Bush's faith based programs; Clark: Obama had no part in McCain comments; McCain to talk free trade in Latin America; Obama, Clinton to work together. (July 1) Other Media You Might Like
| 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
By: APnews | 
| Obama Hits Back At Mccain On
Foreign Policy Barack Obama and John McCain are
sparing over foreign policy. Obama
says he would have the courage to
meet with U.S. enemies, while
McCain says that plan shows Obama's
inexperience. (May 19) Tags: News Obama
By: APnews | 
| Obama: 'si Se Puede,' Yes We Can Barack Obama is fighting hard for
Hispanic support. The Democratic
White House hopeful spoke at The
National Association of Latino
Elected and Appointed Officials,
which is holding its 25th annual
conference. (June 28) Tags: News obama naleo
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
halt the income tax on social
security. (May 2) Tags: News obama economy
By: APnews | 
| Politico: Mcclellan Blasts Bush In
New Book According to politico.com,
President Bush's former spokesman
Scott McClellan says the White
House was neither candid nor honest
as the nation headed to war in
Iraq. (May 28) Tags: News Bush McClellan Book
By: APnews | 
| Mass. Residents Worry About Kennedy The news that Massachusetts Senator
Ted Kennedy has a malignant brain
tumor has rattled people who live
in his home state. (May 21) Tags: News kennedy health
By: APnews | 
| Campaign Minute Texas holds caucuses; Obama says
he's confident he can win; Former
president Clinton says chill out;
McCain returns to aviation roots.
(March 30) Tags: News campaign minute
By: APnews | 
| Raw Video: Mccain Tours Everglades Sen. John McCain continued
campaigning in Florida Friday,
taking an Everglades air boat tour
at Everglades Safari Park. (June 6) Tags: News mccain florida
By: APnews | 
| Romney's Red Eye To Pump Up
Delegates Republican presidential candidate
Mitt Romney hopped a plane from
California to West Virginia on
Super Tuesday morning to address
the state's GOP convention. It's a
strategy he hopes will win him the
state. Tags: News romney
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 |
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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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