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Here's the latest news from the campaign trail for Tuesday, July 8: Obama, McCain court Hispanics; McCain pushes for border security; Obama calls for reforms to bankruptcy laws; Pet owners prefer McCain. Other Media You Might Like
| Obama: Iraq Now Needs A Political
Solution Barack Obama says there have been
security gains in Iraq, but the
country needs a political solution.
Obama is continuing his overseas
trip with stops in Jordan and
Israel. (July 22) Tags: News Obama Iraq
By: APnews | 
| Mccain: Auto Losses Profound, Deep,
Painful Republican presidential candidate
Sen. John McCain tells a Michigan
audience losses from the auto
manufacturing industry there have
been painful. But he says new
technology like battery power may
revive the car business. (July 18) Tags: News john mccain ff
By: APnews | 
| Obama Wants Bill Clinton Involved
With Campaign Barack Obama says he wants former
President Bill Clinton's help on
the campaign trail. Clinton
extended his support to Obama for
the first time this week in a
one-sentence statement from a
spokesman. (June 25) Tags: News Obama
By: APnews | 
| Clinton, Obama Focus Comments On
Iraq Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama
used campaign appearances today to
criticize the Iraq War. Sen.
Clinton said she would try to start
bringing troops home in 60 days,
while Sen. Obama spoke out against
the President's decision to go to
war. (March 19) Tags: News candidates iraq
By: APnews | 
| Mccain: Choice Of Right Change, And
Wrong Change 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) Tags: News mccain
By: APnews | 
| Bush: Congress Should Pass War
Funding Bill President Bush urged Congress
Thursday to pass a war funding bill
that does not 'tie the hands' of
U.S. commanders in Iraq and
Afghanistan. (May 22) Tags: News bush bragg
By: APnews | 
| How Does Mccain Beat Obama 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 McCain camp. (June
4) Tags: News mccain obama
By: APnews | 
| Nader Says Obama Wants To 'talk
White' Ralph Nader makes some surprising
claims against Barack Obama saying
he is appealing to 'white guilt.'
But the Democratic presidential
nominee brushes off the criticism
saying Nader is just trying to
attract attention. (June 25) Tags: News Nader Obama
By: APnews | 
| Ap Photos: This Week On The Trail The AP's David Ake tells the
stories behind the week's best
photos from the presidential
campaign trail. (June 22) Tags: News campaign minute
By: APnews | 
| Ap Campaign Minute Here's the latest news from the
campaign trail for Tuesday, April
15: McCain calls for gas-tax
holiday; Poll: Clinton leads Obama
in Pennsylvania; Obama tries to
regain politics of hope; Frank
calls for trailing Dem to drop out
by June. 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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