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A speech at Berlin's Victory Column by Barack Obama is expected to draw thousands Thursday. Polls from Germany, France, and Britain show Obama an overwhelming favorite over his rival, John McCain. (July 22) Other Media You Might Like

| Sen. Kennedy Sails In Annual Race Just a week after he was diagnosed
with a brain tumor, Kennedy took
the helm of his sailboat, "Mya,"
and took part in a regatta from
Nantucket back home to Hyannis
Port, Massachusetts. (May 26) Tags: News Kennedy Figawi By: APnews | 
| Raw Video: Obama Meets With Israeli
Leaders Democratic presidential contender
Barack Obama held a breakfast
meeting Wednesday with Israeli
Defense Minister Ehud Barak.
Afterwards, he met with opposition
leader Benjamin Netanyahu. (July
23) Tags: News obama mideast By: APnews | 
| Gen. Pace Among Medal Of Freedom
Recipients President Bush presented Gen. Peter
Pace with one of the Presidential
Medals of Freedom at a White House
ceremony Thursday. (June 19) Tags: News bush freedom By: APnews | 
| Obama Vp Vetter Resigns Over Loan
Criticism Jim Johnson, a manager of Democrat
Barack Obama's vice presidential
search team, is resigning amid
criticism over his personal loan
deals. Obama's campaign declined to
say if Johnson would be replaced.
(June 11) Tags: News Obama veepstakes By: APnews | 
| Obama Coasts, Clinton Struggles Democratic presidential hopeful
Barack Obama is counting on wins in
Tuesday's primaries in Maryland,
Virginia and D.C. Meanwhile, Sen.
Hillary Clinton changed campaign
managers after Obama swept five
contests over the weekend. Tags: News obama clinton By: APnews | 
| Bush Criticizes Democrats Approach President Bush criticized Democrats
in Congress Wednesday for their
approach in dealing with the
housing crisis and soaring energy
prices. (May 7) Tags: News bush housing By: APnews | 
| Raw Video: Hillary Clinton Casts
Super Tuesday Vote Hillary Clinton showed up with her
husband in Chappaqua to cast her
vote in New York's primary. New
York is one of 24 states that will
weigh in during the biggest
presidential primary day in the
nation's history. Tags: News US Elections By: APnews | 
| Obama Turns Down $84 Million In
Public Funds Democratic presidential candidate
Barack Obama said Thursday he'll
bypass the federal public financing
system in the general election,
abandoning an earlier commitment to
take the money if his Republican
rival did as well. (June 19) Tags: News obama money By: APnews | 
| Mccain Talks Trade, Energy In
Canada Republican presidential hopeful
John McCain is in Canada Friday,
calling for stronger trade ties
with the country, including
harmonizing energy policies. (June
20) Tags: News mccain By: APnews | 
| Final Countdown To Ohio, Texas
Primaries Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton
are making their final stops in
Texas and Ohio as voters there
prepare to head to the polls.
Tuesday's primaries could be make
or break for Clinton. (March 3) Tags: News Campaign Rdp 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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