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 Court Is King in 
 Obama Campaign 

Basketball is essential outlet when things get tense

Oct 4, 08 1:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - For Barack Obama, shooting hoops is an essential element of any tense day. In frequent sessions usually closed to reporters, the senator faces off with friends from the campaign and elsewhere, even flying in Chicago buddies to hit the court, the Los Angeles Times reports. But his aides make sure... More »

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Barack Obama • basketball • Obama 2008 • Democratic presidential primaries • Election 2008 • Iowa caucuses

ANALYSIS

Clintons Still Seething Over Racist Portrayal

Aides didn't defend Obama on McCain's 'race card' accusation

Aug 5, 08 12:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Democratic primary battle ended months ago, but many in both Hillary and Bill Clinton’s circles still harbor a grudge over the way her campaign was painted as racist, Ben Smith writes in Politico. This ill will is coming back to haunt presumptive nominee Barack Obama as he grapples... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • Bill Clinton • racism • Democratic presidential primaries • Election 2008 • the race card

 Bill: I Made
 Mistakes but
 I'm No Racist

'There were things I wish I hadn't said,' he tells ABC

Aug 4, 08 6:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Speaking in his first broadcast interview since the Democratic primaries, Bill Clinton conceded he made mistakes during his wife's presidential campaign, but declared to ABC News: “I am not a racist.” He said he has regrets about the campaign, but “not the ones you think"—though... More »

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Barack Obama • Bill Clinton • racism • Democratic presidential primaries • South Carolina primary

Post-Primaries,
Bill Hits Road
to Recovery

In Africa for his charity, ex-Prez says he 'couldn't be happier'

Aug 3, 08 11:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - After a brutal primary race peppered with “YouTube moments” that tarnished his image, Bill Clinton is back to work, traveling through Africa in support of his charity. “This is my life now, and I was eager to get back to it,” the former president told the Washington ... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Africa • Bill Clinton • charity • Democratic presidential primaries

Primary Winners and Losers— Beyond Barack and Hillary

Big gambles led to
big payoffs, losses

Jun 12, 08 12:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama may be the big winner, but loads of other political fortunes hung in the balance this primary season. Politico breaks down the winners and losers. Winners:
  • Claire McCaskill: Got tons of air-time and used it brilliantly for Obama
  • Nancy Pelosi: Pulled off a nifty trick by
... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • primary • Ed Rendell • Claire McCaskill • Mike Easley • Democratic presidential primaries • Daniel Inouye • political endorsement • surrogates • Anibal Acevedo Vila

ANALYSIS

 How She Came Undone 

Clinton's campaign undermined by internal rancor, pushy spouse

Jun 8, 08 12:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - Bill Clinton’s interfering tenacity and squabbling aides killed Hillary Clinton’s chances to win the White House, the New York Times eulogizes in an obituary of the campaign that once seemed indestructible. “Hers was the campaign of destiny, a back-to-the-future effort to restore the Democratic dynasty of... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Bill Clinton • Democratic presidential primaries • Mark Penn

 Clinton Offers
 'Full Support' for Obama 

She suspends campaign, asks supporters to rally behind Barack

Jun 7, 08 12:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton today ended her 16-month campaign for the presidency and threw her "full support" behind Barack Obama, the New York Times reports. She urged her supporters to unite behind him. Clinton vowed to continue working on her key issues, in particular to shatter the glass ceiling for women.... More »

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 Clinton Vows to Back Obama 

Letter to backers says she declare her 'strong support' Saturday

Jun 4, 08 10:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton has told supporters she will end her campaign Saturday and endorse Barack Obama, Reuters reports. A letter from the New York senator to her backers released today said she would make good on her promise to "strongly support" Obama if he won the Democratic nomination. She pledged... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democratic presidential primaries • Election 2008

 Obama: I Will Be the Nominee 

He praises Clinton during victory speech in Minnesota

Jun 3, 08 9:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama tonight marked the end of an "historic journey" by declaring that "I will be the Democratic nominee." The nation's first black major-party nominee praised Hillary Clinton for her own history-making campaign and for her "unyielding desire to improve the lives of ordinary Americans" before... More »

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 Hillary: 'No Decisions Tonight' 

She praises Obama but does not drop from the race

Jun 3, 08 9:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton congratulated Barack Obama tonight on a hard-fought campaign but did not concede the race, MSNBC reports. "I will be making no decisions tonight," she said to raucous applause from supporters. Speaking less than an hour after the major networks declared Obama the nominee, she encouraged the... More »

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Clinton Wins South Dakota, But Victory Comes Too Late

She wins state primary after Obama clinches nomination

Jun 3, 08 8:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton has won the South Dakota primary, CNN reports, but the victory is a hollow one: It follows news that Barack Obama clinched the Democratic nomination. With 99% of returns in, Clinton led 55% to 44%. Exit polls showed that 60% of Clinton supporters would vote for Obama in... More »

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 Networks Call It:
 Obama Clinches 

He becomes the first black candidate for a major party

Jun 3, 08 8:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama clinched the Democratic nomination tonight to become the first black candidate for president on a major-party ticket. Obama reached the necessary number of delegates—2,118—as the polls closed in South Dakota at 9pm EST, CNN reports. AP reported earlier today that Obama had clinched, but media... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • South Dakota • Democratic presidential primaries • superdelegates • South Dakota primary

OPINION

 Bush v. Gore's Lessons for 2008 

2000 election mess colors Obama-Clinton contest

May 26, 08 3:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Memorial Day dates from the Civil War, but this week, thanks to HBO’s Recount, a different internecine conflict will be in the air: the 2000 election. The generally factual portrayal of the Florida snafu gets Hendrik Hertzberg of the New Yorker thinking about another hairsplitting debate over vote... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democratic presidential primaries • Election 2000 • Michigan primary • Florida primary • George W. Bush • power grab • Bush vs. Gore

updated

 Obama Claims Delegate 
 Majority; Wins in Oregon 

He returns to Iowa, says 'change is coming to America'

May 20, 08 9:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama said tonight that his campaign had reached a pivotal milestone by clinching a majority of the pledged delegates at stake in the Democratic primary, CNN reports. Addressing a rally in Iowa—the state that put his campaign on a winning path—Obama declared that victory is "within... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Kentucky • Democratic presidential primaries • Oregon primary

 Hillary Vows to Press On 

After win in Kentucky, she says she's more electable candidate

May 20, 08 7:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton made clear she has no intention of dropping from the race in the wake of her resounding victory in Kentucky. She told supporters that more people have voted for her than for any candidate who's run for the Democratic nomination, CNN reports. "We've got to get this... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democrats • Kentucky • Democratic presidential primaries

Barack Fails to Make Gains With White Voters in Ky.

Clinton wins 71% of the white vote in primary

May 20, 08 6:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama showed little evidence that he's been able to make amends with white working-class voters, exit polls in Kentucky show. Whites make up about 90% of the state's electorate, and Clinton won 71% of their votes, including three-fourths of those who didn't complete college. In addition, only about 40%... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democrats • Kentucky • Democratic presidential primaries

updated

 Clinton Romps in Kentucky 

As expected, she beats Obama handily; Oregon later tonight

May 20, 08 6:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton cruised to a lopsided victory in today's Kentucky primary, the Louisville Courier-Journal reports. Clinton won 65% to 30%, a margin of victory she called an "overwhelming vote of confidence." Despite the huge win, Barack Obama picked up enough support to clinch a majority of pledged delegates... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democrats • Kentucky • Democratic presidential primaries • superdelegates

OPINION

'Poor Hillary' Refrain Has Hillary-Like Staying Power

Voters, rivals and pundits have been tut-tutting for years, but Clinton marches on

May 16, 08 3:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - There’s Hillary Clinton, writes Libby Copeland in the Washington Post, and then there’s “Poor Hillary.” Though Barack Obama destroyed her “inevitability,” she continues to quixotically pursue the Democratic nomination, touting the power of “grit” against arithmetic, and moving op-ed writers, news anchors and... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John Edwards • sexism • Democratic presidential candidates • Democratic nomination • Democratic presidential primaries • Hillary haters

updated

 Edwards Endorses Obama 

Move could help Democratic front-runner with working-class whites

May 14, 08 6:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - John Edwards endorsed Barack Obama today, calling him the one person who can bring about the "one America" that will bridge the divide between rich and poor and rebuild the nation's "moral authority." Edwards, who dropped out of the race in January, joined Obama in Michigan for... More »

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Barack Obama • John Edwards • Democrats • Democratic presidential primaries • endorsement

 Clinton Still Defiant on Trail 

She dismisses calls to step down as 'deja vu all over again'

May 8, 08 7:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton urged her supporters to stick by her today, telling a West Virginia audience that calls for her to step down are simply "deja vu all over again," the AP reports. Clinton also told USA Today that only she can deliver the broad base of voters, including... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democratic presidential primaries • superdelegates • Election 2008

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