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Dem Office Holders Gravitate Toward Obama

Cuts into Clinton's lead among governors, members of Congress

Mar 14, 08 2:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama is cutting into Hillary Clinton's lead among the most prestigious superdelegates, the Democratic Party's members of Congress and governors. Among those 313 superdelegates, Clinton has the support of 103 and Obama of 96, reports Bloomberg. Clinton maintains an overall lead of 259-212 among superdelegates, but that too is... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • Jay Rockefeller • Kathleen Sebelius • Democratic presidential primaries • Chet Culver • superdelegates

Canada's US Envoy Urged
to Resign Over NAFTA-Gate

Ambassador admits speaking to reporter

Mar 12, 08 12:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - The scope of the Barack Obama NAFTA memo scandal widened again yesterday, with Canadian opposition legislators calling for the resignation of Canada's ambassador to the US after he was implicated, the Globe and Mail reports. Michael Wilson admitted speaking to the reporter who broke the story that the candidate was... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Canada • NAFTA • Stephen Harper • Democratic presidential primaries • Ohio primary • NAFTA-gate • Ian Brodie • Michael Wilson

Dems Launch New Spin Cycle

Clinton, Obama clash over who's winning, whose November appeal is broader

Mar 12, 08 11:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama both say they're winning the Democratic nomination race, of course, but each backs it up differently. Obama points to a lead in delegates overall, pledged delegates, and popular vote. Clinton claims important groups like women, blue-collar workers, and Latinos—and so-called "big states" like... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • California • Ohio • Democratic presidential primaries • the Hispanic vote • bellwether states

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Obama Wins Miss. Primary

Hopeful also beats Clinton in Texas caucuses, gaining
most state delegates

Mar 11, 08 8:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Seeking to regain momentum, Barack Obama triumphed in a racially divided Mississippi primary today by winning about 90% of black votes and a third of white voters, CNN projects. He also won last week's Texas caucuses, scoring more state delegates overall than primary-winner Hillary Clinton. Mississippi awards 33 delegates and... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democratic presidential candidates • Democratic presidential primaries • African-American voters • Pennsylvania primary • Mississippi primary

Clinton-Obama Race Ups Stakes for Secret Service

Agents deploy to protect two unique candidates

Mar 11, 08 4:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - The race for the Democratic nomination is confounding an unlikely group—the Secret Service, which started covering Barack Obama earlier than any previous candidate and has protected Hillary Clinton since Bill's nomination in 1992. And the throngs of passionate supporters—as many as 30,000—at campaign events “definitely... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Secret Service • Bill Clinton • assassination attempt • Democratic presidential primaries • campaign security • general election

Obama Goes Into Miss.
as Favorite

State's large black population expected
to seal victory today

Mar 11, 08 6:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama heads into today's Mississippi primary as the favorite in the last vote before Pennsylvania's on April 22. Mississippi has the largest percentage of African-American voters in the country—about half of the Democratic electorate is black—and the Obama campaign is expected to to add the state to... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Republican • Mississippi • Democratic presidential primaries • delegates • Election 2008 • Mississippi primary

Ex-Gov. Helps Obama Sling Mississippi Mud

Mabus deplores divisiveness, Clinton's 'derogatory' statements

Mar 7, 08 4:10 PM CST
(Newser) - A Barack Obama radio ad airing in Mississippi ahead of Tuesday’s primary features the ex-governor arguing that Hillary Clinton looks down on the state, CNN reports. Entitled “Respect,” the ad refers to remarks Clinton made about a lack of elected female officials in Iowa, when she said,... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Iowa • Mississippi • Democratic presidential primaries • attack ad • Ray Mabus • women in office

Canadian PM Widens Probe
of NAFTA Leak

Harper's chief of staff accused of releasing Obama memo

Mar 7, 08 9:26 AM CST
(Newser) - Amid cross-party outcry, the prime minister of Canada says he'll expand an investigation into the NAFTA leak that may have contributed to Barack Obama's loss in Ohio, reports the Globe and Mail. The opposition is calling for the head of Ian Brodie, PM Stephen Harper's chief of staff, who is... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Canada • NAFTA • Stephen Harper • Democratic presidential primaries • Ohio primary • NAFTA-gate • Jack Layton

Bigwigs Wrangle Over Fla., Michigan

Campaigns, states, party try to resolve barred delegates mess

Mar 7, 08 8:16 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton's race to capture every pledged delegate has revived a contentious issue: what to do with the disqualified delegates from Michigan and Florida. Both campaigns, state leaders, and party elders all agree that something must be done. But the party is at an impasse over how... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Howard Dean • Charlie Crist • Jennifer Granholm • Democratic presidential primaries • Michigan primary • Florida primary • barred delegates • re-vote

$55M Another Record Month for Obama

February take, mainly online, shatters his previous best of $36M

Mar 6, 08 4:10 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama has 55 million reasons to keep his chin up despite losses this week in Democratic primaries, the Chicago Tribune reports, with the Illinois senator taking in $55 million in February to shatter, again, records for political donations. About 750,000 people donated last month; $45 million came online—... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • campaign fundraising • Democratic presidential primaries • online donations

Candidates Spin Tuesday: Math vs. Momentum

Superdelegates loom ever larger as Clinton barely narrows deficit

Mar 6, 08 1:25 PM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton's victories in Texas and Ohio changed little in the race for pledged delegates—by some estimates she netted only five—but Tuesday's primaries changed the dynamic of the Democratic contest, the Wall Street Journal reports. The candidates have divergent arguments: Barack Obama's team says the math favors him;... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democratic presidential primaries • Texas primary • Ohio primary • superdelegates • Pennsylvania primary • delegate count

Michigan, Florida Dems
Mull Do-Over Votes

States who lost delegates to too-early races could become tie-breakers

Mar 6, 08 6:22 AM CST
(Newser) - Do-over Democratic primary votes in Michigan and Florida are looking likelier with the support of key political players, the AP reports. The governors of both states—a Clinton-backing Democrat in Michigan and a Republican in Florida—have issued a joint statement calling for their states' delegates to be seated at... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democratic National Convention • Howard Dean • Democratic National Committee • Democratic presidential primaries • Florida primary

Long Fight Threatens Dems

Clinton victories in Texas, Ohio presage  ugly, costly contest

Mar 5, 08 10:28 AM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton's victories in Texas and Ohio herald a long, ugly scrap for the Democratic nomination—and the big loser may be the party, reports Newsweek. It remains unknown how many delegates the New York senator won last night, but Clinton can now brush aside calls for her to end... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • Democratic nomination • Democratic Party • Democratic presidential primaries • Texas primary • Ohio primary • Election 2008

Clinton Wins
in Rhode Island

She ends Obama's streak at 12,
awaits results from Texas, Ohio

Mar 4, 08 8:32 PM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton snapped Barack Obama's political winning streak at 12 tonight by taking Rhode Island, NBC News reports. While good news for Clinton, her bigger fight is in Ohio, where she's locked in a tight race, and in Texas, whose results come later tonight. She needs strong performances in both.... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Rhode Island • Democratic presidential primaries • Election 2008

Obama, McCain
Win in Vermont

Critical contests ahead later tonight
in Ohio and Texas

Mar 4, 08 6:01 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama and John McCain won their primaries in Vermont tonight, the Burlington Free Press reports. For Obama, it's his 12th straight political victory over Hillary Clinton, though the bigger focus comes later tonight when voters in Ohio and Texas weigh in. Rhode Island also votes. McCain, meanwhile, edges closer... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • Democrats • Republican • Vermont • presidential primaries • Mike Huckabee • Democratic presidential primaries • delegates • Election 2008 • Iraq war

Ohio Fears Chaos, Delays in Primary Vote

Dem hopefuls stump
as experts dread a ballot controversy

Mar 2, 08 8:04 PM CST
(Newser) - As Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama barnstormed across Ohio today, experts fretted that a delay in vote-counting on Tuesday may add to mistrust over the state's elections, the Columbus Dispatch reports. Predicted record turnout and the option to vote by ballot or touch-screen may confuse primary voters and remind the... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democratic presidential primaries • Ohio primary • Election 2008 • electronic voting

Party Pooh-bahs to Clinton: Lose and Go Home

2 Obama backers, NM governor, stress party unity

Mar 2, 08 6:06 PM CST
(Newser) - Top Democrats are urging Hillary Clinton to quit if she can’t score big in Tuesday’s primaries, the New York Times reports. Senators John Kerry and Dick Durbin, both Obama backers, and New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson pressed her today to consider party unity if she loses in Texas... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Bill Richardson • John Kerry • Dianne Feinstein • Howard Dean • Dick Durbin • Democratic presidential primaries • Election 2008

Clinton Stumps on SNL

Dem pokes fun at herself, campaign

Mar 2, 08 10:34 AM CST
(Newser) - She was supposed to be campaigning in Ohio last night—but instead Hillary Clinton was live from New York. Like last week, Saturday Night Live opened with a debate sketch parodying a recent Clinton-Obama debate, with the Dems played by SNL regulars. The real Hillary appeared immediately... More »

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Saturday Night Live • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Rudy Giuliani • NBC • Democratic nomination • Democratic presidential primaries • Amy Poehler

Obama Relies on
Volunteers to Sway Texas

His campaign got a relatively late start in crucial state

Mar 1, 08 12:50 PM CST
(Newser) - Volunteers, not the paid staff Barack Obama has relied on to win previous primaries, are at the core of his campaign in Texas, reports the Wall Street Journal. It's "like a baling wire and duct tape thing," says his campaign chief in the state. A year ago, it... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Texas • Clinton 2008 • Obama 2008 • Iowa caucus • Democratic presidential primaries • South Carolina primary • Ohio primary • campaign staff

Wounded Hillary
Marches On

As Clinton's campaign falters, morale dips and advisers are on edge

Feb 24, 08 5:30 AM CST
(Newser) - With Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign on the ropes, morale is low and advisers are screaming at each other in back rooms, the New York Times reports. While the candidate appears resolute, she no longer expresses the supreme confidence she once did and has stopped prefacing sentences with "... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • presidential debate • Bill Clinton • James Carville • Patti Solis Doyle • Democratic presidential primaries • Texas primary • Ohio primary • Mark Penn • Howard Wolfson

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