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 Caroline: UK Ambassador?

If Obama wins, Kennedy gets Ambassadorship in London

Aug 22, 08 12:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Should Barack Obama win the presidency, he will reward Caroline Kennedy’s efforts by appointing her ambassador to Great Britain, predicts the Mandrake gossip column in London's Daily Telegraph. The payback would place JFK’s only surviving child in the position once held by her grandfather, patriarch Joe. He shot... More »

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Barack Obama • London • Joe Kennedy • Britain • Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg • Barack Obama supporters • political endorsement • ambassador • Obama administration


 Hot Ticket: Jolie's
 Presidential
 Endorsement

Undecided and independent, actress-activist wants refugee agenda

Aug 11, 08 9:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - With her star power, humanitarian activism, and status as a UN ambassador, Angelina Jolie represents a celebrity endorsement both John McCain and Barack Obama are actively seeking, reports Wilshire & Washington, Variety's politics blog. "I am waiting to see the commitments they will make on issues like international justice,... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Angelina Jolie • celebrity • Obama 2008 • celebrity humanitarianism • McCain 2008 • political endorsement • Election 2008

 Gore Endorses Obama 

Democratic party heavyweight urges support for presumptive nominee

Jun 16, 08 4:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Al Gore will endorse Barack Obama for president tonight at a rally in Detroit, ABC News reports. "From now through Election Day, I intend to do whatever I can to make sure he is elected President of the United States," Gore said of Obama in an email to... More »

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Barack Obama • Al Gore • Cabinet • endorsement • political endorsement

 GOP Lawmakers Holding
 Out on McCain 

At least 14 say they won't endorse candidate

Jun 12, 08 2:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - At least 14 GOP lawmakers are refusing to publicly support John McCain’s White House bid, and more than a dozen more are keeping mum about whether they back the senator, the Hill reports. A few say they are supporting their party’s candidate without going so far as... More »

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Iraq • energy • John McCain • GOP • nominee • political endorsement • Pennsylvania primary • Indiana primary • West Virginia primary

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

Clinton, Obama Laughing as They Part

Pair have 'positive'
talk; Hillary will
endorse him today

Jun 7, 08 8:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton were laughing together after a private hourlong meeting at a Senate colleague's home, reports the AP. California Sen. Dianne Feinstein said the pair chatted away in her living room late Thursday in a "positive" head-to-head, their first since Obama clinched the nomination. Clinton is... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Dianne Feinstein • Democratic nomination • political endorsement

Penn Endorses Obama, Then Blasts Him

Cannes jury prez 'excited,' but Dem's voting record 'inhuman'

May 15, 08 2:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sean Penn used his platform as president of the Cannes jury to express his excitement "by the hope that Barack Obama is inspiring," the Telegraph reports—though the firebrand actor-director also had some choice words for the Democratic candidate. Obama has much to live up to, Penn said,... More »

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Barack Obama • France • Cannes Film Festival • Sean Penn • Natalie Portman • political endorsement

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 Edwards' Endorsement
 Is No Game-Changer 

Move was inevitable, says Newsweek analyst

May 15, 08 9:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - John Edwards’ endorsement of Barack Obama may “hammer another nail into Clinton’s subterranean coffin,” but it won’t do much to sway primary voters, Andrew Romano writes in Newsweek. Had Edwards taken a pro-Obama stand a few months ago, it might have helped the senator with blue-collar... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John Edwards • Democratic voters • Democratic nomination • endorsement • political endorsement • blue-collar vote • Election 2008

Why Is Edwards AWOL in North Carolina?

Former senator has surprisingly little clout
in home state

May 4, 08 6:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Why has John Edwards maintained silence as the precarious Democratic contest heads to his home state of North Carolina? Could be, Politico posits, because he knows he has little sway there. According to insiders, the state, which holds its primary Tuesday, knew the senator only fleetingly before he leapt to... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John Edwards • political party • political activism • endorsement • Democratic campaign • political endorsement • Election 2008 • North Carolina primary

Oklahoma Gov. Henry Endorses Uniter Obama

Superdelegate bucks state primary results, rips 'politics as usual'

Apr 23, 08 10:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry endorsed Barack Obama yesterday, saying the Illinois senator was the only one who could “transcend partisan games.” Henry is the third Oklahoma superdelegate to back Obama, the Tulsa World reports, bucking the results of the state’s Feb. 5 primary—which Hillary Clinton won... More »

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Barack Obama • Obama 2008 • Oklahoma • political endorsement • superdelegates • Brad Henry

 The Boss Thinks
 Barack Rocks 

Springsteen deems Obama 'head and shoulders above the rest'

Apr 16, 08 12:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rocker Bruce Springsteen endorsed Barack Obama today, calling the candidate “head and shoulders above the rest.” The Boss cited Obama’s leadership on the war, economic and racial justice, and the environment, the New York Times reports; he also criticized the “bitter” flap, saying Obama's opponents were... More »

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Barack Obama • John Kerry • Bruce Springsteen • Democratic nomination • endorsement • political endorsement • Bittergate

Indiana Pols Avoid Obama/ Clinton Decision

Host of factors makes five House Dems wary of May 6 endorsement

Apr 14, 08 2:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Indiana is poised to become a major battleground in the Democratic presidential race, but Indiana’s Democratic House representatives look like they’re ducking the firefight. Four of the five are in their first terms, seemingly unwilling to risk angering party brass or alienating voters. Indiana’s contest looks incredibly... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democrats • Indiana • House of Representatives • Evan Bayh • Democratic presidential primaries • Andre Carson • political endorsement • Indiana primary • Baron Hill • Brad Ellsworth • Joe Donnelly • Pete Visclosky

 Clinton Camp
 'Ticked Me Off':
 Richardson 

NM governor backed Obama after Hillary
got aggressive

Apr 12, 08 3:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - Bill Richardson says negative ads and arm-twisting phone calls from the Clinton camp pushed him to back Barack Obama last month, the Los Angeles Times reports. The New Mexico governor, labeled a "Judas" after supporting Obama, says he almost backed Hillary until her "3 a.m." ads... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Bill Richardson • Bill Clinton • political endorsement

 Carter Closer to Backing Obama 

Former president, superdelegate coy in dangling endorsement

Apr 4, 08 4:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jimmy Carter all but endorsed Barack Obama as the Democratic presidential nominee, Reuters reports. His home state of Georgia went to Obama, Carter reminded a Nigerian newspaper, and his children and their families support the Illinois senator. "As a superdelegate,” he continued, “I would not disclose who... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Jimmy Carter • endorsement • Barack Obama supporters • political endorsement • superdelegates • Election 2008

Obama Wins Hamilton Nod

Longtime Indiana congressman can lend candidate national security cred

Apr 2, 08 9:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama picked up an endorsement today from longtime Indiana rep Lee Hamilton, who was the co-chairman of both the 9/11 Commission and the Iraq Study Group. Hamilton, who said Obama "has the best opportunity to create a new sense of national unity," should help his candidate both... More »

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Barack Obama • Indiana • Obama 2008 • foreign policy • Lee Hamilton • political endorsement

Pa. Senator to Endorse Obama

Backing represents
big break; Casey had vowed to stay neutral
in crucial race

Mar 28, 08 9:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey will endorse Barack Obama today, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports, in what could be big break for the presidential hopeful who's been trailing Hillary Clinton in polls there. Not only can Casey help Obama with Keystone State Democrats, says Politico’s Ben Smith, but his endorsement... More »

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Barack Obama • endorsement • political endorsement • superdelegates • Pennsylvania primary • Bob Casey

Edwards Endorsement
Seems Unlikely

Genuinely torn between candidates, prefers to play party elder role

Mar 22, 08 8:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - Neither Barack Obama nor Hillary Clinton should hold their breath for an endorsement from John Edwards, Politico reports. People close to the influential former candidate expect him to parlay neutrality in the primary fight into a "party elder" role like that of Al Gore.  In a Leno appearance... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John Edwards • Al Gore • Jay Leno • political endorsement

Bush: Mac Has 'Courage' to Lead

President endorses Arizona senator a day after GOP nomination assured

Mar 5, 08 2:34 PM CST
(Newser) - George Bush endorsed John McCain in a Rose Garden appearance today, saying his former foe has the “character, courage, and perseverance” to be president. One day after the Arizona senator clinched the Republican nomination, he said of Bush, “I appreciate his endorsement, and I appreciate his service to... More »

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John McCain • Republican nomination • endorsement • political endorsement • conservative vote • Paul Begala • Rose Garden • George W. Bush

UPDATED

Dodd Endorses Obama

Conn. senator is 1st ex-Democratic candidate to take sides

Feb 26, 08 11:40 AM CST
(Newser) - Chris Dodd endorsed Barack Obama today in Cleveland, praising his ex-opponent for his "ability to reach and touch the hearts and souls of Americans," the Plain Dealer reports. The first former candidate to make an endorsement in the race, Dodd told the Hartford Courant he was "back... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Joe Lieberman • Chris Dodd • political endorsement • Ohio primary

Richardson Is Out of the Race, But In Demand

Clinton, Obama
vie for backing of
NM governor

Feb 23, 08 1:15 PM CST
(Newser) - The remaining Dem hopefuls have been pursuing Bill Richardson since he left the presidential race, the New York Times reports. In fact Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are calling the New Mexico governor daily seeking his endorsement. Obama’s approach is “a surgical bomb,” Richardson said, while... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Bill Richardson • Bill Clinton • Hispanic • political endorsement • Election 2008

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