The Hillary Endgame

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June 2008
- Obama Willing to Help Bail Clinton Out of $20M Debt
  
  Bloomberg | Jun 5, 08 12:42 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama might ask his supporters to help Hillary Clinton pay off her campaign debt, Bloomberg reports. Clinton has accrued more than $20 million, $11.4 million of which she personally contributed. Under a campaign-finance law (co-sponsored by John McCain) she has until August's Democratic convention to raise money to settle the debt, after which she can only recoup $250,000. More »
- 'Dream Ticket' an Unlikely Nightmare
  
  Wall Street Journal | Jun 5, 08 7:07 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The champagne was barely uncorked at Barack Obama victory parties before Hillary Clinton's backers were pushing for her as veep choice, the Wall Street Journal reports, but the so-called "dream ticket" is looking unlikely. Dems on both sides point to a host of complications that could arise—especially when Bill Clinton and his undisclosed business dealings are thrown into the equation. More »
- Former Obama Pastor in Church Power Battle
  
  Time | Jun 5, 08 2:39 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama's former Chicago church is in turmoil over a battle to retain power by firebrand preacher Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Time reports. A rift has opened between Wright, who was supposed to retire from the church he nurtured for 36 years, and his hand-picked successor, whose qualifications he's now questioning. More »
- Clinton Vows to Back Obama
  
  Reuters | 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 to work for party unity as the 16-month race ends. More »
- Obama Names Caroline, 2 Others for VP Search
  
  Associated Press | Jun 4, 08 3:28 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama today named Caroline Kennedy and two Washington insiders to lead the search for his running mate, the AP reports. The others are former Fannie Mae CEO Jim Johnson and Eric Holder, who was Bill Clinton’s No. 2 at the Justice Department. Kennedy and her uncle Ted endorsed Obama at a critical juncture in late January. The news comes as Hillary backers step up the push to put her on the ticket. More »
- What Obama, Clinton Don't Get
  
  Time | Jun 4, 08 1:29 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Mark Halperin runs down what Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton aren’t counting on the day after the nomination was secured: For Obama: How intensely Clintonites feel about Hillary. Delaying his VP pick will only exacerbate the Obama-Clinton scrutiny. The sensitivity of the former first couple. The intense scrutiny he'll now face. How much distaste Camp McCain has for him. How the GOP has been waiting for this moment. How November will be about challenges facing the next prez. More »

Stories

Obama Willing to Help Bail Clinton Out of $20M Debt

'Dream Ticket' an Unlikely Nightmare

Former Obama Pastor in Church Power Battle

Clinton Vows to Back Obama

Obama Names Caroline, 2 Others for VP Search

What Obama, Clinton Don't Get