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February 2008
- Young Evangelicals Shifting Left
  
  ABC News | Feb 11, 08 5:55 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Young evangelicals are dropping hot-button GOP issues like abortion and gay marriage to embrace less controversial causes, a new survey says. Internet porn, liberal media, and AIDS orphans now top their political hot list, and many young evangelicals who still rank abortion as number one also pick Barack Obama—a pro-choice candidate—for president. More »
- Ex-Rivals Vie For Edwards' Backing
  
  Washington Post | Feb 11, 08 5:35 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are chasing John Edwards' endorsement, and Obama should be worried by their ex-rival's cold feet, Washington Post blogger Dan Balz writes. Edwards may seem a good fit for the change candidate, and the two often teamed up against Clinton on the campaign trail, but "outward appearances suggest he is genuinely torn," Balz writes. More »
- Obama Draws on the Audacity of Mom
  
  Bloomberg | Feb 11, 08 4:15 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama’s mother is sometimes described just as “a white woman from Kansas,” but Ann Dunham possessed an indomitable spirit and fierce open-mindedness that profoundly shaped her son. Dunham was a single mom and social activist who worked in Indonesia and Pakistan, and consulted for the World Bank and USAID. Bloomberg looks at one of the women behind the man who would be president. More »
- Clinton Clings to Lead in Superdelegates
  
  Associated Press | Feb 11, 08 3:15 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Even after Barack Obama's weekend primary victories, he and Hillary Clinton are neck-and-neck in the delegate race thanks to her lead among superdelegates. By the AP's count, Clinton has won endorsements from 243 of the 796 party officials and insiders who vote at the convention for the candidate of their choice. Obama has commitments from 156. More »
- Clinton Battles for Vital Va. Win
  
  Politico | Feb 11, 08 12:20 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Super Tuesday was supposed to decide the Democratic nomination, but tomorrow's Chesapeake primary might be what pushes Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton over the top, reports Politico. And with Obama all but assured victories in DC and Maryland, Clinton is waging a critical battle for Virginia, where her rival holds a 6-point lead. More »
- Winehouse Sweeps Grammys
  
  Los Angeles Times | Feb 11, 08 4:18 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Troubled Brit Amy Winehouse was the big winner at last night's Grammys, taking five awards for her album Rehab and beaming in to perform via satellite from Britain, where she's in rehab. The upset of the night was 67-year-old Herbie Hancock's win for best album. More »
- Obama Keeps Rolling in Maine
  
  MSNBC | Feb 10, 08 6:06 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama continued his weekend sweep by winning the Maine caucuses today, MSNBC projects. Glacial temperatures and 8 inches of snow didn't stop lineups from forming across the state, where one Obama backer called him "a once-in-a-generation leader." Obama currently leads Hillary Clinton by 57% to 42% with 70% of votes tallied. More »
- Bush, Too, Says Obama Lacks Experience
  
  Politico | Feb 10, 08 4:39 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - President George Bush reacted to Barack Obama's roll at the polls yesterday by blasting the Dem hopeful on Fox this morning. “I certainly don't know what he believes in,” Bush said. “The only foreign policy thing I remember he said was he's going to attack Pakistan and embrace Ahmadinejad.” The slight was in sync with other GOP rhetoric against the surging candidate, Ben Smith blogs on Politico. More »
- Clinton Manager Calls It Quits
  
  ABC News | Feb 10, 08 3:37 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Hillary Clinton's campaign manager quit today, reports ABC News, giving no explanation in an email to staffers other than the campaign "has required enormous sacrifices from all of us and our families." Patti Solis Doyle will stay on as a senior adviser, but passes the torch to Maggie Williams, who led Clinton's staff when she was first lady. More »
- Super Delegate Situation a Tangled Thicket
  
  Washington Post | Feb 10, 08 6:23 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have long been courting superdelegates—the 796 Democratic insiders whose votes are becoming ever more critical to their party's nomination—but the situation is rife with potential pitfalls, explains the Washington Post . The idea that the votes of everyday Democrats may not end up deciding their candidate is just the beginning of the problem. The superdelegates—worth the equivalent of two Californias—give extra nominating clout to the party's elected officials. More »
- Barack Battle Strategy Snares Delegate Bonus
  
  Politico | Feb 10, 08 5:35 AM CST