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Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama held an economic town hall meeting Tuesday in southeast Missouri. He's expected to loose the West Virginia primary to Hillary Clinton, but still leads in the delegate race for the nomination. (May 13) Other Media You Might Like
| More Troop Reductions In Iraq
Possible This Fall The Pentagon's top military officer
says he's likely to recommend
further troop reductions in Iraq
this fall.The military buildup in
the country began more than 18
months ago. (July 16) Tags: News surgeover
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| Ted Kennedy Released From Hospital
After Surgery Sen. Edward M. Kennedy was released
from the hospital Monday a week
after undergoing an aggressive and
delicate surgery to treat a
cancerous brain tumor. (June 9) Tags: News kennedy cancer
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| Mccain Condems Obama, Rev. Wright
Ad Sen. John McCain is urging the
North Carolina Republican party not
to run an ad that shows Barack
Obama's former pastor, Rev.
Jeremiah Wright, denouncing the
U.S. (April 24) Tags: News US Elections
By: APnews | 
| Bush Warns Against Pullout From
Iraq President Bush on Thursday defended
the slow pace of progress in Iraq,
and cautioned that retreat from
Iraq would 'carry enormous
strategic costs for the United
States.' (March 27) Tags: News bush iraq
By: APnews | 
| Mccain Defends Call For Gas Tax
Holiday In Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania,
Republican presidential candidate
John McCain defended his call for a
holiday on the 18-cents a gallon
federal gas tax. He says it would
help low-income Americans. (July
23) Tags: News mccain
By: APnews | 
| Mccain Proposes Strategic Energy
Independence Sen. John McCain says he would seek
to break U.S. reliance on foreign
oil by 2025 by stepping up offshore
drilling, nuclear power and
conservation. McCain says he wants
to break the power OPEC has over
the U.S. (June 25) Tags: News McCain Energy Politics
By: APnews | 
| Chemo, Radiation Next For Senator
Kennedy Senator Edward Kennedy was
recovering Tuesday from brain
surgery at Duke University Medical
Center. The 76-year-old was
expected to stay in North Carolina
for roughly a week before heading
to Massachusetts for more
treatment. (June 3) Tags: News kennedy
By: APnews | 
| John Edwards Endorses Obama For
President After much speculation, John
Edwards is endorsing Barack Obama
for president. Edwards ended his
own presidential campaign in
January. (May 14) Tags: News edwards obama
By: APnews | 
| Bush Welcomes Iraqi President President Bush hosted Iraqi
President Jalal Talabani at the
White House Wednesday. Bush thanked
Talabani for the progress being
made in his country. (June 25) Tags: News bush iraq
By: APnews | 
| Economy, Now Front And Center In
'08 Race As democrat Barack Obama launches a
two week campaign series focusing
on the economy, Republican John
McCain fired back today, saying
Obama is bad for business and will
implement large amounts of taxes.
(June 10) Tags: News mccain obama
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NBC's Tim Russert Dies at 58
Friday, June 13, 2008 at 04:45 PM | Read MoreAP is reporting that influential Tim Russert, died suddenly Friday in the midst of a presidential campaign he'd covered with trademark intensity. Praise poured in from the biggest names in politics, some recalling their own meltdown moments on his hot seat.
Russert, 58, was a political operative before he was a journalist. He joined NBC a quarter century ago and ended up as the longest-tenured host of the Sunday talk show "Meet the Press."
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Obama claims nomination; is Clinton seeking VP spot?
Tuesday, June 03, 2008 at 09:34 PM | Read MoreCheered by a roaring crowd, Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois laid claim to the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday night, taking a historic step toward his once-improbable goal of becoming the nation's first black president. Hillary Rodham Clinton maneuvered for the vice presidential spot on his fall ticket without conceding her own defeat. Clinton praised Obama warmly in an appearance before supporters in New York, although she neither acknowledged his victory in their grueling marathon nor offered a concession of any sort.
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Clinton wins Kentucky Democratic Party
Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at 04:23 PM | Read MoreHillary Rodham Clinton won the Kentucky primary Tuesday, a victory of scant political value in a Democratic presidential race moving inexorably in Barack Obama's direction. The two rivals also collided in Oregon's unique vote-by-mail contest, and Obama predicted he would finish the night with a majority of all delegates at stake in the 56 primaries and caucuses on the campaign calendar.
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Clinton Wins Large in West Virginia
Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at 05:20 PM | Read MoreHillary Rodham Clinton coasted to a large, but largely symbolic victory in working-class West Virginia on Tuesday, handing Barack Obama one of his worst defeats of the campaign but scarcely slowing his march toward the Democratic presidential nomination. The Associated Press made its call based on surveys of voters as they left the polls.
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Clinton Fights On... Superdelegate Time
Wednesday, May 07, 2008 at 06:31 PM | Read MoreDespite an overwhelming defeat in North Carolina and a narrow victory in Indiana, Sen. Hillary Clinton vowed to stay in the race until her party has a nominee.The focus of the Democratic race now turns to the superdelegates, because they outnumber the remaining pledged delegates.
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