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Barack Obama took his campaign to Michigan, a state that will be a battleground in the general election. Obama discussed the economy with workers in the state. (May 14) Other Media You Might Like

| Mccain Commits To Addressing Global
Warming Sen. John McCain reasserted his
commitment to stopping global
warming during an environmental
roundtable in Washington state.
(May 13) Tags: News McCain By: APnews | 
| Play Of The Day: Obama Not Running
For V.p. Sen. Barack Obama says he's running
for president, not vice-president.
Obama's assertion comes after his
rival, Sen. Hillary Clinton,
suggested the two would make good
running mates, with her at the top
of the ticket. Tags: News Obama By: APnews | 
| Mccain: U.s. Must Be Independent
Of Foreign Oil Republican presidential candidate
John McCain addressed issues of
climate change and America's
dependence of foreign oil during an
event in Union City, California.
(May 22) Tags: News mccain By: APnews | 
| Ap Campaign Minute Here is the latest news from the
Campaign trail for Tuesday, June
10, 2008: McCain criticizes Obama
on economy, taxes; United Auto
Workers union endorses Obama;
Citing flood concerns, Obama
cancels visit to Cedar Rapids.
(June 10) Tags: News campaign minute By: APnews | 
| Obama, Mccain Lock Horns Over
Economy With the faltering U.S. economy now
the most important issue to voters,
Barack Obama began a two-week
campaign tour, hoping to highlight
the fiscal differences between
himself and rival John McCain.
(June 10) Tags: News POL US Elections By: APnews | 
| Obama Addresses Housing Slump In
Nevada Democrat Barack Obama was in Las
Vegas Tuesday where he addressed
concerns on the country's housing
crisis. In April, Nevada posted
the worst foreclosure rate in the
United States. (May 27) Tags: News obama By: APnews | 
| Kennedy Sailing After Coming Home
From Surgery Just hours after he returned home
to Massachusetts from a North
Carolina hospital where part of his
brain tumor was removed, Senator
Ted Kennedy and his wife were out
sailing in the waters off Cape Cod.
(June 9) Tags: News kennedy returns home By: APnews | 
| Ap-ipsos Poll: Clinton, Not Obama,
Leads Mccain Hillary Rodham Clinton now leads
John McCain by 9 points in a
head-to-head presidential matchup,
according to an Associated
Press-Ipsos poll that bolsters her
argument that she is more electable
than Democratic rival Barack Obama.
(April 28) Tags: News ap ipsos poll By: APnews | 
| Ron Paul Drops Out Of Presidential
Race Republican presidential candidate
Ron Paul has finally dropped out of
the race, but says he will continue
to spread his message by working to
help elect-libertarian leaning
Republicans to public office.
(June 13) Tags: News ron paul By: APnews | 
| Clinton: 'eyes Of Country Turn To
February 5th' Sen. Hillary Clinton congratulated
Sen. Barack Obama on his primary
win in S.C. Saturday. Speaking in
Nashville, she said the eyes of the
country are turning to Tennessee
and other states that will vote on
Super Tuesday. (Jan. 26) Tags: News South Carolina Primary By: APnews |
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NBC's Tim Russert Dies at 58
Friday, June 13, 2008 at 04:45 PM | Read More
AP 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 More
Cheered 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 More
Hillary 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 More
Hillary 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 More
Despite 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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