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Results Refocus Democratic Campaign

added on 2008-03-06 09:30:10 (Washington Post - Politics)

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's victories in Texas, Ohio and Rhode Island reinvigorated her once-shaky presidential candidacy and reshaped her debate with Sen. Barack Obama, but those successes yielded only a modest gain in the battle for delegates, underscoring the daunting odds she faces in... ...more.

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OBAMA: In the Weeks to Come, A Costly Battle on Two Fronts

added on 2008-03-05 09:30:11 (Washington Post - Politics)

With losses in three out of four primaries yesterday, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and his campaign face a scenario that a barrage of advertising, phone calls and door-knocking could not avert -- a protracted, two-front war against Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and the presumptive Republican nominee,... ...more.

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Obama Narrowed the Gap

added on 2008-03-05 09:30:14 (Washington Post - Politics)

LAREDO, Tex., March 4 -- Jose Lopez had already spent three hours hammering Barack Obama signs into the ground when he drove up to an elementary school within sight of the Mexican border Tuesday morning. The 23-year-old college student grabbed six signs and carried them to the school's front... ...more.

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Tempers Flare as Contests Heat Up

added on 2008-03-05 09:30:13 (Washington Post - Politics)

Tempers flared at several Texas voting precincts, and the campaigns of Sens. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) and Barack Obama (D-Ill.) traded accusations of rule-breaking yesterday during the hours leading up to evening caucuses where one-third of the state's delegates were to be awarded. ...more.

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White Working-Class Voters Fuel Clinton's Comeback

added on 2008-03-05 09:30:13 (Washington Post - Politics)

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) revved up her stalled presidential campaign in Ohio and Texas last night by recapturing white working-class voters who had swayed toward Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) in the Wisconsin primary two weeks ago. ...more.

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Clinton Beats Obama in Texas and Ohio; McCain Clinches Republican Nomination

added on 2008-03-05 09:30:14 (Washington Post - Politics)

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton won critically important victories in Ohio and Texas last night, defying predictions of an imminent end to her presidential candidacy and extending the remarkable contest for the Democratic nomination to Pennsylvania's April primary and perhaps well into the summer. ...more.

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'Soft' Press Sharpens Its Focus on Obama

added on 2008-03-04 08:00:15 (Washington Post - Politics)

During a campaign stop in Ohio last week, ABC's Jake Tapper asked Barack Obama about what he called "an attempt by conservatives and Republicans to paint you as unpatriotic." ...more.

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Obama Tends Toward Mainstream on Foreign Policy

added on 2008-03-04 08:00:14 (Washington Post - Politics)

When Sen. Barack Obama ruled out using nuclear weapons against terrorist targets during an interview last summer, several of his most experienced foreign policy advisers reacted with alarm. ...more.

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Obama, Clinton In Key Face-Off

added on 2008-03-04 08:00:11 (Washington Post - Politics)

BEAUMONT, Tex., March 3 -- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton vowed to press on in her bid for the Democratic presidential nomination after critical primary tests in Ohio and Texas on Tuesday, even as advisers to Sen. Barack Obama said the latest round of voting would do little to improve her standing in a... ...more.

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In R.I., Obama Makes Inroads

added on 2008-03-04 08:00:17 (Washington Post - Politics)

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- While Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama have spent most of the past two weeks focused on delegate-rich Texas and Ohio, tiny Rhode Island -- with 21 pledged delegates at stake Tuesday -- is reveling in its unaccustomed position of relevance in a Democratic president... ...more.

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