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Campaigns Work to Turn Out N.H. Voters

added on 2008-01-11 19:30:16 (Washington Post - Politics)

New Hampshire voters streamed into polling places in large numbers today to select candidates in the state's first-in-the-nation presidential primary, as the contenders vied for support from the undecided and worked to turn out their backers. ...more.

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Obama Carries Momentum to N.H.

added on 2008-01-11 19:30:16 (Washington Post - Politics)

LEBANON, N.H., Jan. 7 -- A buoyant Sen. Barack Obama, anticipating a victory in Tuesday's New Hampshire primary, told voters Monday that he is "riding a wave, and you're the wave," as presidential candidates in both parties started to look beyond the campaign here to extended nomination fights th... ...more.

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Congress Is Urged to Enhance 'No Child' Law

added on 2008-01-11 19:30:16 (Washington Post - Politics)

CHICAGO, Jan. 7 -- President Bush urged the Democratic-led Congress on Monday to revive a stalled effort to reauthorize the No Child Left Behind law before he leaves office, but he pledged to veto any bill that "weakens the accountability" measures at the core of one of his signature domestic... ...more.

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A Dramatic Second Act for the Senator From Arizona

added on 2008-01-11 19:30:15 (Washington Post - Politics)

The architects of John McCain's 2008 campaign set out last year to avoid exactly where the Arizona Republican found himself last night: an insurgent emerging victoriously from New Hampshire with little money, little national presence and only the hope that momentum would take him to the White House. ...more.

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Conventional Wisdom Hits the Reset Button

added on 2008-01-11 19:30:15 (Washington Post - Politics)

An official Washington that only days ago was swept up in Obamamania began grappling last night with a Democratic primary fight that is looking like a long, extended battle between the Barack Obama phenomenon and a slow, steady and strong Hillary Rodham Clinton. ...more.

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As Electoral Fortunes Rise, Fundraising Tends to Follow

added on 2008-01-11 19:30:15 (Washington Post - Politics)

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's top fundraisers said last night they believe her strong showing in New Hampshire will match the crush of donations Sen. Barack Obama began to collect out of Iowa, and will keep them on even financial footing as the two top Democrats sprint to Super Tuesday. ...more.

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Polls Were Right About McCain but Missed the Call on Clinton's Primary Win

added on 2008-01-11 19:30:15 (Washington Post - Politics)

While pre-election polls in New Hampshire got Sen. John McCain's margin of victory about right on the Republican side, late polls fundamentally mischaracterized the status of the Democratic race. ...more.

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Obama Tries to Prove Electability to Blacks in S.C.

added on 2008-01-11 19:30:15 (Washington Post - Politics)

GREENWOOD, S.C., Jan. 8 -- Barack Obama's visit in June to this rural town so delighted its African American residents that their only complaint was that not enough people had been invited to the small gathering. ...more.

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Bush, Olmert Hold a News Conference in Jerusalem

added on 2008-01-11 19:30:14 (Washington Post - Politics)

OLMERT: Good evening. I am proud and delighted to welcome President Bush to the prime minister's home in Jerusalem. ...more.

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N.Y. Senator Defies Polls, Edges Obama

added on 2008-01-11 19:30:14 (Washington Post - Politics)

MANCHESTER, N.H., Jan. 8 -- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton narrowly won the New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary on Tuesday night, a surprise victory for the onetime front-runner that revived her sagging fortunes and reshaped yet again the fight for the party's nomination. ...more.

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