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Clinton Pullout Likely Saturday

added on 2008-06-09 09:30:34 (Washington Post - Politics)

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is likely to suspend her presidential campaign on Saturday and endorse Sen. Barack Obama, the Democratic Party's presumptive nominee, according to informed sources, after a day in which many of her key supporters and party leaders encouraged the senator from New York t... ...more.

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Clinton Urges Backers to Look to November

added on 2008-06-09 09:30:21 (Washington Post - Politics)

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, the most successful female presidential candidate in U.S. history, officially ended her campaign yesterday with a forceful promise to help elect Sen. Barack Obama -- and the declaration that, even though she had failed to "shatter that highest, hardest glass ceiling," a... ...more.

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Each Party Is Set to Hunt The Other's Usual Ground

added on 2008-06-09 09:30:20 (Washington Post - Politics)

The 2008 general election will pit the best-organized nomination campaign in the history of modern Democratic politics against the battle-tested machinery of the Republican Party, with both Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) determined to shake up an electoral map that has... ...more.

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McCain Mounts Immediate Attack on Obama's Record

added on 2008-06-09 09:30:38 (Washington Post - Politics)

NEW ORLEANS, June 3 -- Republican Sen. John McCain wasted no time Tuesday night in launching his first general-election broadside against Sen. Barack Obama, casting the Democrat as an out-of-touch liberal who offers a false promise of change. ...more.

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Democrats Meet Today To Hash Out Fla., Mich.

added on 2008-06-09 09:30:43 (Washington Post - Politics)

When Democratic Party leaders voted on Aug. 25, 2007, to sanction Florida Democrats for moving up the date of their presidential primary, no one anticipated that the decision would lead to a tense showdown that will help decide the outcome of the nomination battle between Sens. Barack Obama and H... ...more.

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McCain Proposes 10 Joint Forums

added on 2008-06-09 09:30:35 (Washington Post - Politics)

BATON ROUGE, June 4 -- Republican Sen. John McCain challenged his Democratic rival, Sen. Barack Obama, on Wednesday to a series of 10 joint town hall meetings, starting next week in New York, saying voters deserve "a new tenor" in presidential campaigns. ...more.

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McCain Proposes 10 Joint Forums

added on 2008-06-09 09:30:35 (Washington Post - Politics)

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Iraq, Not Economy, Frames the Presidential Debate

added on 2008-06-09 09:30:24 (Washington Post - Politics)

With the country confronting a rising jobless rate, soaring gas prices and a shaky stock market, voters say their biggest concern is the economy. But it is the debate over Iraq that could define the contest between Sen. John McCain and Sen. Barack Obama. ...more.

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COUNTDOWN

added on 2008-06-09 09:30:25 (Washington Post - Politics)

Despite his Democratic nomination victory, Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) never did make much in the way of inroads among Latino voters during the primary season. Nor did he attract the support of more than a handful of members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. Now he's trying to change that. ...more.

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A Moment of Triumph, With a Little Disbelief

added on 2008-06-09 09:30:38 (Washington Post - Politics)

ST. PAUL, Minn., June 3 -- The music was the usual Obama rally fare -- Springsteen, "Shout," that ubiquitous "Only in America" tune by Brooks & Dunn. Supporters waved "Got Hope" signs. Campaign volunteers roamed with clipboards, signing up more volunteers. ...more.

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