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  • Play of the Day: McCain faces Boeing blowback

    John McCain faced turbulence even before he flew up the Pacific coast from Oregon to Washington on Tuesday.

  • Barr launches Libertarian White House bid

    Former Republican Rep. Bob Barr launched a Libertarian Party presidential bid Monday, saying voters are hungry for an alternative to the status quo who would dramatically cut the federal government.

  • Superdelegates put Obama within mathematical reach

    Barack Obama's wave of superdelegate endorsements puts him within reach of the Democratic presidential nomination by the end of the primary season on June 3 - even if he loses half of the remaining six contests.

  • Details for the upcoming presidential primaries and caucuses

    Five states and one territory have yet to hold Democratic presidential contests. Here are the details for these races:

  • Obama leads field in unsolicited campaign songs

    Barack Obama is closing in on the Democratic nomination for president, but he clinched the race for the best campaign soundtrack long ago - no superdelegates needed.

  • Today on the presidential campaign trail

    IN THE HEADLINES

  • Voters raise health-care concerns as they weigh candidates

    Dorothy Brower's husband died two years ago. She's 79 and, in order to afford her $143-a-month medicine costs, she's working at a McDonald's.

  • Web fuels and facilitates the new politics of rumor-mongering

    Some things about Barack Obama rub some voters the wrong way.

  • New group with Clinton ties pushes a ‘dream ticket'

    A group called VoteBoth has been leading the charge for Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama to team up on the Democratic ticket.

  • McCain, Obama campaigns turn eyes, rhetoric toward November

    The first direct shots of the 2008 general election campaign rang out last week.

  • MoveOn ad features pro-Obama Republican

    John Weiler is a Southern California police detective, a Republican, an Air Force veteran and self-described conservative. He is starring in a television commercial in support of Barack Obama.

  • McCain urges free-market solution on warming

    John McCain broke with the Bush administration and Republican Party orthodoxy Monday as he not only declared global warming real, but reached out to Democrats and independents with a free-market solution that includes capping carbon-fuel emissions.

  • Obama defends his patriotism, quarrels with McCain

    Wearing a flag lapel pin, Sen. Barack Obama emphasized his patriotism and support for a strong and humane military Monday, while Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton implored West Virginians to sustain her hopes of somehow denying him the Democratic presidential nomination.

  • Analysis: Dems wonder about Clinton exit strategy

    Once Hillary Rodham Clinton jumped into the presidential race with an "in it to win it" flourish. Now Democrats speculate endlessly about an exit strategy that she ponders privately, if at all.

  • Obama touts commitment to Israel

    Democratic presidential leader Barack Obama said he regrets the division that has grown between Jews and blacks and he remains committed to ensuring Israel's security.

  • Poll: Clinton far ahead in West Virginia

    THE RACE: The presidential race for Democrats in West Virginia

  • Leader of GOP convention quits after Myanmar ties reported

    The man picked by the John McCain campaign to run the 2008 Republican National Convention resigned Saturday after a report that his lobbying firm used to represent the military regime in Myanmar.

  • Obama, Clinton look to West Virginia

    Democratic presidential contenders Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton were preparing for Tuesday's primary in West Virginia, a contest that Clinton is heavily favored to win but which likely won't dent Obama's almost insurmountable lead in the delegate count.

  • Obama campaign mulls joint appearances with McCain

    Barack Obama's campaign is considering a suggestion from John McCain's campaign for the two presidential hopefuls to participate in joint town meetings and debates around the country starting this summer, Obama's chief strategist said Sunday.

  • Clinton goes from inevitable nominee to on the ropes

    Hillary Rodham Clinton began her presidential quest armed with talent, tenacity, fame, money, connections and a team that knew how to win.

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