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Black Leaders On What Obama's Nomination Means To Them

Politico | Posted 08.28.2008 | Politics

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In 1961, Robert F. Kennedy predicted that the country could elect a black president in the next 40 years. That's how fast race relations were changing...

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Obama Vs McCain: The Race Is On

AP | NEDRA PICKLER | Posted 06.04.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Barack Obama named a three-person team including Caroline Kennedy to lead his search for a running mate Wednesday while expressing ...

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Obama To Make History As First African American Nominee

ABC News | JENNIFER PARKER | Posted 06.03.2008 | Politics

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After a bruising battle, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., has won enough delegates to clinch the Democratic Party's presidential nomination, ABC News projec...

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Cease Fire: Obama Cautious About Declaring Lead

Washington Post | Dan Balz | Posted 05.20.2008 | Politics

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Sen. Barack Obama will return to Iowa tonight to celebrate another milestone in his long and sometimes bitter battle against Sen. Hillary Rodham Clint...

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Hillary Will Drop Out by June 15

Lawrence O'Donnell | Posted 05.07.2008 | Politics

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Lawrence O'Donnell

A senior campaign official and Clinton confidante has told me that there will be a Democratic nominee by June 15. He could not bring himself to say the words "Hillary will drop out by June 15," but that is clearly what he meant.

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Why Clinton Must Stay In The Race

John K. Wilson | Posted 04.07.2008 | Home

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John K. Wilson

The worst thing for Obama right now would be to win by default. A win by forfeit only weakens the winner in the realm of politics. By contrast, Obama's victory over Clinton would establish momentum showing his ability to defeat a powerful political machine.

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Barack Obama's Woes Open Door To Hillary Clinton Nomination

Daniel Nichanian | Posted 03.20.2008 | Home

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Daniel Nichanian

The series of nine general election polls that I chronicled yesterday showed Barack Obama declining in general election numbers, but the first questio...

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Why Is the Media So Eager for a Democratic Nomination "Knock-out Punch?"

Karen T. | Posted 03.05.2008 | Home

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Karen T.

Why does it always seem that the media are trying to write the final Democratic nominations chapter some eight months before the election?

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Hillary Clinton And Barack Obama Delegate Math Could Cloud Results

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 03.03.2008 | Politics

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(Read the latest news from the Ohio, Texas, Vermont and Rhode Island primaries.) Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton reached for the finish lin...

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Texas, Ohio Primaries: Clinton and Obama Make Closing Arguments

AP | Posted 03.03.2008 | Politics

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Hillary Clinton tried to manage expectations for the series of make or break primaries she faces in Texas, Ohio, Vermont and Rhode Island Tuesday. "...

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Hillary Clinton Faces Tuesday Primaries In "Happy-Warrior Mode"

NY Times | PATRICK HEALY | Posted 03.03.2008 | Politics

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Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton does not look like a candidate who might drop out of the presidential race as early as Wednesday. In a weekend dash of...

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A Solution for the Superdelegates: National Pledged Delegate Vote

John K. Wilson | Posted 02.17.2008 | Home

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John K. Wilson

How should Democratic superdelegates vote? There's an easy answer that everyone should embrace: superdelegates should commit to vote for the candidate who receives a majority of the pledged delegates.

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