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North Carolina Primary

Obama's Key To The Blue Collar Vote

Mayhill Fowler | Posted 05.23.2008 | Home

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Mayhill Fowler

Obama can better connect with working-class voters by talking to them about education. That's the issue. He should drop in on small groups of folk, like Bill Clinton does, and sharply focus his answers and his questions!

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Stevie Wonder Soundtracks Obama's Near-Stunner in Ind.

The Uptake | Posted 05.15.2008 | Home

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The Uptake

Stevie Wonder extemporized a soundtrack for Obama-maniacs in Indianapolis Monday. Uptake Reporter Citizen Kate experiences the joys and frustrations of a life as a citizen journalist.

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Top Democrats Tell Clinton The Race Is Over

AP | NEDRA PICKLER and TOM RAUM | Posted 05.15.2008 | Politics

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DURHAM, N.C. — Dueling over gas prices, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama strained for every last vote on Monday, the eve of the Indiana a...

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Obama gains superdelegates, Clinton vows to stay in race

AP | CALVIN WOODWARD | Posted 05.15.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Barack Obama pocketed the support of at least four Democratic convention superdelegates on Wednesday, building on the momentum from...

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Hillary Clinton says she'll stay in the presidential race

AP | Posted 05.15.2008 | Politics

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SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. — Hillary Rodham Clinton says she will remain in the presidential race "until there's a nominee." The former first lady dec...

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Hillary Will Drop Out by June 15

Lawrence O'Donnell | Posted 05.15.2008 | 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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Senior Clinton Aide: "It's Going To Be Tough For Us... We Lost This Thing In February"

Posted 05.15.2008 | Politics

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The Washington Post picks up some damning comments from a senior Clinton aide on Hillary's dwindling chances: "Absent some sort of miracle on May 31...

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Pundits React To North Carolina, Indiana Primaries

Huffington Post | Posted 05.15.2008 | Politics

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With Senator Obama's double-digit victory in the North Carolina primary, and Senator Clinton eking out a very narrow win in the Indiana primary, the p...

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If They IM'd: North Carolina And Indiana

236.com | 23/6: News You Can Misuse | Posted 05.15.2008 | Politics

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Tuesday is the last of the big delegate contests for the Democratic Primary, and all eyes are on Indiana and North Carolina. It's not very often that ...

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Obama, Clinton's Delegate And Superdelegate Numbers After Indiana, North Carolina Primaries

AP | STEPHEN OHLEMACHER | Posted 05.15.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Sen. Barack Obama won the most delegates in Tuesday's primaries, moving within 200 delegates of securing the Democratic nomination ...

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Clinton Camp To Step Up Efforts To Count Michigan, Florida

Posted 05.15.2008 | Politics

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The NY Time's Adam Nagourney writes about Hillary Clinton's dwindling chances and hopes for a final rescue after Tuesday night's vote tallies in North...

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The Five Stages Of Political Grieving: Acceptance Comes to Camp Clinton

Nathaniel Bach | Posted 05.15.2008 | Home

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Nathaniel Bach

Psychology may be too "elite" for the new Clintons, but it seems clear they're more than midway through the five classic stages of grieving: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance.

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Game-Changers and Groundhog Days: The Most Exciting Super Tuesday Yet!

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.14.2008 | Media

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It was interesting listening to the pundits try to puzzle everythig through as suddenly, somewhere south of midnight, Indiana surged for Obama, leaving the mayor of Gary, Indiana with some serious bragging rights (and giving Keith Olbermann an excuse to cite The Music Man).

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Thomas B. Edsall

Obama Victorious, Clinton On The Ropes

HuffingtonPost.com | Thomas B. Edsall | Posted 05.14.2008 | Politics

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Hillary Clinton, who for seven weeks has crawled, kicked and bitten her way back into contention, suffered a blow on Tuesday, halting the momentum beh...

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Obama wins NC, says near nomination; Clinton wins Indiana

AP | DAVID ESPO and LIZ SIDOTI | Posted 05.14.2008 | Politics

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Barack Obama swept to a convincing victory in the North Carolina primary Tuesday night and declared he was closing in on the Democratic presidential ...

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Exit Polls: Indiana, North Carolina Latest Information

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.14.2008 | Politics

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UPDATE, 6:05 PM: Another round of exit polls has better results for Obama (who generally overperforms in exit polls): Indiana Obama: 50.5% Clinton:...

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The Primary Day Ritual

Al Giordano | Posted 05.14.2008 | Politics

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Al Giordano

The media talking heads will ask aloud why Obama can't "close the deal" (in Clinton's own words) and what is numerically a defeat for Clinton will get spun as a Clinton victory.

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North Carolina Exit Polls: Latest Information

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.14.2008 | Politics

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*** UPDATES BELOW *** Here's a glance at the first round of exit polls, which are notoriously unreliable: Obama is up by a margin of 12 More to com...

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North Carolina, Indiana Primaries: Full Results, Exit Polls

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.14.2008 | Politics

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INDIANA RESULTS - 99% Reporting Clinton 638,192 51% Obama 615,753 49% NORTH CAROLINA RESULTS - 99% Reporting Obama 889,513 56% Clinton 657,616...

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Clintons On Site and On Fox, Pulling Close in NC

Mayhill Fowler | Posted 05.14.2008 | Home

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Mayhill Fowler

Many North Carolina voters say they saw Hillary on Fox with OReilley, which was a good thing. They were also swayed by live interaction with one of the three Clintons. Obama, they say, just wasn't around.

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Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid Says Hillary Clinton Should Stay In The Race: "People Should Just Cool Their Jets"

Erin Medlicott | Posted 05.14.2008 | Home

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Erin Medlicott

"This primary is a good thing. Democrats have developed a way to raise $100 million, 80 percent in donations under $90. We have millions more registered voters, 50,000 new Democrats in Nevada."

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Indiana, North Carolina Primaries: Voters Get Ready To Settle Remaining Contests

AP | DAVID ESPO and LIZ SIDOTI | Posted 05.14.2008 | Politics

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INDIANAPOLIS — Barack Obama swept to victory in the North Carolina primary Tuesday night and declared he was closing in on the Democratic presid...

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Dan Rather To Anchor Live Primary Night "Conversation" On HDNet

Hollywood Reporter | Paul J. Gough | Posted 05.14.2008 | Media

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Dan Rather's back in the saddle again. The former "CBS Evening News" anchor will be on the air Tuesday night at HDNet for at least two hours of cover...

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Indiana, North Carolina Primaries Have Potential To Reshape Competition

New York Times | ADAM NAGOURNEY | Posted 05.13.2008 | Politics

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It's almost over. Well, not quite. But the Democratic presidential primaries taking place on Tuesday in North Carolina and Indiana have more delegate...

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Obama Buys Cake For North Carolina Voters

AP | Posted 05.13.2008 | Politics

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DURHAM, N.C. — Barack Obama dropped in on a busy coffee shop in downtown Durham, N.C., on Monday and bought 15 slices of cake, announcing to tho...

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