Obama Nomination

Obama Convention Offer Could Violate Minnesota Gambling Law

Minnesota Monitor | Posted 07.08.2008 | Politics

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Minnesota's top gambling official is wondering if a drawing announced on Barack Obama's website constitutes an illegal raffle -- but neither he, nor t...

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Time And Tide Wait For No Woman

M.S. Bellows, Jr. | Posted 06.05.2008 | Home

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We can credit Hillary with many gifts, among them, however, is not a mastery of timing: The "experience" candidate's campaign is a textbook example of right things done at wrong times.

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How Barack Obama Can Win White Working Class Votes

Joan Williams | Posted 06.04.2008 | Politics

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Now that we finally have a Democratic nominee, a burning issue is how Obama can win the voters who went overwhelmingly to Hillary Clinton. It's a complicated topic. This blog will offer a game plan over the next few weeks.

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Bush Congratulates Obama On Winning The Nomination

AP | MATTHEW LEE | Posted 06.04.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Condolezza Rice, the highest-ranking black member of the Bush administration, congratulated Barack Obama Wednesd...

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Obama: Calm In The Swirl Of History

New York Times | MICHAEL POWELL | Posted 06.04.2008 | Politics

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He gives the appearance of a strikingly laid-back victor, this presumptive Democratic presidential nominee. On the day before the night he made histo...

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Obama Reaches For The Brass Ring

HuffingtonPost.com | Thomas B. Edsall | Posted 06.04.2008 | Politics

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The next five months will be no cakewalk for Barack Obama. The first African American presidential nominee must deal with substantial weakness of sup...

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Obama Wins Democratic Nomination: Round-Up Of Reactions

The Huffington Post | Posted 06.03.2008 | Politics

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A round-up of the reaction to Barack Obama's victory in the 2008 Democratic presidential primary: Andrew Sullivan, The Atlantic: Yes We Did... As we...

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Half-Vote Florida Solution: A Mixed Semi-Ending

Ron Levitt | Posted 06.01.2008 | Home

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The DNC's decision to give Florida delegates half votes got mixed reviews. The decision left many local party activists less than happy and supporters of Sen. Hillary Clinton combative.

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No Clear Map For Clinton's Political Future

Washington Post | Shailagh Murray, Paul Kane | Posted 05.27.2008 | Politics

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In August 1980, with no hope left of winning the nomination, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy conceded defeat to incumbent Jimmy Carter in the Democratic presid...

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Obama Beats Hillary In Superdelegates For First Time, ABC Reports

ABC | Karen Travers | Posted 05.09.2008 | Politics

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ABC News' Karen Travers Reports: For the first time this campaign season, Barack Obama has surpassed Hillary Clinton's support among superdelegates, a...

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Obama Says He's on His Way to Nomination

AP | Posted 03.04.2008 | Politics

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SAN ANTONIO — Barack Obama says even if rival Hillary Rodham Clinton has had a good night, he's on his way to winning the Democratic presidentia...

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