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Mar 14, 2008 11:59 AM CDT

Obama Preacher's Words Keep Resurfacing

Inflammatory comments from past may haunt candidate

(Newser) - In the latest campaign preacher flap, TV networks are airing clips from sermons in which the former pastor of Barack Obama's church condemns "racist" US society and compares the candidate's experiences to Jesus' struggles, the Guardian reports. "God damn America for treating our citizens as less than human,...

Meet Obama's
Free-Spirited Mom

Mar 14, 2008 10:23 AM CDT

Meet Obama's Free-Spirited Mom

How a single white woman from Kansas shaped a presidential contender

(Newser) - In Barack Obama’s stump speeches, his mother is little but a single mom, a cancer victim, a white woman from Kansas. But in life, Stanley Ann Dunham Soetoro was a fascinating figure, a globe-trotting free spirit desperate to help the world. Soetoro never lived to see her son’s...

Dem Fight Risks Fracturing Party's Base

Mar 12, 2008 12:52 PM CDT

Dem Fight Risks Fracturing Party's Base

McCain's GOP support grows even as Clinton, Obama numbers split

(Newser) - The continuing squabbling between the Democratic presidential candidates is taking a toll within the party and dividing groups considered crucial to a victory in November, polls show—even as more Republicans are lining up behind John McCain, the Wall Street Journal reports. "It is alarming and sickening," one...

Obama Camp Wants Ferraro Fired for Slur

Mar 11, 2008 4:57 PM CDT

Obama Camp Wants Ferraro Fired for Slur

Clinton adviser says voters like hopeful because he's black

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton is ignoring calls to fire adviser Geraldine Ferraro after she said Barack Obama is succeeding because of his race, MSNBC reports. "If Obama was a white man, he would not be in this position," the former vice presidential nominee said. “He happens to be very...

Obama Goes Into Miss.
as Favorite

Mar 11, 2008 6:19 AM CDT

Obama Goes Into Miss. as Favorite

State's large black population expected to seal victory today

(Newser) - Barack Obama heads into today's Mississippi primary as the favorite in the last vote before Pennsylvania's on April 22. Mississippi has the largest percentage of African-American voters in the country—about half of the Democratic electorate is black—and the Obama campaign is expected to to add the state to...

Be Brave, Mac: Pick Condi for VP

OPINION

Mar 10, 2008 9:00 PM CDT

Be Brave, Mac: Pick Condi for VP

Rice remains popular despite links to Iraq policy: New Yorker

(Newser) - Ditch the banal short-list and pick a running mate with pizazz—like Condoleezza Rice, Hendrik Hertzberg urges John McCain in the New Yorker. The best-liked Iraq war planner would trigger an "avalanche of positive publicity" on her personal success story, and let GOP voters crack a race-gender ceiling without...

Obama Rejects VP Offer
as 'Double-Speak'

Mar 10, 2008 5:50 PM CDT

Obama Rejects VP Offer as 'Double-Speak'

Clinton camp says rival has not 'passed commander in chief test'

(Newser) - Barack Obama spurned Hillary Clinton's vice presidential offer today as an attempt to "hoodwink" and "bamboozle" voters, the Los Angeles Times reports. “I don't know how somebody who is in second place is offering the vice presidency to somebody who is in first place,” he said,...

Obama's Church Flouts Tax Law

Mar 10, 2008 2:35 PM CDT

Obama's Church Flouts Tax Law

Candidate's church offers praise from the pulpit, pans opponent

(Newser) - Barack Obama's home church in Chicago may be risking its tax-exempt status by promoting the candidate in sermons. Churches are allowed to support specific causes, but not candidates, and some experts say the praise—and attacks on Hillary Clinton— violate IRS laws. "There does seem to be a pattern...

Staff Infighting Undercuts Clinton

Mar 10, 2008 12:10 PM CDT

Staff Infighting Undercuts Clinton

Airing of dirty laundry calls managerial prowess into question

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton’s divided campaign staff may be hurting her chances at the polls, reports the New York Times. By permitting internal squabbles to go public and appearing uncertain, Clinton has provoked questions about her management ability. “She wasn’t as decisive as she should have been,” says...

Hill's Bad Press Rallies Women

OPINION

Mar 9, 2008 1:00 PM CDT

Hill's Bad Press Rallies Women

Women support Clinton when going gets tough

(Newser) - The press may be ganging up on Hillary Clinton—but that’s good news for her campaign, writes Deirdre Depke in Newsweek. When women sense an affront to the senator, they come out for her in droves, as they did in New Hampshire, Ohio, and Texas. The best course for...

Obama Wins 7 Delegates in Wyo.

UPDATED

Mar 8, 2008 5:17 PM CST

Obama Wins 7 Delegates in Wyo.

Clinton Scores 5, blasts rival for lacking Iraq pullout plan

(Newser) - Barack Obama easily won the Wyoming caucuses today and added 7 delegates to his tally, Chris Cillizza reports in his Washington Post blog. Obama won 61% of the vote and Hillary Clinton won 38%, scoring 5 delegates. Obama campaign chief David Plouffe called the victory "a very important win"...

Wyoming Democrats in the Spotlight

Mar 8, 2008 9:21 AM CST

Wyoming Democrats in the Spotlight

Only 12 delegates at stake, but candidates pull out the stops

(Newser) - This is what the 2008 presidential election has come to: even the least populous state in the Union gets to be the center of the political universe for its 15 minutes. Wyoming Democrats caucus today after being wooed as never before, the Los Angeles Times reports. And the Dems—all...

Karl Rove, Ken Mehlman Advise McCain Campaign

Mar 8, 2008 8:53 AM CST

Karl Rove, Ken Mehlman Advise McCain Campaign

More Bush buddies work for senator

(Newser) - Major Bush pals Ken Mehlman and Karl Rove are jumping aboard the Straight Talk Express, both informally advising John McCain, a top aide to the GOP hopeful tells Politico. Mehlman, who ran Bush’s 2004 campaign, is an unpaid, outside adviser, while Rove recently donated to McCain and had a...

GOP Holds Big Edge Over Dems in Party Cash

Mar 7, 2008 1:11 PM CST

GOP Holds Big Edge Over Dems in Party Cash

The party has raised more than $97 million in 2007 and has $25 million on hand

(Newser) - The Democratic candidates may be flush with money, but their party isn't. The GOP has a nearly 7-to-1 advantage in cash on hand, the New York Times reports. Democrats hope to make up the gap once they settle on a nominee, but the GOP already has begun plotting with John...

Mudslinging Obama Adviser Steps Down

UPDATED

Mar 7, 2008 11:45 AM CST

Mudslinging Obama Adviser Steps Down

Harvard foreign-policy expert referred to Clinton as a 'monster'

(Newser) - One of Barack Obama's top advisers resigned today, hours after the publication of an interview in which she called Hillary Clinton a "monster." Samantha Power apologized to both candidates, but her remark contrasted sharply with the campaign's take-the-high-road strategy, Reuters reports. "She is a monster, too—that...

McCain's Men: The Team Behind the Turnaround

Mar 7, 2008 9:50 AM CST

McCain's Men: The Team Behind the Turnaround

'Sedona Five' crack team of loyalists revamped battle

(Newser) - John McCain's back-from-the-dead presidential bid can attribute its triumph to a number of factors: the successes of the Iraq surge, the rise of Mike Huckabee, Rudy Giuliani's concession in New Hampshire. But before any of those game-changing events, the McCain comeback was engineered by a small, crack team of loyalists...

Where's Paul? Still Running

Mar 6, 2008 8:53 PM CST

Where's Paul? Still Running

And he's got no intention of dropping out of the race

(Newser) - John McCain has knocked out the last of his Republican opponents, right? Ron Paul begs to differ. "I'm still involved, nothing has changed," he told MSNBC after successfully defending his Texas congressional seat in the GOP primary. Paul has no plans to drop out and will resume traveling...

Rove: Here's How to Beat Obama

OPINION

Mar 6, 2008 10:13 AM CST

Rove: Here's How to Beat Obama

Bush pal advises Clinton, McCain in WSJ op-ed

(Newser) - The presidential race has seen Hillary Clinton and John McCain repeatedly rise from the dead. But with a long way to go for these “Lazarus” hopefuls, how can they beat out Barack Obama? Karl Rove offers some advice in the Wall Street Journal: Clinton, he says, should keep hitting...

Poll: Obama or Clinton Would Beat McCain

Mar 6, 2008 9:23 AM CST

Poll: Obama or Clinton Would Beat McCain

Voters worry about age more than race or gender, survey finds

(Newser) - GOP contender John McCain would lose to either Democratic candidate if the match-up were held today, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. Adults nationwide would choose Barack Obama over McCain by 12 percentage points; Hillary Clinton would beat the Republican by six points. Though McCain has eight months...

Obama Says He'll Sharpen His Attacks

Mar 5, 2008 6:08 PM CST

Obama Says He'll Sharpen His Attacks

He criticizes media for buying Clinton's claim of unfair treatment

(Newser) - Getting up off the canvas after yesterday's primary losses, Barack Obama promised to escalate criticism of Hillary Clinton over the next few days, targeting in particular her claim to be the candidate with the most foreign policy experience. "What exactly is this foreign policy experience?" Obama asked. "Was...