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Fri, 9 May 2008 07:05:00 GMT

Obama wins North Carolina in Democratic race; Clinton leading in Indiana

WASHINGTON - Democratic front-runner Barack Obama easily captured North Carolina and was running just behind Hillary Clinton in Indiana, rebounding with a fresh burst of energy after his roughest few weeks in the extraordinary U.S. race. Obama was
Fri, 9 May 2008 07:05:00 GMT

Obama gains fresh burst with North Carolina win, loses Indiana to Clinton

WASHINGTON - Democratic front-runner Barack Obama easily captured North Carolina on Tuesday and narrowly lost to Hillary Clinton in Indiana, rebounding with a fresh burst after his roughest few weeks in the extraordinary U.S. race. Obama beat Clinton by
Fri, 9 May 2008 07:04:00 GMT

Clinton under greater pressure to quit nomination race

Xinhua English WASHINGTON, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York is coming under increasing pressure to withdraw from the Democratic presidential nomination race, U.S. media said Thursday. NBC chief political analyst Tim Russert said, 'I
Fri, 9 May 2008 06:56:00 GMT

GOP senators back oil shale leasing

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Fri, 9 May 2008 06:55:00 GMT

'Blue Dog' Democrats Join GOP in Opposing War Bill

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi yesterday postponed consideration of a bill that would continue funding for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan as a bloc of conservative Democrats balked at the high cost of including several of Pelosi's favored domestic spending
Fri, 9 May 2008 06:55:00 GMT

Victory In Two Weeks, Obama Says

WASHINGTON - Barack Obama predicted yesterday he could wrap up the Democratic presidential nomination within two weeks, potentially ending an exhausting 17-month campaign that has both re-energized and deeply divided his party. But even as the Illinois
Fri, 9 May 2008 06:54:00 GMT

ENPR: Racial Divide Guarantees Obama Nomination

OutlookIn the wake of Sen. Hillary Clinton's dismal performance Tuesday, pressure will mount on her to get out of the Democratic presidential race against Sen. Barack Obama. She and her inner circle are determined to stay in, but since there is no way
Fri, 9 May 2008 06:54:00 GMT

Barack Obama's Bitter Half

Are you ready for hope and change? Barack Obama better hope his bitter half has a change of attitude if she expects to assume the title of first lady in November. She's been likened to John F. Kennedy's wife, what with her chic suits and pearls and
Fri, 9 May 2008 06:53:00 GMT

Oliver Stone Making Bush Comedy?

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - 'W' may not be Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone's first political biopic or even his first controversial film, but it may be his first comedy. Stone, who has made movies of past presidents including Richard M. Nixon, is now
Fri, 9 May 2008 06:53:00 GMT

Washington Sketch: GOP Votes Against Moms

It was already shaping up to be a difficult year for congressional Republicans. Now, on the cusp of Mother's Day, comes this: A majority of the House GOP has voted against motherhood. On Wednesday afternoon, the House had just voted, 412 to 0, to pass H.
Fri, 9 May 2008 06:52:00 GMT

Obama: Flawed or Fantastic?

Buyer's remorse was beginning to afflict supporters of Barack Obama before Tuesday's primary election returns showed he had delivered a knockout punch against Hillary Clinton. The young orator who had seemed so fantastic beginning with his 2007
Fri, 9 May 2008 06:52:00 GMT

Barack Obama Is a Loser

What do you call a candidate who wins 90 percent of the African-American vote, between 30 percent and 50 percent of the Hispanic vote and 40 percent of the white vote in a tight Democratic primary race?A general election loser.Apply those percentages to
Fri, 9 May 2008 06:52:00 GMT

Outing Travis Childers's Secret Affair With Barack Obama

Travis Childers (D-Miss.) came very close to winning the special election for the first congressional district in Mississippi. Winning with a half a percent more of the vote would have sealed the deal, but now Childers will face Republican Greg Davis in
Fri, 9 May 2008 06:51:00 GMT

White House: No wedding coverage

CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) - Eager for details about Jenna Bush's wedding on Saturday? Forget about it. That was the message from White House spokesman Gordon Johndroe on Thursday as President Bush flew to Texas to prepare for the big event at the family's
Fri, 9 May 2008 06:51:00 GMT

Obama Works to Unify Party

Sen. Barack Obama began taking the first steps to unify the fractured Democratic Party for a general-election battle against Sen. John McCain, even as Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton continued to insist that she has the backing of a broader coalition that
Fri, 9 May 2008 06:51:00 GMT

Obama's Hurdles

Barack Obama -- the charismatic, weakened, patronizing, soaring, prickly, historic, inevitable nominee of the Democratic Party -- is now left with two related problems. First, Obama's own missteps, amplified by Hillary Clinton's negativity, have defined
Fri, 9 May 2008 06:50:00 GMT

Will Gore, Pelosi Weigh In For Barack?

Raleigh, N.C. -- As my colleagues and I left the the North Carolina State University campus here last night, there was considerable discussion about the remarks Barack Obama had made to the overflow crowd in the cavernous Reynolds Coliseum moments
Fri, 9 May 2008 06:50:00 GMT

U.S Congress expected to spurn food-aid reform call

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers are set to unveil a five-year plan for providing global food aid on Thursday, and are expected to buck White House demands for significantly greater flexibility in buying crops. Senior lawmakers from the House of
Fri, 9 May 2008 06:50:00 GMT

Does 'The Speech' In Raleigh Mean 'New Obama?'

Raleigh, N.C.-- After twenty-nine years of covering presidential politics for HUMAN EVENTS, I am hard-pressed to recall a primary night speech that aroused as much discussion among my colleagues as the one Barack Obama delivered Tuesday night following
Fri, 9 May 2008 06:50:00 GMT

Gas tax battle was a political gift to Obama

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The heated presidential campaign battle over a federal gas tax holiday turned out to be a much needed gift for Barack Obama -- and he can thank Democratic rival Hillary Clinton. The fight, which dominated the final days before the
Fri, 9 May 2008 06:49:00 GMT

Congress to pass Iraq war funds by end of May: Pelosi

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress will send President George W. Bush a bill by the end of this month to pay for the war in Iraq through next year, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday. But first she must heal a rift within her own
Fri, 9 May 2008 06:49:00 GMT

Racial Divide Guarantees Obama Nomination

OutlookIn the wake of Sen. Hillary Clinton's dismal performance Tuesday, pressure will mount on her to get out of the Democratic presidential race against Sen. Barack Obama. She and her inner circle are determined to stay in, but since there is no way
Fri, 9 May 2008 06:48:00 GMT

Bush will veto U.S. farm bill: USDA chief

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer said on Thursday that President George W. Bush will veto the farm bill agreement reached by law makers in Congress this week. 'They have failed to present the administration with
Fri, 9 May 2008 06:48:00 GMT

Clinton aide sets June end to Democrats' race

CHARLESTON, West Virginia (Reuters) - Democrat Hillary Clinton could drop her fading U.S. presidential bid if she still trails Barack Obama in the nominating contests in early June, her campaign chairman said on Thursday. Chairman Terry McAuliffe said
Fri, 9 May 2008 06:47:00 GMT

Obama's support among working, white Americans dropped - Clinton (+video)

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota - Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton said Barack Obama's support among working, white Americans has diminished. Her fresh comments about race dogged her yesterday as she pressed on with her struggling candidacy. Her voice raspy,
Fri, 9 May 2008 06:47:00 GMT

White House renews veto threat against troop funding bill

WASHINGTON (AP) - Congress appears increasingly unlikely to meet its goal of approving President Bush's war funding request before Memorial Day as divisions deepened among Democrats and the White House issued a fresh veto threat. With only two full weeks
Fri, 9 May 2008 06:47:00 GMT

Bush signs bill extending US labor law to Marianas

WASHINGTON (AP) - Workers in the Mariana Islands will receive the protection of U.S. labor law under a bill signed Thursday by President Bush. Debate over whether to extend federal labor and immigration law to the Marianas, in the northwestern Pacific,
Fri, 9 May 2008 06:47:00 GMT

Housing aid bills face vetoes by President Bush

WASHINGTON (AP) - The House on Thursday passed a massive homeowner rescue plan to provide cheaper, government-backed mortgages to half a million debt-ridden borrowers and bolster an economy crippled by the housing crisis. Defying veto threats from
Fri, 9 May 2008 06:46:00 GMT

Congress spurns Bush's call for food aid switch

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers unveiled a five-year global food aid plan on Thursday, snubbing White House demands for significantly greater flexibility when buying food for the world's poor. The final House-Senate compromise on the 2008 farm
Fri, 9 May 2008 06:46:00 GMT

Obama open to Clinton as possible running mate

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama on Thursday did not rule out selecting rival Hillary Clinton as his vice presidential running mate if he ultimately defeats her in a race in which he has an almost insurmountable lead. 'There's no doubt that
Fri, 9 May 2008 06:46:00 GMT