2008 Presidential Election News

“He was widely regarded as a super star”

Jenna Bush couldn't see herself getting married at the White House surrounded by antique furniture and oil portraits of presidents. She and Henry Hager opted to say "I do" Saturday at President Bush's ranch in Crawford where the corn is thigh-high, roads are named Cattle Drive and the Texas flag is painted on the rooftops of barns.

Away from the glare of television cameras that have beamed other first family weddings into American living rooms, Jenna's outdoor wedding at the ranch reflects her family's penchant for privacy and her preference for the casual over grandiose. Read more

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By Jeff Zeleny New York Times WOODBURN, Ore. – Senator Barack Obama said today that he would not rule out the possibility of helping Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton retire her campaign debt to bring her into the fold and unify Democrats. But he said no discussions have taken place yet.

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Barack Obama is getting the backing of two more superdelegates... one from Oregon and one from New Jersey.Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton claims her base of working - class white voters could help her defeat Republican John McCain in the fall race.But many believe she will see wins in Kentucky and West Virgina as a graceful way to exit the race.

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Harold Ickes is sometimes described as Hillary Clinton's "not-so-secret weapon". He is also a master of cut-throat politics and comes from a distinguished family of Democratic insiders.

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35,000 acres of Ariz. grassland traded for property ready for development

Washington Post

PRESCOTT, Ariz. - Sen. John McCain championed legislation that will let an Arizona rancher trade remote grassland and ponderosa pine forest here for acres of valuable federally owned property that is ready for development, a land swap that now stands to directly benefit one of his top presidential campaign

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By PATRICK HEALY and MICHAEL LUO

New York Times

The once-formidable fund-raising machine of Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton has begun to sputter at the worst possible moment for Mrs. Clinton’s presidential campaign, Clinton advisers and donors said Thursday, with spending curtailed on political events and advertising as Mrs. Clinton seeks to compete in the last six nominating contests.

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Sen. Barack Obama got a front-runner's welcome back at the Capitol Thursday, pressing congressional superdelegates to support him in a visit that had the look and feel of a campaign victory lap.

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Barack Obama's image has been tarnished by his past association with Rev. Wright, although he's since distanced himself from Wright (interestingly, despite the publicity over this many still believe Obama to be a Muslim). It turns out that John McCain has a similar problem, with the pastor he has called his "spiritual guide."

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