3 min ago | www.cbc.ca | Posted by olevia
Top Democrats call for unity behind victorious Obama
Top leaders of the U.S. Democratic party called for unity behind the presumptive White House nominee, Barack Obama, Wednesday as his rival Hillary Clinton refused to concede defeat at the close of the five-month-long primary election race between the two.
6 min ago | www.miamiherald.com | Posted by olevia
'Lot of legwork to do' for Obama in Florida
Hours before Barack Obama wrapped up the Democratic nomination on Tuesday, signs loomed of his challenges in Florida, the nation's largest swing state:
11 min ago | ap.google.com | Posted by olevia
McCain, Obama plunge into fall election campaign
The Democratic presidential nomination his, Barack Obama reached out Wednesday to mend fences with his defeated rival as Republican opponent John McCain tried to frame the fall campaign on his own terms.
20 min ago | blog.mlive.com | Posted by olevia
With a split decision in the final two primaries and a flurry of superdelegate endorsements, Sen. Barack Obama sealed the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday night after a grueling and history-making campaign against Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton that will make him the first African American to head a major party ticket.
23 min ago | ap.google.com | Posted by olevia
Excitement about Barack Obama emerged as a global phenomenon Wednesday as commentators and citizens around the world welcomed the news that he had sealed the Democratic presidential nomination.
24 min ago | www.latimes.com | Posted by olevia
After resisting taking sides, dozens endorse him in choreographed effort to settle his epic battle against Clinton.
26 min ago | www.chicagotribune.com | Posted by olevia
South Side Chicago beams with pride as Obama clinches nomination
On the South Side, the very grounds where Sen. Barack Obama sowed the seeds of a political career that fully bloomed on a national stage Tuesday, supporters were praising both the symbolism and pragmatism ...
15 hrs ago | politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com | Posted by olevia
Republicans begin to highlight Clinton's criticism of Obama
Hours before the polls closed Tuesday in the final two Democratic presidential primaries, the Republican National Committee began circulating a video of Hillary Clinton questioning Barack Obama's ...
15 hrs ago | politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com | Posted by olevia
Clinton says she's open to being VP
Sen. Hillary Clinton is willing to take the vice presidential slot on a Barack Obama presidential ticket, New York lawmakers told CNN.
15 hrs ago | politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com | Posted by olevia
Carter to officially endorse Obama
Former President Jimmy Carter, in a widely expected move, will endorse Barack Obama's presidential bid later Tuesday or early Wednesday.