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A Defining Moment

Obama: I will be the Democratic nominee

WASHINGTON (CNN) — In what he called a “defining moment for our nation,” Sen. Barack Obama on Tuesday became the first African-American to head the ticket of a major political party.

Obama’s steady stream of superdelegate endorsements, combined with the delegates he received from Tuesday’s primaries, put him [...]

Clinton and RFK

Clinton explains RFK assassination reference

BRANDON, South Dakota (CNN) — Sen. Hillary Clinton said Friday that she regretted comments that evoked the June 1968 assassination of Robert Kennedy as part of her explanation for why she was staying in the presidential race late into the primary season.

Earlier Friday afternoon, she told the editorial board [...]

Hiring?

Clinton: ‘Think about this as a hiring decision’ – CNN.com

(CNN) — Despite Sen. Barack Obama’s commanding lead in the delegate count, Sen. Hillary Clinton campaigned hard Sunday, telling voters she’s “running for the toughest job in the world.”

Clinton spent her weekend in Kentucky, which, along with Oregon, holds its Democratic contest Tuesday.

Clinton [...]

Tick tock tick tock tick tock

It’s just a matter of time before it’s official, and Barack Obama becomes the Democratic nominee for President of the United States.

Obama takes superdelegate lead on eve of expected loss – CNN.com

(CNN) — Sen. Barack Obama took the lead in the race for superdelegates on the eve of a contest that’s expected to [...]

I sure hope not …

Analysis: As Obama nears finish line, can Clinton rebound in time? – CNN.com

NEW YORK (CNN) — Barack Obama took a major step Tuesday toward securing the Democratic presidential nomination. Not only did he score a convincing victory in North Carolina; but by drawing to a virtual tie in Indiana he made an already difficult [...]

Indiana nuns lacking ID denied at poll

Indiana nuns lacking ID denied at poll by fellow sister

About 12 Indiana nuns were turned away Tuesday from a polling place by a fellow bride of Christ because they didn’t have state or federal identification bearing a photograph.

Sister Julie McGuire said she was forced to turn away her fellow sisters at Saint Mary’s [...]

Operation Chaos

CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time – Blogs from CNN.com

(CNN) – How big of an impact did Rush Limbaugh’s ‘Operation Chaos’ have in Indiana? Did GOP voters really cross over to create havoc in the Democratic primary by voting for Hillary Clinton, as he’d asked his listeners to do?

Roughly one in [...]

Hillary Clinton – Republican?

So what does it mean when one of your supporters accuses you of campaigning like a Republican? With regards to Geraldine Ferraro’s recent comments about Barack Obama’s race (which I think were likely presented somewhat out-of-context originally):

Is a ‘Dump Hillary’ Movement Starting to Crystallize?

In a blistering “special comment” tacked on to his MSNBC [...]

I don’t get it …

There are definitely several things I don’t understand about the primaries and how the networks call the winners.

For example, in Nevada, everyone said that Hillary Clinton won the Democratic party caucuses … but Barack Obama walked away with more delegates. And right now, in New York, with a whopping 0% of the vote reported, [...]

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