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Obama Moves Closer to Nomination After Delegate Dispute Settled (Bloomberg)

May 31st, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Uncategorized
Bloomberg - June 1 (Bloomberg) -- Barack Obama moved closer to clinching the Democratic presidential nomination after the party moved to settle a months-long quarrel over delegates from Michigan and Florida.

Clinton looks for fun on final primary days (AP)

May 31st, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Uncategorized

Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., acknowledges applause as she enters a campaign event at San Juan Batista Medical Center in Caguas, Puerto Rico, Saturday, May 31, 2008. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)AP - The candidate is on an outdoor stage, her shoulders bobbing and weaving as two reggaeton performers dance around her. Welcome to Hillary Rodham Clinton's most excellent adventure.


Obama breaks with controversial church (Reuters)

May 31st, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Uncategorized

Democratic presidential candidate and US Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks in Aberdeen, South Dakota May 31, 2008. (Rick Wilking/Reuters)Reuters - Democratic presidential front-runner Barack Obama said on Saturday he quit his Chicago church in the aftermath of inflammatory sermons that could become a lightning rod in the November election.


Rep. Wexler’s excellent adventure (Politico)

May 31st, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Uncategorized
Politico - He was once referred to as “the human advertisement for the mute button.”

Obama: A ‘robust debate’ begins Tuesday night

May 31st, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Democrats, Presidential race, 2008
With today's Democratic National Committee rules and bylaws committee behind him and what now appears to be a finish line for the nomination in sight, Barack Obama just told reporters in South Dakota that "a robust debate" begins Tuesday night...

2,118 is the new magic number

May 31st, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Democrats, Presidential race, 2008
Based on the decisions just made by the rules and bylaws committee of the Democratic National Committee about how to divide the disputed Florida and Michigan delegations, the new "magic number" to be the party's presidential nominee appears to be...

Michigan delegates’ votes cut in half as well; Clinton nets 5

May 31st, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Democrats, Presidential race, 2008
Hillary Rodham Clinton will get 34.5 delegate votes and Barack Obama will get 29.5 in a compromise just approved by the Democratic National Committee's rules and bylaws committee on what to do regarding the disputed Michigan delegation. Basically, the committee...

Ickes: Clinton reserves right to appeal to credentials committee

May 31st, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Democrats, Presidential race, 2008
Harold Ickes just told his fellow members on the Democratic National Committee's rules and bylaws committee that Hillary Rodham Clinton reserves the right to appeal the decision they appear about to make that will cut the Michigan delegation's votes in...

Dems give Fla. delegates half-votes

May 31st, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Democrats, Presidential race, 2008
The Democratic National Committee's rules and bylaws committee just voted unanimously to seat all of the Florida delegation to its national convention -- but give each delegate just half a vote because the state held its party earlier than national...

Former governor wins Va. GOP Senate nomination (AP)

May 31st, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Uncategorized
AP - Former Gov. Jim Gilmore was narrowly nominated Saturday by the Virginia Republican Convention to run for the seat of retiring Republican U.S. Sen. John Warner.
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