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Obama set to be nominated as Democrats' candidate DENVER (Reuters) - Barack Obama was set to be nominated on Wednesday as the Democrats' presidential candidate, a historic first for a black American, and Bill and Hillary Clinton marked their last day in the Denver spotlight. Home > Rss Directory > General > Reuters |
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It's official: Obama wins nomination Democrats nominated Barack Obama to be their candidate for president in November, making him the first African-American nominee from a major party. In a carefully staged maneuver, Obama's defeated rival Hillary Clinton called on Democrats to interrupt a roll call vote and nominate him by acclamation Home > Rss Directory > General > CNN |
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Early Reactions to Obama's Pick Just as news broke early this morning of Sen. Barack Obama's choice of Sen. Joe Biden as his running mate, Sen. John McCain's campaign sent out a prepared attack ad using a quote from Biden saying that Obama was not "ready" to be president. It was predictable given that the two men were primary oppo Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Decision Helps Obama in Nevada A federal judge on allowed Nevada's Democratic Party "to conduct voting to choose a U.S. presidential nominee in casino hotels on the Las Vegas Strip, a decision likely to boost Sen. Barack Obama," Reuters reports. "For the first time, Nevada Democrats planned to set up nine locations Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Ex-candidate Dodd endorses Obama - Chicago Tribune Ex-candidate Dodd endorses ObamaChicago Tribune - 3 hours agoBy Mike Dorning | Tribune correspondent 5:45 PM CST, February 26, 2008 CLEVELAND - Veteran Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) on Tuesday became the first former candidate in the Democratic presidential campaign to endorse Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Survey: IT workers like McCain, Obama IT workers seem to like John McCain and Barack Obama equally in the U.S. presidential race, but more than a third of respondents in a recent survey preferred some other candidate.Twenty-nine percent of survey re Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Obama Considers Cutting Convention Short According to the Los Angeles Times, Sen. Barack Obama's campaign and the Democratic National Committee "are toying with a convention scheduling change that has been broached before in theory but never seriously considered: cutting the party's conclave in Denver short by one day to give Obama an extr Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Obama formally nominated for president
(Reuters) Reuters - U.S. Sen. Barack Obama won the Democratic presidential nomination on Wednesday, making history as the first black candidate picked to lead a major American political party. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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CNN/Opinion Research: Obama Holds National Lead A new CNN/Opinion Research poll shows most Democrats want Sen. Barack Obama to be their nominee instead of Sen. Hillary Clinton.Obama leads Clinton, 52% to 46%.As for the proper role of superdelegates, Democrats are split: 49% say that superdelegates should base their votes Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Democratic Win in House Seat Gives Obama Campaign a Boost - Wall Street Journal The Southern LedgerDemocratic Win in House Seat Gives Obama Campaign a BoostWall Street Journal - 6 hours agoBy SUSAN DAVIS Republican attempts to defeat a Democratic candidate for the US House of Representatives by aligning him with presidential candidate Sen. Barack O Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Democrats gather to endorse Obama US Democrats converge on Denver to officially nominate Barack Obama as the party's presidential candidate. Home > Rss Directory > General > BBC |
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Democrats gather to endorse Obama US Democrats converge on Denver to officially nominate Barack Obama as the party's presidential candidate. Home > Rss Directory > General > BBC World |
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Obama campaign issues rebuttal to book's claims - The Associated Press CBS NewsObama campaign issues rebuttal to book's claimsThe Associated Press - 37 minutes agoHONOLULU (AP) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama hit back Thursday with a 40-page rebuttal to the best-selling book "The Obama Nation," arguing the author is a frin Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Poll Shows Obama Is Seen as More Likely to Beat McCain - New York Times CNN Political TickerPoll Shows Obama Is Seen as More Likely to Beat McCainNew York Times - 1 hour agoBy ROBIN TONER and DALIA SUSSMAN WASHINGTON - In the past two months, Senator Barack Obama has built a commanding coalition among Democratic voters, with especially str Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Obama warns of 'you're on your own' society - USA Today TopNewsObama warns of 'you're on your own' societyUSA Today - 1 hour agoBy Susan Page, USA TODAY GREENSBORO, NC - Presidential candidate Barack Obama, largely ignoring his Democratic rival for now, ridiculed likely Republican nominee John McCain on Wednesday for offeri Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Gallup: Obama Pulling Away From Clinton Sen. Barack Obama has extended his lead over Sen. Hillary Clinton among Democrats nationally to 52% to 42%, the third consecutive Gallup tracking poll in which he has held a statistically significant lead, and Obama's largest lead of the year so far. The last time a candidate held a d Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Obama Aides Think Battle Will Continue Into Summer According to the New York Times, aides to Sen. Barack Obama say they "were no longer as hopeful as they once were" that the Democratic presidential race "could be resolved before June 3, the day of the last primaries. As a result, they were girding for six weeks of attacks by Mrs. Clinton and pote Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Obama Stronger in California Sen. Barack Obama leads Sen. John McCain in projected November general election matchups, a new Los Angeles Times/KTLA Poll has found. Obama would defeat McCain by seven points, 47% to 40%, if the election were held today. Sen. Hillary Clinton would eke out only a three-point victo Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Gore to Endorse Obama in Motor City Tonight - FOXNews Boston GlobeGore to Endorse Obama in Motor City TonightFOXNews - 1 hour agoby Bonney Kapp Al Gore will appear alongside Barack Obama at a rally in Detroit, Michigan, tonight. The former veep, who endorsed then candidate Howard Dean early on in the ‘04 race, kept silen Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Obama Maintains Slim National Lead The latest Cook Political Report/RT Strategies poll finds Sen. Barack Obama leading Sen. John McCain nationally, 44% to 40%. Key findings: 30% strongly supported McCain, 5% were more moderate in their support and another 4% were initially undecided, but when pushed they leaned toward McC Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |