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Obama ready to declare himself winner

Barack Obama is planning to declare himself the effective winner of the long-running contest with Hillary Clinton at the close of the Kentucky and Oregon primaries on Tuesday. At…

Republicans train sights on Obama

As the Democratic primary contest heads to its climax, the Republicans are firing the opening shots of an election barrage to come against their probable White House opponent,…

Victory gives Clinton fresh momentum

Barack Obama faced renewed questions on Wednesday about his ability to deliver a Democratic victory in November after his failure to knock out Hillary Clinton in Tuesday’s…

Clinton targets economy as anger roils Democratic race

Hillary Clinton on Monday pitched a plan to stop a mortgage crisis degenerating into a full-blown recession as new vitriol spilled over in her Democratic White House struggle…

Back on the trail, Obama and Clinton trade digs

United States Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton questioned each other’s sincerity and leadership on national security and the economy on Friday as they geared up for the…

Cleveland debate is final chance for Clinton to woo voters

Democratic presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama go head to head on Tuesday in their final showdown before the crucial Texas and Ohio primaries on March 4. The…

Bad blood spills over as Clinton support ebbs

New polls on Monday suggested Hillary Clinton’s national support was collapsing, as her aides battled angrily with surging Barack Obama’s camp before a key debate in her…

Gore emerges as power broker, Clinton hopes for lifeline

Al Gore, who lost to George Bush in the 2000 presidential election, is becoming a key potential power broker in the increasingly bitter battle between Hillary Clinton and Barack…

Clinton makes a last stand in Ohio and Texas

For Hillary Clinton, once viewed as the almost certain Democratic presidential nominee, it has come to this: win in Ohio and Texas in three weeks, and again the next month in…

Clinton shaken as Obama takes lead

Hillary Clinton shook up her campaign as Democratic rival Barack Obama overtook in the race for delegates to win the party nomination for the White House. Obama is expected to…

Super Tuesday: The winners and the losers

Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama dug in for a protracted slog for the Democratic White House nomination in the United States after battling to a brutal draw in their Super…

Fresh 72-hour marathon faces Clinton and Obama

Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama will have no time to pause after yesterday’s Super Tuesday performances before they head off into a fresh 72-hour marathon of coast-to-coast…

Realistic Obama campaign steels for tough days ahead

Onwards to battle. That was the message emanating from a tough speech by Barack Obama as he addressed thousands of cheering supporters in his adopted hometown of Chicago. While…