Campaign 2008: President

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Clinton calls victory in Kentucky a vote of confidence

Hillary Rodham Clinton won the Kentucky primary Tuesday. (05/20/2008)

Obama holds rally in Sioux Falls

Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama made his first stop in South Dakota Friday. (05/16/2008)

Edwards backs Obama

Democrat John Edwards is endorsing former rival Barack Obama, fresh signs of the party establishment embracing the likely nominee even as Hillary Rodham Clinton refuses to abandon her increasingly long-shot candidacy. (05/14/2008)

Clinton trounces Obama in West Virginia

Hillary Rodham Clinton coasted to a large but largely symbolic victory in working-class West Virginia on Tuesday, handing Barack Obama one of the worst defeats of the campaign yet scarcely slowing his march toward the Democratic presidential nomination. (05/13/2008)

Peterson hints he will support Obama

The last uncommitted Minnesota superdelegate is hinting he will support Barack Obama for president. (05/13/2008)

Clinton vows to stay in race during S.D. stop

Clinton, speaking in an airport hangar in Sioux Falls, said the Democratic Party will be stronger as the process continues. (05/08/2008)

Obama pulls ahead in delegate count

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama won a decisive victory in North Carolina, while Hillary Clinton won Indiana on a thin margin. Midday explores what the results mean as the campaigns get ready for the next primary elections in Nebraska and West Virginia. (Midday, 05/07/2008)

Obama wins NC, says near nomination; Clinton wins Indiana

Barack Obama swept to a convincing victory in the North Carolina primary Tuesday night and declared he was closing in on the Democratic presidential nomination. Hillary Rodham Clinton eked out a win in Indiana as she struggled to halt her rival's march into history. (05/06/2008)

How Hillary Clinton won my vote

Hillary Clinton won a vote in an unlikely way from Pam Jones this year. It was when Jones was making get-out-the-vote calls on behalf of Barack Obama. (05/06/2008)

McCain's bridge remarks draw bipartisan criticism

Gov. Tim Pawlenty warned against a rush to judgment about the cause of the 35W bridge collapse, one day after likely Republican presidential nominee John McCain blamed it on wasteful spending. (05/01/2008)

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