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Clinton romps in West Virginia but faces long odds
- Hillary Clinton won West Virginia by a landslide Tuesday, giving her additional leverage to use if and when she cedes the Democratic nomination to rival Barack Obama.
- Hillary Clinton won West Virginia by a landslide Tuesday, giving her additional leverage to use if and when she cedes the Democratic nomination to rival Barack Obama.
3-minute interview: Franco Nuschese
- Italian-born Franco Nuschese is the owner of Caf Milano in Washington.
Clinton stirs racial pot claiming Obama is losing white support
- Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton came under fire Thursday for roiling racial waters again by asserting that she, and not rival Democrat Barack Obama, can attract enough white voters to forge a “winning coalition.”
Democratic loser could decide winner’s fate
- Far from becoming a marginal figure, the eventual loser in the Democratic presidential nomination contest could wield great influence over the winner’s prospects for success in the general election.
Obama soars in North Carolina; Clinton clings to lead in Indiana
- Barack Obama trounced Hillary Clinton in North Carolina’s presidential primary Tuesday, but Clinton led in Indiana, setting the stage for three more weeks of pitched battles for the Democratic nomination.
Clinton chides Obama over gas tax holiday
- Convinced she has seized on a winning issue, Hillary Clinton campaigned hard for a gas tax holiday on Tuesday, portraying Barack Obama as indifferent to the soaring cost of fuel.
Obama blasts Clinton over comment on Iran
- Slipping in the polls before Tuesday’s elections in North Carolina and Indiana, Barack Obama criticized Hillary Clinton on Sunday for vowing to “totally obliterate” Iran if it attacks Israel.
Economic growth could help McCain
- Last quarter’s economic growth, however anemic, means the nation is not in recession, which could help presidential candidate John McCain, even though he has already declared a recession.
- Last quarter’s economic growth, however anemic, means the nation is not in recession, which could help presidential candidate John McCain, even though he has already declared a recession.
Bush: Economic inaction hurting U.S. confidence
- Lamenting “America’s retreat” from the world marketplace, President Bush warned Tuesday that “the country is losing its confidence,” thanks in part to economic inaction by Congress.
- Lamenting “America’s retreat” from the world marketplace, President Bush warned Tuesday that “the country is losing its confidence,” thanks in part to economic inaction by Congress.
Obama denounces pastor’s ‘rants’
- Declaring “that’s enough,” Barack Obama on Tuesday denounced the latest “rants” of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright as his campaign struggled to contain the political damage caused by his former pastor.
- Declaring “that’s enough,” Barack Obama on Tuesday denounced the latest “rants” of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright as his campaign struggled to contain the political damage caused by his former pastor.
Obama’s controversial former pastor stands by ‘God damn America’ comment
- Barack Obama’s ex-pastor defended his controversial criticism of white America in a defiant speech Monday that analysts said could prolong a political backlash against Obama.
- Barack Obama’s ex-pastor defended his controversial criticism of white America in a defiant speech Monday that analysts said could prolong a political backlash against Obama.
The 3-minute interview: Ann Compton
- Ann Compton, White House correspondent for ABC News, is president of the White House Correspondents’ Association, which holds its annual dinner in Washington Saturday.
Bush touts public funds for private, inner-city schools
- President Bush on Thursday said a District program that spends public funds on private, religious schools should serve as a national model for saving inner-city schools.