Presumptive presidential candidates Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain offered contrasting approaches to mend a sluggish economy this week, with Obama emphasizing an active government role in providing assistance and McCain calling for lower taxes and spending cuts. The report on the debate on NewsHour.
Ending her run for the Democratic presidential nomination, Sen. Hillary Clinton told supporters Saturday it was time to rally around her long-time opponent Sen. Barack Obama to ensure a Democrat is elected to the White House this fall. See the full report on NewsHour.
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Sen. Hillary Clinton is likely to end her historic run for the White House and endorse her rival, Sen. Barack Obama, on Saturday, senior campaign advisers have told the Associated …
Five years ago, President Bush held landmark meetings with the Israeli and Palestinian prime ministers, hoping to advance a Middle East peace plan. But, today there is still growing uncertainty over Israel’s future as Bush meets with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert for talks over Iran’s nuclear drive.
Fueled by a mix of delegates won in the last two states and a score of superdelegate announcements, Sen. Barack Obama claimed the mantle of presumptive presidential nominee of the …
Barack Obama finally resigned his membership at Trinity United Church of Christ, his congregation of more than 20 years. R&E managing editor Kim Lawton discusses Obama’s departure from the church and whether candidates and public officials should have a zone of religious privacy.
After dozens of primary contests, hundreds of stump speeches and multiple cross-country trips, the Democratic primary race between Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama is nearing an end as voters …
Sen. Hillary Clinton coasted to a large — and largely symbolic — victory Sunday in Puerto Rico’s presidential primary, the final act in a weekend of election tumult that appeared to bring Sen. Barack Obama closer to the Democratic presidential nomination. Follow Presidential election coverage “Vote 2008″ on NewsHour.
In the midst of an often contentious campaign season, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and John McCain issued a rare joint statement today, deploring the atrocities in the Darfur region of Sudan. Referring to the violence there as “genocide,” the three presidential candidates appealed to the Sudanese government to end the violence, and vowed to make Darfur a priority.
The Democratic Party’s Rules and Bylaws Committee meets on May 31 in an effort to resolve an impasse over how votes from Michigan and Florida’s renegade primaries should be factored …











