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June 30th, 2008 at 12:45 pm

Presidential hopeful Barack Obama campaigned with former rival Hillary Clinton at a rally Friday in Unity, N.H., and the Supreme Court issues a week of weighty decisions. Analysts Mark Shields …

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June 9th, 2008 at 1:52 pm

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.

June 5th, 2008 at 12:33 pm

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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 …

June 4th, 2008 at 12:33 pm

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 …

June 3rd, 2008 at 1:20 pm

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 …

June 2nd, 2008 at 5:05 pm

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.

May 29th, 2008 at 1:33 pm

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.

May 29th, 2008 at 12:25 pm

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 …

May 27th, 2008 at 11:45 am

While Sen. Hillary Clinton is trailing Sen. Barack Obama in the overall delegate count (1,779 to 1,977), Clinton is fighting for every last vote, particularly in places like Puerto Rico where she believes she can capture the Latino vote. Clinton just finished a 3-day campaign in Puerto Rico, which has more than 50 delegates at stake in its June 1 primary. Looking ahead, how might Latinos affect the general election and which candidate has the winning approach?

May 22nd, 2008 at 11:44 am

With the race for the Democratic nomination reaching the home stretch and continued clashes between the president and Congress, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi assesses the fight between Senators Obama and …

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