More of the Senate’s Democratic members favored Barack Obama over Hillary Rodham Clinton.
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Democrats in New Jersey’s Congressional delegation are shunning Representative Robert E. Andrews.
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Barack Obama is faring better today with the white working class than did either Al Gore or John Kerry in previous presidential campaigns.
We urge Democrats in the state to choose the four-term incumbent, Frank Lautenberg, to run in the fall for this vital Senate seat.
Reuters – Front-runner Barack Obama turned to
wrapping up the Democratic presidential nomination after a
party committee dealt rival Hillary Clinton a blow by seating
the disputed Michigan and Florida convention delegations at
half-strength.
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Bloomberg – June 1 (Bloomberg) — Hillary Clinton is counting on a
lopsided win in Puerto Rico’s Democratic presidential primary to
shore up her argument that she is better able to beat Republican
John McCain in November than her rival Barack Obama.
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Bloomberg – June 1 (Bloomberg) — Barack Obama moved closer to
clinching the Democratic presidential nomination after the
party moved to settle a months-long quarrel over delegates from
Michigan and Florida.
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After hours of emotional testimony and sometimes contentious debate, Democratic Party officials agreed yesterday on a pair of compromises to seat Florida’s and Michigan’s delegations to their national convention. But a part of the deal drew an angry reaction and the threat of a subsequent challenge…
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Politico – The Michigan and Florida delegations will be seated at the Democratic convention this summer. The question now is whether Senator Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign will continue fighting until then.
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AP – The candidate is on an outdoor stage, her shoulders bobbing and weaving as two reggaeton performers dance around her. Welcome to Hillary Rodham Clinton’s most excellent adventure.
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CQPolitics.com – Washington — In a hotel ballroom packed with contentious Obama and Clinton supporters, the Democratic Party Rules and Bylaws Committee finally resolved to allow the Florida and Michigan delegations to vote in the Democratic National Convention.
John McCain tore into Barack Obama over a two-year Iraq absence. The likely Democrat nominee then said he was considering a war zone trip. Point: McCain.
Obama assailed the GOP nominee-in-waiting over his comment that troops ‘have drawn down to pre-surge levels.’ McCain wasn’t exactly accurate. Point: Obama.
Score on Iraq: Even _ at least for last week.
McCain, a four-term Arizona senator who supports a continued military presence, and Obama, a first-term Illinois senator calling for withdrawal, engaged in a weeklong spat over the war. They’re jockeying for the upper hand on a campaign issue each thinks works to his advantage.
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