Race for '08: Hillary Clinton

Despite his sound primary defeat to Hillary Clinton in W.Va. on Tue., Barack Obama picked up the support of at least 6 of John Edwards' 19 delegates, the backing of superdelegate Rep. James McDermott, D-Wash., and the 600,000-member United Steelworkers Union. Obama has 1,892 delegates vs. 1,718 for Clinton, both shy of the 2,025 needed to lock in the nomination.

WASHINGTON - Hillary Rodham Clinton's assertions that she leads Barack Obama in the popular vote are a stretch, at best.

WASHINGTON (AFP) - White House front-runner Barack Obama gained the backing of four more Democratic leaders Thursday to take him closer to shutting Hillary Clinton out of the race to the party's nomination.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sixty nine percent of Americans see gasoline prices as a serious problem for their families but only 41 percent favor a temporary repeal of the gasoline tax as proposed by presidential candidates John McCain and Hillary Clinton, a poll released on Thursday said.

WASHINGTON (AFP) - White House hopeful Barack Obama Thursday accused President George W. Bush of stooping to the "politics of fear" after the US leader implied in Israel that Democrats would appease terrorists.

WASHINGTON - Barack Obama collected the support of five of John Edwards' Democratic convention delegates on Thursday, then gained the backing of four superdelegates and a large labor union as he marched steadily toward the party's presidential nomination.

A prominent abortion-rights group came under fire Wednesday night from more than two dozen congresswomen who support both abortion rights and the presidential campaign of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Two prominent surrogates of Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton stumped for the candidates Wednesday, a sign of how important this U.S. island territory's primary next month has become.

WASHINGTON - Democratic presidential rivals Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton can agree on one thing — they want their party to have more money, no matter who is the nominee.

NEW YORK - Democrat Barack Obama has won the endorsement of NARAL Pro-Choice America, a leading abortion rights advocacy organization that has supported rival Hillary Rodham Clinton throughout her political career.

May 14 (Bloomberg) -- Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, trailing Illinois Senator Barack Obama in the race for the Democratic nomination, raised at least $1 million after her lopsided victory in West Virginia last night.

Hillary Rodham Clinton raised more than $1 million for her presidential campaign since her resounding victory last night over Barack Obama in West Virginia's Democratic primary, according to her campaign.

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan (Reuters) - Former U.S. presidential candidate John Edwards endorsed Democrat Barack Obama on Wednesday, giving a major boost to the Illinois senator's efforts to unify the party behind his bid for the White House.

Tuesday was a big day for Hillary Clinton as she won the Democratic presidential primary in West Virginia in a huge landslide.

Thirty-eight percent (38%) of Democratic voters nationwide now believe that Hillary Clinton should drop out of the race for the White House. That's up slightly from 34% in late April, 32% earlier in April and 22% in late March.

STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. - Hours after being routed by Hillary Rodham Clinton in West Virginia, Barack Obama picked up two more superdelegates, offering fresh recognition from Democratic leaders of his inevitable nomination.

May 14 (Bloomberg) -- Hillary Clinton won an overwhelming victory in yesterday's West Virginia primary that did little to cut into Barack Obama's lead in the Democratic presidential race.

WASHINGTON - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton won most of the delegates in West Virginia's Democratic primary Tuesday.

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Democratic front-runner Barack Obama scored a coup Wednesday in his White House nominating battle against Hillary Clinton by winning the high-profile endorsement of blue-collar champion John Edwards.

May 13 (Bloomberg) -- Hillary Clinton claimed victory in the West Virginia primary by a wide margin, a win that still leaves her short of catching Barack Obama in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination.

WASHINGTON - Robust support from working-class whites and controversies over Barack Obama's former pastor and suspending the federal gas tax fed an unusually strong performance by Hillary Rodham Clinton in West Virginia's presidential primary.

Excerpts of Hillary Rodham Clinton's speech Tuesday in Charleston, W. Va., after winning the state's Democratic primary, as provided by CQ Transcriptions:

May 13 (Bloomberg) -- Hillary Clinton claimed victory in the West Virginia primary by a wide margin, a win that still leaves her short of catching Barack Obama in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination.

WASHINGTON - Barack Obama is in hot pursuit of general election voters, hoping America won't notice he got his head handed to him in West Virginia.

NEW YORK - Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton vowed to remain in the presidential race until the last primaries next month, but she hinted that the protracted contest with rival Barack Obama would end shortly thereafter.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The U.S. Navy has denied Chelsea Clinton permission to campaign for her mother on a former bombing range on a small Puerto Rican island.

NORTH BEND, Wash. - John McCain on Tuesday cast Democratic rivals Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton as latecomers to the environmental battle, saying he would be willing to debate the issue with either of them in the general election to underscore his experience with the issue.

CHARLESTON, West Virginia (AFP) - Hillary Clinton trounced her Democratic White House rival Barack Obama in Tuesday's West Virginia primary, US networks said, but the result would have little impact on their race overall.

May 14 (Bloomberg) -- Affluent investors say a small increase in the capital gains tax, as suggested by Democratic presidential candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, wouldn't affect their investment decisions.