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Hillary Clinton supporters still trying to derail Obama nomination
SCRIPPS HOWARD - A massive e-mail and Internet campaign is under way aimed at derailing the nomination of Barack Obama and making Hillary Clinton the party’s standard bearer next week at the Democratic National Convention in Denver. “It&#...
Where is Hillary Clinton?
By Anne E. Kornblut After a year and a half directly in the spotlight, where has Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton gone? "They're currently taking some time off as a family," said one spokesperson. "Sorry Charlie, she's enjoying some we...
It’s Over For Hillary? Don’t Count On It
By David Zublick Hillary Rodham Clinton ended her historic bid for the White House on Saturday and enthusiastically endorsed Barack Obama. Yeah, right. She actually suspended her campaign, allowing her to hold on to her delegates and technically rem...
Hillary Refuses To Quit As Superdelegates surge to Obama
By Mike Allen A tsunami of superdelegates is poised to rush to Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) over the next 12 hours, giving him a mathematical lock on his party’s presidential nomination. The superdelegate surge is likely to swamp a few holdouts w...
The Drama of Hillary Clinton
By Roger Simon Oh, the drama of it all. The drama that is the Hillary Clinton campaign. What will she say next? What will she do next? I do not know, but I do know this: There is a huge drama gap between the Clinton campaign and the Barack Obama camp...
Hillary Clinton Very Unlikely To Win Democratic Nomination
Staunch Clinton campaign supporter Gov. Ed Rendell said Wednesday that his favored candidate is "very unlikely" to capture the Democratic nomination, and said that will mean the Democratic Party will nominate the weaker candidate for the fall...
NY Gov: Desperate Clinton should stop Mich, Fla effort
By Michael Gormley New York Gov. David Paterson, a superdelegate who supports Hillary Rodham Clinton, said she's showing "a little desperation" and should give up her effort to count votes from renegade primaries in Michigan and Florida. ...
Superdelegates turn down $1 million offer from Clinton donor
By Nico Pitney & Sam Stein One of Sen. Hillary Clinton's top financial supporters offered $1 million to the Young Democrats of America during a phone conversation in which he also pressed for the organization's two uncommitted superdelega...
Little Gain In Big Win For Hillary Clinton
By Vaughn Ververs It’s telling that on the night Hillary Clinton took one more bow in the spotlight of a big win in the West Virginia primary, Barack Obama was winging his way to the state of Michigan to begin smoothing over bruised feelings in...
Clinton Superdelegate Jumps Ship
by Robert Schwaneberg Rep. Donald Payne (D-10th Dist.), a New Jersey superdelegate who had been supporting Hillary Clinton for president, has switched his allegiance to Barack Obama. "After careful consideration, I have reached the conclusion tha...
Hillary Clinton asks superdelegates to commit in private
By Ben Smith Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton’s visit to Capitol Hill this week may have been more about weighing her support than it was about wooing superdelegates. According to a senior Democratic aide, Clinton asked some uncommitted superdelegat...
Clinton Jolted By Defection of Longtime Superdelegate
By David Espo, AP Hillary Rodham Clinton was jolted Thursday by the defection of one of her longtime superdelegate supporters, a former national party chairman who urged fellow Democrats to "reject the old negative politics" and unify behind ...
Hillary Dumped! Former Democratic leader switches to Obama
By Nedra Pickler, AP A leader of the Democratic Party under Bill Clinton has switched his allegiance to Barack Obama and is encouraging fellow Democrats to "heal the rift in our party" and unite behind the Illinois senator. Joe Andrew,...
