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March 12, 2008
Obama on Race and the Race
CHICAGO -- Taking questions after winning the Mississippi primary, where he fared far better with black voters than white ones, Sen. Barack Obama argued that he has performed well across a range of demographic categories in a campaign that he believes is too often measured by race, gender and geography. --Peter Slevin
Posted on March 12, 2008 at 6:59 PM ET | Comments (242)
Adoration, Protesters Greet McCain on N.H. Return
EXETER, N.H. -- Sen. John McCain returned Wednesday to the state that, more than other, gave him the Republican nomination, holding what his campaign billed as his first town hall of the general election. --Michael D. Shear
Posted on March 12, 2008 at 6:44 PM ET | Comments (8)
For Superdelegates, a Dinner with Clinton
Members of the elite -- and increasingly sought-after -- superdelegate universe are gathering at her home around 7 p.m. or 7:30 p.m., according to one Democratic aide. --Anne E. Kornblut
Posted on March 12, 2008 at 6:20 PM ET | Comments (49)
Ferraro Cuts Ties with Clinton
Geraldine Ferraro has relinquished her position on the Clinton campaign after causing a firestorm with her remarks that Sen. Barack Obama is only where he is politically because he is a black man. --Anne E. Kornblut
Posted on March 12, 2008 at 6:05 PM ET | Comments (252)
Obama's Brass Band
CHICAGO -- Sen. Barack Obama set out to address the military gravitas question Wednesday, standing before nine retired generals and admirals in a Chicago museum to offer fresh details of his national security thinking and renewed criticism of his chief rivals for their support of the Iraq war. --Peter Slevin
Posted on March 12, 2008 at 4:44 PM ET | Comments (27)
Bush Bashes Clinton (and Obama)
President Bush waded further into the presidential race today, slamming Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama for "empty, hollow political rhetoric" on trade and warning that they would make "a reckless mistake" by retreating from agreements to lower barriers with other countries. --Peter Baker
Posted on March 12, 2008 at 3:23 PM ET | Comments (33)
Primary Positioning
Eager to be able to claim victory in Michigan and Ohio, Hillary Clinton's campaign is aggressively pushing Barack Obama to reach an agreement for a re-vote in those states. --Perry Bacon Jr.
Posted on March 12, 2008 at 1:51 PM ET | Comments (24)
AFL-CIO to Target McCain
The labor union announced on a conference call today that it was launching a $53 million campaign to define McCain as the wrong candidate to lead the country on economic issues. --Matthew Mosk
Posted on March 12, 2008 at 12:32 PM ET | Comments (21)
