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April 19, 2008

From Scripted to Spontaneous on the Obama Train

HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Barack Obama wrapped up his whistle-stop train tour with a final rally here tonight, ending a day of striking visuals and stark rhetoric in advance of Tuesday's primary. --Shailagh Murray

Posted on April 19, 2008 at 9:30 PM ET | Comments (61)

Obama's GOP Shadow

PAOLI, Pa. -- Sen. Barack Obama's whistle-stop train tour is being covered live -- by the Republican National Committee and Sen. John McCain's campaign. --Shailagh Murray

Posted on April 19, 2008 at 4:25 PM ET | Comments (187)

Obama Express Heading for Harrisburg

WYNNEWOOD, Pa. -- Sen. Barack Obama sounded the horn and called out across the platform, "Everybody get on board now." And the "On Track for Change" express rolled out of Philadelphia's 30th St. station for a whistlestop tour across southeastern Pennsylvania. --Shailagh Murray

Posted on April 19, 2008 at 1:59 PM ET | Comments (30)

On the Gay Bar Circuit with Chelsea and the Gov.

PHILADELPHIA -- In her family's non-stop campaigning in Pennsylvania, Chelsea Clinton got the post-midnight duty on Friday night: stumping in Philadelphia's gay bars. --Perry Bacon Jr.

Posted on April 19, 2008 at 11:26 AM ET | Comments (44)

Clinton Blames MoveOn for Caucus Losses

Hillary Clinton blamed her defeats by Barack Obama in caucuses around the country in part on MoveOn.org, the liberal activist group that was founded in 1998 to tell Congress to "move on" from its push to impeach Clinton's husband. --Perry Bacon Jr.

Posted on April 19, 2008 at 11:23 AM ET | Comments (168)

At Clinton Rally, Talk of Breaking Barriers - and Those Awkward White House Years

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Appearing with African American author Maya Angelou, Hillary Clinton not only praised Barack Obama, but said the pair's candidacies helped break barriers for any American seeking the Oval Office. --Perry Bacon Jr.

Posted on April 19, 2008 at 10:20 AM ET | Comments (19)

 

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