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April 28, 2008
Obama on Rev. Wright: "He Does Not Speak for Me"
WILSON, N.C. -- Sen. Barack Obama wants everyone to know that he is not the Rev. Jeremiah Wright and that the talkative Wright does not speak for him. --Peter Slevin
Posted on April 28, 2008 at 8:19 PM ET | Comments (493)
Health Care on McCain Horizon
Sen. John McCain will outline his market-based health care plan tomorrow. --Michael D. Shear
Posted on April 28, 2008 at 7:57 PM ET | Comments (0)
McCain Plans Major NY Fundraiser
Sen. John McCain will hold his first really big fundraiser next week in New York City, a gala event hosted by New York Jets owner Woody Johnson in conjunction with the Republican National Committee and expected to raise about $4 million. --Michael D. Shear
Posted on April 28, 2008 at 7:44 PM ET | Comments (0)
Clinton Joins McCain in Criticizing Obama on Gas Tax
GRAHAM, N.C. -- In the latest example of Sen. Barack Obama facing two opponents, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton today joined Arizona Sen. John McCain in criticizing Obama for not supporting a temporary suspension of the federal gas tax. --Perry Bacon Jr. and Peter Slevin
Posted on April 28, 2008 at 7:36 PM ET | Comments (0)
N.C. Gov. Easley to Endorse Clinton
North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley will endorse Hillary Clinton at a rally tomorrow in Raleigh, according to Clinton campaign sources. --Perry Bacon Jr.
Posted on April 28, 2008 at 6:01 PM ET | Comments (44)
With the FEC Inactive, the Complaints Fly
If the Federal Election Commission weren't paralyzed, its members would be pretty busy today, thanks to a slew of complaints surrounding presidential campaign ads and financing activities. --Matthew Mosk
Posted on April 28, 2008 at 5:26 PM ET | Comments (10)
Indiana, a Different Kind of Midwestern State
Quirks in the state's political landscape make Indiana a toss-up. --Alec MacGillis
Posted on April 28, 2008 at 5:00 PM ET | Comments (0)
With Bingaman Endorsement, Obama Takes Senate Support Lead
Sen. Barack Obama officially pulled ahead today in the scramble for endorsements from colleagues in the U.S. Senate, thanks to Sen. Jeff Bingaman of New Mexico. --Jonathan Weisman
Posted on April 28, 2008 at 4:01 PM ET | Comments (458)
For Obama, a Voice of Doom?
Dana Milbank's Rough Sketch.
Posted on April 28, 2008 at 3:49 PM ET | Comments (22)
A Tale of Two Wrights
Two Jeremiah Wrights showed up at the National Press Club this morning: the nationally recognized preacher and the bombastic firebrand. The first version of Wright delivered a reflective speech on African American church culture. The second did his most famous congregant no favors. --Shailagh Murray
Posted on April 28, 2008 at 1:06 PM ET | Comments (24)
Mississippi Republican Runs Ad Against Obama
Another Republican congressional candidate thinks he can get electoral mileage out of linking his Democratic opponent to the presidential candidacy of Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and the controversies around his former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright. --Paul Kane
Posted on April 28, 2008 at 12:43 PM ET | Comments (91)
For Obama, Wright the Latest in a Long Line of Tests
The testing of Barack Obama continues. The Illinois senator has been on a month-long slide of bad news, poor performances and self-inflicted wounds. Still the favorite to win the Democratic nomination, Obama nonetheless needs a pair of victories next week in Indiana and North Carolina to kick-start his candidacy. --Dan Balz
Posted on April 28, 2008 at 12:23 PM ET | Comments (241)
