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PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Democrats Hillary clinton and Barack obama assailed potential White House opponent john mccain on the economy on Tuesday, accusing the republican of favoring the wealthy and turning his back on struggling workers and middle-class families.

Despite a rocky March, the candidate raised more than $30 million, further cementing his fundraising advantage over a clinton campaign whose debts could come back to haunt it

As their congressional colleagues grilled oil executives in Washington, the Democratic presidential candidates fought in Pennsylvania to convince voters they've got the best plan to tackle soaring gas prices. At events a mile apart, they both focused on energy issues and lashed out at President Bush's policies.

AP - Sen. Barack obama is talking about the elephant in the room ? republican rival john mccain ? and all but ignoring the Democrat who stands between him and his party's presidential nomination.

Former Indiana Rep. Lee Hamilton, the top Democrat on the Sept. 11 commission, is backing Barack obama in an endorsement that could boost the presidential hopeful's national security standing, The Associated Press has learned. The Illinois senator 'champions...

AP - The Pennsylvania primary is more than a contest between Democratic Sens. Barack obama and Hillary Rodham clinton. It's a showdown between two rival factions in organized labor and whether they can deliver for their presidential candidate.

Nancy Pelosi, the speaker of the House of Representatives, helped buy Hillary clinton some breathing space amid growing calls from senior supporters of Barack obama for the former first lady to quit the Democratic party's presidential race

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, in a TV interview that aired Tuesday, said the protracted presidential race between Sens. Hillary clinton and Barack obama should be allowed to 'run its course'

As Sen. Hillary Clinton's underdog campaign soldiers on through Pennsylvania, Indiana and North Carolina, she has begun casting herself as a champion of democracy.

WILKES-BARRE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Barack obama praised supporters of rival Hillary clinton on Tuesday to try to win their vote in Pennsylvania's crucial April 22 contest or, failing that, ensure their backing in the November presidential election.