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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. presidential candidates john mccain, Hillary clinton and Barack obama pushed competing positions on the iraq war at congressional hearings on Tuesday in political theater that may define the race for the White House.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential contender Hillary clinton will win several state nominating contests in the coming months but has little chance of becoming the party's candidate for the November 2008 election, traders were betting on Tuesday.

(CNSNews.com) - Americans say Sen. john mccain (R-Ariz.), the presumed republican presidential nominee, would be a better commander-in-chief than the Democratic candidates: Sens. Hillary clinton (N.Y.) or Barack obama (Ill.), according to a new poll.

PHILADELPHIA (UPI via COMTEX) -- Barack obama is gaining ground on Hillary clinton in the Pennsylvania primary race thanks to growing support among women, a poll released Tuesday indicates. The Quinnipac University Poll showed Clinton with 50 percent of the vote in the Keystone State and obama with 44 percent, which compares to a 50-41 percent edge for Clinton a week ago....

Clinton, obama offer starkly different paths to White House against McCain.

) April 8, 2008 -- If elected, Senator clinton would be the first woman President of the United States; if elected, Senator obama would be the first African-american President; and if elected, Senator...

Relations between the U.S. and China might be tense, but that hasn't stopped China's biggest home-grown search engine from featuring obama on its site.

HARRISBURG, N.C. (AP) -- It wasn't until Barack obama wrote a pair of best-selling books that he and his wife escaped their student loan debt, an experience Michelle obama said Tuesday helps the couple understand everyday challenges better than policymakers in Washington....

John Cleese, one of Monty Python's founders, says he has offered his speech-writing services to U.S. presidential hopeful Sen. Barack obama, D-Ill. ...

CARPENTERSVILLE, Ill. (AP) -- An Illinois delegate for Democratic Sen. Barack obama resigned after using the word 'monkeys' to describe black children playing in a tree, the obama campaign said Tuesday....