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Let's not kid ourselves, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright was going to be a part of this presidential campaign through November, whether Sen. Barack obama smacked his former pastor upside the head, or not.

Barack obama was scrambling to put his presidential bid back on track after denouncing his former pastor, as he and Hillary clinton pushed onward in a nomination struggle that is dividing the Democratic party.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A gas tax holiday proposed by U.S. presidential hopefuls john mccain and Hillary clinton is viewed as a bad idea by many economists and has drawn unexpected support for Clinton rival Barack obama, who also is opposed.

The tiny U.S. territory holds its Democratic caucuses this weekend. Both Sens. Hillary clinton and Barack obama are gearing up to earn the four delegate votes at stake when voting concludes on a North Pacific island ceded to the U.S. by Spain in 1898.

IN LIEU of Hillary Clinton's Lincoln/Douglas-style debate with Barack obama, which clearly ain't happening, here's an alternative - I mean, come on, Lincoln and Douglas spoke for an hour at a time.

At a news conference Tuesday in North Carolina, Democratic presidential candidate Barack obama strongly condemned recent remarks by his former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright. In recent days, Wright had sought to defend his own past controversial comments.

Senator obama under increasing pressure to distance himself from Wright after several appearances by minister

It may not be enough to win crucial white working-class voters.

(CNSNews.com) - Non-intern female employees did better working on the Senate staffs of john mccain and Hillary clinton during the latest public reporting period than they did working for Barack obama, Cybercast News service determined through an analysis of payroll data published by the Secretary of the Senate.

Jeffrey Laurence, M.D., Editor of the peer-reviewed medical journal, AIDS patient Care and STDs, and the journal's publisher, Mary Ann Liebert, are calling for Barack obama not simply to disavow Rev. Jeremiah Wright's accusation that the U.S. government attempted to use the AIDS virus to wipe out people of color. 'It is not enough for Senator obama to distance himself from the pastor's opinions.