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Perhaps hinting at strategy for the general election, Senator john mccain portrayed Barack obama as being the favorite of Hamas, and implied that he would also be friendly with Iran.

AP - Barack obama all but erased Hillary Rodham Clinton's once-imposing lead among national convention superdelegates on Friday and won fresh labor backing as elements of the Democratic Party began coalescing around the Illinois senator for the fall campaign.

Even with Hillary Rodham clinton as an option, many feminists back Democratic rival Barack Obama

The obama campaign gained steam Friday with endorsements from a union president and nine superdelegates.

In black America, oh, how the mighty have fallen. Bill clinton is no longer revered as the 'first black president.' Tavis Smiley's rapid-fire commentaries on a popular radio show have been silenced. And the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr., self-described defender of the black church, has been derided by...

Religious voters in Indiana and North Carolina held to familiar patterns in Democratic primary balloting Tuesday, with the controversy over Sen. Barack obama's relationship with his former pastor deepening the divide.

If they get the chance, john mccain and Barack obama both want to aggressively push the envelope of U.S. tax policy -- but in opposite directions.

ALBANY, Ore., May 9 -- As Sen. Barack obama matched her in endorsements from the party leaders who are likely to decide the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, aides to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's struggling campaign dismissed suggestions that she is close to dropping out of the race.

Sen. Hillary Clinton's superdelegate lead over Sen. Barack obama was narrowed even more Saturday, according to CNN's latest delegate estimate.

BEND, Oregon (Reuters) - Acting even more like he has clinched the Democratic presidential nomination, Barack obama said on Saturday he would be willing to campaign jointly with republican john mccain and acknowledged he needed to better introduce himself to Americans.