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The bête noire of the Democrats has turned pundit, and his old nemeses do not always know what to make of it.

There's no secret document stashed in a safe, but McCain's been giving strategic hints for weeks

Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton's superdelegate lead over rival Barack obama has narrowed, a CNN tally indicates. The news network reported Sunday that obama, the junior senator from Illinois, is within one superdelegate of clinton....

West Virginia hold its Democratic primary Tuesday. Hillary clinton is expected to win handily. But the election comes as Clinton's chances to win the Democratic nomination shrink day to day. Barack obama's big win in North Carolina last week has re-energized his campaign and sent a flurry of superdelegates to his camp. Co-host Renee Montagne talks to NPR News Analyst Cokie Roberts about Clinton's chances.

CHARLESTON, West Virginia (Reuters) - Democratic front-runner Barack obama made a quick stop in West Virginia on Monday ahead of an expected bad loss there to White House rival Hillary clinton, but he was already looking past the contest to November's fight with republican john mccain.

Barack obama's wave of superdelegate endorsements puts him within reach of the Democratic presidential nomination by  June 3 - even if he loses half of the remaining six contests.

Digg's second quarterly 'town hall' webcast revealed that the site's geeky core hasn't been universally happy about the onslaught of politics-related stories in recent months.

On May 12, the likely republican presidential nominee offered a climate-change proposal that opponents, including obama, say is too little, too late

Poll shows 64 percent of Democrats say clinton should remain in the race.

Addressing criticism he expects this fall, Barack obama emphasized his patriotism and support for a strong and humane military, while Hillary clinton implored West Virginians to sustain her hopes of somehow denying him the Democratic nomination.