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AP - Sen. Hillary Rodham clinton said Wednesday she is the only presidential candidate who will begin a prompt drawdown of U.S. troops in Iraq, and rival Sen. Barack obama cast himself as the one best able to turn the nation's economy around.

General often floated as GOP contender expresses concern about troop strain.

ALIQUIPPA, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Hillary clinton on Wednesday attacked her rivals over Iraq, saying Democrat Barack obama is all talk when it comes to ending the war and republican john mccain would keep it going.

LEVITTOWN, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - President George W. Bush should boycott the opening ceremony of the Olympics if China does not take steps to help stop genocide in Darfur and improve human rights in Tibet, U.S. presidential candidate Barack obama said on Wednesday.

AP - Barack obama, whose fundraising prowess has set records, appears to be paving the way to bypass the public financing system in the fall without yet spelling out his intentions.

Sen. Hillary clinton on Wednesday argued that she is the only presidential candidate capable of ending the war in Iraq.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Barack obama is gaining ground on Hillary clinton in Pennsylvania, moving within range of an April 22 upset that could end the hard-fought Democratic presidential race months earlier than expected.

Mayor Nutter said yesterday that his proposed urban-issues forum with the Democratic presidential candidates was unlikely to happen.Nutter pitched the event to U.S. Sens. Hillary clinton and Barack obama two weeks ago, saying that the session would provide a chance for the candidates to talk about rarely discussed city issues like housing, transportation and crime.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic White House hopefuls Hillary clinton and Barack obama speak often about green jobs, emissions cuts and renewable energy. But they have more than global warming on their minds when they talk of environmental policy.

Among the senators who grilled Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker on Tuesday was the next president of the United States. Whether it will be clinton, McCain or obama hasn't been decided, but all three made the hearings on Capitol Hill a kind of campaign stop.