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The candidate's meeting with Christian leaders hints at the campaign's strategy - and what it may have to do

Democrat barack obama's campaign to take the White House as the candidate representing change has run up against Washington realities as he was forced to abandon a key figure in his search for a vice presidential running mate.

Democrat barack obama's campaign said Thursday that Michelle Obama never used the word 'whitey' in a speech.

Barack obama provided a reminder that what has already been dubbed the 'YouTube election' can also be a double-edged sword as he launched a website called 'Fight The Smears'

AP - Having worn down barack obama in one dispute this week, republican operatives are helping John McCain hit other targets, sometimes without waiting for his cue.

AP - In a campaign dominated by the economy and the Iraq War, the Supreme Court's 5-4 ruling Thursday on detainees at Guantanamo marks a forceful reminder that John McCain promises one course and barack obama pledges another in picking future justices.

McCain and Obama respond to Thursday's Supreme Court detainee ruling

Lobbyist. It's a word that's making people and politicians cringe. But even though lobbyists are a target of Sens. barack obama and John McCain, many people can't do without them.

Hispanic Democrats have warned Sen. barack obama he risks losing the Latino vote in the general election. His republican rival John McCain has already made some inroads with Latinos. Obama's national Latino vote director met with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus today.

Barack obama's presidential campaign has launched a Web site called Fight the Smears. The site is a response to continuing viral efforts to peg Obama as a Muslim or a dangerous radical. It's part of the increasing role of the Internet in campaigns — political and business — and the ability of anonymous activists to spread rumors literally everywhere at once.