Obama Clinches Nomination
NEW TODAY FROM THIS WEEK 6.4.08: Obama appoints team to help find running mate
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Barack Obama named a three-person team including Caroline Kennedy to lead his search for a running mate Wednesday while expressing confidence that the Democratic Party would soon unify after a bruising battle for the presidential nomination. Learn more.
6.4.08: Obama Clinches Nomination; First Black Candidate to Lead a Major Party Ticket
(New York Times) -- Senator Barack Obama claimed the Democratic presidential nomination on Tuesday evening, prevailing through an epic battle with Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton in a primary campaign that inspired millions of voters from every corner of America to demand change in Washington. Learn more.
6.4.08: Hill Democrats fall in line behind Obama
(Politico.com) -- With the presidential primaries finally behind them, Democrats on Capitol Hill can begin doing today what they expected to be doing all spring: exploiting their control of the House and Senate to support their presumptive presidential nominee. Learn more.
6.3.08: Historic night: Obama clinches nomination
Sen. Barack Obama's quest for the Democratic presidential nomination ended in a historic victory Tuesday night, as the Illinois senator achieved the magic number needed to make him his party's standard-bearer. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton meanwhile, signaled that her once seemingly invincible campaign was coming to a close — though she pointedly did not concede and broadly indicated her interest in the vice presidency. Learn more.
6.2.08: Clinton Puerto Rico Win Doesn't Revive Nomination Bid
June 2 (Bloomberg) -- Hillary Rodham Clinton's uphill bid for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination suffered further blows after a compromise in a dispute over Michigan and Florida delegates barely enabled her to chip into Barack Obama's commanding lead -- and low turnout in Puerto Rico ended any chance of winning the popular vote overall. Learn more.
6.1.08: Clinton wins Puerto Rico primary but Obama gains delegates
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- Hillary Rodham Clinton won a lopsided, but largely symbolic victory Sunday in Puerto Rico's presidential primary, the final act in a weekend of tumult that brought Barack Obama tantalizingly close to the Democratic presidential nomination. Learn more.
6.1.08: Analysis: Obama's sole focus is general election
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- It's Barack Obama's party now. He beat the ultimate insider at the insider's game. And he's already turned his full-bore attention to the general election contest against Republican John McCain. Learn more.
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Clinton's Experience Claim Under Scrutiny
From Chicago Tribune (3/7/08)"WASHINGTON - Surrounded by military leaders in a Cabinet-style setting, Hillary Clinton on Thursday said she has "crossed the threshold" of foreign policy experience to serve as commander in chief." Read more.
Obama's Foreign Policy
From McClatchy Newspapers (3/7/08) "If he's elected president, Barack Obama promises to bring a new tone and more inclusive approach to American foreign policy, reaching out to adversaries and giving greater weight to the views of U.S. allies." Read more.
A New Hope
From Rolling Stone (March 2008) "Obama has emerged by displaying precisely the kind of character and judgment we need in a president: renouncing the politics of fear, speaking frankly on the most pressing issues facing the country and sticking to his principles. He recognizes that running for president is an opportunity to inspire an entire nation." Read more.
Economic Stimulus Plan
From the Washington Post (1/23/08)"...Obama is at the head of the class with an intelligently designed, $120 billion stimulus plan." Read more.
Health Care Plan
From the Wall Street Journal (2/7/08) "The logic of Mr. Obama's approach is that policy makers should target those who are priced out of coverage." Read more.
Legislative Achievements
From the Washington Post (1/4/08) "People who complain that Barack Obama lacks experience must be unaware of his legislative achievements." Read more.
Environment
Rated #1 in environmental policy among all presidential candidates by the League of Conservation Voters. Read more.
