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Hillary resigns, endorses Barack Obama

Hillary Rodham Clinton has suspended her historic campaign for the Presidency and declared her full support for Barack Obama.
The former First Lady, who as recently as Tuesday declared herself the strongest candidate, gave Obama an unqualified endorsement to Barack Obama.
“The way to continue our fight now to accomplish the goals for which we stand [...]

Will Hillary suspend her campaign tonight?

All indications are that Senator Hillary Clinton will suspend her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination tonight during her “victory” speech after the close of the Montana and South Dakota Democratic primaries.
By some accounts, Barack Obama is just 42 delegates shy of the 2,118 now needed to clinch the nomination. There are not enough pledged [...]

Hillary begins winding down

Several reports have surfaced today that Hillary Clinton is sending her advance team home and summoning top donors and backers to attend her next speech.
Clinton is expected to concede the Democratic presidential nomination to Barack Obama on Tuesday of this week.
The question is, will she still be a candidate for Vice President?

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Hillary flys back to New York for Tuesday evening

Hillary Clinton announced this morning that she will not be staying in Montana or South Dakota, where people are voting, but rather will return to New York City.
She’ll spend Tuesday evening in New York, no doubt crafting her concession speech.

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Former President Bill Clinton tips Hillary’s hand

Former President Bill Clinton admitted that today could be the last time he has such an active role in presidential politics - implying that Hillary’s presidential run is all but over.
“I want to say also that this may be the last day I’m ever involved in a campaign of this kind. I thought I was [...]

Bye Bye Hillary

Although she continues to campaign and insist that she will take the campaign for the the presidential nomination ”a day at a time,” time is running out for Senator Hillary Clinton.
“People have been trying to get me out of this race since Iowa and my political obituary has yet to be written and we’re going forward,” [...]

The Democratic Primary Delegate Count

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Obama Looks to End Race After Primaries Today

Senator Barack Obama would like to begin shutting down the nominating contest with Senator Hillary Clinton on Tuesday night as two more states — Kentucky and Oregon — hold their primaries. But he wants to do it subtly.
If Mrs. Clinton wants to keep going to the end — and by every indication she does — [...]

Kennedy has brain tumor

Sen. Ted Kennedy has a malignant brain tumor, doctors treating him at Massachusetts General Hospital said today. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that the 76-year-old Democrat’s “fighting spirit will hold him in good stead.”
Kennedy, 76, was hospitalized Saturday morning after suffering a seizure at his family’s compound at Hyannisport, Massachusetts.
“Preliminary results from a biopsy of [...]

Kennedy Stays in Hospital After Seizure

A doctor for Senator Edward M. Kennedy said that he did not suffer a stroke and was not in any immediate danger.

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