Copyright (c) 2008 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/3183 Elections 2008 en-us Sat, 10 May 2008 01:39:17 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/3183 http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080510/ap_on_el_pr/obama_endorsement ap/20080510/obama_endorsement AP Sat, 10 May 2008 01:39:17 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080510/ap_on_el_pr/obama_endorsement"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080509/2008_05_09t101204_450x296_us_usa_politics_edwards.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=_VRFud_6sF2DLiYqb8tZ5w--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="US Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) faces supporters at his North Carolina and Indiana primary election night rally in Raleigh, North Carolina May 6, 2008. (Jason Reed/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - Barack Obama all but erased Hillary Rodham Clinton's once-imposing lead among national convention superdelegates on Friday and won fresh labor backing as elements of the Democratic Party began coalescing around the Illinois senator for the fall campaign.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080510/ap_on_el_pr/obama_endorsement"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080509/2008_05_09t101204_450x296_us_usa_politics_edwards.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=_VRFud_6sF2DLiYqb8tZ5w--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="photo" title="US Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) faces supporters at his North Carolina and Indiana primary election night rally in Raleigh, North Carolina May 6, 2008. (Jason Reed/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080510/ap_on_re_us/sharpton_s_money ap/20080510/sharpton_s_money AP Sat, 10 May 2008 01:20:46 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080510/ap_on_re_us/sharpton_s_money"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080509/capt.902adca8d4ab4ef08859f9b1a6067602.sharpton_s_money_nyr107.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=aNXIHnmDeBp.UM0xkywlTQ--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="In this Monday, March 17, 2008 file photo, before a swearing in for ceremony for New York Gov. David Paterson at the Capitol in Albany, the Rev. Al Sharpton, right, touches the brow of former New York Mayor Ed Koch, who once battled Sharpton but now calls him a friend and a 'bona fide leader.' (AP Photo/Tim Roske, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Big corporations give him money. Presidential candidates seek his endorsement. He has influential friends in Congress and the governor's mansion. The Rev. Al Sharpton has emerged over the past decade as perhaps the nation's most prominent civil rights leader, a status that was demonstrated again this week when he led protests against police brutality that briefly shut down six of Manhattan's major bridges and tunnels.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080510/ap_on_re_us/sharpton_s_money"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080509/capt.902adca8d4ab4ef08859f9b1a6067602.sharpton_s_money_nyr107.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=aNXIHnmDeBp.UM0xkywlTQ--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="photo" title="In this Monday, March 17, 2008 file photo, before a swearing in for ceremony for New York Gov. David Paterson at the Capitol in Albany, the Rev. Al Sharpton, right, touches the brow of former New York Mayor Ed Koch, who once battled Sharpton but now calls him a friend and a 'bona fide leader.' (AP Photo/Tim Roske, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_el_pr/hillary_democrats ap/20080509/hillary_democrats AP Fri, 09 May 2008 23:39:28 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_el_pr/hillary_democrats"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080509/capt.d77f829603bf415f837e6f1f0c8aacc0.clinton_2008_orgw108.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=zHOa6_ClrPMuKQOFPYqYqw--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Clinton, right, receives a vote promise from Cherie Pearl, left, the grandmother of cancer patient Carlie Shafer, center, as other patients look on, at the OHSU hospital in Portland, Ore., Friday May 9, 2008. (AP Photo/Greg Wahl-Stephens)" border="0" /></a>AP - With the racially tinged Democratic race drawing to an awkward close, Barack Obama and John McCain face the challenge of winning over "Hillary Democrats" — the white, working-class voters who favored the former first lady over Obama's historic candidacy.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_el_pr/hillary_democrats"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080509/capt.d77f829603bf415f837e6f1f0c8aacc0.clinton_2008_orgw108.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=zHOa6_ClrPMuKQOFPYqYqw--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="photo" title="Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Clinton, right, receives a vote promise from Cherie Pearl, left, the grandmother of cancer patient Carlie Shafer, center, as other patients look on, at the OHSU hospital in Portland, Ore., Friday May 9, 2008. (AP Photo/Greg Wahl-Stephens)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_el_pr/political_play_of_the_day ap/20080509/political_play_of_the_day AP Fri, 09 May 2008 23:08:31 GMT AP - Barack Obama got a boost from a major-college basketball coach in Oregon on Friday, but it's the coach who may need help come November. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080509/pl_nm/usa_politics_dc nm/20080509/usa_politics_dc Reuters Fri, 09 May 2008 22:58:16 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080509/pl_nm/usa_politics_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080510/2008_05_09t172025_450x340_us_usa_politics.jpg?x=130&y=98&q=85&sig=fPn0m43aoSuJ8LtCDp2Mwg--" align="left" height="98" width="130" alt="Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama steps off his plane as he arrives at Raleigh-Durham airport in North Carolina, May 5, 2008. (Jason Reed/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Democrat Barack Obama turned his focus to a U.S. general election showdown with John McCain on Friday and said the Republican White House candidate would continue the "failed policies" of President George W. Bush.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080509/pl_nm/usa_politics_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080510/2008_05_09t172025_450x340_us_usa_politics.jpg?x=130&y=98&q=85&sig=fPn0m43aoSuJ8LtCDp2Mwg--" align="left" height="98" width="130" alt="photo" title="Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama steps off his plane as he arrives at Raleigh-Durham airport in North Carolina, May 5, 2008. (Jason Reed/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080509/pl_afp/usvote afp/20080509/usvote AFP Fri, 09 May 2008 22:12:15 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080509/pl_afp/usvote"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080509/capt.cps.ndc72.100508001109.photo00.photo.default-245x147.jpg?x=130&y=78&q=85&sig=plJTnJwkyHhBxDgLxdOVxA--" align="left" height="78" width="130" alt="Animation containing 14 content items.(AFP iactiv)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Barack Obama's White House drive picked up pace Friday with more superdelegates rallying to his side, as former rival John Edwards all but endorsed his campaign.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080509/pl_afp/usvote"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080509/capt.cps.ndc72.100508001109.photo00.photo.default-245x147.jpg?x=130&y=78&q=85&sig=plJTnJwkyHhBxDgLxdOVxA--" align="left" height="78" width="130" alt="photo" title="Animation containing 14 content items.(AFP iactiv)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_campaignplus/20080509/ap_ca/on_deadline_obama ap_campaignplus/20080509/on_deadline_obama AP Fri, 09 May 2008 22:08:21 GMT AP - Getting out is hard to do for any presidential candidate, doubly so when the name is Clinton. Hillary or Bill, graceful exits are not the Clinton style. Lose an election or an issue and they tend to dig in deeper. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_el_pr/democrats ap/20080509/democrats AP Fri, 09 May 2008 21:32:23 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_el_pr/democrats"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080509/capt.d548aeb85c5849319fbb314279bb0de1.obama_2008_orjh110.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=l6E0_104CRInBNP.JM5E6w--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., right, shakes hands with supporters in Beaverton, Ore., Friday, May 9, 2008. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)" border="0" /></a>AP - Campaigning a few miles from each other Friday, Barack Obama trained his eye on November and the GOP, while Hillary Rodham Clinton battled for her political life, trying to hang on a bit longer in hopes of denying him the Democratic presidential nomination.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_el_pr/democrats"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080509/capt.d548aeb85c5849319fbb314279bb0de1.obama_2008_orjh110.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=l6E0_104CRInBNP.JM5E6w--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="photo" title="Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., right, shakes hands with supporters in Beaverton, Ore., Friday, May 9, 2008. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_el_pr/mccain_bush_vote ap/20080509/mccain_bush_vote AP Fri, 09 May 2008 20:34:34 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_el_pr/mccain_bush_vote"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080509/capt.fe51c9cb44bf4e1ab1e13b9b95fd5ce6.mccain_2008_scjc107.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=E9C4fJsTSnercISVgZwp3w--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., center, smiles during a news conference with Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., left, Friday, May 9, 2008, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)" border="0" /></a>AP - Republican John McCain on Friday disputed blogger Arianna Huffington's contention that she heard him say he voted against President Bush in 2000.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_el_pr/mccain_bush_vote"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080509/capt.fe51c9cb44bf4e1ab1e13b9b95fd5ce6.mccain_2008_scjc107.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=E9C4fJsTSnercISVgZwp3w--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="photo" title="Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., center, smiles during a news conference with Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., left, Friday, May 9, 2008, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080509/pl_nm/usa_politics_mccain_dc nm/20080509/usa_politics_mccain_dc Reuters Fri, 09 May 2008 20:21:43 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080509/pl_nm/usa_politics_mccain_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080509/2008_05_09t134945_450x347_us_usa_politics_mccain.jpg?x=130&y=100&q=85&sig=7hwVMj.aOBl1j9u4Oz.UPQ--" align="left" height="100" width="130" alt="A television frame grab shows Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain and his mother Roberta McCain, 96, in a new television ad, entitled 'Johnny's Mom,' that was released by the campaign on May 8, 2008. The new ad, where McCain and his mother discuss his childhood, will air this Sunday on Mother's Day on networks including ABC Family, A and E, Hallmark Channel, Lifetime, Oxygen and TLC. (John McCain 2008/Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Did U.S. Republican presidential candidate John McCain vote for President George W. Bush in 2000?</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080509/pl_nm/usa_politics_mccain_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080509/2008_05_09t134945_450x347_us_usa_politics_mccain.jpg?x=130&y=100&q=85&sig=7hwVMj.aOBl1j9u4Oz.UPQ--" align="left" height="100" width="130" alt="photo" title="A television frame grab shows Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain and his mother Roberta McCain, 96, in a new television ad, entitled 'Johnny's Mom,' that was released by the campaign on May 8, 2008. The new ad, where McCain and his mother discuss his childhood, will air this Sunday on Mother's Day on networks including ABC Family, A and E, Hallmark Channel, Lifetime, Oxygen and TLC. (John McCain 2008/Handout/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080509/pl_afp/usvoteobama afp/20080509/usvoteobama AFP Fri, 09 May 2008 19:37:20 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080509/pl_afp/usvoteobama"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080509/capt.cps.ndc72.100508001109.photo00.photo.default-245x147.jpg?x=130&y=78&q=85&sig=plJTnJwkyHhBxDgLxdOVxA--" align="left" height="78" width="130" alt="Animation containing 14 content items.(AFP iactiv)" border="0" /></a>AFP - With the Democratic presidential nomination tantalizingly within his grasp, Barack Obama has begun to burnish his image as his party's standard-bearer in the quest to wrest the White House back from the Republicans.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080509/pl_afp/usvoteobama"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080509/capt.cps.ndc72.100508001109.photo00.photo.default-245x147.jpg?x=130&y=78&q=85&sig=plJTnJwkyHhBxDgLxdOVxA--" align="left" height="78" width="130" alt="photo" title="Animation containing 14 content items.(AFP iactiv)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_el_pr/clinton_adwatch ap/20080509/clinton_adwatch AP Fri, 09 May 2008 19:15:57 GMT AP - TITLE: "Hillary for President" http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_el_pr/2008_race_rundown ap/20080509/2008_race_rundown AP Fri, 09 May 2008 17:20:16 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_el_pr/2008_race_rundown"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080509/capt.c9650e8d75604a518b43d1f4e438cf7b.mccain_2008_njmd103.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=3D8MU8GGFM_GXwsdhujf1A--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, center, points to a reporter during a news conference while on a campaign stop at the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City, N.J., Friday, May 9. 2008. With McCain are former New Jersey Gov. Thomas Kean, left, and Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn. (AP Photo/Mike Derer)" border="0" /></a>AP - Obama wins endorsements from 5 superdelegates and government employees union ... Lieberman: McCain's bearings are just fine ... Even when it's just for fun, Obama parries media and plays to win ... McCain disputes blogger report that he voted against Bush ... Clinton vows to keep running, calls on Obama to debate her again</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_el_pr/2008_race_rundown"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080509/capt.c9650e8d75604a518b43d1f4e438cf7b.mccain_2008_njmd103.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=3D8MU8GGFM_GXwsdhujf1A--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, center, points to a reporter during a news conference while on a campaign stop at the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City, N.J., Friday, May 9. 2008. With McCain are former New Jersey Gov. Thomas Kean, left, and Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn. (AP Photo/Mike Derer)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_campaignplus/20080509/ap_ca/on_the2008_trail ap_campaignplus/20080509/on_the2008_trail AP Fri, 09 May 2008 14:51:20 GMT AP - Hillary Rodham Clinton is counting on a victory in West Virginia, and it's her husband's job to run up the score. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080509/pl_nm/usa_politics_edwards_dc nm/20080509/usa_politics_edwards_dc Reuters Fri, 09 May 2008 14:12:34 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080509/pl_nm/usa_politics_edwards_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080509/2008_05_09t130552_450x301_us_usa_politics_edwards.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=Cq4.ZPNNfkRlu3aGnghddw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama and former Senator John Edwards stand onstage at a Martin Luther King Day rally in South Carolina, January 21, 2008. Edwards on Friday declined to make an endorsement in the Democratic presidential battle, but said Obama could unite the party and win in November. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Former Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards on Friday declined to make an endorsement in the Democratic presidential battle, but said Barack Obama could unite the party and win in November.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080509/pl_nm/usa_politics_edwards_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080509/2008_05_09t130552_450x301_us_usa_politics_edwards.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=Cq4.ZPNNfkRlu3aGnghddw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama and former Senator John Edwards stand onstage at a Martin Luther King Day rally in South Carolina, January 21, 2008. Edwards on Friday declined to make an endorsement in the Democratic presidential battle, but said Obama could unite the party and win in November. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080509/pl_afp/usvoteclinton afp/20080509/usvoteclinton AFP Fri, 09 May 2008 14:06:40 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080509/pl_afp/usvoteclinton"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080509/capt.cps.ncz73.090508160337.photo00.photo.default-512x371.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=2sXvC26Tzdi9HEjnPSwT8A--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="Democratic presidential hopeful Senator Barack Obama speaks(AFP/Getty Images/Mark Wilson)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Hillary Clinton's White House quest, now on life support, was anchored on a lifetime of political experience, but she found her message trumped by Barack Obama's soaring call for hope and change.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080509/pl_afp/usvoteclinton"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080509/capt.cps.ncz73.090508160337.photo00.photo.default-512x371.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=2sXvC26Tzdi9HEjnPSwT8A--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="photo" title="Democratic presidential hopeful Senator Barack Obama speaks(AFP/Getty Images/Mark Wilson)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_el_pr/campaign_rdp ap/20080509/campaign_rdp AP Fri, 09 May 2008 12:51:55 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_el_pr/campaign_rdp"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080507/capt.a3d1bbac76d848238a22b752ea76c980.clinton_2008_superdelegates_dcpm101.jpg?x=130&y=98&q=85&sig=2twguvu91lOWFxBuEomWQA--" align="left" height="98" width="130" alt="Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., leaves the Democratic National Committee headquarters after her meeting with superdelegates Wednesday, May 7, 2008, in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)" border="0" /></a>AP - Barack Obama's sprint to the Democratic nomination received another boost Friday as two more superdelegates pledged their support, including one who dropped his backing for Hillary Rodham Clinton's faltering White House bid.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_el_pr/campaign_rdp"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080507/capt.a3d1bbac76d848238a22b752ea76c980.clinton_2008_superdelegates_dcpm101.jpg?x=130&y=98&q=85&sig=2twguvu91lOWFxBuEomWQA--" align="left" height="98" width="130" alt="photo" title="Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., leaves the Democratic National Committee headquarters after her meeting with superdelegates Wednesday, May 7, 2008, in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_el_pr/obama_union ap/20080509/obama_union AP Fri, 09 May 2008 12:42:24 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_el_pr/obama_union"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080508/capt.1e841b11e62f48b6a8f108591e8ef9fd.obama_2008_dcjh108.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=FbUCf3dblVfIbS4mDBBbPw--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., smiles as he is introduced by Israeli Ambassador Sallai Merido, not pictured, at the 60th Anniversary of Israeli Independence celebration at Mellon Auditorium in Washington, Thursday, May 8, 2008. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)" border="0" /></a>AP - The American Federation of Government Employees endorsed Barack Obama Friday, giving the Illinois senator fresh momentum toward capturing the Democratic nomination for president.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_el_pr/obama_union"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080508/capt.1e841b11e62f48b6a8f108591e8ef9fd.obama_2008_dcjh108.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=FbUCf3dblVfIbS4mDBBbPw--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="photo" title="Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., smiles as he is introduced by Israeli Ambassador Sallai Merido, not pictured, at the 60th Anniversary of Israeli Independence celebration at Mellon Auditorium in Washington, Thursday, May 8, 2008. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_el_pr/clinton_pressing_on ap/20080509/clinton_pressing_on AP Fri, 09 May 2008 11:00:07 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_el_pr/clinton_pressing_on"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080508/capt.e263246cac2d4b13876cce5c420997ba.clinton_2008_wvjh102.jpg?x=130&y=78&q=85&sig=PlX3n0TYp63E1v2Qd2Xx2w--" align="left" height="78" width="130" alt="Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D- N.Y., campaigns at the West Virginia State Capitol on Thursday, May 8, 2008. (AP Photo/Jon C. Hancock)" border="0" /></a>AP - Her voice raspy, her tone determined, Hillary Rodham Clinton urged her supporters Thursday to ignore the political pundits who have declared her toast.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_el_pr/clinton_pressing_on"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080508/capt.e263246cac2d4b13876cce5c420997ba.clinton_2008_wvjh102.jpg?x=130&y=78&q=85&sig=PlX3n0TYp63E1v2Qd2Xx2w--" align="left" height="78" width="130" alt="photo" title="Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D- N.Y., campaigns at the West Virginia State Capitol on Thursday, May 8, 2008. (AP Photo/Jon C. Hancock)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_el_pr/obama_game ap/20080509/obama_game AP Fri, 09 May 2008 08:27:36 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_el_pr/obama_game"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080508/capt.3ef8072fa83147d8b9761020a4943e79.obama_2008_dccd106.jpg?x=130&y=68&q=85&sig=UdL_gJAMsQhZmJGZVYvZmA--" align="left" height="68" width="130" alt="Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., smiles during an interview taping with CNN's Wolf Blitzer, left, on 'The Situation Room' in Washington, Thursday, May 8, 2008. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)" border="0" /></a>AP - Perhaps Barack Obama's competitive juices need new outlets now that he has expanded his lead over Democratic presidential rival Hillary Rodham Clinton.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections08/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_el_pr/obama_game"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080508/capt.3ef8072fa83147d8b9761020a4943e79.obama_2008_dccd106.jpg?x=130&y=68&q=85&sig=UdL_gJAMsQhZmJGZVYvZmA--" align="left" height="68" width="130" alt="photo" title="Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., smiles during an interview taping with CNN's Wolf Blitzer, left, on 'The Situation Room' in Washington, Thursday, May 8, 2008. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP)