Obama, McCain refocus, turn eyes to November - pantagraph.com WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The first direct shots of the 2008 general election campaign rang out last week. Sen. Barack Obama, almost certainly the Democratic presidential nominee, started it Thursday with his musing that Sen. John McCain, the presumptive R
Idaho superdelegate Roark uncommitted - magicvalley.com Idaho Democratic Party Chairman and presidential superdelegate Keith Roark said Wednesday he still hasn't backed a presidential candidate, but said Sen. Barack Obama's 14-point victory in the North Carolina primary Tuesday helped address his concerns
Idaho Dems miffed at Bill Clinton's comments - magicvalley.com Idaho Democrats sounded off Wednesday against former President Bill Clinton and his campaign comments about Gem State politics. Clinton, while campaigning in Indiana for his wife, Sen. Hillary Clinton, was quoted in national media as saying she would
Army of small donors keeps Obama moving - qctimes.com WASHINGTON Kriss Riggs isn't one to spend her money on politicians. ``Even the place you can donate a dollar on your taxes, I refuse to do it,'' says the 60-year-old photographer from Blue River, Ore. Likewise for Kate Schwartz, a 24-year-old marke
Analysis: Clinton fails to get needed game-changer - qctimes.com WASHINGTON Hillary Rodham Clinton needed a game changer. Instead, it s almost game over. Barack Obama won a resounding victory in North Carolina after the worst two-week stretch in his campaign. And Clinton, fueled by a burst of energy from her con