May 14, 2008

 

<><>DEMOCRATS<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>

 

THE FIELD

 

Clinton's Win Brings Little Reward

Delegates Gained In West Virginia Offset by Obama

 

By Jackie Calmes

Wall Street Journal

May 14, 2008

 

Hillary Clinton trounced Barack Obama in West Virginia's Democratic presidential primary, as expected. But her negligible payback in convention delegates illustrates why her rival and her party are turning away from her candidacy to begin the fight against Republican John McCain…

 

Clinton Beats Obama Handily in W. Virginia

 

By Patrick Healy

New York Times

May 14, 2008

 

Racial considerations emerged as an unusually salient factor in Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton’s lopsided victory over Senator Barack Obama…

 

Clinton Handily Defeats Obama in West Virginia

Victory Does Little to Tighten the Delegate Race

 

By Dan Balz

Washington Post

May 14, 2008

 

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton routed Sen. Barack Obama in the West Virginia primary yesterday, scoring one of her most lopsided victories of the long campaign even as she continued to battle overwhelming odds in her bid for the Democratic presidential nomination…

 

W.Va. blowout bolsters Clinton's resolve

 

By Susan Page

USA Today

May 14, 2008

 

Hillary Rodham Clinton crushed Barack Obama in the West Virginia primary Tuesday — a victory that was surely personally satisfying but came as the Democratic presidential nomination is nearly in the grasp of her rival…

 

CLINTON

 

Repaying debt hard for losing side

 

By Fredreka Schouten

USA Today

May 14, 2008

 

WASHINGTON — Hillary Rodham Clinton faces some tough choices on erasing more than $20 million in campaign debts if she doesn't become the Democratic Party's presidential nominee…

 

OBAMA

 

Obama Has to Start From Scratch in Michigan

State's Democrats Remain Polarized; An Economic Focus

 

By Douglas Belkin

Wall Street Journal

May 14, 2008

 

Barack Obama unofficially kicks off his campaign against John McCain Wednesday in Michigan, a state the Democrats have barely held onto in recent years and where they start at a big disadvantage…

 

Obama May Have His Work Cut Out for Him to Draw Independents

 

By Jackie Calmes

Wall Street Journal

May 14, 2008

 

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Barack Obama can't rest should he soon win Democrats' presidential-nomination marathon. His next big challenge: to introduce himself to the independents who may well decide the November election, and dispel the doubts and misinformation that have taken hold among many…

 

Obama to Receive Endorsement Of 3 Former SEC Chairmen

 

By Christopher Cooper and Kara Scannell

Wall Street Journal

May 14, 2008

 

Three former chairmen of the Securities and Exchange Commission will publicly endorse Democratic Sen. Barack Obama's bid for the presidency Wednesday, including one who served under President Bush…

 

‘Almost Nominee’ Status Keeps Obama in Limbo

 

By Jim Rutenberg

New York Times

May 14, 2008

 

As Senator Barack Obama prepared for defeat in West Virginia, his aides said he was still feeling like a winner — but not quite like a nominee…

 

<><>REPUBLICANS<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>

 

McCAIN

 

Pastor Backing McCain Apologizes to Catholics

 

By Elizabeth Holmes and Suzanne Sataline

Wall Street Journal

May 14, 2008

 

The Rev. John Hagee, the fiery evangelical pastor who endorsed John McCain, issued an apology to Catholics for disparaging remarks he made, including accusing the Roman Catholic Church of supporting Adolf Hitler…

 

McCain Backer Regrets Comments on Catholics

 

By Laurie Goodstein

New York Times

May 14, 2008

 

The Rev. John C. Hagee, whose endorsement John McCain greeted with fanfare, has issued a letter expressing regret for “any comments that Catholics have found hurtful.”

 

McCain Backer Apologizes For Anti-Catholic Remarks

 

By Michael D. Shear

Washington Post

May 14, 2008

 

While Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama has struggled with the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr., GOP foe John McCain's own pastor problem has festered…

 

Stumping on Climate, McCain Faults Bush

 

By Elisabeth Bumiller

New York Times

May 14, 2008

 

John McCain intensified his criticism of President Bush, asserting that in the effort to stem climate change, “America can lead and not obstruct.”

 

<><> PRIMARY CONTESTS<><><><><><><><><><><><><><>

 

<><>RACE TO THE WHITE HOUSE<><><><><><><><><><><>

 

In the Tracks of Ron Paul, a Candidate Goes Forth

 

By Michael Luo

New York Times

May 14, 2008

 

Former Representative Bob Barr’s candidacy for the Libertarian Party nomination could give Senator John McCain’s campaign fits…

 

Obama, McCain Aim to Curb '527s'

 

By Jonathan Weisman and Michael D. Shear

Washington Post

May 14, 2008

 

Sen. Barack Obama's top fundraisers have asked his campaign donors to refrain from contributing to liberal independent political organizations in hopes of controlling the tone and message of the general-election campaign…

 

<><>WAR/TERROR<><><><><>><><><><><><><><><><><><>

 

<><>CONGRESS<><><><><>><><><><><><><><><><><><><>

 

Mississippi Democrat Wins House Run-Off

 

By Susan Davis

Wall Street Journal

May 14, 2008

 

Democrat Travis Childers won an election for a Mississippi House seat Tuesday, completing a hat trick of recent victories for congressional Democrats now further emboldened by their prospects in November…

 

Democrat Wins House Seat in Mississippi

 

By Adam Nossiter

New York Times

May 14, 2008

 

Travis Childers pulled off a remarkable upset victory in a conservative district, a sign of problems ahead for Republicans…

 

Democratic Victory May Be a Bellwether

GOP Loses House Seat in Mississippi

 

By Paul Kane

Washington Post

May 14, 2008

 

A Democrat won the race for a GOP-held congressional seat in northern Mississippi yesterday, leaving the once-dominant House Republicans reeling from their third special-election defeat of the spring…

 

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