Clinton wins Indiana by 7 points; loses North Carolina by 4
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THE FIELD
Trade Stances Reframed For Indiana, North Carolina
Democrats Soften Message to Areas On the Upswing
By Nick Timiraos
Wall Street Journal
May 6, 2008
DURHAM, N.C. -- Weeks after slamming the North American Free Trade Agreement in Ohio, Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have retooled their messages for Indiana and North Carolina, states that have made gains from free trade amid losses elsewhere…
Clinton, Obama Trade Charges On Issue of Teamsters Oversight
By Brody Mullins and Kris Maher
Wall Street Journal
May 6, 2008
WASHINGTON -- Hillary Clinton told a meeting of Teamsters officials last year that she was "open" to "looking at" reviewing the strict federal oversight of the union, but stopped short of saying it should be removed…
For Two Primaries, Win-Win, Lose-Lose and Win-Lose Scenarios
By Adam Nagourney
New York Times
May 6, 2008
For political, demographic and mathematical reasons, Tuesday’s primaries could reshape the Democratic race…
In Indiana, Local Races Crowded Off the Stage
By Monica Davey
New York Times
May 6, 2008
For the first time since 1968, all eyes have turned to Indiana’s Democratic presidential primary…
Competing to Be Red, White -- and Blue-Collar
Democrats Drink, Bowl to Appeal to Middle-Class America
By Eli Saslow
Washington Post
May 6, 2008
LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- If he weren't so busy waiting tables at O'Charley's or scanning Wal-Mart for discount meat to feed his four kids, Scott Winschief thinks he might make a pretty good candidate for president of the United States. For the past six months, he has watched on television in his double-wide mobile home as Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama have traveled around the country and imitated his lifestyle. Badly…
Two Candidates, Two States and One Big Day
Indiana and North Carolina Shape Up as Big Pieces Of the Democratic Puzzle
By Shailagh Murray and Perry Bacon Jr.
Washington Post
May 6, 2008
EVANSVILLE, Ind., May 5 -- On a final, fevered day of campaigning, Sen. Barack Obama looked to voters in Indiana and North Carolina to reverse a string of defeats in key states, while Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton fought to keep her improbable comeback hopes alive with a pair of strong showings…
Indiana: Clinton's next big test
Obama and Clinton are in a tight race heading into the May 6 contest.
By Amanda Paulson
Christian Science Monitor
May 5, 2008
South Bend and Terre Haute, Ind. - In Indiana – a state that hasn't voted for a Democrat for president since Lyndon Johnson's 1964 landslide – Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama are logging dizzying itineraries as they attempt to convince Hoosiers that they have the solutions to the problems on everyone's minds: gasoline prices and jobs…
Clinton and Obama spar on gas tax and Iran policy
By Johanna Neuman and Noam N. Levey
Los Angeles Times
May 5, 2008
WASHINGTON — As their marathon of primaries moved toward the finish line, Democratic rivals Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton criss-crossed Indiana and North Carolina today - trading barbs, grabbing power naps and making last-minute appeals to voters…
Young voters poised to flex voting muscle
By Jill Lawrence
USA Today
May 6, 2008
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — On a spring day warm enough for sunbathing, John Gillard and Josh Hall waited patiently in line at the Indiana University student union to cast their first votes — Gillard for Barack Obama, Hall for Hillary Rodham Clinton…
Reid: Nomination will be settled days after last primary
By Kathy Kiely
USA Today
May 6, 2008
WASHINGTON — Once the last primary ballots are cast June 3, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama will have "days, not weeks" to make their case to the party superdelegates who will cast the deciding votes in the protracted nominating contest, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says…
Candidates rely on family to help get message out
By Fredreka Schouten and Martha T. Moore
USA Today
May 6, 2008
On the eve of the North Carolina and Indiana primaries, Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton dispatched some of their most powerful surrogates to get out the vote: their relatives…
CLINTON
With Right Props and Stops, Clinton Transforms Into Working-Class Hero
By Jodi Kantor
New York Times
May 6, 2008
Perhaps because almost nothing about her life would sound hardscrabble, Hillary Rodham Clinton is focusing on her audience’s concerns…
As Votes Near, a Fast Pace for Bill Clinton
By Julie Bosman
New York Times
May 6, 2008
The former president clearly felt his small front-porch rallies in North Carolina were helping his wife make inroads with rural voters…
California superdelegates' wavering bodes ill for Hillary Clinton
By Scott Martelle
Los Angeles Times
May 5, 2008
FRESNO — Hillary Rodham Clinton, stung last week by the defection of a prominent superdelegate, could lose the backing of more of these Democratic Party leaders and elected officials if she fails to make significant gains in the remaining month of presidential nominating contests, several California superdelegates said this weekend…
OBAMA
Will Exams Cost Obama Student Votes?
By Sara Murray
Wall Street Journal
May 6, 2008
Barack Obama's campaign has gotten a boost all year by a big youth vote, but in Tuesday's balloting, that powerful force confronts a new challenge: final exams…
Tagged as Elitist, Obama Shifts Campaign From High-Flown to Folksy
By Michael Powell and Jeff Zeleny
New York Times
May 6, 2008
Barack Obama is talking more about the anxieties of middle-class Americans as he tracks that prized prey known as the white working-class voter…
Teamsters Union Defends Its Endorsement of Obama
By Steven Greenhouse
New York Times
May 6, 2008
The Teamsters union denied that its decision was in any way tied to the senator’s statement that federal supervision of the union had run its course…
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McCAIN
McCain Speech to Shed Light On Judicial Philosophy
Social Conservatives Look for Assurance Of Common Agenda
By Laura Meckler
Wall Street Journal
May 6, 2008
John McCain steps out of his comfort zone Tuesday to address his judicial philosophy, a hot-button matter for social conservatives that encompasses abortion, guns and gay rights -- all topics on which Sen. McCain has rankled the right…
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<><>RACE TO THE WHITE HOUSE<><><><><><><><><><><>
Democratic and Republican healthcare plans offer clear choices
By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar
Los Angeles Times
May 5, 2008
WASHINGTON — If John McCain becomes president, Americans would be steered toward buying individual health insurance policies, and job-related coverage eventually could decline. If Barack Obama or Hillary Rodham Clinton wins, more people would get their insurance from the government -- with many workers offered the equivalent of Medicare and employers facing new coverage mandates…
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U.S. Struggles to Bolster Afghan Forces
By Yochi J. Dreazen
Wall Street Journal
May 6, 2008
WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon has concluded it can't send additional troops to Afghanistan until sizable numbers of forces withdraw from Iraq, a senior military official said Monday…
War-Funding Bill Ties In U.S. Items
By Sarah Lueck
Wall Street Journal
May 6, 2008
WASHINGTON -- House Democratic leaders plan a vote on war-funding legislation as soon as this week, but they will link it to billions in spending on domestic initiatives, the first step in what may be an extended skirmish with President Bush…
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Regulators Target Oil Industry
FTC Oversight Might Be Extended To Trading Markets
By Siobhan Hughes
Wall Street Journal
May 6, 2008
As energy prices surge -- oil briefly surpassed $120 a barrel Monday in New York -- U.S. regulators are poised to expand their oversight of oil companies and energy markets in ways that Congress once thought unnecessary…
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