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Obama Slams Clinton on Homestrech

By Tom Raum 
Democrat Barack Obama worked to fend off an intensified attack on his foreign policy credentials from rival Hillary Rodham Clinton on Sunday as their paths crossed two days ahead of a potentially race-ending showdown in Ohio and Texas.

Hillary Get Out: Obama Backers Urge Clinton to Exit if She Loses

By Brian Knowlton
Top supporters of Senator Barack Obama, joined by at least one prominent Democrat yet to endorse a candidate, put pressure on Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton on Sunday to bow out of the presidential race unless she scores clear victories in the crucial big-state primary contests on Tuesday.

“I just think that D-Day is Tuesday,” […]

Barack Obama Says Hillary Clinton Trying To ‘Scare Up Votes’

Democrat Barack Obama accused his rival Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday of trying to "scare up votes" with a television ad showing sleeping children and asking who would be more qualified to answer a national security emergency call at 3 a.m.

Obama has small lead in Texas, close in Ohio

Barack Obama holds a slight lead on Hillary Clinton in Texas and has almost pulled even in Ohio before contests that could decide their U.S. Democratic presidential battle, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Houston Chronicle poll released on Friday.
The contests on Tuesday are crucial for Clinton, a New York senator and former first lady fighting to halt […]

Michelle Obama: name Hussein is ‘the fear bomb’

By Mark Sliva
Michelle Obama, who often has decried "the fear bomb'' that opponents have used against her husband for his middle name — Barack Hussein Obama — said in Canton, Ohio, today that it is happening again and shows why it's so important that he wins election as president.

Presidential Obama Winner of Key Debate

By Charles Hurt
Devoid of any real fireworks, last night's debate was a victory for Barack Obama.
With the momentum behind him from 11 straight primary and caucus victories, Obama was confident, gracious and even presidential.