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Obama Says He’s Outraged by Former Pastor’s Comments

April 29, 2008 – 3:50 pm

Barack Obama angrily denounced his former pastor for “divisive and destructive” remarks on race, seeking to divorce himself from the incendiary speaker and a fury that threatens to engulf his front-running Democratic presidential campaign.
Obama Outraged by Pastor’s Comments

Wright says criticism is attack on black church

Heated Campaign Souring Democrats on Rival Candidates

April 29, 2008 – 8:25 am

Democratic Party members increasingly dislike the contender they are not supporting in the bruising nomination fight, an Associated Press-Yahoo News survey and exit polls of voters show. That is raising questions about how faithful some will be by the November general election.
Heated Campaign Souring Democrats

Republican presidential candidate John McCain wants health insurance companies to compete for your business on the open market. He would offer families a $5,000 tax credit to help buy insurance policies.
McCain seeks tax credit for health care

Dean Says Either Clinton or Obama Must Drop Out in June

April 28, 2008 – 9:23 am

Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean said Monday that either Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama must drop out of the Democratic presidential race after the June primaries in order to unify the party by the convention and win the election in November.
Clinton or Obama Must Drop Out

Republican presidential candidate John McCain on Sunday called Democratic rival Barack Obama insensitive to poor people and out of touch on economic issues.
McCain calls Obama insensitive to poor people

Pelosi: Dream Ticket Not A Good Idea

April 25, 2008 – 2:39 pm

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton shouldn’t share the presidential ticket.

“There’s plenty of talent to go around to draw upon for a good, strong ticket,” Pelosi said.

Pelosi: Clinton, Obama sharing the ticket not a good idea

North Carolina Republican leaders are standing by a TV ad critical of Obama despite dissension in their own ranks.

GOP leadership divided over ad

PA Primary Speeches from Clinton and Obama

April 23, 2008 – 1:01 pm

Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama speak after the Pennsyvania primary on April 22, 2008.

Hillary Clinton

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Barack Obama

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Clinton’s Win Still Leaves Her the Underdog

April 23, 2008 – 9:17 am

Still the underdog in a contest that won’t quit, Hillary Rodham Clinton defeated Barack Obama to keep her Democratic presidential hopes alive.
Clinton’s Win No Sure Thing

Nine contests remain in May and June in the fight for the Democratic nomination.
Q&A: What happens next?

Listen to the candidates speeches

Clinton Wins Pennsylvania Primary, Race Goes On

April 22, 2008 – 8:30 pm

Hillary Rodham Clinton won the Pennsylvania primary, staving off elimination in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination. She showed her blue collar bona fides one night by knocking down a shot of whiskey, then taking a mug of beer as a chaser. Still, even some of her aides conceded Clinton is facing another likely must-win state in Indiana in two weeks time, particularly with Obama favored to carry North Carolina on the same day.
Clinton Defeats Obama in Pennsylvania Primary
Delegate Count

Pa. Voters Weigh In

April 22, 2008 – 9:51 am

A six-week, increasingly caustic Pennsylvania primary contest between Democrats Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama culminated Tuesday as voters registered their choice - a decision that could save or sink Clinton’s flagging candidacy. Some 4 million Democrats were eligible to cast ballots, with 158 delegates at stake.
Pa. voters weigh in on hard-edged Democratic contest

And tune in tonight at 9PM on AM 820 for live coverage of the Pennsylvania Primary results.

Urban Policy from Clinton and Obama

April 21, 2008 – 9:31 am

In the six weeks the Democratic candidates have spent campaigning in Pennsylvania, there’s been a lot of talk about trade deals but not much talk about urban regions, where most Pennsylvanians live and work. WNYC’s Andrea Bernstein reports.
Obama and Clinton on Urban Policies

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And tune in Tuesday at 9PM on AM 820 for live coverage of the Pennsylvania Primary results.

Dominican Immigrants in Pennsylvania, Prepare for the Primary

April 18, 2008 – 10:40 am

Some of the Pennsylvanians attending political rallies or meet-and-greets before Tuesday’s primary are New Yorkers. They’re not volunteers from the city, there to twist arms; they’re recent transplants from the Dominican Republic to New York to Reading, Pennsylvania.
Dominican Immigrants in Pennsylvania by Marianne Mccune

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