DENVER-Determined to elect favorite son Barack Obama, feuding Illinois Democrats traded hugs Wednesday in a display of campaign unity that left U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. overcome with tears.
To Chairman Dean and my great friend Dick Durbin and to all my fellow citizens of this great nation; With profound gratitude and great humility, I accept your nomination for the presidency of the United States.
Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.), a strong backer of the Sen. Barack Obama’s campaign, catalogued the events leading up to the Thursday nomination of Obama for the Democratic ticket as a near mountaintop moment.
On the latest stop of what she called an “improbable journey,” Michelle Obama took center stage on opening night of the Democratic National Convention on Monday, giving a spirited pitch for her husband’s presidential candidacy.
On Tuesday night, America's Black press held a special reception at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in downtown Denver to recognize the political advancement of the Black community currently manifested in the presidential candidacy of Sen. Barack Obama.
DENVER Authorities are investigating whether a man arrested with rifles, ammunition and drugs in his truck made statements threatening Barack Obama, but emphasize he never posed a "credible threat" to the candidate or the Democratic National Conventi
WASHINGTON Talk about audacity.A year ago, Barack Obama, Hillary Rodham Clinton and at least a few others in the crowded race for the Democratic presidential nomination seemed to agree on one thing: She was the big favorite; he might just be a fl
DENVER Ailing Sen. Edward M. Kennedy prepared to attend, and possibly speak at, the opening of the Democratic National Convention on Monday as Democrats struggled to present a unified front amid lingering tensions left over from a bruising primary battle
As you might imagine, for Barack, running for president is nothing compared to that first game of basketball with my brother, Craig. I can't tell you how much it means to have Craig and my mom here tonight. Like Craig, I can feel my dad looking down on us
