NEW ORLEANS%uFFFD-National Guard troops stand ready, batteries and water bottles are selling briskly and one small-town mayor has spent a sleepless night worrying. The New Orleans area is skittishly watching as a storm marches across the Caribbean on the
DENVER-Sen. Barack Obama dropped in on his own party at the Democratic convention a day early Wednesday to praise his wife, his former rival and former President Bill Clinton for going to bat for him.
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
