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Obama Overtakes Clinton in Race for Democratic Superdelegate Endorsements Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama won endorsements from five superdelegates yesterday and one today, erasing rival Hillary Clinton's long-held lead in backing from party officials and lawmakers.

Clinton Will Stay in Race, Expects Victory in West Virginia, Wolfson Says Hillary Clinton, who lost her lead among party superdelegates this weekend and has $20 million in campaign debt, will continue her fight for the Democratic presidential nomination, her campaign spokesman said.

Clinton, Obama Preferred Over McCain on Handling the Economy, Poll Shows Democrats Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama get higher marks than Republican John McCain from voters on handling the U.S. economy, which Americans now consider the nation's top issue.

Obama Says He's Willing to Debate McCain at Town Hall Events This Summer Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said he'd be willing to campaign jointly with Senator John McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee, and debate him in town-hall style formats.

Republican Convention Official Resigns After Report on Myanmar Consulting A Republican Convention official resigned today following a Newsweek magazine report that cited his consulting firm's past work for Myanmar's military junta, which has been widely condemned for human rights abuses.

Obama Pledges Support for Israel, Blasts McCain Comments on Hamas Comments Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said he would do everything in his power to ensure Israel's security and protect the relationship that exists between Israel and the U.S.

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MARGARET CARLSON
Defeat is often harder on the family than the candidate. On election night, Bill and Chelsea Clinton tried to hold it together, while Hillary Clinton, for the umpteenth time, put on her game face to confront adversity.

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AMITY SHLAES
Last week, Harold M. Ickes seemed like Hillary Clinton's only angel. This week, it is becoming clear that he is her undoing.

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CINDY SKRZYCKI
Remodeling contractors will have to pass a ``white glove'' test under a new U.S. rule to prove their work doesn't stir up dangerous dust and debris from lead paint.

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ALBERT R. HUNT
The Republican political establishment is looking for deliverance from the man many have depicted as the devil, John McCain.


Right after the Super Tuesday presidential primaries on Feb. 5, Barack Obama's campaign strategists projected the outcome of every subsequent election. Of the 18 primaries and caucuses held since then, they were right on 17, missing only Maine, where Obama won a squeaker.


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