Archive for March, 2008

Obama's Penn State rally draws 20,000 (AP)

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill., right, holds a Penn State jersey given to him by cornerback Lydell Sargeant, left, as Sen. Bob Casey D-Pa., applauds at Penn State University in University Park , Pa., Sunday, March 30, 2008.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - Shivering in blankets of Penn State’s colors, some 20,000 people filled a campus lawn Sunday to hear Barack Obama say he can win the Democratic nomination even if rival Hillary Rodham Clinton stays in the race.

McCain touts military heritage (AP)

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., right, and his wife Cindy watch the Blue Angels fly over the 'Wings over Meridian' Air Show at the McCain field on the Meridian Naval Base Sunday, March 30, 2008 in Meridian, Miss.  (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)AP - Republican Sen. John McCain is opening a new chapter in his presidential campaign, casting himself as an “imperfect servant of my country” who was born into a family of American warriors devoted to honor, courage and duty.

Old-school politician mentored Obama (AP)

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Illinois Senate President Emil Jones, D-Chicago, left, and then Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, D-Chicago confer while on the Senate floor during a session at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Ill., in this July 1, 2004 file photo. Jones helped Obama learn the ways of the state legislature and gave Obama the chance to work on the ethics legislation and death penalty reforms that Obama now boasts about in his presidential campaign. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman/file)AP - The president of the Illinois Senate is sitting in his statehouse office, talking in gravelly tones about political strategies and counter-strategies. Out of nowhere, the theme from “The Godfather” begins playing.

Analysis: Democratic battle helps McCain (AP)

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., right,  his wife his wife Cindy, center, and daughter Meghan watch the Blue Angels flyover during 'Wings over Meridian' Air Show on the McCain field at the Meridian Naval Base Sunday, March 30, 2008 in Meridian, Miss.  (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)AP - John McCain’s standing in the presidential race grows stronger each day as he benefits from the increasingly personal and extraordinarily protracted Democratic nomination fight between Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama.

Bill Clinton woos Calif. superdelegates (AP)

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Former President Bill Clinton speaks in support of his wife, Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., at the California Democratic Convention, Sunday, March 30, 2008 in San Jose, Calif.  (AP Photo/George Nikitin)AP - Allowing the Democratic presidential race to continue several more weeks will not hurt the party’s chances in November, former President Clinton said Sunday, urging those concerned that the opposite will happen to “chill out” and let the balloting run its course.

Obama leads in Texas caucus tally (AP)

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill., speaks at a town hall meeting at The Forum Auditorium in Harrisburg, Pa., Sunday, March 30, 2008.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - The contest between Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton for Texas delegates appeared to be tightening, as counting from Saturday’s caucuses dragged on into Sunday.

Minn. Sen. Amy Klobuchar endorses Obama (AP)

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill., shakes hands with supporters before speaking at a town hall meeting at The Forum Auditorium in Harrisburg, Pa., Sunday, March 30, 2008.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - Barack Obama picked up the endorsement of Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar Sunday night, giving him another superdelegate supporter.

Women push back in support of Clinton (AP)

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., campaigns at Sara's Diner in Fort Wayne, Ind., Friday, March 28, 2008. Amid the growing consensus among many leading Democrats that Clinton cannot win the nomination and should step aside for rival Barack Obama, there is also evidence of a brewing backlash against that sentiment among women — especially the older, white working class women who've long been the former first lady's base. With women the majority of Democratic voters nationwide, strategists warn of damage to the party's chances in November if female voters sense Clinton was unfairly muscled out by a mostly male party establishment. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Debra Starks has heard the calls for Hillary Rodham Clinton to quit the presidential race, and she’s not happy about it.

Uncertain economy awaits next president (AP)

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., gives a thumbs up at the Ruby Laffoon Dinner at Madisonville North Hopkins High School in Madisonville, Ky., Saturday, March 29, 2008. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Hillary Rodham Clinton, Barack Obama and John McCain have diagnosed the swooning U.S. economy and have come up with rival plans to revive it. If the downturn lasts as long as some economists predict, one of the three will get a chance to try to sell his or her proposal to Congress as president.

McCain seeks his share of the spotlight (Politico)

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., followed by his daughter Meghan, exits his airplane in Las Vegas, Friday, March 28, 2008.  (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)Politico - SAN FRANCISCO — The double-wide press bus is gone. Once long waits to be patted down by TSA agents on frozen tarmacs have been reduced from minutes to moments. And the old JetBlue charter warhorse has been replaced by a sleeker and smaller plane where passengers can sometimes take whole rows to themselves.