Former Democratic leader switches to Obama A leader of the Democratic Party under Bill Clinton has switched his allegiance to Barack Obama and is encouraging fellow Democrats to "heal the rift in our party" and unite behind the Illinois senator. 01 May 2008
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North Carolina excited to choose between Clinton and Obama Not since 1988 has North Carolina had much of a voice in choosing a presidential nominee. Back then, it joined several Southern states to help pick Al Gore, a neighbor from Tennessee 24 Apr 2008
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Britain's leaders heads to US pledging to reinvigorate ties British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is coming to the United States with an optimistic message, pushing for a coordinated effort to shore up the world economy that he says will strengthen ties between Europe and Washington that were frayed by the Iraq war. 16 Apr 2008
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Obama, Clinton offer economic plans Democrat Barack Obama said Thursday a firmer government hand is needed on Wall Street and a $30 billion stimulus is needed to rescue homeowners and the jobless. Rival Hillary Rodham Clinton called for a new job retraining program to remedy what both candidates derided as Republican indifference to a sputtering economy 28 Mar 2008
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Obama calls for $30 billion stimulus Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama called for greater government regulation of the U.S. financial system on Thursday and proposed a new $30 billion economic stimulus plan to help homeowners 27 Mar 2008
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Advisers to both fault Obama campaign Prominent supporters of Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama on Sunday both faulted Obama's campaign for allowing a retired general and backer of the Illinois senator to equate comments by Clinton's husband - which appeared to question Obama's patriotism - to McCarthyism. 24 Mar 2008
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Trust me to end the war: Obama Barack Obama suggested Wednesday that Hillary Rodham Clinton could not be trusted to end the Iraq war because she only started opposing it when she began her bid for president 20 Mar 2008
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Obama confronts racial division Barack Obama confronted the nation's racial divide head-on, tackling both black grievance and white resentment in a bold effort to quiet a campaign uproar over race and his former pastor's incendiary statements. 19 Mar 2008
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Obama confronts racial division Barack Obama confronted the nation's racial divide head-on Tuesday, tackling both black grievance and white resentment in a bold effort to quiet a campaign uproar over race and his former pastor's incendiary statements. 19 Mar 2008
