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Obama Seeks Focus On End Of Primary Campaign

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Attempting to lay a symbolic claim to his party's presidential nomination, Democrat Barack Obama will mark the latest round of primary voting with a rally in Iowa, where his solid win in January caucuses propelled him to his status as the front-runner.

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WASHINGTON - Republican John McCain's game plan for beating Democrat Barack Obama rests on one huge assumption: Despite an unpopular war, an uncertain economy and the GOP's beleaguered status, the country still leans more to the right than to the left.

">McCain sees right-of-center nation as he moves against Obama AP - 2 hours, 1 minute ago

Obama seeks focus on end of primary campaign AP - Sun May 18, 10:34 AM ET

McCain makes age jokes on 'Saturday Night Live' AP - Sun May 18, 6:37 AM ET

Biden, Webb defend Obama Politico - 1 hour, 31 minutes ago

Obama develops McCain strategy before nomination AP - 2 hours, 4 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - Making up for lost time, Barack Obama is dashing full-tilt into the general-election fight against Republican John McCain without waiting for the Democratic marathon to end.

McCain sees right-of-center nation as he moves against Obama AP - 2 hours, 1 minute ago

WASHINGTON - Republican John McCain's game plan for beating Democrat Barack Obama rests on one huge assumption: Despite an unpopular war, an uncertain economy and the GOP's beleaguered status, the country still leans more to the right than to the left.

Obama seeks focus on end of primary campaign AP - Sun May 18, 10:34 AM ET

EUGENE, Ore. - Attempting to lay a symbolic claim to his party's presidential nomination, Democrat Barack Obama will mark the latest round of primary voting with a rally in Iowa, where his solid win in January caucuses propelled him to his status as the front-runner.

McCain makes age jokes on 'Saturday Night Live' AP - Sun May 18, 6:37 AM ET

WASHINGTON - John McCain is 71 years old, and his age has provided late-night comics with some easy punch lines. On "Saturday Night Live," he joined in.

Another top McCain official resigns Politico - Sun May 18, 10:36 AM ET

Former Rep. Thomas G. Loeffler, a Texan who is among the McCain campaign's most important advisers and fundraisers, has resigned as a national co-chair over lobbying entanglements, a Republican source told Politico on Sunday.

Huckabee says he would like to be McCain's No. 2 AP - 13 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee said Sunday he'd like to be John McCain's running mate.

Clinton presses on with campaign despite long odds AP - Sat May 17, 5:42 PM ET

LORETTO, Ky. - The day of campaigning had barely begun and Hillary Rodham Clinton was already eyeing the whiskey.

Clinton's female fans wonder what if -- and when AP - Sat May 17, 3:01 PM ET

NEW YORK - Philipina Heintzman, 81, drove 80 miles across the South Dakota prairie to experience history in the making: a woman running for president, something she never dreamed as a child that she would live to see.

Obama picks up delegates in Kan., Md., Nev. AP - Sat May 17, 5:36 PM ET

WASHINGTON - Sen. Barack Obama inched closer to securing the Democratic presidential nomination with delegate pickups in Nevada, Kansas and Maryland.

Presidential race in the stars for astrologers AP - Sat May 17, 11:29 PM ET

DENVER - Picking a winner of the presidential contest is front and center at what's being billed as the largest astrologers' convention in years.

Businessmen looking for chance to unseat McConnell AP - 12 minutes ago

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - When some prominent Democratic officeholders backed off from challenging Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, two businessmen stepped up for a crack at Kentucky's political kingpin.

US gun lobby weighs in on White House race AFP - Sun May 18, 3:33 AM ET

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (AFP) - The powerful US gun lobby has painted the 2008 presidential race as a showdown over the right to bear arms, but the election could also prove to be a key test of its political firepower.

Today on the presidential campaign trail AP - Sun May 18, 3:26 AM ET

Obama heading back to where Democratic nomination race began to close circle ... Delegate pickups move Obama closer to clinching the Democratic presidential nomination ... McCain pokes fun at his own age on 'Saturday Night Live'

Obama looks to go 'over the top' AFP - 38 minutes ago

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Heading into the Democrats' latest round of primary voting, Barack Obama is bidding to seal the deal against Hillary Clinton and unite the party for its larger battle to come against John McCain.

Obama Intensifies Criticism of Republicans' McCain Bloomberg - Sat May 17, 7:38 PM ET

May 17 (Bloomberg) -- Barack Obama intensified his criticism of presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain with the approach of the May 20 Democratic presidential primaries that may allow him to claim he's locked up a majority of delegates picked by voters.

Democrat Obama Intensifies Criticism of Republican Rival McCain Bloomberg - Sat May 17, 6:48 PM ET

May 17 (Bloomberg) -- Barack Obama intensified his criticism of presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain with the approach of the May 20 Democratic presidential primaries that may allow him to claim he's locked up a majority of delegates picked by voters.

Ore. primary includes candidate with metal hand AP - Sat May 17, 3:51 PM ET

SALEM, Ore. - Democrats think they have a chance this year to unseat the sole GOP senator on the West Coast. But first voters have to choose a challenger: the state House speaker or an activist who spoofs the fact that he has a metal hook for a hand.

Candidates react to Kennedy's hospitalization AP - Sat May 17, 3:11 PM ET

Reaction of the presidential candidates to Sen. Edward Kennedy's hospitalization:

Obama, Clinton Head for Their Strongholds Ahead of Primaries Bloomberg - Sat May 17, 11:24 AM ET

May 17 (Bloomberg) -- Barack Obama campaigns in Oregon this weekend while Hillary Clinton stumps in Kentucky before May 20 Democratic presidential primaries that may allow Obama to claim he's locked up a majority of delegates picked by voters.

Oregon race could spell end of Schumer streak AP - Sat May 17, 10:59 AM ET

WASHINGTON - As head of the deep-pocketed Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, New York Sen. Charles Schumer hand-picked his party's nominee to take on Oregon Sen. Gordon Smith, the last Republican standing on the West Coast.

Late Senator figures in 2008 presidential furor AP - Sat May 17, 6:45 AM ET

BOISE, Idaho - Being dead since 1940 hasn't kept Idaho U.S. Sen. William Borah from being inserted squarely into 2008 presidential politics after Democratic candidate Barack Obama took issue with President Bush's borrowing of a quote from Borah.

Obama criticizes McCain for 'naive' foreign policy AP - Sat May 17, 3:08 AM ET

WATERTOWN, S.D. - Barack Obama laid into John McCain on Friday for advancing a tough-guy foreign policy that he called "naive and irresponsible," serving notice that he's ready to launch a full-throttle challenge to the Republican presidential contender on international relations in the general election campaign.

Clinton to Oregonians: Don't count me out AP - Sat May 17, 2:41 AM ET

PORTLAND, Ore. - Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday she wasn't ceding Oregon — or the nomination — to opponent Barack Obama, who is heavily favored to collect another victory here next week as he comes closer to winning the Democratic nomination.

Wilder won't run for 2nd term as Richmond mayor AP - Sat May 17, 2:21 AM ET

RICHMOND, Va. - L. Douglas Wilder, the nation's first elected black governor, announced Friday that he would not seek re-election as Richmond's mayor, likely bringing his storied political career to a close.

Huckabee quips about gun aimed at Obama AP - Sat May 17, 2:06 AM ET

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Republican Mike Huckabee responded to an offstage noise during his speech Friday to the National Rifle Association by suggesting it was Barack Obama diving to the floor because someone had aimed a gun at him.

Florida, Michigan cannot save Clinton AP - Fri May 16, 10:06 PM ET

WASHINGTON - Michigan and Florida alone can't save Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign.

McCain says Obama and Clinton threaten gun rights Reuters - Fri May 16, 8:55 PM ET

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain warned gun owners on Friday that his Democratic opponents Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton would threaten their right to bear arms, as he sought to rally conservatives' support in the November election.

McGovern joins Obama at rally AP - Fri May 16, 8:45 PM ET

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Former Sen. George McGovern, the 1972 Democratic presidential candidate and an early backer of Hillary Rodham Clinton, joined a noisy rally for Barack Obama on Friday night, describing the Illinois senator as a "ripple of hope" who can win the White House.

Huckabee jokes to NRA of gun aimed at Obama Reuters - Fri May 16, 8:44 PM ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Republican presidential contender Mike Huckabee, interrupted on Friday by a loud crash as he spoke to the National Rifle Association, joked that the noise was Democratic candidate Barack Obama falling off a chair as he dodged a gun aimed at him.

Analysis: Obama reacts fast to Bush on diplomacy AP - Fri May 16, 8:09 PM ET

WASHINGTON - In President Bush's hint that Barack Obama wants to appease terrorists, Democrats heard troubling echoes of 2004, when Republicans portrayed John Kerry as irresolute and weak on national security.

Outside groups plot out fall political campaign AP - Fri May 16, 7:55 PM ET

WASHINGTON - For all the money and competitive zeal of this year's presidential contest, Democrats and Republicans are having difficulty financing and organizing the independent groups that supplied so much outside muscle in recent presidential campaigns.

McCain asks staff to disclose lobbying ties AP - Fri May 16, 7:02 PM ET

WASHINGTON - John McCain's campaign is asking staff members to disclose all previous lobbying ties following the resignation of two officials linked to a firm that worked for Myanmar's military junta.

McCain courts NRA, makes gun shop visit AP - Fri May 16, 6:28 PM ET

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Courting his sometime critics within the gun lobby, John McCain told the National Rifle Association on Friday that Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton would both undermine the rights of gun owners.

McCain Criticizes Obama, Clinton on Their Gun Control Stances Bloomberg - Fri May 16, 5:59 PM ET

May 16 (Bloomberg) -- Republican John McCain told the nation's biggest gun-owners group that the election of either Democratic presidential candidate would imperil their right to own firearms.

Obama attacks Bush over "appeasement" remarks Reuters - Fri May 16, 7:34 PM ET

WATERTOWN, South Dakota (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama accused President George W. Bush on Friday of "fear-mongering" for suggesting Democrats wanted to appease terrorists and vowed to meet leaders of hostile nations like Iran if elected.

Buoyed by recent wins, Democrats eye Southern seats AP - Fri May 16, 3:31 PM ET

WASHINGTON - The political fortunes of Democrats down South once were so bad that people openly joked even Jesus Christ would lose by a double-digit margin if he ran for office on the party's ticket.

Fiorina's new role trades on time at HP AP - Fri May 16, 2:20 PM ET

SAN JOSE, Calif. - After running one of Silicon Valley's powerhouse companies for six years, Carly Fiorina now has her sights set on the White House.

McCain's courting of youthful voters has limits AP - Fri May 16, 2:15 PM ET

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - There's a limit to how far John McCain will go to win over young voters. Wearing a dress on national television crosses that line.

Obama says Bush policies strengthened Iran, Hamas Reuters - Fri May 16, 1:01 PM ET

WATERTOWN, South Dakota (Reuters) - Democratic presidential front-runner Barack Obama said on Friday President George W. Bush's "failed policies" had strengthened U.S. enemies like Iran and Hamas.

McCain action helped Arizona developer: report Reuters - Fri May 16, 1:05 AM ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Presumptive Republican presidential candidate John McCain secured millions in federal funds for a land acquisition program that provided a windfall for an Arizona developer whose executives were major campaign donors, according to a USA Today report.

McCain Says He Would End Iraq War by 2013, Denies Timetable Bloomberg - Thu May 15, 6:09 PM ET

May 15 (Bloomberg) -- Republican presidential candidate John McCain said he intends to end the Iraq War and have most U.S. troops home by the end of his first term while denying he was setting a timetable for withdrawal.

ON DEADLINE: Preachers a problem for McCain too AP - Thu May 15, 5:16 PM ET

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - This could be the campaign of loudmouth preacher problems, and not only for Barack Obama. While The Rev. Jeremiah Wright is poster pastor for the type, Republican John McCain's right-wing ecclesiastical stable has a record of ranting, too.

Reopening NAFTA too risky: ex-Mexican president Reuters - Thu May 15, 4:44 PM ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Reopening the North American Free Trade Agreement to address concerns raised by U.S. Democratic presidential candidates could kill the three-way pact, former Mexican President Carlos Salinas said on Thursday.

McCain: U.S. can win Iraq war by 2013 Reuters - Thu May 15, 4:17 PM ET

COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain said on Thursday he believes the Iraq war can be won by 2013, leaving a functioning democracy there and allowing most U.S. troops to come home.

McCain Says He Would Seek to End Iraq War by 2013 Bloomberg - Thu May 15, 12:01 PM ET

May 15 (Bloomberg) -- Republican presidential candidate John McCain said that he would bring the Iraq War to a close by the end of his first term and most U.S. troops would be home.

Police announce route for marchers during GOP convention AP - Thu May 15, 11:58 AM ET

ST. PAUL, Minn. - A group of demonstrators protesting the war in Iraq will be allowed to parade as close as 300 feet from the Xcel Energy Center on the first day of the Republican National Convention, police said Wednesday.

Troops home from Iraq by 2013: McCain AFP - Thu May 15, 11:40 AM ET

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Republican candidate John McCain laid out for the first time Thursday a timeline to end the Iraq war, arguing he would get most US troops home by 2013 if elected president.

Iowa: Obama 44% McCain 42% Rasmussen Reports - Thu May 15, 9:51 AM ET

In Iowa, the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey finds Barack Obama leading John McCain 44% to 42%. This is the third consecutive poll to find the candidates very close in the state that gave Obama his first victory on the way to the Democratic Presidential Nomination. A month ago, it was Obama by four. In February, it was Obama by three.

McCain urges UK-style sessions for U.S. president Reuters - Thu May 15, 8:04 AM ET

COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain said on Thursday that, if elected, he would like to take a page from the British government and appear in question-and-answer sessions with lawmakers.

U.S. can win Iraq war within four years: McCain Reuters - Thu May 15, 7:24 AM ET

COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain said on Thursday he believes the Iraq war can be won within four years, leaving a functioning democracy there and allowing most U.S. troops to come home.

McCain outlines vision of Iraq victory, reduced partisanship AP - Thu May 15, 12:01 AM ET

COLUMBUS, Ohio - John McCain, looking through a crystal ball to 2013 and the end of a prospective first term, sees "spasmodic" but reduced violence in Iraq and Afghanistan, Osama bin Laden dead or captured and government spending curbed by his