Obama warns against divisive politics
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Democrat Barack Obama on Monday sharpened his critique of lead rival Hillary Rodham Clinton, warning against a return to "divisive, special interest politics" that had demoralized the country even before President Bush took office.
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John Danforth, an Episcopal priest and former U.S. senator, warned Thursday that the church risked irrelevancy by focusing on divisive issues such as gay clergy and same-gender couples.
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Barack Obama, struggling to gain  ground on rival Hillary Clinton in the 2008 White House race,  faces a delicate dilemma in trying to bring down the Democratic  front-runner without spoiling his upbeat image.
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Prime Minister John Howard's fracas with Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., provoked a third straight day of political recriminations here Wednesday, as the Australian leader told parliament that the pledge by the Democratic presidential candidate to withdraw troops from Iraq will only invite more bloodshed.
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Democratic candidate John Kerry warned black Americans on Thursday to beware of George W. Bush's overtures and called the Republican president a wolf in sheep's clothing who "traffics in the politics of division."
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Barack Obama called Sunday for unity to overcome the country's problems and acknowledged that "none of our hands are clean" when it comes to healing divisions. Hillary Rodham Clinton picked up a Harlem church leader's endorsement.
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Â· Statement of support for London incumbent  Â· Rival Johnson criticises 'divide and rule' politics
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Will the new dawn promised by Barack Obama survive the politics of the two party machine, asks Andrew Rawnsley
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Democrat Barack Obama evokes Abraham Lincoln and vows to unite a divided nation. Joe Klein blogs from Iowa
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Democrat Barack Obama hopes to  extend his winning streak over rival Hillary Clinton on  Tuesday, when voters in three battlegrounds make their choices  in a close and bruising Democratic presidential race.
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Trade unions split between Obama and Clinton as accusations fly of attempts to intimidate voters
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SPRINGFIELD, Illinois  - Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama, citing the legacy of Abraham Lincoln, pledged on Saturday to bridge the partisan gridlock in Washington, end the war in Iraq and transform American politics as the first black U.S. president.
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Sen. Barack Obama told a church convention Saturday that some right-wing evangelical leaders have exploited and politicized religious beliefs in an effort to sow division.
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Senator Barack Obama has held his tongue when given the chance to criticize his rivals. The same rules may not apply on late-night television.
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Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama asked young voters concerned about America's place in the world to judge him on his record of standing against the Iraq war and on a multicultural background that helps him "see through the eyes of other people."
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SPRINGFIELD, Illinois  - Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama, citing the legacy of Abraham Lincoln, pledged on Saturday to bridge the partisan divide in Washington, end the war in Iraq and transform American politics as the first black U.S. president.
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Barack Obama complained on Wednesday about an Internet photo that claims the Democratic presidential candidate didn't hold his hand over his heart during the Pledge of Allegiance.