Clinton, Obama vie for Illinois support
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Most state leaders would consider Illinois' Democratic powerbrokers lucky to have two homegrown presidential candidates vying for the top of their party's ticket.
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Barack Obama hit back at rival  Hillary Clinton on Saturday before a Wisconsin showdown next  Tuesday in their Democratic presidential battle, as Clinton  headed to the state for the first time.
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Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is counting on the almost-Super Tuesday primaries March 4 for another comeback, as she and rival Sen. Barack Obama both begin ads in Texas and Ohio, the day's biggest prizes.
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Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama are aggressively courting former Democratic presidential rival John Edwards, but their attempts to win his endorsement will be put on hold for at least another day.
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Sen. Hillary Clinton Wednesday worked to shore up her support in the face of the momentum Sen. Barack Obama has built up after winning eight Democratic presidential contests in a row, while Sen. John McCain continued in his efforts to unify Republicans.
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Bloomberg - Jan. 24 (Bloomberg) -- The race for the Democratic presidential nomination is tightening as voters say they want both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama on a national ticket, a Bloomberg/Los Angeles Times poll shows.
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An emotional Hillary  Clinton and rival Barack Obama pushed for votes in the U.S.  Northeast on Monday, the day before a coast-to-coast Democratic  presidential showdown that is neck-and-neck in opinion polls.
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As Obama racks up early wins in Georgia and Illinois on Super Tuesday, all the candidates try to manage expectations
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Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama duel for Super Tuesday votes tonight as the Democratic presidential hopefuls face off for the first time together minus former Sen. John Edwards.
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Toiling behind Hillary Rodham Clinton in most national polls, her two main rivals in the 2008 Democratic presidential field, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama and former North Carolina senator John Edwards, are increasingly seeking to contrast themselves with the New York senator.
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DES MOINES, Jan. 1 -- With two days before Iowans go to the polls, significant support for Sen. Barack Obama from political independents has put rival Democratic campaigns on edge, challenging the traditional model of the state's caucuses as a low-turnout exercise dominated by partisan insiders.
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Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton competed for Democratic convention delegates across three states on Saturday, locked in a landmark struggle for the party's presidential nomination.
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Clinton and Obama advocate similar visions for what has become the biggest issue for voters.
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Buoyed by voters embracing his message of change, Barack Obama routed Hillary Clinton in the Illinois primary, a home-state win of one of the richest Super Tuesday prizes. John McCain defeated Mitt Romney on the Republican side.
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Sen. Barack Obama has been lavishing attention on the historically independent voters of Wisconsin. Rival Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is moving belatedly to make a contest of next Tuesday's Democratic presidential primary.
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Democratic powerbroker Edward Kennedy throws his support behind Illinois senator in presidential race
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CONCORD, N.H., Jan. 7 -- For months, Barack Obama's presidential campaign has focused its organizational abilities on the small, well-defined canvas of Iowa and New Hampshire, where the senator from Illinois has been able to make his case face to face with large proportions of the electorate and ...