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BOSTON—Friends, foes, and undecided voters waited for hours in a line that wrapped around the World Trade Center yesterday to hear Democratic presidential hopeful and Harvard Law School alumnus Barack Obama speak on the eve of Super Tuesday. Taking the stage after speeches by big-name political...
Republicans - Claiming a needed victory from Mitt Romney, McCain took the California primary and emerged as the clear front-runner among Republican candidates. With command of the G.O.P. nomination in his favor, it falls upon his opponents to find a way to arrive at the Republican convention with enough delegates...
In 2004, a month after Illinois state legislator Barack Obama made headlines with his keynote address at the Democratic National Convention, I ran into him on the streets of Chicago. I was a full-time missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) on the south...
But this year, in a Democratic presidential nomination race that has defied convention at every turn, celebrities are playing a much bigger role than usual. Rather than just lending their endorsements, stars from the worlds of music, TV, and movies are taking active roles in getting the word out, particularly...
With his name still on the ballot, Thompson is likely to win delegates from Tennessee even after his withdrawal. In 1996, Lamar Alexander - former governor and now a U.S. Senator - withdrew as a candidate for President under similar circumstances and, despite his endorsement of Bob Dole, got 11% of the...