Illinois Senator Barack Obama is the 2008 Democratic nominee for president.
Everyone knew when today began where it would end up; it was just a matter of how we’d get there.
The Associated Press tally, which included 11 delegates Senator Barack Obama was guaranteed as long as he gained 30 percent of the vote in South Dakota [...]

Clinton campaign officials are confirming that Hillary Clinton will concede in a speech tonight that Barack Obama has enough delegates to win the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination. According to the officials, Clinton won’t formally suspend her campaign so that she may maintain leverage to negotiate with Obama, including the possibility of securing a VP spot. [...]

Some big things happened across the country today, and we at the Breaking News Blog aim to keep you up to date. It’s like the local nightly news, but minus the big hair and flag pin chatter. Here’s a breakdown of today’s top stories:
Senator Ted Kennedy, the second-longest serving current U.S. senator, was diagnosed today [...]

The Democratic National Committee announced in a press release today the launch of McCainpedia.com, an “electronic encyclopedia” containing “raw facts and research of John McCain’s record” compiled by the DNC. Unlike many other wikis, McCainpedia is run by the DNC’s Research, Communications, and Internet teams, and only DNC staff will be able to edit the [...]

This is starting to get ugly, folks. Despite all hopes for a Clinton-Obama dream ticket, neither candidate has made a move in that direction. Both candidates have said that it’s too early to discuss possible VP picks, though the closer we get to the Democratic Convention without a clear winner, the bigger the rift in [...]

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Obama won the Maine primary today, cementing his sweep of this weekend’s Democratic contests.
With this weekend’s wins, Obama closed the delegate gap created by Super Tuesday and now trails Clinton by less than 30 delegates. According to CNN, Clinton has 1,148 while Obama has 1,121. A total of 2,025 delegates is required in order to [...]

After John McCain’s victory in the Florida GOP primary, most major news networks–including CNN, FOX News and MSNBC–are announcing that Rudy Giuliani will end his bid and endorse McCain Wednesday. Giuliani hasn’t confirmed these reports, though CNN points out that he did speak in the past tense about his campaign at one point:
“I’m proud I [...]

Some days, I’m glad I’m still safe and snug in journalism school, not getting told off by former presidents in front of all my friends.
A CNN reporter asked former president Bill Clinton to comment on accusations by an Obama supporter that Hillary Clinton’s campaign tactics resembled those of the notorious Lee Atwater. Atwater, a Republican [...]

Allegations of vote fraud in New Hampshire, Kerry slights his old running mate, and more.

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Senators Hillary Clinton and John McCain pulled off wins in the country’s first 2008 primaries in New Hampshire tonight.
Clinton’s win came after a tight race between her and Senator Barack Obama, where her support among female voters and older voters gave her the edge. The win is being called a comeback after her disappointing third-place [...]