Clinton wins large but symbolic victory in W.Va.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Hillary Rodham Clinton coasted to a large but largely symbolic victory in working-class West Virginia on Tuesday, handing Barack Obama one of his worst defeats of the campaign yet scarcely slowing his march toward the Democratic presidential nomination. Clinton was gaining 58 percent of the vote in the early returns, with Obama drawing 33 percent....
Voters select candidates in Miss., W.Va. and Neb.
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- A Democrat in deeply conservative Mississippi was vying for a congressional seat Tuesday in a race Republicans have tried to cast as a referendum on Barack Obama and the national Democratic Party....
Obama sports flag pin again after long absence
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) -- Like the American flag that Francis Scott Key famously wrote about, the one on Barack Obama's lapel keeps appearing and disappearing....
Analysis: W.Va. win won't help Clinton much
NEW YORK (AP) -- Hillary Rodham Clinton's shellacking of Barack Obama in the West Virginia primary Tuesday may burnish her image as a champion of the economically disadvantaged and bolster her determination to campaign through the final contests. But it does little to alter the unforgiving political landscape she faces....
McCain casts himself as environmental steward
NORTH BEND, Wash. (AP) -- John McCain on Tuesday cast Democratic rivals Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton as latecomers to the environmental battle, saying he would be willing to debate the issue with either of them in the general election to underscore his experience with the issue....
Clinton adds West Virginia delegates
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton won most of the delegates in West Virginia's Democratic primary Tuesday....
Televangelist John Hagee apologizes to Catholics
WASHINGTON (AP) -- John Hagee, an influential Texas televangelist who endorsed John McCain, apologized to Catholics Tuesday for his stinging criticism of the Roman Catholic Church and for having "emphasized the darkest chapters in the history of Catholic and Protestant relations with the Jews."...
NRA chief stresses common ground with McCain
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- A top official of the National Rifle Association said Republican John McCain has been a reliable ally of gun owners despite divisions with the powerful lobbying group on some issues....
W.Va. demographics friendly to Clinton
Highlights from preliminary results of exit polls in the West Virginia Democratic primary on Tuesday. The polls were conducted for The Associated Press and television networks:...
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