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U.S. Presidential Election 2008

Clinton set to end campaign, back Obama

As Barack Obama basks in his historic accomplishment as the first black US presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton ends her groundbreaking effort as the first woman to go as far as she did in the quest for the White House.

Obama prepares for final sprint

The United States will hold its final democratic primaries in South Dakota and Montana on June 3.

Campaign News

• U.S. voters weigh local issues as Election Day draws near
• Obama home city beefs up security for election night
• Study finds McCain gets more negative news coverage
• U.S. urges Czech parliament to approve missile defense base
• Newspaper: Obama has Tanzanian blood
• U.S. presidential race back to basics in final days
• McCain, Obama compete across reshaped U.S. electoral map
• Survey shows number of undecided U.S. voters dwindles

Opinions/Poll

• Latest poll shows Obama's widened lead over McCain
• U.S. experts on the 2008 election
• Obama secures nomination, but Clinton maneuvers on
• Obama-Clinton interaction to impact U.S. general election
• GOP's Ron Paul ending presidential campaign?
• Now that McCain is No. 1, who is No.2 on GOP ticket?
• Poll: McCain poses challenges for Democratic nominee
• Survey: Obama broadens support among Democrats

Democrats

• Obama, now Democratic nominee, faces tough challenges ahead
• Backgrounder: Agenda of 2008 U.S. Democratic National Convention
• Backgrounder: U.S. Democratic Party
• Backgrounder: U.S. Democratic National Convention
• Backgrounder: Numbers about 2008 U.S. Democratic National Convention
• CNN reports: Obama chooses Biden as VP candidate
• Report: Clinton on Obama's VP potential list
• Latest poll shows Obama's widened lead over McCain

Republicans

• Bush endorses McCain as Republican presidential nominee
• Now that McCain is No. 1, who is No.2 on GOP ticket?
• Poll: McCain poses challenges for Democratic nominee
• McCain denies inappropriate relationship with female lobbyist
• McCain denies affair with lobbyist
• Obama, McCain exchange words on U.S. national defense in race
• Republican candidate McCain projected to win Wisconsin primary
• Former U.S. president Bush endorses McCain

Backgrounds

• Backgrounder: Presidential primary system in U.S.
• Brief introduction to New Hampshire presidential primary
• Backgrounder: Major events leading up to 2008 U.S. presidential race
• Backgrounder: U.S. presidential nomination process and Iowa caucus
• U.S. 2008 presidential primary, caucus calender

Major Democratic Candidates

• Group A

Clinton	Obama
Biden	Dodd

Major Republican Candidates

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Giuliani	Huckabee
McCain	Romney