Select2008’s Daily News Fix for 2008-02-13
Breakfast With Huckabee - The Caucus - Politics - New York Times Blog
Mike Huckabee, the lone remaining challenger to Senator John McCain for the Republican presidential nomination, visited with about 30 reporters this morning for the Washington ritual Christian Science Monitor breakfast
Clinton, Obama Set Debate Dates - The Caucus - Politics - New York Times Blog
Barack Obama has accepted an invitation to debate Hillary Rodham Clinton in Austin, Tex. The event, co-sponsored by CNN, Univision and the Texas Democratic Party, is set for Feb. 21, ahead of the state’s March 4 hybrid caucus/primary.
Seeking Unity, Obama Feels Pull of Racial Divide - New York Times
Glimpses inside the Obama campaign show, though, that while the senator had hoped his colorblind style of politics would lift the country above historic racial tensions, from Day 1 his bid for the presidency has been pulled into the thick of them.
Obama’s Extraordinary Wave Fails to Sink Extraordinary Foe - WSJ.com
After storming five primaries, Sen. Barack Obama is favored to take three primaries today and two later this month, a potential run that will give him wins in nearly half the states compared with Sen. Hillary Clinton’s total of just 10 wins since Iowa.
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Looking for Sure Political Bets at Online Prediction Market - New York Times
Journalists — me included — have praised Intrade as a miniature version of the stock market, where the collective wisdom of the masses reveals a larger truth. But now a little backlash has begun.
Obama Notches Win in Virginia; Race Is Tight for McCain, Huckabee - WSJ.com
Mr. Obama’s victory was strong enough to call the race in his favor within minutes of the polls closing. Republicans are also on the ballot in today’s primaries. John McCain and Mike Huckabee battled in a tighter than expected race in Virginia.
Obama and McCain Sweep 3 Primaries - New York Times
Senator Barack Obama rolled to victory by big margins in Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia. On the Republican side, Senator John McCain won in Virginia over Mike Huckabee, the former governor of Arkansas.
With a Surge, Obama Makes His Case - New York Times
The lopsided nature of Senator Barack Obama’s parade of victories on Tuesday gives him an opening to make the case that Democratic voters have broken in his favor and that the party should coalesce around his candidacy.
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