Exit polls show challenge for Obama
June 4, 2008
Obama inherits a fractured coalition after the longest primary race in modern history.
Rice Calls Dialogue With Iran Pointless
June 4, 2008
The secretary of state accused Iran of pursuing nuclear weapons, and took oblique aim at Senator Barack Obama, who has said he would engage Iran diplomatically.
Hill Democrats fall in line behind Obama
June 4, 2008
Dems can now exploit control to support Obama. See also: May jettison jobless aid
Video of Obama’s speech
June 4, 2008
In a rousing speech that has become the hallmark of his march from obscurity to the Democratic Presidential nomination, Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois accepted the challenge of becoming his party’s presumptive nominee and detailed the change that he has promised to bring to the political process.
It was a historic moment in American politics and the nation’s history and even Hillary Rodham Clinton’s refusal to be gracious and admit defeat could not destroy the significance of the evening.
Lautenberg Easily Wins Spirited Primary Race, Despite a Tepid Turnout
June 4, 2008
Senator Frank R. Lautenberg of New Jersey easily swatted away his challenger in the Democratic primary on Tuesday and will seek his fifth term in the Senate in November.
National Briefing | Washington: Byrd Hospitalized With Infection
June 4, 2008
Senator Robert C. Byrd, left, was taken to a hospital Monday evening and will be treated there for a mild infection for several more days, his office said. Mr. Byrd, 90, a West Virginia Democrat who is the longest-serving senator, was hospitalized after feeling lethargic at work. He went home after a 5:30 p.m.
Hillary’s non-concession speech
June 4, 2008
Defiant in the face of defeat, Hillary Rodham Clinton refused to concede the Democratic nomination for President even as Barack Obama clinched before the polls closed in Montana.
Obama locks in Democratic nomination
June 4, 2008
He is one step away from an accomplishment of global significance: No black man has ever led a major Western democracy. See also: Obama speech
What Obama said: Text of speech
June 4, 2008
Prepared text by presumptive Democratic Presidential nominee Barack Obama following the last primaries Tuesday.
Obama’s first test: Handling Hillary
June 4, 2008
The presumptive nominee may need to say no to his rival’s push for the vice presidency.