Former Vice President Al Gore made his season debut on the presidential campaign Monday evening, offering a vigorous endorsement of Illinois Sen. Barack Obama as he urged all Democrats to rally behind the party's fall ticket. ...more

June 17, 2008

Turn on MSNBC, and you will learn that Sen. Barack Obama has more delegates (861) than Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (855) in the Democratic presidential contest. ...more

February 9, 2008

Hillary Clinton has done some good things in her life, no question. But if Democrats want to win, they shouldn't nominate Clinton. ...more

January 11, 2008

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson ended his presidential campaign Wednesday after twin fourth-place finishes that showed his impressive credentials could not compete with his rivals' star power. ...more

January 9, 2008

Wide public discontent over the war in Iraq helped sweep Democrats to the control of Congress last year. But Iraq is becoming less of an issue for both parties, either on the campaign trail or in the nation's capital, ahead of the fast-approaching presidential primaries. ...more

December 30, 2007

Despite the candidates' pleas for endorsements, some of the most powerful labor unions are sitting on the sidelines until the presidential primaries begin to thin out the Democratic field. ...more

October 22, 2007

Al Gore's seven-year journey from loser to laureate began in bitterness, settled for a time into self-imposed exile and led him in the end to rediscover his voice on climate change. ...more

October 13, 2007

Sen. Barack Obama on Wednesday presented his most extensive plan yet for winding down the war in Iraq, proposing to withdraw all combat troops by the end of next year and leaving behind a force of unspecified size to strike at terrorists, train Iraqi soldiers and protect American interests. ...more

September 13, 2007