President-elect Barack Obama plans to nominate Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state after Thanksgiving, a new milestone for the former first lady and a convergence of two political forces who fought hard for the presidency. ...more

November 21, 2008

September 1987 was a month of ruin and renewal for Joe Biden. Then a three-term senator from Delaware, Biden saw his bid for the Democratic nomination for president in tatters after he had been caught cribbing from other politicians' speeches. He exited the race amid a chorus of Washington chatter that the presidency would never be his. ...more

October 26, 2008

To the undecideds and independents, I offer 10 reasons to lean toward Obama: 1. Socialism/communism works; capitalism doesn't. ...more

October 23, 2008

Tim Keffalas of Tarpon Springs says James Hibbs, in op-ed page column in our June 7 print editions, shouldn't have gone out on a limb abd declared "McCain Can't Win." ...more

June 14, 2008

This time last year it looked as if Hillary Clinton's path to the Democratic nomination would be a cakewalk. She had the best brand name in American politics. She controlled the Democratic establishment. She had money to burn and a double-digit lead in the opinion polls. And as the first American woman to have a chance of breaking the presidential glass ceiling, she had a great story to tell. ...more

June 11, 2008

Republican John McCain on Monday sharply criticized Democratic rival Barack Obama for not having been to Iraq since 2006, and said they should visit the war zone together. ...more

May 27, 2008

Barack Obama stepped to the brink of victory in the Democratic presidential race Tuesday night, defeating Hillary Rodham Clinton in the Oregon primary and moving within 100 delegates of the total needed to claim the prize at the party convention this summer. ...more

May 21, 2008

Don't Let DNC Stop You Regarding "Black Voter Turnout Lags" (Metro, Jan. 27): ...more

January 29, 2008

John Edwards bought himself a Senate seat with the proceeds of a $25 million lawsuit and has been running for president ever since. ...more

January 11, 2008

Sen. Barack Obama swept to victory in the Iowa caucuses Thursday night, pushing Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton to third place and taking a major stride in a historic bid to become the nation's first black president. ...more

January 4, 2008