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The gas tax battle continues
Alex Koppelman
Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama sparred Tuesday over Clinton's -- and John McCain's -- support for a summer holiday from federal gas taxes.
Obama: “I am outraged”
Salon Staff
Full text of Obama's press conference on the Rev. Wright. His comments "offend me, they rightly offend all Americans, and they should be denounced."
Clinton to appear on “The O’Reilly Factor”
Alex Koppelman
Fox News has itself become a campaign issue for some Democrats, but now both Democratic candidates will have given high-profile interviews to the network in one week.
Why Obama denounced Wright
Alex Koppelman
In a press conference Tuesday, Barack Obama spoke forcefully against his former pastor, Jeremiah Wright -- aides say he did so after he saw what Wright had said recently.
Obama “outraged” by Wright
Joan Walsh
What his pastor said Monday "directly contradicts everything I've done in my life."
When did Obama start running for president?
Alex Koppelman
One reporter pieces together some clues and suggests the candidate may have made first moves toward a run before being elected to the Senate.
Brian Williams nominates Peggy Noonan for a Pulitzer Prize
Glenn Greenwald
The WSJ column hailed by the NBC anchor as "a splendid piece of journalism" has to be read to be believed.
What should Obama do about Rev. Jeremiah Wright?
Compiled by Salon staff
With the pastor's latest invective clouding Obama's campaign, Salon turns to a panel of political and cultural experts for answers.
Obama responds to Wright
Alex Koppelman
Barack Obama's campaign calls a press conference, and the candidate responds to his former pastor's latest forays into the spotlight.
Clinton, Obama pick up new superdelegate support
Alex Koppelman
Barack Obama pulls ahead in the tally of endorsements from the candidates' fellow Democratic Senators; Hillary Clinton ropes in North Carolina's governor.
What will McCain, Obama, and Clinton look like in four years?
Farhad Manjoo
Pop Photo magazine does some digital retouching to find out. McCain better take care of those liver spots!
I was wrong about Wright
Joan Walsh
He is, in fact, a stunning narcissist, and it's clear he's sabotaging Barack Obama.
When Democrats chase Hoosiers and Region Rats
Edward McClelland
Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton seek votes in Indiana, a state fraught with economic woes and unlikely relevance for the '08 race.
McCain’s nondisclosure disclosure
Alex Koppelman
It appears John McCain may have used his wife to keep from having to fully reveal his finances.
The return of the Rev. Wright
Alex Koppelman
Barack Obama's former pastor is back in the news, and in a big way -- how will this affect the Obama campaign?
Obama, Wright in new local Republican ad
Alex Koppelman
A congressional race in Mississippi is the setting for a new attack ad featuring Barack Obama.
John McCain’s bid for American Jewish votes
Glenn Greenwald
Do American Jews form their political views based on what is best for another country? John McCain seems to assume so.
Flagging America’s racial divide
Louis Bayard
An infamous 1976 photo captured a violent encounter between white Bostonians and a black lawyer during an anti-busing rally. A new book explains why this image continues to haunt and define us.
Why Jeremiah Wright is so wrong
Joan Walsh
I applaud Bill Moyers for being fair to Obama's pastor, but their PBS hour won't chase questions about his grim view of America. Plus: More Wright tapes emerge.
Krugman asks “what’s gone wrong” with Obama campaign
Alex Koppelman
Paul Krugman continues a line of negative columns about Barack Obama, and suggests an alternative explanation for why working-class whites aren't voting for Obama.
Obama, Clinton spar over energy policy, industry donations
Alex Koppelman
After Barack Obama made a brief swipe at his opponents during a speech on energy, the Clinton campaign came back hard.
Obama launches national registration drive
Alex Koppelman
The campaign's timing suggests that this is aimed not at the remaining primaries but at the general election.
Whose fault is the Clinton-Obama stalemate?
Walter Shapiro
Hillary's missteps are legion, but both candidates are flesh and blood, and their squandered opportunities have prolonged the race.
McCain: “Clear who Hamas wants to be the next president”
Alex Koppelman
John McCain seizes on positive comments about Barack Obama made by a Hamas advisor, but it was Bush's policies that boosted the group.
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