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In Syracuse, it's a tie
Feb 6 2008 11:39PM (CT)
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) - Talk about close. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama each got 6,001 votes in Syracuse in the state primary, according to preliminary Board of Elections results.
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McCain widens lead, Clinton lends cash
Feb 6 2008 11:31PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. John McCain padded his commanding delegate lead in the Republican presidential race Wednesday and urged conservative critics to cut him some slack. In a Democratic surprise, Hillary Rodham Clinton disclosed she'd lent $5 million to her cash-short campaign.
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McCain widens lead, Clinton lends cash
Feb 6 2008 11:31PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. John McCain padded his commanding delegate lead in the Republican presidential race Wednesday and urged conservative critics to cut him some slack. In a Democratic surprise, Hillary Rodham Clinton disclosed she'd lent $5 million to her cash-short campaign.
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McCain widens lead, Clinton lends cash
Feb 6 2008 11:31PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. John McCain padded his commanding delegate lead in the Republican presidential race Wednesday and urged conservative critics to cut him some slack. In a Democratic surprise, Hillary Rodham Clinton disclosed she'd lent $5 million to her cash-short campaign.
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McCain widens lead, Clinton lends cash
Feb 6 2008 11:31PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. John McCain padded his commanding delegate lead in the Republican presidential race Wednesday and urged conservative critics to cut him some slack. In a Democratic surprise, Hillary Rodham Clinton disclosed she'd lent $5 million to her cash-short campaign.
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McCain widens lead, Clinton lends cash
Feb 6 2008 11:31PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. John McCain padded his commanding delegate lead in the Republican presidential race Wednesday and urged conservative critics to cut him some slack. In a Democratic surprise, Hillary Rodham Clinton disclosed she'd lent $5 million to her cash-short campaign.
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Romney faces long odds for nomination
Feb 6 2008 11:30PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Despite vows to fight on, Mitt Romney found himself confronted Wednesday with the prospect that securing the Republican presidential nomination is a mathematical longshot.
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Romney faces long odds for nomination
Feb 6 2008 11:30PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Despite vows to fight on, Mitt Romney found himself confronted Wednesday with the prospect that securing the Republican presidential nomination is a mathematical longshot.
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Provisional ballots to decide NM winner
Feb 6 2008 11:22PM (CT)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Democrats prepared Wednesday to examine nearly 17,000 provisional ballots that will determine a winner in New Mexico's tightly contested presidential caucus.
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McCain misses vote on economic stimulus
Feb 6 2008 9:03PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain skipped a difficult Senate vote Wednesday on whether to make 20 million seniors and 250,000 disabled veterans eligible for rebate checks as part of a proposed economic stimulus package.
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McCain faces conservative test
Feb 6 2008 8:47PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Now the undisputed leader for the GOP nomination, John McCain focused Wednesday on immediate goals. One was daunting: Winning over wary right-flank Republicans. Another less so: Cementing the nomination with victories in upcoming contests.
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McCain faces conservative test
Feb 6 2008 8:47PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Now the undisputed leader for the GOP nomination, John McCain focused Wednesday on immediate goals. One was daunting: Winning over wary right-flank Republicans. Another less so: Cementing the nomination with victories in upcoming contests.
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McCain faces conservative test
Feb 6 2008 8:47PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Now the undisputed leader for the GOP nomination, John McCain focused Wednesday on immediate goals. One was daunting: Winning over wary right-flank Republicans. Another less so: Cementing the nomination with victories in upcoming contests.
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McCain, Clinton lead delegate count
Feb 6 2008 7:51PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Sen. John McCain won a big victory in the Republican delegate race over former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney on Super Tuesday, extending his lead by capturing nearly all the delegates in California.
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McCain skips vote
Feb 6 2008 7:22PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - One might expect Republican senators to cheer the prospect of a colleague becoming the party's presidential nominee.
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McCain skips vote
Feb 6 2008 7:22PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - One might expect Republican senators to cheer the prospect of a colleague becoming the party's presidential nominee.
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McCain skips vote
Feb 6 2008 7:22PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - One might expect Republican senators to cheer the prospect of a colleague becoming the party's presidential nominee.
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McCain skips vote
Feb 6 2008 7:22PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - One might expect Republican senators to cheer the prospect of a colleague becoming the party's presidential nominee.
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Obama bullish; Clinton looks to March
Feb 6 2008 7:16PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Super Tuesday's mixed outcome has set up at least four weeks of frenzied delegate hunting for Democrats Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama, pitting his well-financed all-terrain campaign against her big-state strategy.
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Obama bullish; Clinton looks to March
Feb 6 2008 7:16PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Super Tuesday's mixed outcome has set up at least four weeks of frenzied delegate hunting for Democrats Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama, pitting his well-financed all-terrain campaign against her big-state strategy.
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Obama bullish; Clinton looks to March
Feb 6 2008 7:16PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Super Tuesday's mixed outcome has set up at least four weeks of frenzied delegate hunting for Democrats Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama, pitting his well-financed all-terrain campaign against her big-state strategy.
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Obama bullish; Clinton looks to March
Feb 6 2008 7:16PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Super Tuesday's mixed outcome has set up at least four weeks of frenzied delegate hunting for Democrats Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama, pitting his well-financed all-terrain campaign against her big-state strategy.
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Obama bullish; Clinton looks to March
Feb 6 2008 7:16PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Super Tuesday's mixed outcome has set up at least four weeks of frenzied delegate hunting for Democrats Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama, pitting his well-financed all-terrain campaign against her big-state strategy.
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Obama says GOP will have dirt on Clinton
Feb 6 2008 6:57PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Sen. Barack Obama predicted Wednesday that Republicans will have a dump truck full of dirt to unload on Hillary Rodham Clinton if the former first lady wins the Democratic presidential nomination. Obama said he offers the party its best hope of winning the White House, a claim Clinton also made.
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Obama says GOP will have dirt on Clinton
Feb 6 2008 6:57PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Sen. Barack Obama predicted Wednesday that Republicans will have a dump truck full of dirt to unload on Hillary Rodham Clinton if the former first lady wins the Democratic presidential nomination. Obama said he offers the party its best hope of winning the White House, a claim Clinton also made.
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Obama says GOP will have dirt on Clinton
Feb 6 2008 6:57PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Sen. Barack Obama predicted Wednesday that Republicans will have a dump truck full of dirt to unload on Hillary Rodham Clinton if the former first lady wins the Democratic presidential nomination. Obama said he offers the party its best hope of winning the White House, a claim Clinton also made.
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Obama says GOP will have dirt on Clinton
Feb 6 2008 6:57PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Sen. Barack Obama predicted Wednesday that Republicans will have a dump truck full of dirt to unload on Hillary Rodham Clinton if the former first lady wins the Democratic presidential nomination. Obama said he offers the party its best hope of winning the White House, a claim Clinton also made.
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Obama says GOP will have dirt on Clinton
Feb 6 2008 6:57PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Sen. Barack Obama predicted Wednesday that Republicans will have a dump truck full of dirt to unload on Hillary Rodham Clinton if the former first lady wins the Democratic presidential nomination. Obama said he offers the party its best hope of winning the White House, a claim Clinton also made.
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McCain appeals to conservative critics
Feb 6 2008 5:56PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican John McCain, more than halfway to his party's presidential nomination, told his conservative critics Wednesday to dial back their animosity and personally reached out to a leading Christian conservative.
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McCain appeals to conservative critics
Feb 6 2008 5:56PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican John McCain, more than halfway to his party's presidential nomination, told his conservative critics Wednesday to dial back their animosity and personally reached out to a leading Christian conservative.
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AP investigating wrong Missouri call
Feb 6 2008 5:26PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The Associated Press was reviewing election results and its internal procedures Wednesday to determine why the news agency had mistakenly declared Hillary Rodham Clinton winner of the Missouri Democratic primary, but said competitive haste wasn't behind the call.
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Race, gender divide Democratic voters
Feb 6 2008 5:24PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Though insisting race and gender have little to do with it, many Democrats are supporting the presidential candidate who looks most like them.
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Caucuses a redo for Mich., Fla.?
Feb 6 2008 4:23PM (CT)
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - The Democratic National Committee is pressuring Michigan and Florida to hold presidential caucuses so the delegates they lost for holding January primaries could be seated at the national convention, a top Michigan Democrat said Wednesday.
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Bloomberg reflects on Super Tuesday
Feb 6 2008 4:18PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a potential independent candidate for president, said Wednesday he is engaged in an experiment to influence the race.
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Bloomberg reflects on Super Tuesday
Feb 6 2008 4:18PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a potential independent candidate for president, said Wednesday he is engaged in an experiment to influence the race.
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Bloomberg reflects on Super Tuesday
Feb 6 2008 4:18PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a potential independent candidate for president, said Wednesday he is engaged in an experiment to influence the race.
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Report: Voter turnout records broken
Feb 6 2008 3:48PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Voters came out in record numbers in about half the states that have voted in presidential primaries so far, according to an analysis Wednesday.
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Report: Voter turnout records broken
Feb 6 2008 3:48PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Voters came out in record numbers in about half the states that have voted in presidential primaries so far, according to an analysis Wednesday.
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Report: Voter turnout records broken
Feb 6 2008 3:48PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Voters came out in record numbers in about half the states that have voted in presidential primaries so far, according to an analysis Wednesday.
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Presidential race turns to Mid-Atlantic
Feb 6 2008 3:20PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The nation's capital and its suburbs have a rare opportunity to help decide a presidential election rather than just obsess about it, as next Tuesday's three-jurisdiction contest centers on Washington and its two neighbors.
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Presidential race turns to Mid-Atlantic
Feb 6 2008 3:20PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The nation's capital and its suburbs have a rare opportunity to help decide a presidential election rather than just obsess about it, as next Tuesday's three-jurisdiction contest centers on Washington and its two neighbors.
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Presidential race turns to Mid-Atlantic
Feb 6 2008 3:20PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The nation's capital and its suburbs have a rare opportunity to help decide a presidential election rather than just obsess about it, as next Tuesday's three-jurisdiction contest centers on Washington and its two neighbors.
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Presidential race turns to Mid-Atlantic
Feb 6 2008 3:20PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The nation's capital and its suburbs have a rare opportunity to help decide a presidential election rather than just obsess about it, as next Tuesday's three-jurisdiction contest centers on Washington and its two neighbors.
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Two Mich. congressmen endorse Clinton
Feb 6 2008 1:31PM (CT)
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Hillary Rodham Clinton picked up endorsements Wednesday from two veteran Michigan congressmen, adding to her cache of potential superdelegates should Michigan and Florida prevail in their effort to be counted at the Democratic National Convention in August.
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Analysis: McCain aiming for GOP unity
Feb 6 2008 8:18AM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - Who would have believed it? John McCain _ occasional antagonist of the establishment, defender of an unpopular war, loser of the 2000 primary campaign _ stands as the likely Republican nominee for president.
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Analysis: McCain aiming for GOP unity
Feb 6 2008 8:18AM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - Who would have believed it? John McCain _ occasional antagonist of the establishment, defender of an unpopular war, loser of the 2000 primary campaign _ stands as the likely Republican nominee for president.
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Analysis: McCain aiming for GOP unity
Feb 6 2008 8:18AM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - Who would have believed it? John McCain _ occasional antagonist of the establishment, defender of an unpopular war, loser of the 2000 primary campaign _ stands as the likely Republican nominee for president.
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Analysis: McCain aiming for GOP unity
Feb 6 2008 8:18AM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - Who would have believed it? John McCain _ occasional antagonist of the establishment, defender of an unpopular war, loser of the 2000 primary campaign _ stands as the likely Republican nominee for president.
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Analysis: McCain aiming for GOP unity
Feb 6 2008 8:18AM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - Who would have believed it? John McCain _ occasional antagonist of the establishment, defender of an unpopular war, loser of the 2000 primary campaign _ stands as the likely Republican nominee for president.
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Clinton looks to races ahead - even GOP
Feb 6 2008 4:16AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton, elated by a strong collection of Super Tuesday wins, looked past Democratic rival Barack Obama to take aim at President Bush and his Republican allies.
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Clinton looks to races ahead - even GOP
Feb 6 2008 4:16AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton, elated by a strong collection of Super Tuesday wins, looked past Democratic rival Barack Obama to take aim at President Bush and his Republican allies.
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Clinton looks to races ahead - even GOP
Feb 6 2008 4:16AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton, elated by a strong collection of Super Tuesday wins, looked past Democratic rival Barack Obama to take aim at President Bush and his Republican allies.
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Analysis: Clinton and Obama start anew
Feb 6 2008 4:07AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Hillary Rodham Clinton captured needed states Tuesday night _ including the brass ring of California _ even as Barack Obama ate into her traditional base of support on a topsy-turvy night in which ballot victories were not the only measure of success.
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Analysis: Clinton and Obama start anew
Feb 6 2008 4:07AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Hillary Rodham Clinton captured needed states Tuesday night _ including the brass ring of California _ even as Barack Obama ate into her traditional base of support on a topsy-turvy night in which ballot victories were not the only measure of success.
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Obama, Romney win frozen Alaska races
Feb 6 2008 3:13AM (CT)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Barack Obama and Mitt Romney easily won Alaska's caucuses on Tuesday, thanks to grass roots support in a state where voting was marked by subzero temperatures and overflowing crowds.
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Obama, Romney win frozen Alaska races
Feb 6 2008 3:13AM (CT)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Barack Obama and Mitt Romney easily won Alaska's caucuses on Tuesday, thanks to grass roots support in a state where voting was marked by subzero temperatures and overflowing crowds.
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Obama, Romney win frozen Alaska races
Feb 6 2008 3:13AM (CT)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Barack Obama and Mitt Romney easily won Alaska's caucuses on Tuesday, thanks to grass roots support in a state where voting was marked by subzero temperatures and overflowing crowds.
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Exit poll results nationwide
Feb 6 2008 3:12AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama drew even with Hillary Rodham Clinton among white males and led with black, young and higher-income voters, national exit polls showed Wednesday. White women rallied behind Clinton, who also got a boost from Hispanics, older people and those seeking an experienced candidate.
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McCain, Obama edge rivals in Missouri
Feb 6 2008 3:03AM (CT)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - St. Louis voters helped Barack Obama come from behind to beat Hillary Clinton in Missouri's Democratic primary, while John McCain edged out Mike Huckabee in a similarly close race to claim one of Super Tuesday's richest delegate rewards.
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McCain, Clinton win Arizona primary
Feb 6 2008 2:55AM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - John McCain won his home state's GOP primary Tuesday, beating Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee by overcoming anger from conservatives who oppose his stance on illegal immigration. Hillary Rodham Clinton won on the Democratic side.
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Hispanics boost Clinton in California
Feb 6 2008 2:40AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Hillary Rodham Clinton rode a wave of Hispanic voter turnout to victory and John McCain benefited from voters concerned about the economy and Iraq as the nation's most populous state wielded its influence in the presidential nominating process for the first time in decades.
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Huckabee edges out McCain, Romney in Ga.
Feb 6 2008 2:22AM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Mike Huckabee relied on evangelical Christians and mainline conservatives to win in Georgia, edging out John McCain and Mitt Romney to take the South's biggest prize of Super Tuesday.
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Clinton beats Obama in Mass. primary
Feb 6 2008 2:19AM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Hillary Rodham Clinton turned back Barack Obama and his high-profile endorsements to win the presidential primary in Massachusetts, while former Gov. Mitt Romney had little trouble defending his home turf against Republican rival John McCain.
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Clinton, McCain roll to victory in NY
Feb 6 2008 2:08AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Hillary Rodham Clinton beat back a strong challenge from Barack Obama on Tuesday to win her adopted state, and John McCain defeated Mitt Romney to claim all of New York's Republican delegates.
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Clinton, McCain roll to victory in NY
Feb 6 2008 2:08AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Hillary Rodham Clinton beat back a strong challenge from Barack Obama on Tuesday to win her adopted state, and John McCain defeated Mitt Romney to claim all of New York's Republican delegates.
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Clinton, McCain roll to victory in NY
Feb 6 2008 2:08AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Hillary Rodham Clinton beat back a strong challenge from Barack Obama on Tuesday to win her adopted state, and John McCain defeated Mitt Romney to claim all of New York's Republican delegates.
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McCain, Clinton win New Jersey primary
Feb 6 2008 1:56AM (CT)
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey Republicans liked John McCain, even while they didn't always see eye-to-eye with the Arizona Republican. And Democratic women, older voters and, by a narrow margin, Hispanics preferred Hillary Rodham Clinton.
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Obama, Romney win big in Colorado
Feb 6 2008 1:47AM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - Democrat Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney scored overwhelming victories in Colorado's presidential caucuses on Tuesday, benefiting from a record turnout that included thousands of first-time caucus goers.
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Obama, McCain post wins in Illinois
Feb 6 2008 12:58AM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Barack Obama used his favorite son status and a message of change to thump Hillary Rodham Clinton in Illinois _ a rich Super Tuesday prize that used to be the heart of Clinton country. John McCain defeated Mitt Romney on the Republican side.
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Clinton, Huckabee win primaries in Ark.
Feb 6 2008 12:54AM (CT)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Mike Huckabee and Hillary Rodham Clinton won their parties' primaries in Arkansas on Tuesday, both boosted by strong ties to the state.
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Clinton, Huckabee win primaries in Ark.
Feb 6 2008 12:54AM (CT)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Mike Huckabee and Hillary Rodham Clinton won their parties' primaries in Arkansas on Tuesday, both boosted by strong ties to the state.
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Huckabee points to southern strength
Feb 6 2008 12:42AM (CT)
LITTLE ROCK (AP) - Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee said Tuesday he would press on with his White House candidacy, emboldened by wins in the South. Huckabee suggested he and John McCain were now the main two GOP candidates.
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Clinton, Huckabee win in Tennessee
Feb 6 2008 12:22AM (CT)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Two candidates with strong ties to neighboring Arkansas racked up Super Tuesday wins in Tennessee, as women voters helped Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton and evangelical Christians and conservatives backed Republican Mike Huckabee.
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