By Cindy Saine Washington 28 April 2008 Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's former pastor, the Reverend Jeremiah Wright, is accusing the media of unfairly attacking him and taking controversial remarks he made years ago out of context. S...
By Jim Malone Washington 25 April 2008 Democratic presidential contenders Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are campaigning in North Carolina and Indiana in advance of primaries in both states on May 6. But Obama continues to be drawn into a controver...
By Paula Wolfson Pittsburgh 22 April 2008 In U.S. politics, all eyes are on Pennsylvania as that eastern state holds a crucial primary election. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports from Pittsburgh that on the eve of the primary, the two candidates for the De...
By Jim Malone Washington 21 April 2008 Democratic presidential contenders Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are headed for a crucial primary showdown in Pennsylvania on Tuesday. Clinton desperately needs a win to stay in the race, while Obama hopes a...
By Jim Malone Washington 17 April 2008 Democratic presidential contenders Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton were both on the defensive Wednesday night during a debate broadcast by ABC News (from the Constitution Center) in Philadelphia, their last exc...
By Jim Malone Washington 14 April 2008 Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama remains on the defensive about comments he made last week describing small town voters as bitter over their economic plight. Democratic contender Hillary Clinton an...
By Jim Malone Washington 28 March 2008 Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama picked up a potentially helpful endorsement Friday, even as the national party chairman urged Obama and rival Hillary Clinton to tone down their personal attacks. V...
By Jim Malone Washington 18 March 2008 Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama sought to defuse a brewing political controversy Tuesday when he condemned inflammatory statements made over the years by his former pastor, the Reverend Jeremiah W...
By Kent Klein Washington 15 March 2008 Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is denouncing controversial remarks by the pastor of his church, as he and Hillary Clinton continue their fight for the party's nomination. VOA's Kent Klein reports...
By Cindy Saine Washington 13 March 2008 Senator Barack Obama has expressed frustration that racial issues keep rising to the surface in his battle with Senator Hillary Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination. In the latest skirmish, a prom...