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Douglas Wilder made history himself, when he became the first African-American elected governor of Virginia, and in post-reconstruction America. In 1992, Wilder ran for the Democratic presidential nomination. Wilder discusses his legendary career the personal advice he give to Obama. - [Read more]

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton had a private meeting Thursday night in Washington, D.C. The former rivals discussed ways to unify their campaigns. Obama also spent Thursday campaigning in Virginia. The last time Democrats won Virginia in a presidential election was 1964. - [Read more]

Though she lost the nomination, Clinton ran a remarkable campaign, says Joe Klein. But what she does next is crucial

Michelle and Barack Obama knocked knuckles as he took the stage to claim the Democratic presidential nomination, bringing new attention to the high-fives celebratory successor

Now that the presidential primaries are finally over, the next big question is who will Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama choose as their running mates?

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama amended his support for Israels stance on Jerusalem on Thursday, saying Palestinians and Israelis had to negotiate the future of the holy city.

Moving forcefully into the general election, Barack Obama held a private meeting with Hillary Rodham Clinton in an effort to unify Democrats.

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Likely U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama met privately with former rival Hillary Clinton on Thursday as the party sought to unite for the general election campaign after a long nomination battle.

Hillary Clintons candidacy may soon be a thing of the past but debate will rage over whether the first woman to make it so far in the U.S. presidential contest was a victim of sexism by the media or in the eyes of the public.

Sen. Hillary Clinton thanked supporters in an e-mail Thursday and pledged to help Sen. Barack Obama capture the White House after eight years of Republican control.

Sen. Barack Obama said Thursday hes in no rush to pick a vice presidential candidate, telling CNN "everybody needs to settle down" and let the vetting process run its course.

Presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama will kick off his general election campaign on Thursday with a pair of stops in Virginia, signaling that the Illinois senator thinks he can turn the once solidly-red state into a Democratic pick-up come November.

A poll of polls on Thursday showed John McCain and Barack Obama locked in a virtual dead heat as the presidential general election campaign got under way.

Hillary Clinton sent supporters an e-mail Thursday saying she plans to "support" Barack Obama at a rally on Saturday. The note did not exactly say shed drop out of the race or hand over her delegates. NPR examines what Clintons words mean and what shell do. - [Read more]

Sen. Hillary Clintons campaign released a statement Wednesday night saying the senator would host an event Saturday in Washington, D.C., and that she will "thank her supporters and express her support for Sen. Obama and party unity." - [Read more]

Throughout Barack Obamas candidacy, many black Americans have grappled with a range of emotions: doubt, initially; incredible pride; even fear for his safety. Now that Obama is the first black presumptive presidential nominee of a major political party, do African-Americans consider the triumph a turning point for the nation? - [Read more]

Barack Obama declared his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination in February 2007. His relative inexperience was seen as a liability, but the Illinois senator built a deft political organization. - [Read more]

Now that Barack Obama is the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, questions are swirling about what Hillary Clinton will do next. Clinton hasnt conceded to Obama — yet the New York senator has said shed be open to being his running mate. Theres speculation about other options, too. - [Read more]

Barack Obama became the first insurgent Democrat in decades to dethrone a front runner. In an exclusive interview, he describes his path to a historic victory

Obamas former pastor was supposed to have passed on the leadership of his church on June 1. But hes sticking around

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