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Sen. Barack Obama has decided to leave the Trinity United Church of Christ — the Chicago church he joined 20 years ago. The decision comes amid controversy over statements made from the church pulpit by two ministers with whom Obama had long personal relationships. -�[Read�more]

Barack Obama supporter explains why Michigans delegates were divvied up the way they were, and why the Florida and Michigan delegate breakdown between Hillary Clinton and Obama is fair. -�[Read�more]

Clinton chief strategist argues that New York senator should be Democratic presidential nominee because she has popular vote and can win swing states like Florida, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan and West Virginia. -�[Read�more]

The party faces the drama of how, when and even whether Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton will drop out.

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Barack Obama said his estrangement took root in controversial remarks by the former pastor, who once was his spiritual guide.

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To jeers that showcased party divisions, officials agreed to give each delegate from disputed primaries half a vote, dealing a blow to Hillary Rodham Clinton.

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Front-runner Barack Obama turned to wrapping up the Democratic presidential nomination after a party committee dealt rival Hillary Clinton a blow by seating the disputed Michigan and Florida convention delegations at half-strength.

ABERDEEN, South Dakota (Reuters) - Democratic presidential front-runner Barack Obama said on Saturday he quit his Chicago church in the aftermath of inflammatory sermons that could become a lightning rod in the November election.

Barack Obama has resigned his 20 year membership in the Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago

Sen. Barack Obamas campaign confirmed Saturday that he has resigned from the Chicago church where controversial sermons by his former pastor and other ministers created repeated political headaches for the Democratic frontrunner.

The Clinton campaign expressed disappointment that Senator Barack Obama did not reject the Rev. Michael Pfleger more forcefully after the priest mocked Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton.

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic Party will search for a compromise over disputed convention delegates from Florida and Michigan on Saturday in what could be Hillary Clintons last chance to gain ground on presidential rival Barack Obama.

Senators John McCain and Barack Obama are at odds over whether Mr. McCain misspoke when he said that American troops in Iraq had been reduced to “pre-surge levels.”

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GREAT FALLS, Montana (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama squabbled with Republican John McCain on Friday over the number of U.S. troops in Iraq in the latest disagreement between the two likely presidential nominees over the unpopular war.

Commentator Daniel Pinkwater says Barack Obama has the advantage over Hillary Clinton in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, because Obama talks in public as if he were talking in private. She doesnt. -�[Read�more]

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama spent much of this week out West — visiting states his campaign says he can win in November. But Sen. John McCain wont let them go without a fight. -�[Read�more]

Bill Clinton has actively campaigned for his wife, Sen. Hillary Clinton, with mixed results and not a few stumbles. Carol Felsenthal, author of Clinton in Exile, reflects on the role the former president is playing. -�[Read�more]

Decisions on whether and how to award Florida and Michigan delegates to presidential candidates Sen. Hillary Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama are expected to be made Saturday by a 30-member Democratic Party panel.

The Barbershop guys are at it again, and its time for a weekly shape-up. This week, Jimi Izrael, Arsalan Iftikhar, Nick Charles and Gustavo Arrellano discuss a fiery sermon by a catholic priest associated with democratic candidate Sen. Barack Obama. The guys also weigh in on the NBA finals and ... donuts. -�[Read�more]

Former Clinton administration Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers weighs in on the controversy surrounding Scott McClellans new memoir, What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washingtons Culture of Deception. Since leaving the White House, Myers has also written a book. -�[Read�more]

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