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| Clinton: | 1654 | |
| Obama: | 1800.5 | |
| 2,025 needed to win | ||

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Strange Bedfellows
P-I staff on the presidential race
· Mr. McCain comes to Washington (ours, that is)
· McCain's victory plan
more
David Horsey's Drawing Power
P-I cartoonist on politics and more
· Race and the one big fear
· Office of race propaganda gets dumped
more
· McCain to make cameo on "Saturday Night Live"
· Pastor apologizes for anti-Catholic remarks
· Clinton poised for W.Va. win; Obama looks ahead
· Clinton status puts focus on her $20 million debt
· Play of the Day: McCain faces Boeing blowback
· Details for the upcoming presidential primaries and caucuses
More headlines
Obama takes what looks like a victory lap in Oregon
The months-long Democratic nomination battle has stirred excitement in small- and medium-size cities that almost never see a White House contender.
McCain to visit North Bend and Bellevue on Tuesday
Sen. John McCain will bring his campaign back to the Seattle area Tuesday when he participates in an environmental roundtable in North Bend.
Obama catches up in superdelegates
WASHINGTON -- Barack Obama all but erased Hillary Clinton's once-imposing lead among national convention superdelegates Friday and won fresh labor backing as elements of the Democratic Party began coalescing around the Illinois senator for the fall campaign.
Obama picks up another Washington superdelegate
U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen of Lake Stevens added his name Thursday to the growing list of Democratic superdelegates endorsing U.S. Sen. Barack Obama for the party's presidential nomination.
Role of Race and Gender in the Democratic Party
Bob Barr expected to announce Libertarian White House bid
The future according to Liberals
Are Democrats Decisions coming from Smoke Filled Back Rooms??
Role of Race and Gender in the Democratic Party
President Obama- Six months ago, whoda thunk it?
The New Clinton Math
Immigration has emerged as a major issue in the '08 presidential election - especially on the Republican side. The immigration debate is of particular concern to Westerners and will likely be a factor in the Democrats' Jan. 19 Nevada caucuses.
Where do the major candidates stand on immigration?
Hillary Rodham Clinton: Clinton Voted for the 2006 bill that would have provided conditional path to citizenship, and supported the border fence.
To read more about Clinton's views, click
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Mike Huckabee: Huckabee has favored allowing illegal aliens who are in the country to apply for legal status if they pay penalties, get guest worker permits, register with authorities and aren’t allowed to jump in line ... more
John McCain: McCain sponsored a 2006 bill that would have allowed illegal immigrants to stay in the U.S., work and apply to become legal residents after learning English, paying fines and back taxes and clearing a ... more
Barack Obama: Obama voted for a 2006 bill that would have provided a conditional path to citizenship, and supported a fence along the Mexican border.
To read more about Obama's views, click
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