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NATIONAL ELECTION NEWS


  • Obama picks up 9 superdelegates, union endorsement

    Barack Obama all but erased Hillary Rodham Clinton's once-imposing lead among national convention superdelegates on Friday and won fresh labor backing as elements of the Democratic Party began coalescing around the Illinois senator for the fall campaign.

  • Clyburn: Obama now ahead on superdelegates

    U.S. Rep. James Clyburn said sources in the "Obama camp" have told him that U.S. Sen. Barack Obama from Illinois has taken over the lead among unpledged Democratic delegates, the so-called "superdelegates."

THE HORSE'S MOUTH
Welcome to the May 7 edition of the Horse’s Mouth. Every day we put an ear (or a glass) against the sleazy hotel room wall that is American politics and report back here. You might be able to read about it elsewhere, but this is where you get it straight from The Horse’s Mouth.

We begin with highlights of both Democrats speeches after Tuesday’s primaries:

Then we get two very different spins on the results:

Finally, we take a look ahead at next week’s West Virginia primary:


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  • The uninsured

    Freshly landscaped grass surrounded the three-story plain, white apartment complex. Children bundled in coats screamed with excitement as they encircled the playground sitting on grainy sand. The massive black door swung open to a two-bedroom apartment. Stephanie Griddine, a 24-year-old who works as a health insurance claims associate, said, “Welcome and come out of that cold.”- 2:23 PM

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