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Poll shows Obama gaining in Pa. race

A new poll suggests Barack Obama is gaining ground in Pennsylvania, as Clinton's lead shrinks to six points.

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NYT: 'Obama kids' twist parents' arms

US Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama (R) greets a young supporter during his final rally in Columbia, South Carolina, January 25, 2008, the eve of South Carolina's Presidential Primary.          REUTERS/Jason Reed    (UNITED STATES)      US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN 2008 (USA)As a small chorus of superdelegates has announced a preference for Senator Barack Obama in recent weeks, a theme is emerging: their children made them do it.


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The cult of decisiveness in U.S. politics

Washington, UNITED STATES:  US President George W. Bush (C) nominates Trade Representitive Rob Portman as Office of Management and Budget(OMB) Director and Susan Schwab (R) will be the new Trade Representitive in the Rose of the White House 18 April, 2006 in Washington, DC. Portman would succeed Joshua Bolten, who was appointed White House Chief of Staff.   AFP PHOTO / TIM SLOAN  (Photo credit should read TIM SLOAN/AFP/Getty Images)On a wintry morning, in a college town not far from Lake Erie, a coup is brewing. "You're going to take over the country today, brothers and sisters," Werner Lange, an assistant professor of sociology, tells his Contemporary Social Problems class.


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Condi Rice for VP talk persists despite denials

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice listens to a question during a joint press conference with Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit following her meeting with Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo on March 4, 2008. Rice said that she had released 100 million dollars in aid to Egypt that had been made conditional on doing more to prevent arms smuggling into the Gaza Strip. AFP PHOTO/AMRO MARAGHI (Photo credit should read AMRO MARAGHI/AFP/Getty Images)The  Secretary of State has said repeatedly she does not "do politics" but her name keeps popping up as a potential running mate for Sen. John McCain.


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Newsweek: The Mark Penn Effect

Mark Penn leaves the Hillary Clinton campaign. It's not a good moment for the former first lady, but he'd been a lightening rod for a long time.

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