Clinton: 'I ask you to work as hard for Obama as you have for me'

Hillary Clinton formally suspended her presidential campaign yesterday, graciously and enthusiastically backing her rival Barack Obama after coming within an ace of being the first woman contender for the White House.

The former first lady ended her campaign for the world's top job at a rally in a Washington museum, where thousands of supporters and staff had gathered for a bitter-sweet celebration. "This isn't the party I planned, but I sure like ... Full Story »

Posted by Leo Romero
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Subjects: U.S., Politics
Topics: Presidential Election 2008, Democrats, Democratic Nomination, Obama Administration, Hillary Clinton
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Posted by: Posted by Leo Romero - Jun 7, 2008 - 8:03 PM PDT
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Meg Stefanac
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by Meg Stefanac - Oct. 1, 2008

While initially this story appears to be factual and well-presented, the general tone of it is rather unfair to and biased against Hillary Clinton, seemingly without reason as she has already conceded defeat in the primaries. From needlessly rehashing the Monica Lewinsky scandal, to mentioning the price of her Washington DC home to the statement, the authors sentiments are made clear. The author calls her speech on June 3rd "distinctly ungracious" because she did not endorse Obama that night and later states "but angry senior Democrats quickly forced her into yesterday's endorsement" but that is merely conjecture. He never considers that perhaps her supporters were just not ready and open to receiving an Obama endorsement on ... More »

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Leo Romero
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by Leo Romero - Oct. 1, 2008
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