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An unspoken demographic problem for Obama?
As both Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton race to make history, some political observers believe Obama might have a unique problem because he's African-American.
The week that Clinton came back
Hillary is back. Until now, Hillary Clinton's campaign had one consistent quality -- it kept coming up short.
Cartoon Clicks: Why can't Obama finish off Hillary?
Polls: Clinton, Obama in tight race in Indiana
Three days after Sen. Hillary Clinton's win in Pennsylvania, a new CNN "poll of polls" shows a dead heat in Indiana ahead of the May 6 primary, the next crucial battleground that could dec
Amanpour: Syria claim could affect U.S.-North Korea talks
The head of the UN nuclear watchdog berated U.S. officials Friday for failing to share earlier that they had evidence that allegedly shows North Korea helped Syria develop a nuclear reactor.
Rivals no more: McCain, Huckabee do the rounds
Sen. John McCain, on the last leg of this week's tour of economically struggling regions, was campaigning alongside former rival Mike Huckabee on Friday.
Pentagon suspends controversial briefings
The secretary of defense will no longer brief retired military officers-turned-network television analysts, the chief Pentagon spokesman said Friday.
Ambassador: Claims about Syria are 'Iraq déj
The facility bombed by Israeli warplanes in September was a vacant military building, and any claim that it was a nuclear facility is "ridiculous," Syria's ambassador to the United States
Prominent black lawmaker scolds Bill Clinton
The most powerful African-American in Congress again scolded former President Bill Clinton for his comments during the Democratic presidential race.
Bush administration opposes Democrats' mortgage relief bill
Congressional Democrats and the White House are on a collision course over an ambitious proposal drafted to address the spreading mortgage crisis.
Raw Politics: Candidates and the space race
"Raw Politics" on "Anderson Cooper 360" delivers the latest political news with a wry sense of a humor and without spin.
Clinton to Obama: Let's debate like Lincoln
Sen. Hillary Clinton called for a Lincoln-Douglas-style debate with no moderator against her rival, Sen. Barack Obama, who says no more debates are needed before the May primaries.
Ad wars: Obama buys more, Clinton sets tempo
When it comes to campaign commercials, Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are going where no candidate has gone before.
Bush pokes fun at candidates at correspondents' dinner
President Bush poked fun at his potential successors Saturday night, expressing surprise that none of them were in the audience at the White House Correspondents' Association annual dinner.
Obama downplays race as a factor in election
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Sunday that race is not the reason he is struggling to attract working-class votes and insisted he can win over uncommitted superdelegates by show
Obama downplays race as a factor in election
Obama's ex-pastor gives fiery speech to NAACP
The outspoken former pastor of Barack Obama told an audience of 10,000 at an NAACP dinner on Sunday that despite what his critics say, he is descriptive, not divisive, when he speaks about racial in
Snow: McCain distancing himself from Bush
Tony Snow, former White House press secretary for President Bush, joins CNN as a political contributor. Snow talked with Wolf Blitzer on "The Situation Room" to discuss Sen. John McCain's
Dean: Dems could fail if divided at convention
Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean said the only way his party would lose the general election is if Democrats "lose to ourselves first" because they are not unified.
Transcript of Jeremiah Wright's speech to NAACP
This is the transcript of a speech given by Sen. Barack Obama's former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, at an NAACP dinner on Sunday night. The NAACP has an incomparable record. It has the longest l
Obama's ex-pastor speaks out
Democratic candidate Sen. Barack Obama's former pastor told an audience of thousands at an NAACP dinner Sunday that he was "descriptive" but "not divisive" when he talks about ra
Commentary: 10 ugly things about the immigration debate
In a recent commentary, I wrote that, as a Mexican-American, the ugliness of the immigration debate offends me -- not as a Mexican, but as an American.
Bush hopes to kickstart peace talks during Mideast trip
President Bush will visit Israel, Saudi Arabia and Egypt in May, a trip intended to hail Israel's 60th anniversary but also shove along Mideast peace talks that have stalled as Bush's term winds dow
Obama's ex-pastor speaks out about church, sermons
The Rev. Jeremiah Wright on Monday said the black church, not him, had been subjected to attacks in the 2008 presidential campaign.
High court upholds Indiana's voter ID law
The Supreme Court on Monday backed Indiana's law requiring voters to show photo identification, despite concerns thousands of elderly, poor and minority voters could be locked out of their right to
