January 31, 2008, 4:29 pm
Ethnic Press Covers the Race With Gusto
By Fernanda Santos
Will Senator Edward M. Kennedy’s endorsement of Senator Barack Obama sway Irish-Americans? What about The Irish Voice’s endorsement of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton? Could Mr. Obama become a household name among Chinese-American voters? Will American relations with Russia and Pakistan affect [...]
January 31, 2008, 11:34 am
Obama’s $32 Million Haul
By Jeff Zeleny
Barack Obama campaigned at Los Angeles Trade Technical College in East Los Angeles. (Photo: Damon Winter/The New York Times)
LOS ANGELES – A $32 million month.
That’s how much Senator Barack Obama has raised so far in January, according to his campaign manager, David Plouffe, [...]
Several dozen local Asian American leaders gathered on Jan. 16 at the home of Grace Yuan to show their support of the Sen. Hillary Clinton’s race for the presidency. – Photo by Naomi Ishisaka, ColorsNW.
Grace Yuan, center, hosts a gathering to support Sen. Hillary Clinton’s race for the presidency. Port Commissioner Lloyd Hara is on [...]
Photos from the opening of the Washington for Obama Grassroots Campaign Office Opening on Jan. 12. The opening was so packed, several people had to leave to make room for others. The campaign office is located at 614 1st Avenue in Pioneer Square. – Photos by Naomi Ishisaka, ColorsNW
The Racial Row That’s Dividing the Democrats
Clinton Backers’ Remarks Become Issue
By Lois Romano
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, January 15, 2008; C01
Herein lies the irony:
The first seriously viable black presidential candidate has largely avoided discussions of race, while the white candidate whose husband was affectionately called the “first black president” is being assailed by critics for using [...]
Gangs taking more Seattle kids
Even as teens die, grade-schoolers eager to join
By CLAUDIA ROWE, SCOTT GUTIERREZ AND HECTOR CASTRO
P-I REPORTERS
Trying to reach teenagers increasingly exposed to gun violence and attracted to gang life, a motivational speaker recently met with the 600-member student body at Cleveland High School and threw down the gauntlet. It came in [...]
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Democrats conciliatory in debatesWednesday, January 16, 2008
Last updated 12:11 a.m. PT
By JOEL CONNELLY
P-I COLUMNIST
LAS VEGAS — She was first in line to watch Democrats’ “winning in the West” presidential debate. Marilyn Gross wanted to hear about such Western topics as recent huge forest fires, water conservation, climate change and urban growth in a region [...]
Obama on The Wire
Posted by Eli Sanders on January 14 at 10:15 AM
J. Patrick Coolican, formerly of The Seattle Times, now of The Las Vegas Sun, scores an interview with Barack Obama in which he briefly talks with the presidential candidate about two of Slog’s biggest [...]
More Selections From Ron Paul’s Newsletters
The New Republic Published: Monday, January 14, 2008
The Newsletters: Since at least 1978, Ron Paul has attached his name to a series of newsletters–Ron Paul’s Freedom Report, Ron Paul Political Report, The Ron Paul Survival Report, and The Ron Paul Investment Letter–that frequently made outrageous statements. You can see [...]
January 15, 2008, 11:39 am
On the Road: Obama and Race
By Jeff Zeleny
CARSON CITY, Nev. – The question came from the woman in pink.
“Let’s get down to brass tacks here,” declared Christy Tews, rising from her front-row seat to size up Senator Barack Obama. “We have never elected a black man in our country.”
“I’ve [...]
