Obama says Iraq trip could refine his policy - pantagraph.com
FARGO, N.D. -- Democrat Barack Obama struggled Thursday to explain how his upcoming trip to Iraq might refine, but not basically alter, his promise to quickly remove U.S. combat troops from the war. A dustup over war policy - one of the main issues s

Retired general: Obama had no part in comments about McCain - pantagraph.com
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Ret. Army Gen. Wesley Clark said Democrat Barack Obama played no part in remarks he made about Republican John McCain's qualifications to be president that have been sharply criticized by the GOP candidate's supporters. | Obama

Obama s success as a candidate fuels affirmative action s foes - pantagraph.com
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Barack Obama s political success might claim an unintended victim: affirmative action, a much-debated policy that he supports. Already weakened by several court rulings and state referendums, affirmative action now confronts a cha

Group with Clinton connections ready to back Obama - pantagraph.com
CHICAGO -- By rights, a group that helped elect Bill Clinton president and counts Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton as one of its leaders should be hostile territory for Barack Obama. But members of the Democratic Leadership Council seem ready to embrace O

Rap, rock, classical: It's all music to Obama's ears - pantagraph.com
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Bob Dylan. Yo-Yo Ma. Sheryl Crow. Jay-Z. These aren't musical acts in a summer concert series: They're artists featured on Barack Obama's iPod. "I have pretty eclectic tastes," the Democratic presidential contender said in an inte