http://www.kansascity.com/445/index.xml News, sports and entertainment from Kansas City Star en-us Copyright 2008 Kansas City Star Election - Wire 60 Tue, 13 May 2008 14:06:08 CDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys feedback@kansascity.com http://www.kansascity.com/445/story/617717.html http://www.kansascity.com/445/story/617717.html Tue, 13 May 2008 13:57 CDT Live from New York, it's John McCain. The Republican presidential contender will make a cameo appearance this week on NBC-TV's "Saturday Night Live," a comedy venue that most recently has been focused on the ongoing Democratic presidential contest. http://www.kansascity.com/445/story/617446.html http://www.kansascity.com/445/story/617446.html Tue, 13 May 2008 07:53 CDT Barack Obama is closing in on the Democratic nomination for president, but he clinched the race for the best campaign soundtrack long ago - no superdelegates needed. http://www.kansascity.com/445/story/617157.html http://www.kansascity.com/445/story/617157.html Mon, 12 May 2008 23:04 CDT A group called VoteBoth has been leading the charge for Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama to team up on the Democratic ticket. http://www.kansascity.com/445/story/617156.html http://www.kansascity.com/445/story/617156.html Mon, 12 May 2008 23:04 CDT The first direct shots of the 2008 general election campaign rang out last week. http://www.kansascity.com/445/story/617155.html http://www.kansascity.com/445/story/617155.html Mon, 12 May 2008 23:13 CDT Some things about Barack Obama rub some voters the wrong way. http://www.kansascity.com/445/story/617154.html http://www.kansascity.com/445/story/617154.html Mon, 12 May 2008 23:13 CDT Dorothy Brower's husband died two years ago. She's 79 and, in order to afford her $143-a-month medicine costs, she's working at a McDonald's. http://www.kansascity.com/445/story/616541.html http://www.kansascity.com/445/story/616541.html Mon, 12 May 2008 21:28 CDT John Weiler is a Southern California police detective, a Republican, an Air Force veteran and self-described conservative. He is starring in a television commercial in support of Barack Obama. http://www.kansascity.com/445/story/616505.html http://www.kansascity.com/445/story/616505.html Mon, 12 May 2008 17:03 CDT Democratic presidential leader Barack Obama said he regrets the division that has grown between Jews and blacks and he remains committed to ensuring Israel's security. http://www.kansascity.com/445/story/616450.html http://www.kansascity.com/445/story/616450.html Mon, 12 May 2008 18:54 CDT Once Hillary Rodham Clinton jumped into the presidential race with an "in it to win it" flourish. Now Democrats speculate endlessly about an exit strategy that she ponders privately, if at all. http://www.kansascity.com/445/story/616403.html http://www.kansascity.com/445/story/616403.html Tue, 13 May 2008 13:57 CDT Barack Obama's wave of superdelegate endorsements puts him within reach of the Democratic presidential nomination by the end of the primary season on June 3 - even if he loses half of the remaining six contests. http://www.kansascity.com/445/story/614407.html http://www.kansascity.com/445/story/614407.html Mon, 12 May 2008 11:46 CDT The man picked by the John McCain campaign to run the 2008 Republican National Convention resigned Saturday after a report that his lobbying firm used to represent the military regime in Myanmar. http://www.kansascity.com/445/story/616096.html http://www.kansascity.com/445/story/616096.html Tue, 13 May 2008 02:33 CDT IN THE HEADLINES http://www.kansascity.com/445/story/616092.html http://www.kansascity.com/445/story/616092.html Tue, 13 May 2008 09:53 CDT John McCain faced turbulence even before he flew up the Pacific coast from Oregon to Washington on Tuesday. http://www.kansascity.com/445/story/616073.html http://www.kansascity.com/445/story/616073.html Mon, 12 May 2008 11:36 CDT Democratic presidential contenders Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton were preparing for Tuesday's primary in West Virginia, a contest that Clinton is heavily favored to win but which likely won't dent Obama's almost insurmountable lead in the delegate count. http://www.kansascity.com/445/story/616058.html http://www.kansascity.com/445/story/616058.html Mon, 12 May 2008 12:01 CDT THE RACE: The presidential race for Democrats in West Virginia http://www.kansascity.com/445/story/615998.html http://www.kansascity.com/445/story/615998.html Tue, 13 May 2008 09:13 CDT Former Republican Rep. Bob Barr launched a Libertarian Party presidential bid Monday, saying voters are hungry for an alternative to the status quo who would dramatically cut the federal government. http://www.kansascity.com/445/story/617296.html http://www.kansascity.com/445/story/617296.html Tue, 13 May 2008 14:02 CDT Hillary Rodham Clinton collided with Barack Obama in the West Virginia primary on Tuesday, persisting in the Democratic presidential race despite dwindling odds and a lengthening delegate deficit. http://www.kansascity.com/445/story/617299.html http://www.kansascity.com/445/story/617299.html Tue, 13 May 2008 11:03 CDT Should she lose or abandon her quest for the Democratic presidential nomination, Hillary Rodham Clinton will have to deal with her campaign's more than $20 million debt - a step that could test her relationship with Barack Obama and raise new issues in campaign finance law. http://www.kansascity.com/445/story/617464.html http://www.kansascity.com/445/story/617464.html Tue, 13 May 2008 09:13 CDT Five states and one territory have yet to hold Democratic presidential contests. Here are the details for these races: