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(AP Photo/Steven Senne) by Frank James Zogby International had a poll late last week that suggested that a ticket of Sen. Barack Obama and Colin Powell could give Obama a huge boost with many voters. Among likely voters, 42......

Welcome to Doubletake, your daily dose of the morning news brought to you by Tribune correspondents Jim ("word to your mother") Tankersley and James Oliphant. No avatars were harmed in the making of this feature. Jim Tankersley: A beautiful......

by Mark Silva Combing through Barack Obama's campaign schedule for clues of a running-mate announcement, our colleague Don Frederick at the Top of the Ticket takes note of some stops in New Mexico and Virginia this week. "Obama this afternoon......

In October, Tribune correspondent James Oliphant traveled with Sen. Joseph Biden in Iowa during his short-lived presidential campaign. Here is a version of the profile published last year in the Chicago Tribune. By James Oliphant Friday, October 19, 2007,...

by Frank James DENVER -- The Democratic National Convention officially starts here today at the Pepsi Center arena with DNC Chairman Howard Dean scheduled to officially gavel open the quadrennial event at 3 pm MT. Here's the overall schedule with......

(Barack Obama, D-Ill., puts on a cowboy hat handed to him as the candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination leaves a rally in Austin, Texas, in February 2007. Lm Otero / AP) By Jim Tankersley GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. --......

by John McCormick DENVER - At most national conventions, the Iowa delegation is a must-stop for any aspiring presidential candidate. This year, however, not many are stopping by. The featured speaker for a state breakfast this morning at a downtown......

by Mark Silva DENVER - "You know, all of us in the heat of the campaign in primary say words we later regret,'' says New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, commenting on the McCain campaign's use of Hillary Clinton's words against......

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by John McCormick, updated ESPANOLA, N.M. - Democrat Barack Obama said today that he was "ahead of the curve" in calling for more regulation of the financial industry and hammered Republican rival John McCain for being a longtime opponent of......

Barack Obama???s ex-foe Hillary Clinton pressed a group of nearly 2,000 seniors, labor union activists and retired teachers at a rally in West Palm Beach today to promote a ???jobs, baby, jobs??? theme in the final two weeks of the......

by Jill Zuckman SPRINGFIELD, Virginia - With just three days left to press his case, Sen. John McCain Saturday delivered an unabashed pitch contrasting his patriotism to Sen. Barack Obama's, sparking a nasty clash. "We learn more and more about......