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Minnesota Caucuses

Signe Brewster   Photographer Minnesota Caucuses

Voters in Hennepin County in Minnesota gather at what moderators reported had one of the highest attendances they have seen.



Why Obama Does Not Need Clinton (But Should Make Her VP)

Alan Kennedy-Shaffer   Interim Features Editor, Ethics Correspondent

Pennsylvanians voted for Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) over Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) by a ten-point margin.

Obama Should Call for Florida and Michigan to be Seated

Michal Zapendowski   Columnist

In January of this year, Florida and Michigan held Democratic primaries earlier than party rules allowed them to.

PA Voters Left in the Cold

Colleen Reese   Breaking News Editor

After last night's Pennsylvania primary results, very little "we won, you lose" mantras have been chanted.

At the End of the Line, We Need Someone to Fight for Us

Alan Kennedy-Shaffer   Interim Features Editor, Ethics Correspondent
Obama Rally in PA

HARRISBURG, Penn.—Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) stepped off the train in Harrisburg on April 19, for his fifth and final whistle stop stump speech.


PUBLISHED ON: April 22, 2008 - 12:52am
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Obama Rally in PA

Alan Kennedy-Shaffer   Interim Features Editor, Ethics Correspondent Obama Rally in PA

Ethics Correspondent Alan Kennedy-Shaffer at an Obama rally in Harrisburg, Penn., just a few days before the pivotal primaries.



PUBLISHED ON: April 19, 2008 - 12:55pm
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The View from Mechanicsburg, Penn.

Alan Kennedy-Shaffer   Interim Features Editor, Ethics Correspondent

MECHANICSBURG, Penn.—The incessant ringing of the telephone jolted me upright in bed this morning. Groggily, I stumbled to the telephone and picked up the receiver.

PUBLISHED ON: April 14, 2008 - 11:27pm
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PA Students Encourage Peers to Vote

Sujatha Jahagirdar   Program Director, Student PIRGs New Voters Project

PUBLISHED ON: March 4, 2008 - 9:26pm
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Never Underestimate the Draw of Free Food ... and the Bars

Meghan Louttit   Managing Editor

PUBLISHED ON: March 3, 2008 - 9:30pm
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Paulites Rally in Athens

Leah Moon   Contributor Paulites Rally in Athens

On the eve of the Ohio primary, ferverent Ron Paul supporters gather in front of the College Gate at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, as honking cars pass them by.



PUBLISHED ON: March 3, 2008 - 6:02pm
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Hillary Wins Ohio, Texas, Guarantees Another Seven Weeks of Campaigning

Dan Sohner   Photographer Hillary Wins Ohio, Texas, Guarantees Another Seven Weeks of Campaigning