Arkansas Democratic Party Chairman, Bill Gwatney has been shot and is in critical condition. The gunman has been arrested and in custody after going to the office, asking for Gwatney and shooting him, Reports say three shots were fired.

At its meeting in Pittsburgh today, the full Platform Committee recommended that the Convention adopt the Democratic Party's national Platform "Renewing America's Promise" when it is presented in Denver later this month.

Mazen Asbahi has resigned from Obama’s campaign team. The attorney who had volunteered to bolster Barack Obama’s relationship with Muslim and Arab-Americans resigned after several reports linking him to a fundamentalist imam. Mazen Asbahi is an associate with a Chicago law firm called Schiff Hardin.

In early June a Wisconsin Democratic delegate, Debra Bartoshevich, that was to be seated at the Democratic convention in August, stunned her party by announcing that she would vote for John McCain rather than cast her vote for Barack Obama.

U.S. Democratic Party Senators Hillary Clinton and Barak Obama are gearing up for the final two primaries in the race to become their party's presidential nominee.

Again, 69 pledged delegates to Clinton, 59 pledged delegates to Obama, each delegate gets a half vote. About two dozen Clinton protesters causing a ruckus, and they're being asked to leave.

The Democratic Rules Committee voted to deny the right of Florida delegates the right to seat in the National Democratic Assembly emphasizing rules and how important it is to follow the rules. But the delegates will participate with One Half votes.

The Rules and Bylaws Committee of the Democratic Party will consider two challenges concerning the seating of delegations from Florida and Michigan. The streaming video of the meeting is starting at 9:30 AM.

In the U.S. presidential race, both Democratic contenders have stressed party unity before two primary contests that could prove decisive in deciding which of the two will face the presumed Republican nominee, Arizona Senator John McCain, in the November election.

Democratic voters may have mixed feelings about their party's candidates for the presidency, but they are united on another point: they don't like the nomination process.

Tonight, on April 16, is the last presidential Democratic debate before the Pennsylvania primary on April 22nd. The democratic Debate in Philadelphia is being hosted by ABC and broadcast from Pennsylvania's own National Constitution Center.

There is some frustration with the Montana Democratic Party over ticketing problems for the Mansfield-Metcalf dinner.