In the first test of their appeal to the most loyal Democratic voting bloc, top 2008 presidential rivals Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are locked in a tight struggle for black support in the crucial state of South Carolina.
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Cooperation between diverse antiwar groups helped the Democratic Party in the 2006 congressional elections. However, the changing relationship between the Democratic Party and the antiwar activists could hurt the Democrats in the upcoming 2008 presidential election, according to research published in the current issue of American Politics Research from SAGE.
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Former North Carolina Senator John Edwards, the Democratic Party's 2004 candidate for vice president, has announced he is running for the Oval Office itself. He joins two other announced candidates and a number of others who are reported considering a run for the White House in 2008. As VOA's Peter Fedynsky reports, two of those prospects are already attracting considerable attention.
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