U.S. Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama seized on the fifth anniversary of the Iraq war to snipe at each other and at the presumptive Republican nominee, John McCain, who has tied his campaign to success in the unpopular conflict.

U.S. Democratic Party presidential hopeful Barack Obama has again condemned controversial statements made by his long-time pastor.

It seems that the best gift that an American could offer a European or an African these days is a Barack Obama button or a Hillary Clinton T-shirt. After eight years of the Bush administration, people in the United States and around the world seem to be ready for change.

Senator Barack Obama has expressed frustration that racial issues keep rising to the surface in his battle with Senator Hillary Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination. In the latest skirmish, a prominent Clinton fundraiser gave up her post in the campaign following backlash over remarks she made about Senator Obama's race.

Senator Barack Obama added another victory to his campaign for the Democratic nomination Tuesday, winning the southern state of Mississippi's primary. The 33 delegates at stake will be divided with opponent Senator Hillary Clinton because Democrats divide delegates proportionally according to the vote totals for each candidate. VOA's Greg Flakus reports from Houston, Obama owed his victory to a huge advantage among African Americans.

U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama is favored in Tuesday's Democratic Party primary in the state of Mississippi.

Voters in the southern state of Mississippi are going to the polls in that state's Democratic Party presidential primary. Opinion polls put Senator Barack Obama in first place, but Senator Hillary Clinton is likely to almost evenly split the state's 33 delegates.

As expected, Senator Barack Obama has won the Wyoming caucuses, gaining seven more delegates to move him closer to clinching the Democratic Party nomination. But, as VOA's Greg Flakus reports from Houston, Senator Hillary Clinton is also fighting hard, following her recent wins in Texas and Ohio.

Democratic presidential candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are hoping to gain momentum in Saturday's party caucuses in Wyoming.

Democratic Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are attacking each other on their foreign policy and national security credentials, as both candidates brace for a long and grueling battle for their party's presidential nomination. Senator Clinton met Thursday in Washington with a group of military leaders who are supporting her campaign to discuss Afghanistan and other national security challenges. VOA Correspondent Cindy Saine reports from Washington.

Political leaders in Florida and Michigan have called on the Democratic Party to allow delegations from their U.S. states to help choose a nominee for president.

Republican Senator John McCain won all four presidential primary votes on Tuesday and American news organizations now estimate he has clinched the Republican Party's presidential nomination. In the Democratic race, Senator Barack Obama won the primary in Vermont, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton has been declared the winner of Ohio, one of two crucial delegate-rich states being contested. VOA National Correspondent Jim Malone has more on the McCain victory from Washington.