Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama's recent speech on race has drawn both praise and criticism. But even Obama's critics acknowledge that he made a serious attempt to discuss a difficult and divisive issue with roots in the very beginning of the American republic.

The U.S. State Department says the passport files of all three presidential candidates have been breached.

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says she has apologized to Senator Barack Obama after government contract workers accessed his passport file without authorization.

New Mexico governor Bill Richardson, a former presidential candidate, plans to endorse Democratic Senator Barack Obama for president.

A make-up Democratic Party presidential primary is now less likely to happen in Michigan, after state legislatures adjourned Thursday's session without taking up the issue.

Some new public opinion polls suggest a close and volatile presidential race in the months ahead.

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.

With the race between Hilary Clinton and Barack Obama for the Democrat nomination set to go the distance, Cardiff University welcomes a leading US academic to discuss race and gender in the presidential contest.