Special Report: U.S. presidential election 2008
Backgrounder: Things to
watch out for in Indiana primary
BEIJING, May 7 (Xinhuanet) -- Authorities evacuated and searched three Barack Obama campaign offices in Indiana Tuesday in response to a bomb threat made while people voted in the state's primary.
The bomb threats were made in a call to a Terre Haute
television station. Lewis Robinson of the Secret Service's Indianapolis office
said the caller made threats against Obama offices in Terre Haute, Vincennes and
Evansville.
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US Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks to supporters at his North Carolina and Indiana primary election night rally in Raleigh, North Carolina May 6, 2008.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
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Obama spokesman Kevin Griffis said workers left the
offices and continued working by making cell phone calls.
The reports mirror the circumstances of Obama's
office in Vincennes being vandalized early Monday morning. In that incident, a
male caller also reported the vandalism to a station in Terre Haute.
(Agencies)
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US Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks at his North Carolina and Indiana primary election night rally in Raleigh, North Carolina May 6, 2008.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
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Obama prevails in North Carolina,
Clinton narrowly carries Indiana
WASHINGTON, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Hours after Sen.
Barrack Obama of Illinois scored a comfortable win in North Carolina's
Democratic presidential primary Tuesday, his rival Sen. Hillary Clinton of New
York narrowly won Indiana.
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U.S. Democratic presidential candidate
Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) has his cheek touched by 7-month-old Aedyn
Buchanan as he visits diners at Stephanie's II homestyle restaurant in
Greensboro, North Carolina, May 5, 2008.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
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Obama beat Clinton with 56-42 percent in North
Carolina as 99 percent of precincts had been reported, while Clinton held a
narrow 51-49 percent win over Obama in Indiana, with 99 percent of precincts
reported. Full story
Top U.S. Democrats expect presidential nomination race to end
soon
WASHINGTON, May 6 (Xinhua)
-- Top U.S. Democrats said Tuesday that they expected the presidential
nomination race between Senator Barrack Obama and Hillary Clinton to end soon
after June 3,the last day of the primary season.
In an interview on National Public Radio, former vice
presidential Gore expressed confidence that a Democratic presidential nominee
will be decided soon after the last nomination contests on June 3. Full story
Tuesday's Democratic primaries
crucial, but unlikely to be conclusive
WASHINGTON, May 6 (Xinhua) -- Sen. Barrack Obama of Illinois and rival Sen.
Hillary Clinton of New York are competing fiercely in the North Carolina and
Indiana primaries Tuesday, the latest critical day in the Democratic
presidential nomination race.
For front-runner Obama, the primaries present an opportunity to wipe out
doubts about him being a "flawed" candidate in the general election. Full story
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