Democratic presidential candidate
Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) speaks during a campaign stop at the
Merrillville Fire Department Station #2 in Merrillville, Indiana, May 5,
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WASHINGTON, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Sen. Hillary Clinton of
New York is coming under increasing pressure to withdraw from the Democratic
presidential nomination race, U.S. media said Thursday.
NBC chief political analyst Tim Russert said, "I
reported early this morning I could not find an objective Democrat who thought
the race was not over."
ABC World News said "the outlook for the Clinton
campaign looks bleak."
The New York Times reports on its front page that
Clinton faces "waning support from Democratic officials and donors. Some of her
advisers acknowledged privately that they remained unsure about the future of
her candidacy," expressing doubt about "how long she would stay in the race."
McClatchy newspapers described Clinton as "broke and
politically battered," saying she is "reduced to pursuing two potentially
divisive options that could hurt the party: Magnify the racial fault line in the
party by stressing Obama's inability to win white working-class voters and press
the party to change its rules and seat unsanctioned delegations from Florida and
Michigan at the national convention in August."
Roll Call says "a quiet consensus is emerging among
Democratic lawmakers" that Obama "has all but sealed up the party's presidential
nomination," and "most Democrats said they are hoping the contest has entered a
new phase, in which Clinton will scale back attacks on Obama in advance of an
eventual exit and to allow him to pivot toward Sen. John McCain."
Fox News' "Special Report" quoted Democratic
strategist Tad Devine as saying, "Fundamentally, the race is over. I think
Barack Obama last night did what he had to do to position himself so that it is
practically impossible to catch him."
In Tuesday's primaries, Obama beat Clinton 56-42
percent in North Carolina while Clinton scored a 51-49 percent win over Obama in
Indiana.
BEIJING, May 6
(Xinhuanet) -- U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton of New York appeared on Monday on
the "Late Show with David Letterman" to deliver the "Top 10" reasons she loves
America, which included the ability to order her trademark pantsuits around the
clock on the Internet.
Clinton, who appeared on tape from North Carolina where
she was campaigning ahead of the state's nominating primary on Tuesday, used the
list to take a poke at Letterman with her No.1 reason: "Apparently anyone can
get a talk show." Full story
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
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
