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See comprehensive statewide and local results for the 2008 Democratic caucuses.

Libertarian bid for White House launched
May 13, 2008
Former Republican Rep. Bob Barr launched a Libertarian Party presidential bid Monday, saying voters are hungry for an alternative to the status quo who would dramatically cut the federal government.
Democrats pressing to expand GI bill
By Anne Flaherty - Associated Press Writer
May 13, 2008
Congressional Democrats are pushing what could become the most dramatic expansion of college aid for military veterans since World War II, with a bill they hope will buoy them this election season and become an albatross for Republicans.
Justices’ recusals allow apartheid case to proceed
Associated Press
May 13, 2008
For one day at least, a Supreme Court case came down to the justices’ investment ideas, not their legal philosophies.
Frustration with special counsel detailed
By Christopher Lee - The Washington Post
May 11, 2008
Last September, career investigators at the U.S. Office of Special Counsel opened a probe into whether partisan politics were a factor in the Justice Department’s prosecution of former Democratic Alabama governor Don Siegelman on corruption charges in 2006.
Housing aid bills face vetoes
By Julie Hirschfeld Davis - Associated Press Writer
May 9, 2008
They’re trapped in loans they can’t afford and saddled with more debt than their homes are worth.
Lawmakers hash out farm bill
By Mary Clare Jalonick - Associated Press Writer
May 9, 2008
Married couples with joint incomes of up to $1.5 million from their farm operation could still qualify for crop subsidies under a five-year, $300 billion farm bill compromise that would boost the Agriculture Department’s food and farm programs.
Obama gets big welcome, fresh support on Capitol tour
By Nedra Pickler - Associated Press Writer
May 9, 2008
Sen. Barack Obama got a front-runner’s welcome back at the Capitol Thursday, pressing congressional “superdelegates” to support him in a visit that had the look and feel of a campaign victory lap.
Obama voting event set for Saturday
J-W Staff Reports
May 9, 2008
The 2008 Barack Obama campaign will have a “Vote for Change” kickoff event Saturday in the Burge Union on the Kansas University campus, 1601 Irving Hill Road.
Diplomat receives key nuclear documents
May 9, 2008
North Korea handed detailed nuclear weapons records to the United States on Thursday, an important peek into the isolated regime’s bombmaking past but not enough to answer criticism that the Bush administration is grasping for a disarmament deal at any cost.
Clinton vows to press on
By Beth Fouhy and Jim Kuhnhenn - Associated Press Writers
May 8, 2008
Her money drained and her options dwindling, a resolute Hillary Rodham Clinton vowed Wednesday to press on with her presidential bid even as she and top advisers were hard-pressed to describe a realistic path for her to wrest the nomination from Barack Obama.
First family prepares for wedding
Jenna Bush getting married at Texas ranch on Saturday
By Deb Riechmann - Associated Press Writer
May 8, 2008
Talk about hush-hush wedding planning. First daughter Jenna Bush was the last in the family to know she was getting married.
Special counsel butted heads with staff
By Lara Jakes Jordan - Associated Press Writer
May 8, 2008
U.S. Special Counsel Scott Bloch repeatedly butted heads with a task force he set up to decide whether to investigate high-profile accusations of political meddling by the Bush administration, draft documents released Wednesday show.
Candidates split primaries: Obama wins NC; Clinton, Ind.
By David Espo and Liz Sidoti - Associated Press Writers
May 7, 2008
Barack Obama swept to a convincing victory in the North Carolina primary Tuesday night and declared he was closing in on the Democratic presidential nomination. Hillary Rodham Clinton eked out a win in Indiana as she struggled to halt her rival’s march into history.
Congress looking at steel pennies, nickels
May 7, 2008
Further evidence that times are tough: It now costs more than a penny to make a penny. And the cost of a nickel is more than 7 1/2 cents.
Congress again recognizes LHS artist
By George Diepenbrock
May 6, 2008
For the second time in his Lawrence High School career, senior Alex Kim has won a Congressional Art Competition.

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