Obama nabs key endorsement of John Kerry
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CHARLESTON, South Carolina  - Democratic White House hopeful Barack Obama picked up a major endorsement on Thursday, with the party's 2004 nominee John Kerry announcing he would back his U.S. presidential bid.
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2004 Democratic nominee Kerry endorsing Obama for president, bypassing Clinton, Edwards ... McCain seeks victory in South Carolina, site of 2000 fall ... Richardson dropping presidential bid
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Gathering strength, Sen. Barack Obama collected a key labor endorsement and coaxed away one of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's delegates on Friday, at the same time he criticized his rival for supporting legislation harmful to workers.
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Sen. Edward Kennedy, a Democratic icon and a leading liberal voice, endorsed Barack Obama on Monday for the party's presidential nomination and called the young lawmaker an inspirational uniter.
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Since emerging from a coast-to-coast slate of presidential contests on Feb. 5, Democrat Barack Obama has significantly outspent rival Hillary Rodham Clinton on television commercials, providing a crucial edge that helped push him to a rapid succession of primary and caucus victories.
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Barack Obama picked up the endorsement of a leading anti-war group Friday and said Democratic presidential rival Hillary Rodham Clinton still has not adequately explained her vote to go into Iraq.
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Bloomberg - Jan. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and Republican presidential hopeful John McCain won endorsements from the Philadelphia Enquirer's editorial board.
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Senator John Kerry is the first of several high-profile Democrats expected to announce their support for Senator Barack Obama.
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By BOB LEWIS  RICHMOND, Va. - Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine will endorse Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, perhaps as early as the weekend, two officials said Wednesday.
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US Senator Barack Obama's quest for the US presidency was expected to receive a major boost Monday as leading Democratic Senator Ted Kennedy planned to formally endorse his White House bid.
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Presidential hopeful Barack Obama won the endorsement Saturday of U.S. Sen. Ben Nelson, a popular moderate in largely Republican Nebraska who said he believes Obama has ability to bridge the partisan divide and to carry Democratic candidates across the country to victory in 2008.
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Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine will endorse Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, perhaps as early as the weekend, two officials said Wednesday.
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Barack Obama sneaked down to North Carolina Sunday and met with former rival John Edwards, who has yet to make an endorsement in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination.
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CHARLESTON, South Carolina  - Democratic White House hopeful Barack Obama picked up a major endorsement on Thursday with the party's 2004 nominee John Kerry announcing he would back his presidential bid.
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John Kerry, the 2004 Democratic presidential nominee, gave Barack Obama a timely endorsement Thursday, snubbing Hillary Rodham Clinton as well as his own vice presidential running mate.
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Bloomberg - Jan. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and Republican presidential hopeful John McCain won endorsements from the Philadelphia Inquirer's editorial board.
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Barack Obama picked up an endorsement Tuesday from filmmaker Ken Burns, who said he was disappointed in what he called the negative tone of Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign.