Sen. Barack Obama claimed his 30th win with the Mississippi Democratic primary on Tuesday, adding to his delegate lead over Sen. Hillary Clinton in the last contest before the Pennsylvania primary, which will offer 188 delegates on April 22.
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Sen. Barack Obama, the first black candidate seen as having a viable chance of being elected president, is also enjoying another first. Rolling Stone endorsed the presidential hopeful last week marking the first time the magazine has made an endorsement for a candidate during the primaries.
“Politicians with gifts like Obama’s are so rare that it’s imperative for each of us to do our part,” Rolling Stone editors write.
Obama covers the March 20 issue, which hit stands on Friday, and the website also features a photo history of Obama from his childhood years to the national stage.
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Sen. Barack Obama won the Wyoming Democratic caucus with 68 percent of the vote for his thirteenth win on Saturday.
Obama thanked “all of the people of Wyoming who braved long lines and cold weather to stand for change,” on his website.
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Sen. Barack Obama raised a record $55 million in February. So far, his presidential campaign has earned a total of $193 million, but, in an e-mail sent Thursday, “more important than the total is how we did it.”
“No campaign has ever raised this much in a single month in the history of presidential primaries…More than 90% of donations were $100 or less, and more than 385,000 new donors in February pushed us past our goal of more than 1,000,000 people owning a piece of this campaign. [Read more of the e-mail]
Sen. Hillary Clinton defeated Sen. Barack Obama Tuesday in the Ohio and Texas primaries, ending his winning streak and allowing her to continue in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Clinton also won Rhode Island; Obama won in Vermont. However, as we mentioned last month, Ohio and Texas were what she really needed.
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While promoting her upcoming album, “E=MC2″, Mariah Carey announced her support for Sen. Barack Obama.
Radio program Yo on E! host Michael Yo asked if she had picked a candidate. Although Carey admitted to it being “personal but pretty obvious,” Yo replied: “Come on Mariah, ‘Yes we can’ Mr. Barack Obama?”
Earlier this week, Obama also garnered an endorsement from Russell Simmons. On Tuesday, Jay-Z dropped a robo call urging Ohio voters to vote for change, vote for Barack Obama. Forest Whitaker, Samuel L. Jackson and Kerry Washington have all campaigned for Obama around Texas in recent days.
Be sure to check out Wednesday’s recap of the Ohio, Rhode Island, Texas and Vermont Democratic contest results.
Kerry Washington and CL reader Brittany Kyles pose for a photo at Huston-Tillotson University on Thursday in Austin, Texas. Kerry was joined by actor Ben McKenzie (from the O.C. fame) for a discussion at the University on the importance of voting. Check out what Brittany said:
…Kerry and Ben were at our school promoting & speaking to the students of Huston-Tillotson University about the importance of voting. She said she is for Obama and also said she has been traveling to several states to promote this.
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