International Business News - Primary http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif U.S. Rep. Chris Cannon, one of the nation's most conservative congressmen, lost his bid for a seventh term Tuesday in a Republican primary that focused on whether he was conservative enough for Utah's 3rd District. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080625/rep-cannon-behind-in-utah-congressional-primary.htm Wed, 25 Jun 2008 02:00:04 EDT Bob Conley, a Democratic newcomer to South Carolina politics, will take on Republican U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham in November after a recount Monday gave Conley a narrow victory over a primary opponent. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080616/us-senate-race-outcome-rides-on-recount.htm Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:34:22 EDT Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid told a group of Michigan Democrats that the current primary system is "fundamentally flawed" and he supports changing the 2012 primary calendar to reduce the influence of early contests in Iowa and New Hampshire. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080611/reid-say-primary-calendar-fundamentally-flawed.htm Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:00:45 EDT The stage was set for an expensive and closely watched Senate race in Maine as Democrat Tom Allen brushed aside his primary challenger while South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham easily won his primary against a fellow Republican. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/68957-us-senate-graham.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080611/graham-beats-gop-challenger-in-sc-senate-primary.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080611/graham-beats-gop-challenger-in-sc-senate-primary.htm Wed, 11 Jun 2008 05:40:05 EDT Sen. Lindsey Graham easily won his primary Tuesday against a fellow Republican who accused him of being too liberal for South Carolina and hammered his ties to John McCain. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/68627-us-senate-graham.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080610/graham-faces-gop-challenge-in-s-c-senate-primary.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080610/graham-faces-gop-challenge-in-s-c-senate-primary.htm Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:00:16 EDT A television talk show host, a former mayor of Caracas and President Hugo Chavez's older brother are among the winners of the ruling party's primary. More than a million members of Chavez's party cast ballots in the Sunday vote, nominating candidates for 23 state governorships and 337 municipal offices up for grabs in November. Most are already held by Chavez allies. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080602/chavez-party-picks-candidates-in-primary.htm Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:23:39 EDT Television's news networks brought all of their punditry and electronic firepower to the Democratic presidential primary coverage on Tuesday, but left viewers yearning for the simplest of things. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080521/the-punditry-disconnect-continues-on-primary-night.htm Wed, 21 May 2008 09:26:44 EDT Gas prices seem to be affecting everyone's wheels _ even the wheels of justice. A hearing that had been scheduled for Monday in a lawsuit over Texas' presidential primary and caucus system was canceled by a federal judge who mentioned high gasoline prices as one reason for his order. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080519/judges-reason-for-canceling-hearing-is-a-gas.htm Mon, 19 May 2008 16:37:29 EDT Michigan Democratic leaders on Wednesday settled on a plan to give presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton 69 delegates and Barack Obama 59 as a way to get the states' delegates seated at the national convention. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/mich-dems-settle-on-delegate-seating-plan-to-bring-to-dnc.htm Wed, 07 May 2008 22:42:12 EDT It was midnight and the nation was still awaiting results from the Indiana primary, one of the biggest remaining prizes of the epic Democratic presidential battle between Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/44674-indiana-primary-aftermath.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/history-of-corruption-clouds-primary-in-northern-indiana.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/history-of-corruption-clouds-primary-in-northern-indiana.htm Wed, 07 May 2008 18:05:25 EDT Barack Obama pocketed the support of at least four Democratic convention superdelegates on Wednesday, building on the momentum from a convincing North Carolina primary victory. Rival Hillary Rodham Clinton vowed to remain in the race "until there's a nominee." http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/44624-clinton-2008.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/obama-gains-superdelegates-clinton-vows-to-stay-in-race.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/obama-gains-superdelegates-clinton-vows-to-stay-in-race.htm Wed, 07 May 2008 15:43:20 EDT West Virginia's primary next week offers Hillary Rodham Clinton some of the friendliest terrain yet in her drawn-out struggle with Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination as she fights to keep her candidacy alive. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/44614-correction-clinton-2008.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/clinton-obama-encounter-a-bygone-america-in-west-virginia.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/clinton-obama-encounter-a-bygone-america-in-west-virginia.htm Wed, 07 May 2008 14:23:24 EDT Barack Obama pocketed the support of at least four Democratic convention superdelegates on Wednesday, building on the momentum from a convincing North Carolina primary victory. Rival Hillary Rodham Clinton disclosed she had loaned her strapped campaign an additional $6.4 million in recent weeks. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/44577-aptopix-clinton-2008.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/obama-gains-superdelegates-after-trading-wins-with-clinton.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/obama-gains-superdelegates-after-trading-wins-with-clinton.htm Wed, 07 May 2008 13:17:55 EDT A campaign aide says Hillary Rodham Clinton loaned herself $6.4 million in the past month. Politically wounded and financially strapped, Clinton plunged back into the presidential campaign Wednesday even as Barack Obama declared that Tuesday's primary results left him with a "clear path to victory." http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/44533-aptopix-clinton-2008.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/clinton-lends-herself-6-4m-as-obamas-lead-grows.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/clinton-lends-herself-6-4m-as-obamas-lead-grows.htm Wed, 07 May 2008 09:30:27 EDT Politically wounded and financially strapped, Hillary Rodham Clinton plunged back into the presidential campaign Wednesday even as Barack Obama declared that Tuesday's primary results left him with a "clear path to victory." http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/44528-aptopix-clinton-2008.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/clinton-shows-no-signs-of-easing-pace-as-obama-lead-grows.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/clinton-shows-no-signs-of-easing-pace-as-obama-lead-grows.htm Wed, 07 May 2008 09:20:25 EDT Indiana's controversial photo identification rule may not have made a major dent in the state's high turnout, but it did frustrate a small group of voters more accustomed to divine law. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/44511-campaign-2008-primary-photo-id.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/indianas-primary-turnout-high-despite-photo-id-law.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/indianas-primary-turnout-high-despite-photo-id-law.htm Wed, 07 May 2008 07:02:49 EDT On the rebound, Barack Obama left Hillary Rodham Clinton with fast-dwindling chances to deny him the Democratic presidential nomination after beating her in North Carolina and falling just short in an Indiana cliffhanger. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/44470-obama-2008-primary.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/obama-inching-closer-to-democratic-presidential-nomination.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/obama-inching-closer-to-democratic-presidential-nomination.htm Wed, 07 May 2008 03:33:44 EDT Hillary Rodham Clinton needed a game changer. Instead, it's almost game over. Barack Obama won a resounding victory in North Carolina after the worst two-week stretch in his campaign. And Clinton, fueled by a burst of energy from her convincing win in Pennsylvania last month, barely eked out a win in Indiana despite her full-throated populist appeal in that largely blue-collar state. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/44468-aptopix-clinton-2008.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/analysis-clinton-fails-to-get-needed-game-changer.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/analysis-clinton-fails-to-get-needed-game-changer.htm Wed, 07 May 2008 03:15:10 EDT On the rebound, Barack Obama left Hillary Rodham Clinton with fast-dwindling chances to deny him the Democratic presidential nomination after beating her in North Carolina and falling just short in an Indiana cliffhanger. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/44465-aptopix-clinton-2008.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/obama-ascendant-after-trading-primary-wins-with-clinton.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/obama-ascendant-after-trading-primary-wins-with-clinton.htm Wed, 07 May 2008 03:10:39 EDT 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. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/44463-obama-2008.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/obama-wins-n-c-primary-clinton-wins-indiana.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/obama-wins-n-c-primary-clinton-wins-indiana.htm Wed, 07 May 2008 01:31:57 EDT