Christi Parsons

By Christi Parsons For months now, national Democrats have patiently repeated their rules for next year's primaries, reminding trigger-happy party leaders around the country that only a few select states...

by Christi Parsons Barack Obama took the oblique reference to new heights on the Daily Show last night, when host Jon Stewart asked how the young Democratic presidential candidate plans...

Sen. Joe Biden, unidentified U.S. official, Sen. Chuck Hagel and Sen. Richard Lugar in Iraq, 2004. AP Photo/Bullit Marquez by Christi Parsons Nothing suggests authority on Iraq war policy like...

by Christi Parsons Barack Obama picked up the endorsement of the only Iraq veteran in Congress today, when Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-Penn.) put his weight behind the Illinois Democrat in...

by Christi Parsons Barack Obama says he doesn't approve of activist Elvira Arellano's defiance of U.S. immigration law, but he argues that her situation illustrates the problems of the current...

By Christi Parsons The engines of the military transport plane were deafening at points during his two-hour flight to Baghdad on Wednesday, but Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) says he heard...

By Christi Parsons During a visit to Iraq today, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said he sees some signs of progress by U.S. troops trying to take control of territory around...

Sen. Barack Obama on Aug. 1, 2007. Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images. by Christi Parsons Barack Obama is set to deliver a speech this morning laying out his strategy for...

By Christi Parsons In case you were wondering if this week's international-relations tiff between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton was over, the answer is just in. Um, no. In a...

by Christi Parsons CHARLESTON, S.C.-- In the land of YouTube, Obama Girl is queen. Or so it seemed on Monday night, as the woman who plays the title role in...