Jim Tankersley

by Jim Tankersley John Edwards entered 2008 with a front-loaded plan to win the Democratic presidential nomination: score wins or strong finishes in the four early states, build momentum, and...

By Jim Tankersley SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A cold gray veil has settled over California, dumping rain on the beaches and snow in the Sierras and cutting visibility; descending into the...

By Jim Tankersley As President Bush prepares to give his final State of the Union address, Rep. Rahm Emanuel has prepared a handy scorecard for the president's seven-year tenure. As...

By Jim Tankersley Bill Richardson may be out of the Democratic presidential race, but his spirit lived on at last night's debate. Just take his word for it. And while...

By Jim Tankersley WASHINGTON – Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) called a news conference this morning to pitch her economic stimulus plans in light of another dizzying day of losses in...

by Jim Tankersley Moments before he and rivals Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are set to debate in South Carolina -- and at the end of a holiday that saw...

By Jim Tankersley A months-long frustration in John Edwards' presidential campaign has crested this week - with a sense of humor attached. "Dear Friend," deputy campaign manager Jonathan Prince just...

With the presidential campaign thrown into disarray for the second time in a week, the exhausted candidates rolled out of New Hampshire on Wednesday and began scrambling for victories in...

The first time Niel Cannon voted for a president, he proudly cast his ballot for John F. Kennedy. "I haven't had a candidate I wanted to vote for since," the...

By Jim Tankersley MANCHESTER, N.H. – From her tears came healing. From her slushy funeral pyre, new life. On a night that had everyone invoking her husband's "Comeback Kid" days,...