Voices of the Valley:<br>Should Hillary Clinton drop out?

Despite lengthening odds against her effort ever succeeding, Sen. Hillary Clinton continues to forge ahead in her bid against Sen. Barack Obama for the Democratic nomination in this fall's presidential race. And not without victories, either -- in fact, she's expected to take the West Virginia primary today. But Obama's lead in overall delegates, and now superdelegates, has led many to suggest that Clinton finally concede defeat and stand aside. GazetteNET went out on a brisk, windy Monday to see what local passers-by thought; visit this story to watch what they had to say.
--From Saturday's Gazette: Should Clinton stay or go? Valley views are mixed
--Clinton, Obama square off yet again in West Virginia

Now the underdog, Clinton looks for win in West Virginia

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Hillary Rodham Clinton collided with Barack Obama in the West Virginia primary on Tuesday, persisting in the Democratic presidential race despite dwindling odds and a lengthening delegate deficit.

Clinton: Stay or go? Valley views mixed

Pundits now put Hillary Clinton's chances of winning the Democratic presidential nomination at 5 percent or lower, and even George McGovern, the 85-year-old former presidential candidate and longtime Clinton supporter, says it's time for her to leave the race.

'Hillary Democrats' could be up for grabs

WASHINGTON - With the racially tinged Democratic race drawing to an awkward close, Barack Obama and John McCain face the challenge of winning over "Hillary Democrats" - the white, working-class voters who favored the former first lady over Obama's historic candidacy.

Obama picks up nine superdelegates

WASHINGTON - Barack Obama all but erased Hillary Rodham Clinton's once-imposing lead among national convention superdelegates on Friday and won fresh labor backing as elements of the Democratic Party began coalescing around the Illinois senator for the fall campaign.

War funding bill in doubt as Bush renews veto threat

WASHINGTON - Congress appears increasingly unlikely to meet its goal of approving President Bush's war funding request before Memorial Day as divisions deepened among Democrats and the White House issued a fresh veto threat.

With only two full weeks remaining before the Memorial Day recess, the measure has yet to pass either the House or the Senate.

House passes foreclosure bill

WASHINGTON - The House on Thursday passed a massive homeowner rescue plan to provide cheaper, government-backed mortgages to half a million debt-ridden borrowers and bolster an economy crippled by the housing crisis.

Obama picks up superdelegates

WASHINGTON - Barack Obama's march toward the Democratic presidential nomination picked up support from four more superdelegates Wednesday, pushing him ever closer to victory over Hillary Rodham Clinton - even as their primary marathon staggered on.

She added two superdelegates herself in what has become the last big contest as their race winds toward a finish.

Clinton short of money, options

WASHINGTON - Her money drained and her options dwindling, a resolute Hillary Rodham Clinton vowed Wednesday to press on with her presidential bid even as she and top advisers were hard-pressed to describe a realistic path for her to wrest the nomination from Barack Obama.

Patrick, Kerry: Choice to quit race is Clinton's

BOSTON - Sen. John Kerry said Wednesday that Barack Obama "took a giant and decisive stride" toward the Democratic presidential nomination with his finishes in the North Carolina and Indiana primaries. But Kerry and Gov. Deval Patrick also said Hillary Rodham Clinton should not be pressured by outsiders to quit the race.