Complete coverage: Pa. primary

Election 2008

'It's down to us' in Pa. primary

As Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama made their final appearances before today's Democratic vote - ending a six-week barrage in a state that is ultimately expected to favor Clinton - residents of this industrial city on the Susquehanna River said they are glad to play a role in a presidential primary election for the first time in decades, even if they have been occasionally surprised by the hoopla.

Jean Marbella: Suspense not so bad for primary

If this is a marathon, surely we're approaching the last uphill. Long past any endorphin high, we're now into the oxygen-depleted, brain-benumbed, shin-splinting part of the race. But the finish line remains out of sight - in fact, it appears to be moving farther away rather than closer with every painful step.

Election 2008

Campaigns in Pa. shed party blood

Hillary Clinton says Barack Obama is "a good man, and I respect him greatly." But in her final push for Tuesday's Pennsylvania primary, Clinton is portraying her rival in a very different light: as a phony.

As Pa. primary heats up, more in the media invest in race

Despite concerns that downsizing has left the news media diminished in their ability to report big stories, news outlets have rarely been more ambitious than they are today covering one of the biggest in decades -- the race for the White House.

Hitting the road to troll for votes

Frank Pratka leaves his office a few times a week to join the commuting throng rolling north on Interstate 83. He lives in Baltimore but has been spending much of his spare time inside a York, Pa., storefront, placing telephone calls for Hillary Clinton.

In York, a test of racial concord

Barack Obama's campaign headquarters sits on the edge of downtown York, next to a store selling hip-hop clothing. A few blocks away, Latin music blares from an open window draped with a Puerto Rican flag facing Hillary Clinton's office.