US elections 2008

Barack Obama wins the Mississippi primary, where the Democratic vote seems to be divided strongly along racial lines.

Clinton aide Geraldine Ferraro steps down from her unpaid role following her remarks suggesting Obama is only still in the race due to his skin colour.

Comments made by Barack Obama's pastor, Reverend Jeremiah Wright, during his sermons become a talking point after being aired on TV.

Hillary Clinton is forced to acknowledge she "misspoke" when she talked about coming under sniper fire on a visit to Bosnia in 1996.

Hillary Clinton's chief strategist Mark Penn steps down due to a conflict of interest involving his PR firm and the Colombian government.

Obama is accused of elitism, following comments at a fundraiser that small-town Americans are "bitter" and "cling to guns or religion".

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