Whaz up with the power Dems that they can't commit?http://www.newser.com/2008 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorThu, 20 Nov 2008 3:05:14 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/29065/clyburn-endorses-obama.html?refid=rss_all_defaultHouse Majority whip James Clyburn, the top-ranking African American in Congress, endorsed Barack Obama this morning, CNN reports. “Senator Obama brings a new vision for our future and new voters to our cause,” Clyburn said. “He has created levels of energy and excitement that I have not witnessed since the 1960s.” Clyburn is the first of today’s expected wave of superdelegate endorsements.http://www.newser.com/story/29065/clyburn-endorses-obama.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 03 Jun 2008 8:32:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/26708/gore-pipes-up-doesnt-endorse.html?refid=rss_all_defaultAl Gore dropped his silence on the Democratic race today, saying he may yet endorse a candidate and predicting that the race would end soon after primaries ended on June 3. “There will be a nominee before the convention,” he asserted. Gore laughed off a scenario that had him emerging as a compromise candidate in a split decision between Clinton and Obama, the Boston Globe reports.http://www.newser.com/story/26708/gore-pipes-up-doesnt-endorse.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 06 May 2008 21:01:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/26610/edwardses-open-up-about-dem-hopefuls.html?refid=rss_all_defaultJohn and Elizabeth Edwards chatted informally about the remaining Democratic candidates on the eve of North Carolina's primary today. John told People that he admires Hillary Clinton’s “tenacity,” but not her "old politics;” Elizabeth said she favors Clinton's health plan but loves Barack Obama's "fantastic" ability to motivate "so many young people."http://www.newser.com/story/26610/edwardses-open-up-about-dem-hopefuls.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 06 May 2008 20:59:57 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/26459/why-is-edwards-awol-in-north-carolina.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWhy has John Edwards maintained silence as the precarious Democratic contest heads to his home state of North Carolina? Could be, Politico posits, because he knows he has little sway there. According to insiders, the state, which holds its primary Tuesday, knew the senator only fleetingly before he leapt to the national stage, and though Democrats are proud of this native son's "political comet," an endorsement “would carry no weight.”http://www.newser.com/story/26459/why-is-edwards-awol-in-north-carolina.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 06 May 2008 20:59:57 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/25936/whom-will-edwards-endorse.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWith the North Carolina primary 1 week away, speculation surrounds John and Elizabeth Edwards, the New York Times reports. The ex-senator may endorse a candidate before the vote, may wait to see how his home state votes—or may sit out the race entirely. What's more, the couple may split along gender lines.http://www.newser.com/story/25936/whom-will-edwards-endorse.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 06 May 2008 20:59:57 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/25684/edwards-fans-move-decidedly-toward-obama.html?refid=rss_all_defaultDonors to John Edwards, as well as his congressional backers, have noticeably chosen Barack Obama over Hillary Clinton—a fact which, combined with the expected landslide in North Carolina’s primary, could lead Edwards to tap the Illinois senator, the Hill ’s Alexander Bolton argues. Nine US representatives have switched to Obama, to none for Clinton; Obama's attracted three times as many ex-Edwards donors.http://www.newser.com/story/25684/edwards-fans-move-decidedly-toward-obama.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 06 May 2008 20:59:57 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/25331/theres-nobody-left-to-broker-dems-convention.html?refid=rss_all_defaultNo matter how much young political journalists thirst for it, there will be no brokered Democratic Convention this year, argues Jeff Greenfield in Slate: There simply aren’t any brokers left to make a deal. You can forget about your Al Gore and your John Edwards: no Democratic leader is strong enough—and uncommitted superdelegates will be most interested in pleasing scattered constituencies.http://www.newser.com/story/25331/theres-nobody-left-to-broker-dems-convention.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 06 May 2008 20:59:57 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/23127/woody-allen-sues-over-rabbi-billboard.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWoody Allen is suing American Apparel for plastering his image on various billboards and advertisements without his permission, the Wall Street Journal reports. The ads showed the director dressed as a rabbi beside Yiddish text that translates to “the Holy Rebbe.” Apparel neglected to ask Allen’s permission, the lawsuit says, and the director wants $10 million to smooth things over.http://www.newser.com/story/23127/woody-allen-sues-over-rabbi-billboard.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 06 May 2008 21:01:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/22819/al-gore-dems-back-up-plan.html?refid=rss_all_defaultIf the Democratic nomination isn’t wrapped up before August's convention, the party might have a third choice: the one they crowned in 2000. If Barack Obama is too bloodied and Hillary Clinton too divisive, Joe Klein writes in Time , a superdelegate coup could yield an Al Gore-Obama ticket on the spot. Of course, the party would have to be “monumentally desperate.”http://www.newser.com/story/22819/al-gore-dems-back-up-plan.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 06 May 2008 20:58:12 CDT