AP - Barack Obama pushed close to victory in the marathon Democratic presidential race Monday on the eve of a final pair of primaries amid signs that Hillary Rodham Clinton was preparing to acknowledge defeat.

AP - Long Democratic primary season ends with Obama poised to win and Clinton weighing exit ... 'Voters do have a memory': Clinton-supporting governors prepare to sell their switch to Obama ... Campaign says Bill Clinton regrets language in tirade against writer

AP - Looking to bring finality to the Democratic presidential campaign, Barack Obama worked furiously Monday to win over enough superdelegates to clinch the nomination with the final primaries Tuesday.

AFP - Hillary Clinton used the springboard of a hefty win in Sunday's Puerto Rico primary to demand that party elders crown her, and not Barack Obama, as the Democrats' best bet to seize back the White House.

AP - Hillary Rodham Clinton won a lopsided, but largely symbolic victory Sunday in Puerto Rico's presidential primary, the final act in a weekend of tumult that pushed Barack Obama tantalizingly close to the Democratic presidential nomination.

Reuters - Often paid scant attention in U.S. presidential elections, Native Americans are taking an unusually high profile in the final stretch of the Democratic primary campaign.

AP - As Barack Obama turns to concentrate on his general election challenge, his rival Hillary Rodham Clinton is mounting a last ditch campaign to stay relevant in what is left of the Democratic presidential contest.

AFP - Hillary Clinton's campaign anticipated a hefty win in Sunday's Puerto Rico primary but Barack Obama looked to have the Democrats' White House nod within his grasp after a fractious deal on Florida and Michigan.

AFP - Far from waiting in his corner as the Democratic candidates brawl, Republican White House hopeful John McCain has come out fighting to shape a general election bout that is still months away.

AP - The candidate is on an outdoor stage, her shoulders bobbing and weaving as two reggaeton performers dance around her. Welcome to Hillary Rodham Clinton's most excellent adventure.

AFP - The US Democratic Party Saturday restored Florida's delegation to its presidential convention, but halved its voting power to punish the state over a dispute over scheduling its primary vote.

Reuters - The Democratic Party backed a compromise to seat half the disputed delegations from Michigan and Florida on Saturday, rejecting Hillary Clinton's call for a full seating and dealing another blow to her faltering U.S. presidential campaign.

AFP - The Democratic Party has restored the states of Michigan and Florida to its presidential convention with only half of their voting power, dealing a severe blow to Hillary Clinton ahead of Sunday's primary in Puerto Rico.