At the Milwaukee County Zoo, Washington transplant Happy the hippo, front, gets acquainted with Puddles the female hippo through the bars of the "howdy gate."
Former President Bill Clinton talks with the Post's Hamil Harris about the tone of the campaign and the impact of Sen. Obama. Clinton's comments came after he stumped for his wife Sunday at the Temple of Praise in Southeast Washington. Video by Hamil Harris/The Washington Post
Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama rally excited supporters Saturday night at the Jefferson Jackson dinner in Richmond, Va.Video by Travis Fox/washingtonpost.com
After Super Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008, Republican and Democratic presidential hopefuls continued blazing campaign trails in the run up to primaries in Louisiana, Kansas, Washington, Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C.
In a speech Monday, Jan. 28 at American University in Washington, D.C., Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) endorsed Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) for president. Kennedy endorsed Obama in spite of his longtime close ties to former president Bill Clinton and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.