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But it was Obama who collected a key labour union endorsement on Friday, at the same time he criticised his rival for supporting legislation harmful to workers such as the North American Free Trade Agreement.
In the Republican race, John McCain, the party's presumptive nominee, was to receive an endorsement from former President George W Bush on Monday, Republican officials said.
The officials spoke on Friday on condition of anonymity because the formal announcement is next week.
The former President's endorsement, which follows one from ex-Florida Governor Jeb Bush, is a further nudge by Republican chieftains for conservative activists to get over their distaste for McCain, and for former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee to quit the race.
Since he took a commanding lead in the delegate count, McCain has been working to solidify his support from a Republican base unhappy with his unorthodox positions on some tax cuts, immigration, campaign finance laws, global warming, stem cell research and more.
On Thursday, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney asked his national convention delegates to swing behind the veteran Arizona senator and former Vietnam prisoner-of-war.
The additional delegates, assuming they all choose to back McCain, would put him just 63 shy of the 1,191 needed to clinch the party's nomination at this summer's convention in St Paul, Minnesota.
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RatingA small paragraph of The Huffington Post by Joseph Wilson 2/14/2008Senator Obama claims superior judgment on the war in Iraq based on one speech given as a state legislator representing the most liberal district in Illinois at an anti-war rally in Chicago, and in so doing impugns the integrity of those who were part of the debate on the national scene. In mischaracterizing the debate on the Authorization for the Use of Military Force as a declaration of war, he implicitly blames Democrats for George Bush's war of choice. Obama's negative attack line does not conform to the facts. Nothing could be farther from the truth. I should know. I was among the most prominent anti-war voices at the time -- and never heard about or from then Illinois State Senator Obama.
Hillary has been for the middle class and the poor all of her carreer. Obama has done nothing for his people yet they flock to give him their vote. Everyone should research and then make your choice.My vote is for Hillary, ,she will bring back jobs, the economy that we once had with Bill Clinton and she will stand for us all just lkie they did for the civil rights, the only difference that we won't forget! We will be greateful for many chages she will make for us all: THE MIDDLE CLASS-Hillary tells us how she is going to bring change, that we can do it and how we are going to do it. I have been waiting months for Obama to tell us something!!! to date he has not. Lets get smart and start looking at the issues after all its our livelihood, its our future and the future of our Country. We can not be swade with fancy words. Why is Obama so afraid of debate? is it because he can not make a speech and fool us all with his words, is it becasue he does'nt have his advisors connected to his hip or ear? No its time to see who can REALLY DO THE JOB!!!HILLARY CLINTON
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