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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (CNN) – First lady Michelle Obama rallied supporters in this must-win state Wednesday, imploring the energetic crowd to help give her husband a "chance to finish what we started." Touting the passage of health care reform, the improving economy and the withdrawal of troops in Iraq as examples or her husband's achievements in office, Obama told the crowd to " make sure that people know that all of this - and so much more - is at stake this November." "And in the end, it all boils down to one simple question: Will we continue the change we've...

Senator Dianne Feinstein says that if Barack Obama becomes the Democratic nominee, he should select Hillary Rodham Clinton as his running mate. Feinstein, a longtime friend and supporter of Clinton's, says Clinton and Obama have "garnered a different constituency and different states." The California senator says that combining them would form the strongest ticket. It isn't clear if Clinton would accept the vice-presidency, but Feinstein says she thinks that anyone accepts if they're asked. The Obama campaign has dismissed reports that there are talks going on between the two campaigns about putting Clinton on the ticket.

If Hillary Clinton gets elected president, her "first man" may just be running the world. Hillary gave a clear hint last week at the prospect, comments that confirm a report in R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr.’s new book "The Clinton Crack-Up: The Boy President’s Life After the White House" that Clinton has been mulling becoming Secretary-General of the United Nations. [Editor's Note: Get the "Clinton Crack-Up" FREE -- Go Here Now.] Tyrrell writes that in 2001, Clinton’s "political prospects were nil.” Still, agents assigned to his Secret Service detail would later report that Clinton was talking about getting the job as...

Dear Yahoo!: If Hillary Clinton is elected president what would we call Bill Clinton? Mark Cleveland, Ohio Dear Mark: The United States has never had a female president, so we've never grappled with this bit of etiquette. Or, to put it another way, there's no precedent for that president. That said, our first female president will be referred to as "Madam President." This is how female heads of state are referred to in other countries. We can only assume the same rules will apply here. Addressing the president's husband (if she's married) is a bit trickier. If Hillary Clinton were...

Dear (Deluded Fool), A year ago everyone had written Democrats off. The media had taken for granted the reelection of George Bush. Isn't it fun to prove them wrong? The Bush-Cheney campaign has blown $70 million on negative ads, but is still tied in the polls with John Kerry. Your work has sent a powerful message to George W. Bush and those who would reduce this campaign to a petty exchange of attack ads: we know what this election really means -- and we won't stop until we've won. We need to make a "Miracle in May" happen and keep...