The LuLac Edition #412, Feb. 4th, 2008

PHOTO INDEX: FORMER LACKAWANNA COUNTY COMMISSIONER BOB CORDARO AND SENATOR BARAK OBAMA AND OPHRA WINFREY.

CORRECTION

Former Lackawanna County Commissioner Robert Cordaro will be guesting Tuesday with Nancy Kman on WILK. I reported in error that Vince Sweeney would be on Tuesday, he'll be on Thursday, Feb. 7th.

SUPER TUESDAY EVE

A surging Barack Obama revved up for the historic "Super Tuesday" national nominating showdown by wiping out White House foe Hillary Clinton's once-gaping opinion poll leads.
Republican John McCain meanwhile refused to take surveys showing him headed for a comfortable victory in the 24-state voting marathon for granted, as top rival Mitt Romney tried to enlist conservatives in a late blocking maneuver.
Clinton, voice almost gone, worn down by sleepless nights and days on the campaign trail, wiped a tear from her eye as she visited Yale University, where her political journey started as an earnest 1970s student in bell-bottom pants.
"Well I said I would not tear up, already we are not exactly on the path," said Clinton, 60, in an emotional moment, as she battled Obama for votes in northeastern Connecticut and Massachusetts.
Obama, 46, rocked a high-octane rally in New Jersey, a Clinton stronghold where he is increasingly competitive, showing few signs of fatigue and accusing his rival of being derisive about his clarion calls for change.
"If you will stand with me New Jersey, tomorrow, if you will vote for me, if you will cast off the fear and the doubt and the cynicism .... we will not just win in New Jersey, we will win all across this nation on Tuesday," he said.
"We will win the nomination, we will win the general election, and you and I together, we will change this country and we will change the world," said Obama, introduced to a 4,500 strong crowd by Hollywood icon Robert De Niro.
The cliffhanger Democratic race contrasted with signs that McCain would all but settle the Republican nominating fight Tuesday, to complete one of the most staggering comebacks in recent US political history.