"Illinois Senator Barack Obama's delegate lead over rival Hillary Clinton in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination keeps growing.

Obama yesterday picked up seven of former Democratic candidate John Edwards' convention delegates, plus four more superdelegates.

According to the Associated Press, Obama now leads Clinton by nearly 200 delegates. It takes 2,025 delegates to clinch the nomination.

Obama is in South Dakota today for a town hall meeting on rural issues.

His campaign yesterday accused President George W. Bush of a "false political attack" for comments the president made in Israel warning leaders against trying to appease terrorists. Obama has said he would talk to U.S. adversaries, including Iran and Syria. The White House has denied targeting Obama.

Meanwhile, John Edwards was in the city yesterday, one day after officially endorsing Obama. Accepting an award from a public policy group, Edwards wouldn't say when he'll start campaigning.

"That's really sort of dependent on whether we can work the schedules out. I told Senator Obama when we were together yesterday I want to do everything I can to help," said Edwards, "I really think he should be the next president of the United States." "...


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