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Barack Hussein Obama is a U.S. Senator from Illinois and a Democratic candidate for president in 2008. He was born Aug. 4, 1961, in Hawaii. Obama graduated from Columbia University in 1983 with a political science degree, and he entered Harvard Law School in 1988. Obama published an autobiography in 1995--"Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance". He was elected to the Illinois State Senate in 1996. In 2000, Obama ran for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, but lost to incumbent Bobby Rush. In 2004, Obama won the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate. That summer, he delivered the keynote speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. His opponent in the senate r...
Barack Hussein Obama is a U.S. Senator from Illinois and a Democratic candidate for president in 2008. He was born Aug. 4, 1961, in Hawaii. Obama graduated from Columbia University in 1983 with a political science degree, and he entered Harvard Law School in 1988. Obama published an autobiography in 1995--"Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance". He was elected to the Illinois State Senate in 1996. In 2000, Obama ran for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, but lost to incumbent Bobby Rush. In 2004, Obama won the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate. That summer, he delivered the keynote speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. His opponent in the senate race was supposed to Jack Ryan. However, Ryan withdrew from the race amid sexual allegations by his ex-wife. Alan Keyes replaced Ryan on the ballot, and in the general election, Obama won easily, grabbing 70 percent of the vote.
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Michigan Democrats to pick high court candidate
Associated Press WriterWayne County Circuit Judge Diane Marie Hathaway has been chosen by Democrats to run for the Michigan Supreme Court. She will we face incumbent Chief Justice Clifford Taylor, a Republican, in November. Hathaway defeated fellow Wayne County Circuit...Tags: Democratic National Conventions, Judges, Local Authority, Government, National Government
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Obama, McCain to mark 9/11 at Ground Zero together
Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain will make a joint appearance at Ground Zero on the seventh anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, vowing to put aside partisan politics for a day. The Democratic and Republican presidential nominees, in a statement,...Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Advertising, Society, Political Candidates, Government
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Obama rebukes Palin on earmarks
Associated Press WriterBarack Obama made his first direct criticism of Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin on Saturday, saying she pretends to oppose spending earmarks when she actually has embraced them. Speaking to 800 people at the Wabash Valley Fairgrounds in...Tags: Republican National Conventions, Sarah Palin, Regional Authority, Lobbying, Political Candidates
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McCain, Obama plan joint stop at Ground Zero
Senators John McCain and Barack Obama are putting aside partisan politics for a joint appearance at Ground Zero to mark the seventh anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. The Democratic and Republican presidential nominees, in a joint statement released...Tags: Society, Political Candidates, Ceremonies, John McCain, Television Industry
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Obama arrives in Terre Haute for campaign stop
Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama has arrived in Terre Haute for his first campaign event in Indiana since he accepted the Democratic nomination. A large crowd has gathered at the Wabash Valley Fairgrounds to see the Illinois senator, who got...Tags: Evan Bayh, George Bush, Political Candidates, John McCain, Elections
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Obama hits McCain on Social Security
Associated Press WriterDemocratic presidential nominee Barack Obama criticized Republican John McCain's approach to Social Security on Saturday, saying it would undermine the government program aimed mainly at retirees. Obama said McCain's campaign has suggested trimming...Tags: Wages and Pensions, Retirement, Health and Safety at Work, Political Candidates, Social Security
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Obama, McCain: Polls 'plus' for Obama
The Swampby Mark Silva The conventions, so far, have been a "net plus'' for Democrat Barack Obama, according to an analysis by the Gallup Poll. The latest results of the Gallup daily track today - a compilation of surveys taken over......Tags: Republican National Conventions, Democratic National Conventions
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'Caribou Barbie?' -- Sarah Palin's bad rap
The Swampby Mark Silva At the National Review Online, David Freddoso is asking why so many people seem to want to hate Sarah Palin. His headline: "Following 'Caribou Barbie.''' He quotes a 40-something woman he met around the convention, someone not......Tags: Sarah Palin
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McCain, Obama, job-losses: 'Tough times'
The Swampby Mark Silva "These are tough times... tough times,'' Republican John McCain said on the campaign trail in Wisconsin today, relaunching his bid for the White House with Sarah Palin by his side. Democrat Barack Obama, waging his own......Tags: Business, Sarah Palin, Political Candidates, Elections, Election Day
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And now the main event . . .
The Swampby Christi Parsons ST. PAUL--New characters are onstage. Scripts have been revised with a fall audience in mind. And now that the back-to-back political conventions are over, the longest-running presidential campaign in memory enters its home stretch--...Tags: Sarah Palin, Joe Biden, Political Candidates, John McCain, Elections
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McCain Agrees With Obama on Tires....Finally
BusinessWeek.comA couple of fact-checks before you watch this video. Barack Obama never suggested that proper inflation of tires would make the U.S. energy independent, just that it would be smart for consumers feeling pinched by high gas prices and that it would lead to...
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