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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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Obama campaigns Monday in Flint, Farmington Hills
Barack Obama's campaign says the Democratic presidential candidate will discuss the economy at events Monday in Flint and Farmington Hills. Obama plans a Monday afternoon campaign stop at Mott Community College in Flint, followed by an evening town hall...Tags: John McCain, Joe Biden, Sarah Palin, Elections, Labor Day
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Auto industry to press Congress for $50B in loans
Associated Press WriterAuto industry allies hope to secure up to $50 billion in government loans this month that would pay to modernize plants and help struggling car makers build more fuel-efficient vehicles. With Congress returning this coming week from its summer break,...Tags: Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Laws, Fannie Mae, Trucks, Lobbying
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Wis. primary next week; few care
Associated Press WriterTina Turvey is looking forward to voting in November's presidential election. Mention that the Wisconsin primary is Tuesday and the 28-year-old University of Wisconsin-Madison student's eyes get wide. "I actually didn't even know about it," she said....Tags: Super Bowl, Advertising, Government, Regional Elections, John McCain
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The state at 2:45 p.m.
If you have a news tip or a question about the report, call 800-242-9022 or 414-225-3580. The supervisor is Michelle Johnson, followed by Colin Fly at 4 p.m. The news editor is Roger Schneider. Report technical problems to 800-242-8865. Send stories...Tags: Michelle Johnson, Hunting, Abusive Behavior, Peter Davison, Major League Baseball
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Easy to distinguish McCain from Bush
If the writers of The Baltimore Sun's editorials would stop focusing on the buzzwords from Sen. Barack Obama's campaign, they would find it quite simple to differentiate President Bush from Sen. John McCain ("The McCain agenda," editorial, Sept. 4)....Tags: John McCain, George Bush
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Today's News Shows
interview guests ABC's This Week Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama. •10 a.m.: WJLA (Channel 7), •10:30 a.m.: WMAR (Channel 2), WMDT (Channel 47) CBS' Face the Nation Republican presidential nominee John McCain. •10:...Tags: Joe Biden, David Axelrod, Television Industry, John McCain, NBC
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Personality emerges as tight race's pivot point
Barack Obama holds a slight advantage over John McCain going into the final phase of the 2008 campaign, which is shaping up more as a personality contest than a battle of ideas.
Both candidates are framing the choice for voters around a theme of change,...Tags: Bill Clinton, Joe Biden, Sarah Palin, Election Day, Republican National Conventions
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Md. partisans fire up for swing states
As Republicans celebrated their convention's choice of Sen. John McCain and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, Howard County Democrats were mobilizing to help push their nominees - Sens. Barack Obama and Joe Biden - into the White House. At the Democrats' annual...Tags: Joe Biden, Elijah E Cummings, Sarah Palin, Labor Day, Republican National Conventions
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Viewpoint: 'McCain the maverick' no longer exists
Sen. John McCain has an impressive personal story. Imprisoned by the North Vietnamese for 5 1/2 years, mostly in the infamous "Hanoi Hilton," he showed great courage, resilience and reservoirs of strength. It is the central narrative of his life, a...Tags: Private Health Care, Government Health Care, Sarah Palin, Jimmy Stewart, Washington Post Company
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'Sarah who?' steals the spotlight in St. Paul
Sometimes, as we all know, it's better to be lucky than good. The most compelling, contemporary case in point: Sen. John McCain. He wanted his buddy, Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman, to be his running mate. Wasn't happening. The former Democrat from Connecticut...Tags: Joe Biden, Regional Authority, Sarah Palin, Corrupt Practices, Values
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It's not business, Barack, just personal
There's Audacity of Hope," John Coale was saying, "and then there's just audacity." Coale - the big-time Democratic fundraiser and Clintonite who lent $500,000 to Martin O'Malley's campaign in the last days of the governor's race - made that crack...Tags: Sarah Palin, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Republican National Conventions, Government, Clubs and Associations
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Now the debate begins
Political conventions have become extended infomercials for presidential candidates and their running mates. The slick videos, the inspirational speeches, the compelling biographies, the feisty finger-pointing, the rousing music and the celebratory...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Joe Biden, Petroleum Industry, Sarah Palin, Democratic National Conventions
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