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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 race was suppose...
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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Barack Obama flies on to London after Paris meeting with Sarkozy
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterDemocrat Barack Obama brought his presidential campaign to Paris today, where he met with French President Nicholas Sarkozy and discussed issues including Iran, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and climate change. After his brief visit to Paris, Obama...Tags: National or Ethnic Minorities, Dalai Lama, Terrorism, Minority Groups, Polls
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Bush policy shifts leave Obama without a foil
The Associated PressBarack Obama wants to sound like the voice of reason on U.S. foreign policy -- the guy who would abandon Bush administration policies he sees as shortsighted, self-defeating or just plain wrong. Problem is, George Bush keeps beating him to it. The...Tags: Genetics, Defense, George Bush, The White House, Diplomacy
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Bush arrives for Peoria fundraiser
President Bush has arrived in Peoria, where he is expected to headline a $500-a-plate luncheon fundraiser for Republican congressional candidate Aaron Schock. Schock is running against Democrat Colleen Callahan and Green Party candidate Sheldon...Tags: National Government, George Bush, Government
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LOL and CU L8R, Barack
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterAL GORE may claim a share of the credit for getting the Internet started, but Sen. Barack Obama is using the technology -- particularly the handy BlackBerry he keeps attached to his belt -- to chat up everyone from celebrities to campaign workers. He...Tags: Al Gore, Beverly Hills, Awards and Prizes, George Clooney, Telecommunication Service
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Wis. Democrats oust delegate over McCain support
Associated Press WriterWisconsin Democrats on Friday ousted a delegate to their national convention for saying she would vote for Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain in November. Embarrassed by a defection in their ranks, the Wisconsin Democratic Party's...Tags: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Hillary Clinton, Elections, Democratic Party, John McCain
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Study: Latino voters prefer Obama
Washington BureauWASHINGTON — Juana Marquez very much wanted to cast her first vote in a United States presidential election for Hillary Clinton. Marquez, 19, of Washington immigrated to the United States from El Salvador five years ago. She, as well as her...Tags: Minority Groups, John McCain, National Government, John Kerry, Parties and Movements
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In Berlin, Obama says global threats call for stronger alliances
Tribune correspondentDemocratic presidential candidate Barack Obama came to a city once divided by the Cold War and sustained in crisis by the Atlantic alliance to call today for a strengthened commitment to international alliances in a new era of international threats. In a...Tags: National Government, International Relations, Iraq War, Ronald Reagan, John F. Kennedy
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Israeli paper publishes Obama Western Wall prayer
A written prayer that Barack Obama left this week in the cracks of the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest site, asks God to guide him and guard his family, an Israeli newspaper reported today. "Lord -- Protect my family and me," reads the note published...Tags: Religious Leaders, Photography, Judaism
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John McCain condemns Barack Obama's Iraq policy
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterJohn McCain launched a blistering attack today on Barack Obama's foreign policy, contending that the Democrat's opposition to the surge in Iraq would put national security at risk. McCain, the presumed Republican presidential nominee, has backed the...Tags: National or Ethnic Minorities, Armed Forces, People, Defense, Minority Groups
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Obama Urges Iran to Accept Nuke Proposal
Associated PressPARIS -- Democrat Barack Obama said Friday that Iran should promptly accept an international call to freeze its uranium enrichment program, which some nations see as a potential step toward obtaining nuclear weapons, and not wait for the next U.S....Tags: Defense, Health Treatments, Minority Groups, John McCain, National Government
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