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Like other working parents, Obamas juggle kids, jobs with help from close friends, family
Associated Press WriterCHICAGO (AP) _ When class lets out for Michelle and Barack Obama's two daughters, their grandmother is there to pick them up. When 10-year-old Malia needs her hair done in the two-strand twist style she likes, a family friend brings a beautician to the...Tags: Family, University of Chicago, Dancing, Air Transportation, Barack Obama
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How we elect a president
Of The Morning CallTell the truth, parents! Were your eyes wide open during ''Problems of Democracy'' class? Did you snooze through civics lessons? Admittedly, during the days before ''multimedia'' and ''interactive'' became buzzwords, listening to a teacher's lectures and...Tags: Barack Obama, The White House, Great Depression, Government, John McCain
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What Obama means to me
Special to The Baltimore SunFor a community advocate and businessman, a redefining of hurtful stereotypes. For a single mother, a better opportunity to educate her son --and herself. For civil rightsera survivors, a reminder of how far we have come. Indeed, the presidential...Tags: National or Ethnic Minorities, Government, Minority Groups, Martin Luther King Jr., National Government
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Setting aside recriminations, Clintons to stump actively for Obama in Pennsylvania
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ When Bill and Hillary Clinton take the stage Sunday at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania, it will be the launch of an active campaign for their former nemesis Barack Obama in the home stretch of the 2008 presidential race. The nation's...Tags: Government, National Government, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Scranton
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Daley reins in radicals — the Chicago Way
Turn on the TV news when John McCain is picking up undecided voters by invoking Barack Obama's relationship with unrepentant American terrorist William Ayers and, invariably, some liberal talking head will sniff in disgust and say Ayers is no big deal...Tags: Weather Underground, Regional Authority, Richard J. Daley, Bill Ayers, Barack Obama
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Ill. Democrats expect boost from Obama, not magic
Associated Press WriterBarack Obama's presidential campaign is generating a wave of enthusiasm in Illinois, but don't expect a tsunami that will radically change the state's political landscape. The Illinois senator could bring enough new Democratic-leaning voters to the...Tags: Wesleyan University, Government, Rod Blagojevich, National Government, Richard Durbin
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Obama fundraiser, convicted of fraud, spills beans
Associated Press WriterJailed political fundraiser Antoin "Tony" Rezko, the Chicago real estate developer who helped launch Barack Obama on his political career, is whispering secrets to federal prosecutors about corruption in Illinois and the political fallout could be...Tags: Government, Westmont, National Government, Tony Rezko, Regional Authority
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NAACP targeting 750 precincts with lawyers to address voter registration problems
Associated Press WriterSAN ANTONIO (AP) _ The NAACP will have lawyers targeting 750 precincts around the nation on Election Day to help address complaints about possible voter disenfranchisement, the organization's new president said Saturday. Benjamin Jealous, who took the...Tags: Lawyers, National or Ethnic Minorities, Election Day, Minority Groups, NAACP
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'Frontline' Mines New Tidbits In Candidates' Bios
With cable news going 24/7 on election coverage, it would seem that biographies of the two presidential candidates have long since been told and retold.
But the 27th season premiere of " Frontline" (CPTV, Tuesday, 9 p.m.) digs a big deeper to uncover...Tags: Government, Frontline Limited, Hofstra University, Christian Slater, National Government
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Obama union ally hits racism head on
The Swampby Frank James National Public Radio's Don Gonyea had a terrific story on "Morning Edition" today on how labor leader Richard Trumka has been challenging white union members who are reluctant to vote for Sen. Barack Obama for racial......Tags: Barack Obama, AFL-CIO, Racism, Unions
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Va. governor to make appearances for Obama
Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine is heading into McCain country this weekend to stump for Barack Obama. Kaine will make appearances Sunday on behalf of the Democratic presidential candidate in Colorado and Arizona, the home state of Republican nominee John...Tags: Timothy M. Kaine, Government, Democratic Party, Joe Biden, Barack Obama
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Obama has likeness of JFK
I am a veteran of the U.S. Army. I was born in 1967 right here in Bethlehem. I never had the chance to listen to John Kennedy speak live, or his brother Bobby. When I was a little boy my uncle used to have a picture of John Kennedy on the wall over the...Tags: John F. Kennedy, Barack Obama
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