Summary
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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Analysis: Obama's centrist emphasis gives GOP ammo
Associated Press WriterIs Barack Obama close to being shadowed by giant flip-flops and, worse, having the image stick with people all the way to the voting booth? Four years ago, Republicans branded as a "flip-flop" even the slightest rhetorical or policy change by John...Tags: Court Administration, Punishment, Personal Weapon Control, Political Candidates, Democratic Party
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'Switcheroonie' on anthem spurs outrage
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe jazz singer, invited to perform the national anthem before the Denver mayor's annual state of the city address, stood at the microphone and let loose her voice. What came out were the lyrics of the song known as the black national anthem, set to...Tags: Elections, Regional Authority, Jazz Music, Public Officials, Newspapers
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Snooping into celebrity passport files may be widespread
Los Angeles TimesA federal investigation of unauthorized snooping into government passport files has found evidence that such breaches may be far more common than previously disclosed, and the State Department inspector general is calling for an overhaul of the program'...Tags: Elections, Personal Data Collection, Celebrity, Employees, John McCain
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Obama and family spend Fourth of July in Montana
Associated Press WriterIt was a family Fourth of July for Democrat Barack Obama as his wife, daughters, sister and other relatives helped him make an Independence Day play for this reliably conservative state. Obama paid tribute to a nation in which the son of a single...Tags: Mining, John McCain, National Government, Political Candidates, Metal and Mineral
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Today on the presidential campaign trail
IN THE HEADLINES Obama and family celebrate Independence Day in red-state Montana ... Obama struggles to explain how his trip to Iraq could refine his policy on US presence there ... McCain calls campaign staff shake-up part of "natural evolution" ......Tags: Mental Illness, Political Candidates, Christianity, Medical Specialization, Elections
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Politicians, parades are a 4th of July tradition
Chicago Tribune reporterSuburban streets will be clogged Friday with candidates for Congress right down to county offices, all seeking support on one of the year's busiest campaign days. But while the saying goes that everyone loves a parade, for politicians it is more like a...Tags: Corporate Crime, Regional Authority, George Ryan, New York Times, News Media
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Teachers work through the 4th
The Swampby Jim Tankersley It's a federal holiday and (this year) a three-day weekend to boot. But not everyone is taking the Fourth of July off - including a whole bunch of teachers. Today in Washington, more than 9,000 members of......Tags: Fourth of July, Elections, Political Candidates
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Obama: Shifting on Iraq? (Updated)
Spin CycleObama, any Democrat, has long faced a dilemma on his promise to get out of Iraq: It's irrational to give a gold-plated promise to withdraw, regardless of the situation on the ground, but that's what part of the base......Tags: Elections, Armed Conflicts, New York Times, International Military Interventions, Political Candidates
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Moving monument for fallen soldiers
How heartwarming it was to read The Sun's article about James F. Barry, who has placed more than 4,000 white flags on his lawn to remind us of the painful losses in Iraq ("'Remember Them,'" June 28). Stories of our men and women in Afghanistan and Iraq...Tags: Pikesville, John McCain, Family
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