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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Automotive industry cuts become campaign issue
Associated Press WriterWhen Delphi Corp. closed its auto-parts plant in this Dayton suburb last year, Mark Profitt found himself without a job after a 21-year career at the factory. And when General Motors Corp. announced last month that it plans to close its SUV plant here...Tags: Automotive Equipment, Contracts, Hillary Clinton, Government, Elections
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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: Hillary Clinton, Punishment, Rape, Government, Elections
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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: Public Officials, Newspapers, Regional Authority, Jazz Music, Local Elections
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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: John McCain, Celebrity, Interior Policy, Hillary Clinton, Condoleezza Rice
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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: Fourth of July, Mining, Government, Elections, Family
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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: Government, Elections, Festive Event, John McCain, Christianity
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U.S. Planning to Shut Down Terror Prison
Washington PostWASHINGTON -- The U.S. government is developing a "long-range plan" to empty its war-on-terror prison at its naval base in Guantanamo, Cuba, and seeking help on what to do with inmates who won't be tried, The Washington Post reported Friday. President...Tags: Trials, Espionage and Intelligence, Punishment, Defense, Government
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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: New York Times, Corporate Crime, George Ryan, Rod Blagojevich, Fourth of July
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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, Political Candidates, Elections
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