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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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McCain narrows gap with Obama in new Michigan poll
AP Political WriterRepublican John McCain has narrowed the gap between himself and Democrat Barack Obama in Michigan, gaining among independents, according to a poll released Thursday. Forty-six percent of those polled say they'd back Obama if the presidential election...Tags: Television Industry, Cindy McCain, Ralph Nader, Peter Brown, Hamden
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Poll: Obama leads McCain in Wisconsin
Associated Press WriterDemocrat Barack Obama continues to have a double-digit lead over Republican John McCain in Wisconsin, an independent poll released Thursday showed. Obama has an 11-point lead over McCain in the Quinnipiac University poll, down from 13-points in a June...Tags: Scott Walker, Energy KD, Newspapers, Quinnipiac University, Washington Post Company
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Pamela Anderson starring in new reality show
AP Entertainment WriterPamela Anderson is shacking up with Tommy Lee again -- but not like that. The 41-year-old former "Baywatch" star is living with her ex-husband and their two sons -- Dylan, 10; Brandon, 12 -- in Lee's Calabasas enclave while her new Malibu mansion is...Tags: Television Industry, Calabasas, Jerry Mitchell, Pamela Anderson, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California)
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Barack Obama, Berlin speech
Barack Obama will deliver his keenly-awaited Berlin speech in front of the Victory Column -- one of the capital's best-known monuments with a turbulent history that has mirrored the city's ups and downs. The 226-foot column was built to commemorate...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Adolf Hitler, Monuments and Heritage Sites
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Poll: McCain closes in on Obama in some states
THE RACE: The presidential race in Colorado ------ THE NUMBERS Republican John McCain, 46 percent Democrat Barack Obama, 44 percent ------ OF INTEREST: Obama led McCain by 5 percentage points in the same poll taken last month. McCain holds a...Tags: Economic Policy, Cindy McCain, Elections, Political Candidates, Michelle Obama
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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: Heads of State, International Relations, John F. Kennedy, Iraq War, Elections
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Alleged John Edwards Affair Results in Love Child
Los Angeles TimesBEVERLY HILLS -- Barack Obama's VP shortlist might have gotten shorter: The National Enquirer published a story Tuesday claiming it had caught John Edwards meeting with an alleged mistress and illegitimate child. Then again, the Enquirer hasn't been able...Tags: John Edwards
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Obama and German Leader Discuss War and Economics
Associated PressBERLIN -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan as well as climate and energy issues at Germany's chancellery Thursday, part of a tour aimed at lifting the first-...Tags: Demographics, George Bush, Employees, Migration, John Kerry
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