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All about Barack Obama and his campaign for the presidency. Whether you love him or you hate him, you can't deny that he is shaping the debate! His full name is Barack Hussein Obama. His middle name and family religious background... [more]
All about Barack Obama and his campaign for the presidency. Whether you love him or you hate him, you can't deny that he is shaping the debate!
His full name is Barack Hussein Obama. His middle name and family religious background have already come under scrutiny.
He is the junior U.S. Senator from Illinois.
According to the U.S. Senate Historical Office, he is the fifth African American Senator in U.S. history and the only African American presently serving in the U.S. Senate.
Obama delivered the keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. In November 2004, he was elected to the United States Senate as a Democrat.
Recent opinion polls show that Barack Obama is the most popular choice among Democratic voters for their party's nomination in the 2008 U.S. presidential election.
He is married to Michelle Obama and he has two daughters.
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According to CNN,Sen. Barack Obama said Thursday that the most important thing he could achieve as president would be to deal with Iraq and the threat of al Qaeda in Afghanistan while improving "our influence around the world."
In his first interview since the North Carolina and Indiana primaries, Obama said he thinks the United States' influence around the world has been diminishing.
"The world wants to see the United States lead. They've been disappointed and disillusioned over the...
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For weeks, Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama has weathered intense media scrutiny from all sides about his relationship with his former pastor, Jeremiah Wright. Now, bizarre videos of televangelist Rod Parsley (a key John McCain ally in Ohio) has just surfaced. Parsley’s wacky preachiness makes Jeremiah Wright look downright stoic. In the footage, Parsley calls on Christians to wage war against the “false religion” of Islam. Will the GOP presidential candidate renounce him? See the...
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For weeks, Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama has weathered intense media scrutiny from all sides about his relationship with his former pastor, Jeremiah Wright. Now, bizarre videos of televangelist Rod Parsley (a key John McCain ally in Ohio) has just surfaced. Parsley’s wacky preachiness makes Jeremiah Wright look downright stoic. In the footage, Parsley calls on Christians to wage war against the “false religion” of Islam. Will the GOP presidential candidate renounce him? See the...
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Yesterday, I wrote an article with the goal of helping Republicans release the poison of anti-Obama hatred from their veins, engaging in a cathartic release so that they could then begin the task of reacquainting themselves with reality. I imagined the worst that the Republicans could say about Barack Obama: Barack Obama Exposed As A Muslim Giraffe From France Whose Secret Brother Is A Stockbroker for Satan!
I was trying to be outrageous, to go so far that even Republicans would recognize...
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In response to the fellow here on the Zimbio Barack Obama Zine who declared that if Barack Obama is elected President, "We revert back into the dark ages and slavery, dictatorship's and rule. If you won't stand up and fight now...before they sink their teeth in for the final time...we ALL LOSE!", I bring you the following shocking news headline: Barack Obama Exposed As A Muslim Giraffe From France Whose Secret Brother Is A Stockbroker for Satan! Really, aren’t the attacks against Barack Obama...
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Did Barack Obama Supporter & Gary Indiana Mayor Rudy Clay try to Steal Indiana From Hillary Rodham Clinton? Did he try to hand fraudulent votes in favor of Barack Obama? By Marc Chamot Last night’s to what was thought, was a smooth running Indiana primary election were marred with accusations of inappropriateness especially when the vote count in Lake County Indiana weren’t made public but five hours later after the polls closed! I have lived in San Francisco California under their former...
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The pursuit for the Democratic nomination is set on rolling and also entering a new phase of uncertainty. The reason is that Barack Obama wins North Carolina and Hillary Rodham Clinton narrowly picks up Indiana. http://www.netglimse.com/news/1167
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Barack Obama '08 The Icon
Barack Obama has become an icon. His name is unnecessary.
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Senator Barack Obama will declare victory after the Kentucky and Oregon votes
later this month if as expected they push him across the 50 per cent mark
for pledged delegates, his team said yesterday.
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Senator Barack Obama waves to tourists from Illinois as he is followed by the news media through the U.S. Capitol, Thursday, 08 May 2008 in Washington U.S. Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama has ...
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AP - Barack Obama's sprint to the Democratic nomination received another boost Friday as two more superdelegates pledged their support, including one who dropped his backing for Hillary Rodham Clinton's faltering White House bid.
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The movement of Democratic superdelegates to presidential hopeful Barack Obama gained steam Friday, with endorsements expected from two more congressmen.
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On Wednesday, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton was under a lot of pressure to drop her bid for the Democratic nomination, allowing Barack Obama to focus on Republican candidate John McCain.
Tuesday was not a good day for Clinton as the North Carolina and Indiana primaries forced...
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Even as Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's chances to win the Democratic presidential nomination seem to have slipped further away this week, her backers in Hollywood aren't jumping ship just yet. But privately, several of her supporters are starting to look at how to help Sen. Barack Obama once she...
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- Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (rss.topix.net)
In what some Democratic Party insiders are calling a particularly ominous sign for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, former president Bill Clinton today became the latest superdelegate to switch from Sen. Clinton to her rival, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill).
Sources close to the former...
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Sen. Barack Obama is speaking at a Beaverton high-tech workplace this morning, while his main competitor for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination, Sen.
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NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams sat down with Senator Barack Obama today at the Newseum in D.C., and cut to the chase: Does he consider himself the presumptive nominee? Have their been discussions with Clinton about a ticket? Did she meet the Obama "criteria" for a running mate? Here's...
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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) on Tuesday won the North Carolina primary with 56% of the vote, compared with 42% for opponent Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.), CNN.com reports. In the Indiana primary, Clinton won with 51% of the vote, compared with 49% for Obama...
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