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  Barack Obama - U.S. Senator for Illinois
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) today introduced the Voter Advocate and Democracy Index Act to help inform voters and state officials about the election processes in their states.
Throughout his political career, Barack Obama has been a leader in fighting for open and honest government.
Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks during the ground breaking ceremony for the Martin Luther King, Jr.
obama.senate.gov   (436 words)

  
 Barack Obama - U.S. Senator for Illinois
Senator Obama discusses the "Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act" being signed in to law today, as well as the chemical plant security legislation agreed upon by House and Senate negotiators last week that is far too weak and fails to adequately protect American lives.
Senator Obama discusses the amendment he and Senator Coburn will offer to the Department of Defense (DOD) Authorization bill which would require that all Federal contracts in excess of $500,000 for Katrina reconstruction be competitively bid.
Senator Obama talks about the current situation in Darfur and the upcoming Save Darfur rallies, his meeting with President Bush on immigration reform, and finally, the high price of gasoline and the Senate's reaction.
obama.senate.gov /podcast   (2193 words)

  
 Keyes Says Christ Would Not Vote For Obama - Politics
Obama said he wants to win big to give Keyes a spanking because Keyes wages a scorched earth campaign.
Obama said Tuesday night it was tongue-in-cheek and that everyone knows he wants to win the race for working people.
When Obama responds, Keyes calls a news conference to respond, which is what he did on Tuesday.
www.nbc5.com /politics/3712293/detail.html   (449 words)

  
 Chicago Sun-Times :: Lynn Sweet ::
White House hopefuls Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton are competing for support from stars and moguls here this week as they hunt for millions of dollars from an elite group of famous donors to bankroll their campaigns.
ABOARD OBAMA ONE — It’s a few hours after Sen. Barack Obama’s presidential bid was launched in a telegenic rally on Saturday in Springfield on the square where Abraham Lincoln once walked and worked.
Barack Obama (D-Ill.) used campaign donations generated by PACs and lobbyists to bankroll the birth of his White House bid -- though he's banning that money for his presidential 2008 race.
www.suntimes.com /index/sweet.html   (1061 words)

  
 freeSpeech: Barack Obama, Senator Speaks Out About America's Oil Addiction - CBS News
Obama is focused on promoting economic growth and bringing good paying jobs to Illinois.
Barack Obama was born on Aug. 4, 1961, in Hawaii to Barack Obama Sr.
Obama graduated from Columbia University in 1983, and moved to Chicago in 1985 to work for a church-based group seeking to improve living conditions in poor neighborhoods plagued with crime and high unemployment.
www.cbsnews.com /stories/2006/10/13/freespeech/main2088359.shtml   (698 words)

  
 Oprah's Cut with Barack Obama
Illinois Senate-elect Barack Obama speaks at the Rainbow/Push Coalition.
Illinois Senate-elect Barack Obama holding his daughter Milia.
Illinois Senate-elect Barack Obama leans over to kiss his daughter Sasha.
www.oprah.com /omagazine/200411/omag_200411_ocut.jhtml   (168 words)

  
 Comments on: Should I Let Barack Obama Be My Friend?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
So Barack Obama did a little play-by-the-rules politics, nothing different from what other national politicians did regarding Lieberman.
Obama has not supported Lieberman since he lost.
He came out in support of Lamont, AND in his substantive political work he is the sort of person I don't agree with 100% but do respect at least 80%.
www.irregulartimes.com /index.php/archives/2006/09/04/barack-obama-friend/feed   (213 words)

  
 Barack Obama devient le troisième sénateur noir de l'histoire des États-Unis
Barack Obama devient le troisième sénateur noir de l'histoire des États-Unis
Barack Obama a grandi tour à tour à Hawaii et en Indonésie.
Au début de son engagement en politique, Barack Obama a connu plusieurs défaites, avant de siéger au Sénat de l'État de l'Illinois.
www.ledevoir.com /2004/11/03/67658.html   (205 words)

  
 American Rhetoric: Barack Obama -- 2004 Democratic National Convention Keynote Address
Barack Obama: 2004 Democratic National Convention Keynote Address
They would give me an African name, Barack, or ”blessed,” believing that in a tolerant America your name is no barrier to success.
They imagined -- They imagined me going to the best schools in the land, even though they weren’t rich, because in a generous America you don’t have to be rich to achieve your potential.
www.americanrhetoric.com /speeches/convention2004/barackobama2004dnc.htm   (1650 words)

  
 No loneliness for long-distance runners - Editorials/Op-Ed - The Washington Times, America's ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
This, of course, must be a question that Sen. Barack Obama and his people are puzzling over now.
Obama understood that in a long campaign he would inevitably have to respond to the attacks -- so he might as well punch back early and let the Clintons know right away the price they will have to pay for their future tough tactics.
In a traditional active primary campaign of, effectively, three to four months, a new proposal can be launched and well received with little risk of having to endure a long shelf life.
www.washingtontimes.com /op-ed/tblankley.htm   (836 words)

  
 Pro-Life Action League
Obama staffers were extremely upset by the League protest and tried to convince Illinois state troopers and capitol police to force the group to move to a "designated" protest area several blocks away.
"Barack Obama is on record calling abortion a 'personal tragedy' that he deeply regrets," commented League National Director Joseph Scheidler in a press statement prior to the protest.
Obama's 100% pro-abortion voting record includes opposition to the Illinois Born Alive Infants Protection Act, denying the right of babies who survive an attempted abortion to receive medical treatment.
www.prolifeaction.org   (967 words)

  
 Barack Obama   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Barack Obama wurde im Queen's Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii als Sohn des Volkswirtes Barack Obama senior, einem gebürtigen Kenianer und der aus Kansas stammenden S. Ann Dunham, einer Bürgerin Honolulus, geboren.
Als Obama zwei Jahre alt war, ließen sich die Eltern scheiden und Ann Obama heiratete einen anderen Studenten des East-West-Center aus Indonesien.
Obama schreibt rückbetrachtend auf seine Jahre in Hawaii, " Die Ironie ist, daß meine Entscheidung, in die Politik einzutreten und eine Karriere in einer großen Festlandstadt zu versuchen, auf eine gewisse Weise auf meine Erziehung in Hawaii zurückgeht und das Ideal, das Hawaii weiterhin in meinem Kopf darstellt"
www.biologie.de /biowiki/Barack_Obama   (732 words)

  
 Taegan Goddard's Political Wire
Barack Obama "has closed to within 12 points (36% to 24%), gaining seven points in the last month.
Prompted by Sen. Barack Obama, the FEC "granted unprecedented fundraising flexibility to presidential candidates," The Politico reports.
Democrats think Sen. Hillary Clinton "has the best chance of being elected president in 2008, followed by Barack Obama and John Edwards," according to a new Gallup Poll.
www.politicalwire.com   (1583 words)

  
 On Point : Senator Barack Obama - Senator Barack Obama
"I don't want to be coy." said Barack Obama last Sunday when he was asked about a run for the White House.
And with those six words, the lid blew off the run of "Obama-mania" that has been mounting ever since a bright-eyed Barack Obama wowed the nation at the Democratic National Convention two years ago.
Hear a conversation with Senator Barack Obama on hope, the country, and the US presidency.
www.onpointradio.org /shows/2006/10/20061027_b_main.asp   (303 words)

  
 Senate Race Sex Scandal - June 22, 2004
The salacious charge leveled at the politician was made by Jeri Ryan, who has starred in TV's "Star Trek: Voyager" and "Boston Public," in a court filing in connection with child custody proceedings (you'll find a portion of that heavily redacted September 2000 document below).
The politician has repeatedly claimed that his divorce file--portions of which were sealed in 2000 and 2001--contained no embarrassing information that would harm his chances against Democratic nominee Barack Obama.
The Ryans were married in 1991 and, in November 1998, Jeri Ryan filed for divorce citing "irreconcilable differences." Another unsealed document reveals that Jeri Ryan, as part of the divorce settlement, received about $20 million in Goldman Sachs stock, while Jack Ryan retained a $40 million stake in the investment giant.
www.thesmokinggun.com /archive/0622041ryans1.html   (236 words)

  
 ABC News: The Note: Trouble, My Friend, Right Here
He will be available to the press at 5:45 pm ET before delivering 7:00 pm ET remarks for the Hampton/Derry/Portsmouth Lincoln Day Dinner at the Granite Rose in Hampstead, NH.
Barack Obama (D-IL) and Claire McCaskill (D-MO) hold an 11:30 am ET news conference introducing "The Dignity for Wounded Warriors Act" at the U.S. Capitol.
The Federal Election Commission holds a 10:00 am ET meeting in Washington, DC to consider the Obama campaign's question of whether a campaign can raise funds for the general while retaining the option to return those funds if the candidate chooses to participate in the program at a later date.
abcnews.go.com /Politics/TheNote/story?id=156238   (1117 words)

  
 Barack Obama on Families & Children   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
They need an assurance that somebody out there cares about them, is listening to them.
Click here for a profile of Barack Obama.
Voice your opinions on Families & Children or about Barack Obama in The Forum.
www.ontheissues.org /Celeb/Barack_Obama_Families_%2B_Children.htm   (146 words)

  
 90.3 WCPN ideastream
A recent poll found that Ohioans have a mostly favorable opinion of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama picked up at least a half-million dollars on a campaign swing through Ohio yesterday.
The Illinois Senator started with a fundraiser breakfast in Cincinnati, followed by a fundraiser lunch in Columbus and dinner in Cleveland.
www.wcpn.org   (728 words)

  
 Ten Reasons Not to Move to Canada
His victory to become the only African-American in the U.S. Senate was one of the few bright spots of the election.
An early opponent of the Iraq war, Obama trounced his primary and general election opponents, even in white rural districts, showing he could teach other progressives a few things about broadening their base.
Barry Goldwater suffered a resounding defeat when he ran for president against Lyndon Johnson in 1964, but his campaign spawned a conservative movement that eventually gained control of the Republican Party and elected Ronald Reagan in 1980.
www.commondreams.org /views04/1103-28.htm   (775 words)

  
 Free Campaign websites, Free Candidate Search engine, 24/7 elections and politics
Hillary Clinton, Rudy Giuliani, Barack Obama, John McCain and others have announced that they may run for President.
Where's Obama, asks Andy Martin; Who is the real "constitutional scholar" in Illinois.....
Once again, Barack Obama is caught concealing facts about his past--and present.....
www.politicalgateway.com   (536 words)

  
 Media Matters
Hannity guest on Obama's church: Its "scary doctrine" is "something that you'd see in more like a cult"
Discussing racy photos, Beck to female guest: "I've got some time and a camera.
Tucker Carlson on Obama's church: "[I]t's hard to call that Christianity"
www.mediamatters.org   (1246 words)

  
 Chicago magazine
We open up the yearbooks, talk to the classmates and reveal what a host of Chicago high-school students were really like before they hit it big.
As the national spotlight on the Barack Obama grows brighter, we bring you articles, video, and links on the man who first appeared in our magazine more than a decade ago.
Before she was a senator and presidential hopeful, Hillary Rodham was a GOP girl growing up in Park Ridge.
www.chicagomag.com   (401 words)

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