Articles filed under Barack Obama
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Obama confronts nation's legacy of racial divisionMar 17, 2008 11:00 pm - PHILADELPHIA -- Barack Obama unsparingly criticized his longtime pastor's words while strongly defending the man himself Tuesday in a politically risky speech that appea...
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Do-over primary in Florida unlikelyMar 17, 2008 11:00 pm - TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Facing strong opposition, Florida Democrats on Monday abandoned plans to hold a do-over presidential primary with a mail-in vote and threw the deleg...
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Obama sees racial divide tainting campaignsMar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - PLAINFIELD, Ind. -- Sen. Barack Obama on Saturday decried "the forces of division" over race that he said are intruding into the Democratic presidential nomination conte...
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Iowa supplies a few more Obama delegatesMar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - DES MOINES, Iowa -- Barack Obama expanded his fragile lead in delegates over rival Hillary Rodham Clinton on Saturday, picking up at least seven delegates as Iowa activ...
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Obama distances himself from pastorMar 14, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Friday denounced inflammatory remarks from his pastor, who has railed against the United States and accus...
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Obama declares more Rezko cashMar 14, 2008 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- Presidential candidate Barack Obama said Friday that he got more political money from indicted fundraiser Antoin "Tony" Rezko than he has previously acknowled...
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Clinton and Obama agree to disagree with trash-talking supportersMar 13, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON _ On this presidential rivals Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton can agree: They sometimes disagree with their trash-talking supporters and will try to ...
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Ferraro quits Clinton campaign post after furor over Obama commentsMar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Geraldine Ferraro stepped down Wednesday from an honorary post in Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign amid a controversy regarding her comments ...
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Obama shows off his military support at Chicago appearanceMar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - On the heels of two more primary wins, Barack Obama touted the endorsements of nine high-ranking, retired military officers Wednesday to rebut Hillary Clinton's contenti...
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Obama beats Clinton in Mississippi Democratic primaryMar 11, 2008 11:00 pm - JACKSON, Miss. -- Barack Obama coasted to victory in Mississippi's Democratic primary Tuesday, the latest in a string of racially polarized presidential contests across ...