Articles filed under Political Figures
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Michelle Obama has fans of her own as she stumps for her husbandMar 29, 2008 11:00 pm - The fan's voice is urgent, her eyes wild. She is 40 years old but shrieking like a teenager. "SIGN MY BIBLE! Can you sign my Bible?" Nzati Mbengi begs, waving the book o...
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Obama pastor surprises Chicago church with appearanceMar 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Barack Obama's former pastor, who canceled several public events following an uproar over incendiary comments about U.S. foreign policy and race relations, surprised a C...
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Obama gains endorsement of Sen. Casey in PennsylvaniaMar 27, 2008 11:00 pm - PITTSBURGH -- Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey endorsed Democrat Barack Obama on Friday, a move that could help the presidential candidate make inroads with white working-cla...
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What to look for next in unpredictable Clinton-Obama raceMar 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Paul Green is director, Institute for Politics at Roosevelt University Chicago and Schaumburg The ongoing contest for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination fi...
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Politics from the pulpitMar 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Barack Obama and his church are back in the news. The United Church of Christ had until Thursday to answer Internal Revenue Service questions posed in February about Oba...
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Wright flap could cost Obama votesMar 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Religion is supposed to be Barack Obama's strength. Unlike many Democratic candidates before him, Obama speaks with ease about his faith. He attends Sunday worship and k...
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Clinton: I'm in the race for the long runMar 27, 2008 11:00 pm - HAMMOND, Ind. -- If Hillary Rodham Clinton is feeling heat from pundits and party elders to quit the race and back Barack Obama, you'd never know it from her crowds, ene...
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Give Obama credit for church loyaltyMar 27, 2008 11:00 pm - I am a ELCA Lutheran pastor and must take issue with Hillary Clinton's recent comment that we can "choose our pastor." In the ELCA, it is the congregation who chooses t...
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This feud is about illegal immigrationMar 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Village President Bill Sarto is trying to get Trustee Paul Humpher ousted from his elected position because of his domestic feud with his wife, asking the Kane County st...
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Obama proposes relief for homeownersMar 26, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Democrat Barack Obama said Thursday tougher government regulations that reflect the realities of modern finance are needed to get a grip on the economy befor...