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Seeing Tougher Race, Allies Ask Obama to Make ‘Hope’ Specific

a shared story    3 weeks 23 hours 5 minutes ago
As Senator Barack Obama prepares to accept the Democratic presidential nomination next week, party leaders in battleground states say the fight ahead against Senator John McCain looks tougher than they imagined, with Mr. Obama vulnerable on multiple fronts despite weeks of cross-country and overseas campaigning. These Democrats...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem


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Obama to expand Bush's faith based programs

a shared story    9 weeks 6 days 2 hours 52 minutes ago
Reaching out to evangelical voters, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is announcing plans to expand President Bush's program steering federal social service dollars to religious groups and — in a move sure to cause controversy — support some ability to hire and fire based on faith.......(more)  comments (0)  | report problem


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Official: Obama picks Biden for veep

a shared story    2 weeks 2 days 10 hours 24 minutes ago
Barack Obama selected Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware late Friday night to be his vice presidential running mate, according to a Democratic official, balancing his ticket with a seasoned congressional veteran well-versed in foreign policy and defense issues. Biden, 65, has twice sought the White House, and...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem


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On last day, Obama set to seize prize

a shared story    13 weeks 6 days 10 hours 8 minutes ago
With an expected late wave of support from congressional Democrats, Sen. Barack Obama appeared poised to secure enough delegates to earn his party's presidential nomination, perhaps even before the votes from the final two primaries in South Dakota and Montana are counted Tuesday night.   comments (0)  | report problem
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Clinton, Obama expected to split today's votes

a shared story    15 weeks 6 days 2 hours 18 minutes ago
Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama are expected to split their primaries today, Obama winning Oregon and Clinton taking Kentucky, a wash that will leave Obama on course to take the Democratic presidential nomination when the primaries end June 3. A victory in Oregon is expected...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem


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Obama leads in battle for Latino vote

a shared story    13 weeks 3 days 2 hours 20 minutes ago
It was called "un mensaje personal a Puerto Rico," a television spot in which Barack Obama spoke to the camera in stilted but effective Spanish. "I was born on an island," he said, "and I understand that food, gas, and everything costs more."  comments (0)  | report problem


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Why some conservatives are backing Obama

a shared story    9 weeks 10 hours 25 minutes ago
The "Obamacans" that Sen. Barack Obama used to joke about - Republican apostates who whispered their support for his candidacy - have morphed into a new phenomenon, or syndrome, as detractors like to call it: the Obamacons. These are conservatives who have publicly endorsed the presumptive Democratic...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem


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Obama's schedule hints that VP choice may be announced in Illinois Saturday

a shared story    2 weeks 5 days 11 hours 30 minutes ago
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama gave his clearest signal yet that he has settled on a running mate when he announced Tuesday he would appear Saturday in this city where he launched his campaign. Presumably, the running mate will appear with Obama when he shows up in...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem


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Marin crowd greets Obama

a shared story    21 weeks 6 days 11 hours 25 minutes ago
A U.S. soldier in Iraq will have a special message from Sen. Barack Obama awaiting him when he returns to Marin. "Ronan, thank you for your service," Obama wrote Sunday on the bill of a canvas hat that belonged to Capt. Ronan Kennedy, of Kentfield. The presidential hopeful...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem


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Obama says give Fla. and Mich. delegates full vote

a shared story    5 weeks 21 hours 10 minutes ago
Now that Barack Obama has clinched the Democratic nomination for president, he wants convention delegates from Florida and Michigan to have full voting rights at the party's national convention. Obama sent a letter Sunday to the party's credentials committee, asking members to reinstate the delegates' voting rights...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem


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Pelosi pushes Texas lawmaker as Obama running mate

a shared story    5 weeks 21 hours 15 minutes ago
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is behind on a dark horse in the Democratic veepstakes: Rep. Chet Edwards of Texas. "I hope he will be the nominee," Pelosi said Sunday on ABC's "This Week." Edwards, first elected in 1990 and now in his ninth term, represents Texas' 17th District,...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem


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Black Republicans consider voting for Obama

a shared story    12 weeks 1 day 21 hours 1 minute ago
Black conservative talk show host Armstrong Williams has never voted for a Democrat for president. That could change this year ...  comments (0)  | report problem


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