Looking ahead, Obama running ads in Ohio, Texas

Charleston Gazette;  February 12, 2008 ;     578 words ...COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Democratic Sen. Barack Obama, riding a tide of momentum, and Sen. Hillary...presidential contests over the weekend, Obama also was counting on wins in today's primaries...Clinton upset in one of those contests, Obama could have a strong wind at his back heading...

Obama is going to go for it

Chicago Sun-Times;  November 30, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Bottom line: I think Sen. Barack Obama, who is seriously considering a run for...in his native Hawaii. Here's what's on Obama's to-do list: - Build a national political organization, probably based in Chicago. Obama's inner circle will grow and diversify...

Obama's record is revealing

Sunday Gazette-Mail;  January 6, 2008 ;     700+ words ...People who complain that Barack Obama lacks experience must be unaware of his...media have not devoted enough attention to Obama's bills and the effort required to pass...his character and ability. Since most of Obama's legislation was enacted in Illinois...

Sen. Obama Launches White House Bid

AP Online;  February 10, 2007 ;     700+ words ...SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Democrat Barack Obama announced Saturday that he is running for...President of the United States of America," Obama said. His voice rose to a shout as he spoke...thousands who braved temperatures in the teens. Obama, 45, is looking to cap a remarkable and...

Obama guards name of his running mate

Columbia Daily Tribune;  August 19, 2008 ;     602 words ...WASHINGTON - Sen. Barack Obama has all but settled on his choice for...soon as tomorrow morning, aides said. Obama's deliberations remain remarkably closely...in an effort to enforce a command that Obama issued to staff members to not leak the...

Candidate Obama vs. President Obama

Chicago Sun-Times (IL);  March 14, 2008 ;     613 words ...What would Barack Obama do? With a delegate lead putting him on...fight in November, what would the change Obama touts on the campaign trail mean were he...A "NAFTA-gate" brouhaha erupted after Obama made protectionist-sounding remarks, saying...

Obama heading for Africa 'because Africa is important'

Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL);  August 18, 2006 ;     567 words ...Sen. Barack Obama, who leaves with his family on a trip to...previous trip. WASHINGTON - Sen. Barack Obama leaves today for a 17-day, six-country...African continent with no media fanfare, Obama departs for Cape Town at the tip of South...

Who wants to be our Obama?

Jerusalem Post;  November 7, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Headline: Who wants to be our Obama? Byline: GIL HOFFMAN Edition; Daily Section...Even before US president-elect Barack Obama made his historic victory speech in Chicago...using the words "change" and "hope" that Obama utilized so successfully. She didn't quite...

Hey, Mr. President-Elect, Got a Minute ... or 10?(Nation; HOW HE DID IT...

Newsweek;  November 17, 2008 ;     632 words ...Byline: Howard Fineman Barack Obama likes to listen. But as President, there...devote to it. Who has his ear? A survey of Obama's inner circles (that's plural): The Chicago...banker John Rogers), and Penny Pritzker, Obama's finance chair, is likely to get the commerce-secreta...

Obama lists pet projects, at last

Chicago Sun-Times (IL);  March 14, 2008 ;     582 words ...Sen. Barack Obama, who had been declining to reveal earmarks...noting a pattern that has emerged: This is Obama's third ethical conversion of convenience...it appears to be politically expedient. Obama is making government transparency and ethics...

Obama fever arrives; Democrat brings road show to Dubuque

Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);  March 11, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Barack Obama, the last - but hardly the least - of the...crowd of 2,700. The town hall forum provided Obama questions from the audience on about a dozen...end this war and bring our troops home," Obama said to loud applause. His campaign staff...

Obama shows hints of his year in global finance ; Tied markets to social...

The Boston Globe;  August 6, 2008 ;     700+ words ...CAMPAIGN 2008 WASHINGTON - Barack Obama has authored two books, heralded for their...fluctuating value of Brazilian cruzeiros. Obama rarely talks about his year spent within...In a recent biographical campaign ad, Obama says he chose to "pass up Wall Street jobs...

YOUR VIEWS: WRIGHT-OBAMA FLAP.(FORUM)(Letter to the editor)

Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI);  May 11, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Will Sen. Barack Obama be able to overcome the controversy over...on the future, not sins of the past Sen. Obama's speech after the Rev. Wright video clips...context for his relationship with the pastor. Obama said that a big part, not all, of what...

Obama? So Handsome, And Probably Delicious

The Washington Post;  October 30, 2006 ;     700+ words ..."Why Barack Obama Could Be Our Next President," says Time...into a big-time race. But in the case of Obama, who has been a senator for less than two...Clarence Page. From the right: "Barack Obama should run for president. . . . Obama is...

Obama strikes populist chord Tells Ind. voters that their taxes won't...

The Boston Globe;  October 24, 2008 ;     587 words ...CAMPAIGN 2008 INDIANAPOLIS - Senator Barack Obama, returning to his usual economic plank...with polls showing that more voters trust Obama to handle the troubled American economy...Cain's barrage of attacks in recent days that Obama's tax cut proposals would hurt small businesses...