Barack Obama
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Iowa Republicans give thumbs up to Palin speech DesMoinesRegister.com The Des Moines Register...to lead. Sarah Palin delivered a strong speech, and demonstrated that she is much more ready to lead than Barack Obama, said Nelson, a Marshalltown native, who stepped down as McCain s campaign manager last year. John McCain made... In this article: Sarah Palin, GOP, John McCain, Terry Nelson, St. Paul, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama |
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Daily Kos | May 27, 2008
Is McCain a would-be reformer ?
...left in a shake-up last fall. "If the Obama campaign can truly change him from being seen as a reformer to just being another Washington politician, it could be very damaging over the course of the campaign." Even McCain's own Reform...
In this article: John McCain, Rick Davis, Newsweek, White House, Washington, NY Times, and David Axelrod
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www.washingtonpost.com | August 09, 2008
Race Is In Holding Pattern For Now
Terry Nelson, who served as McCain's campaign manager until July 2007, said McCain was right to engage Obama and argued that the change in strategy has put the Republican in a stronger position heading toward the conventions. "I...
In this article: John McCain, George Bush, Republican Party, and Hillary Rodham Clinton
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www.washingtonpost.com | March 22, 2008
8 Questions That Will Shape Where the Race for the Democratic Presidential Nomination Goes From Here
"It's a tossup," Newhouse wrote. "I wasn't looking forward to facing the Obama of two months ago, I'm more encouraged about facing him now, and wonder what the next few months of scrutiny might bring." "A week ago, I would have said...
In this article: Hillary Rodham Clinton, John McCain, Michigan, Florida, Terry Nelson, Denver, and Pennsylvania
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NYDailyNews.com - New York Politics | July 31, 2008
Obama, McCain throwing low blows and voters should say knock it off
...at all gives Dems every reason to give McCain's current negative campaign a hard, skeptical look. Obama deserves close scrutiny, too. Despite his pledge to stick to the high road, he did put words in McCain's mouth that the Republican...
In this article: John McCain, Harold Ford, Terry Nelson, Playboy, Paris Hilton, Britney Spears, and Tennessee
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International Herald Tribune | May 28, 2008
Some Republicans sense disorder in McCain campaign - International Herald Tribune
...he was forced out last year. "If the Obama campaign can truly change him from being seen as a reformer to just being another Washington politician, it could be very damaging over the course of the campaign." Some leaders of state...
In this article: John McCain, Republican Party, George W. Bush, Washington, Nicolle Wallace, and Global warming
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CBS News | February 15, 2008
Obama Camp Hedges On Taking Public Funds, Democrat Has Said He Would Accept Federal Money If GOP Opponent Does, Despite Fundraising Prowess - CBS News
...to do the same." Those conditional commitments came after Obama asked the Federal Election Commission whether he could raise general election money during 2007 but return it if he chose to accept the public funds. The issue resurfaced...
In this article: John McCain, GOP, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Federal Election Commission, Beneficiary, All rights reserved, and Terry Nelson
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Huffington Post | February 22, 2008
Michael Fauntroy: Memo to Obama: McCain Won't Hesitate to Play the Race Card
...the New Hampshire phone jamming scheme. With McCain's staff choices serving as a window into what he might do to win the presidency, it's clear that race will be used, if necessary, to beat Obama. Hopefully, Obama's campaign understands...
In this article: John McCain, Grand Old Party, Jack Kingston, Terry Nelson, Liberalism, God, HuffPost, and George Mason University
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Barack Hussein Obama II (IPA: /Barack-Hussein-Obama-en-US-pronunciation.ogg/; born August 4, 1961) is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office, as well as the first president born in Hawaii. Obama previously served as the junior United States Senator from Illinois from January 2005 until he resigned after his election to the presidency in November 2008.
Obama is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School, where he was the president of the Harvard Law Review. He was a community organizer in Chicago before earning his law degree. He worked as a civil rights attorney in Chicago and taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School from 1992 to 2004.
He began his run for the presidency in February 2007. After a close campaign in the 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries against Hillary Clinton, he won his party's nomination. In the 2008 general election, he defeated Republican nominee John McCain and was inaugurated as president on January 20, 2009. On October 9, 2009, Obama was awarded the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize.
- Name At Birth:
- Barack Hussein Obama II
- Birth Date:
- August 04, 1961
- Birthplace:
- Honolulu, Hawaii
- Religion:
- Christian
- Nationality:
- American
- Spouse:
- Michelle Obama
- Residence:
- The White House (official) Chicago, Illinois (private)
- University Attended:
- Occupation:
- Constitutional law Professor
- Political party:
- Democratic
- Vice President:
- Joe Biden
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