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Barack Hussein Obama is a U.S. Senator from Illinois and a Democratic candidate for president in 2008. He was born Aug. 4, 1961, in Hawaii. Obama graduated from Columbia University in 1983 with a political science degree, and he entered Harvard Law School in 1988. Obama published an autobiography in 1995--"Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance". He was elected to the Illinois State Senate in 1996. In 2000, Obama ran for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, but lost to incumbent Bobby Rush. In 2004, Obama won the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate. That summer, he delivered the keynote speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. His opponent in the senate r...
Barack Hussein Obama is a U.S. Senator from Illinois and a Democratic candidate for president in 2008. He was born Aug. 4, 1961, in Hawaii. Obama graduated from Columbia University in 1983 with a political science degree, and he entered Harvard Law School in 1988. Obama published an autobiography in 1995--"Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance". He was elected to the Illinois State Senate in 1996. In 2000, Obama ran for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, but lost to incumbent Bobby Rush. In 2004, Obama won the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate. That summer, he delivered the keynote speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. His opponent in the senate race was supposed to Jack Ryan. However, Ryan withdrew from the race amid sexual allegations by his ex-wife. Alan Keyes replaced Ryan on the ballot, and in the general election, Obama won easily, grabbing 70 percent of the vote.
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An Obama delegate
According to the article "Virginia delegates to have prominent role in Denver," Aug. 26, state Sen. John Miller was a Barack Obama delegate in Denver. While campaigning for his present seat, he assured me in a phone conversation that, "I am a conservative...Tags: John Miller
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MCCAIN TAKES LEAD
GOP candidate John McCain got a substantial bounce coming out of the Republican National Convention, overcoming a 7-point lead held by Democrat Barack Obama in a national poll. The addition of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to McCain’s ticket led 29 percent of...Tags: Sarah Palin, John McCain, Republican National Conventions, Elections, Political Candidates
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Will McCain's gamble work?
"There are two questions we will never have to ask ourselves: 'Who is this man?' and 'Can we trust this man with the presidency?' " — Fred Thompson on John McCain, Sept. 2 This was the most effective line of the Republican convention: a...Tags: Sarah Palin, The White House, John McCain, Fred Thompson, Republican National Conventions
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U. of C. medical practices drawing critical eye
Chicago Tribune reporterA University of Chicago Medical Center strategy to steer poor and uninsured patients with less serious injuries to other facilities to focus on treating the most challenging cases is making the South Side hospital more money—and attracting growing...Tags: University of Chicago, Medical Services, Health Insurance, Hospitals and Clinics, Government
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A Question Of Vision
Voters and pundits need to reconsider the criteria being put forth in the choice of president. The big issue has become experience. Does Barack Obama have the necessary leadership experience to take on this role? Do a few years as a community and state...Tags: Sarah Palin, Torrington, National Government, Elections, Heads of State
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Is any party on first?
"There are two questions we will never have to ask ourselves, 'Who is this man?' and 'Can we trust this man with the presidency?' " —Fred Thompson on John McCain, Sept. 2 WASHINGTON—This was the most effective line of the entire Republican...Tags: The White House, Sarah Palin, John McCain, Elections, Government
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Simply the wrong woman for the job
John McCain's choice of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate shows how desperate he is to distract attention from the fact that he is a cranky old man with nothing to offer but more of the same. Palin is a blatant pander for the women's vote....Tags: Sarah Palin, John McCain, Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, Executive Branch, Government
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Obama's own small-town values
Speakers at the Republican National Convention talked a lot about small-town values. They told America that a man from Chicago could not relate to the homegrown ethics of ordinary people. I know better. Barack Obama was my state senator. Right in the...Tags: University of Chicago, Rockefeller Chapel, Public Holidays, Thanksgiving, Chicago Skyline
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Lovin' those oil speculators
Nothing stokes our anger better than a convenient villain who probably drives a cool car. So it was that, through much of this summer's understandable angst over gasoline prices, flailing politicians tried to help the rest of us—hey, it's an...Tags: John McCain, Commodity Markets, Natural Resources, Imperial and Royal Matters, Elections
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Europe takes an interest in change too
An interviewer from BBC radio called me last week. He said he was working on a story about the presidential campaign and was coming to Chicago this week to research Democratic candidate Barack Obama. The reporter said he wanted to interview me while here,...Tags: Sarah Palin, George Bush, John McCain, Parliament, Elections
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Sarah Palin's leadership style has admirers and critics
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersThree years ago, when a Democratic state legislator tried to get bipartisan support for investigating charges of unethical conduct by a senior Republican official, only one member of the GOP answered the call: Sarah Palin. Palin pursued the allegations...Tags: Sarah Palin, Natural Resources, Elections, Executive Branch, Billiards, Snooker and Pool
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Leave the choice to us
My first reaction to the choice of Sarah Palin was that she is no Hillary Clinton. I give her credit for her drive and determination, her willingness to take on special interests and her sheer guts in challenging the Republican establishment of her state....Tags: Sarah Palin, John McCain, Geraldine Ferraro, Sexual Assault, Executive Branch
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