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Barack Obama News

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55 min ago | afp.google.com | olevia

Obamania grips Europe ahead of visit by "John Kennedy of our time"

Obamania is all the rage ahead of next week's visit to Berlin, Paris and London by a man described in newspapers as a "John Kennedy of our time" and Europe's champion in the race for the White House.

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58 min ago | www.reuters.com | olevia

Iraqi PM backs Obama troop exit plan

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki told a German magazine he supported prospective U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's proposal that U.S. troops should leave Iraq within 16 months.

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59 min ago | www.freep.com | olevia

Obama pledges support to get aid for Detroit

Michigan's congressional Democrats are pushing for $4 billion in aid to the U.S. auto industry as part of a second economic stimulus bill, one that Sen.

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1 hr ago | www.latimes.com | olevia

Obama's trip full of opportunity and risk

On his trip to the Middle East and Europe, Barack Obama hopes to reassure Americans that he has the foreign-policy expertise to keep the nation safe.

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Related Topix: US Politics, John McCain, US News, Illinois, Travel, Middle East, Israel Travel, Israel Travel

1 hr ago | www.latimes.com | olevia

Obama arrives in Afghanistan

Democrat Barack Obama arrived today in Afghanistan on his first overseas trip since he began his successful run for his party's presidential nomination.

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Fri Jul 18, 2008

fe16.news.re3.yahoo.com | olevia

Obama's trip: 1st high-profile step on world stage

"The stakes are very high for Obama," said Lee Hamilton, president of the and a supporter of the Illinois Democrat.

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Related Topix: US Politics, John McCain, US News, Illinois

www.technewsworld.com | olevia

Cyber Attacks: Obama Calls for Cyberterror Czar

Cyberterrorism is becoming a talking point for the presidential candidates, with Democrat Barack Obama dismissing the current administration's plan to thwart it and calling for more comprehensive measures.

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www.mcclatchydc.com | olevia

Just in time for Obama, economy becomes Issue No. 1

Unthinkable a year ago, Iraq has faded as the defining issue for the 2008 presidential election.

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afp.google.com | olevia

Sarkozy to meet Obama in Paris on July 25

President Nicolas Sarkozy will meet US presidential contender Barack Obama at the Elysee Palace on July 25, according to the French presidency diary published Friday.

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www.mcclatchydc.com | olevia

Obama targets Alaska as battleground state

The Barack Obama presidential campaign is pouring money into the Republican bastion of Alaska to beat John McCain and to help the Alaska Democrats running for Congress against Ted Stevens and Don Young.

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www.palmbeachpost.com | olevia

Obama a feminist, his half-sister tells women

Barack Obama's half-sister is campaigning for the Democratic presidential hopeful for the first time in Florida, hoping to persuade Hillary Clinton supporters to switch their allegiance.

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ap.google.com | olevia

Poll: Obama backers are more excited than McCain's

John McCain is facing an excitement deficit. While overall interest in the presidential campaign has swelled since last fall, backers of Barack Obama are more fired up and express more loyalty to their ...

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www.boston.com | olevia

DNC rides Obama coattails

Barack Obama not only revived his own powerhouse money machine after clinching his party's presidential nomination last month, he jump-started the sputtering fund-raising apparatus of the Democratic National ...

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, John McCain, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, US Senate, Democrat

Thu Jul 17, 2008

ap.google.com | olevia

Obama calls criticism of wife 'infuriating'

What gets under Barack Obama's skin? Criticism of his wife, Michelle Obama. In an interview with Glamour magazine, Obama said attacks on his wife are "infuriating." The likely Democratic presidential nominee ...

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, John McCain

www.allheadlinenews.com | olevia

Obama Accepts Gore's Challenge

Sen. Barack Obama accepted former Vice President Al Gore's challenge on Thursday to have the nation producing all its electricity using renewable, clean energy sources in a decade.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Al Gore, Social Security, Personal Finance

politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com | olevia

Bill Clinton 'eager' to hit the trail...

He's ready. Former President Bill Clinton said Thursday he's prepared to hit the campaign trail on behalf of Barack Obama as soon as the presumptive Democratic Presidential nominee asks him to.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, US Senate, Democrat, Hillary Clinton, Hillary Clinton

seattletimes.nwsource.com | olevia

Michelle Obama campaigns with Washington Gov. Gregoire

Michelle Obama is urging supporters to elect her husband and re-elect Gov. Chris Gregoire, saying both are fighting "for the world the way that it should be." The wife of presumptive Democratic presidential ...

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www.reuters.com | olevia

Two possible Obama VP picks coy on their prospects

Two men often mentioned as possible running mates to U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama joined him on the campaign trail in Indiana on Wednesday, further stoking speculation about the Democrat's closely ...

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, US Senate, Democrat, 2008 Presidential Election, Evan Bayh

www.nytimes.com | olevia

Barack Obama Raised $52 Million in June

Senator Barack Obama raised $52 million in June, his campaign announced Thursday, recording his second-best fund-raising month of the year through an aggressive mix of small and large contributions that ...

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Related Topix: US Politics, John McCain, US News, Illinois, Illinois Government, 2008 Presidential Election

Wed Jul 16, 2008

www.cnn.com | olevia

Obama says time to rid world of nuclear weapons

Sen. Barack Obama on Wednesday said he wants to rid the world of nuclear weapons and pledged to fight emerging threats posed by biological and cyber-terrorism. Sen.

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