Obama shuns limelight, builds record

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Obama shuns limelight, builds record
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - St. Louis,MO,USA
On Thursday, as his colleagues scrambled to wrap up legislative loose ends, Sen. Barack Obama met behind closed doors with Sen. ...

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Obama favors extending Patriot Act by three months

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Durbin helps kill Patriot Act renewal
Bloomington Pantagraph - IL, USA
... In a statement, US Sen. Barack Obama of Chicago said he favored extending the law by three months so negotiators could work out some of the differences. ...

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Obama presses for judicial security

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Senators press for judicial security
Fort Wayne News Sentinel - Fort Wayne,IN,USA
... Dick Durbin and Barack Obama of Illinois met Friday with the head of the US Marshals Service to voice frustration over what they call a lack of progress in ...
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Clooney on Obama

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Clooney on Obama
Chicagoist - Chicago,IL,USA
... Why should we waste our time on stuff like that when celebrities are around to do our thinking for us? Why, it's our very own Barack Obama! ...
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Obama: "We're trying to move the immigration debate towards the sensible center."

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Bush seeking another $1.5 billion for New Orleans levees
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
... Nagin also provided a briefing on recovery efforts Thursday for Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., who has been outspoken about rebuilding in the wake of Katrina. ...
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Immigration issues highlight split among Republicans
USA Today - USA
... "This is just a first step," Dreier said. At a news conference Thursday, Sen. Barack Obama, an Illinois Democrat and son of a Kenyan immigrant, and Sen. ...

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Obama: "This is an opportunity to make a better New Orleans"

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'The levee system will be better'
Chicago Tribune - United States
... efforts Thursday for Sen. Barack Obama (D.-Ill.), who has been outspoken about rebuilding in the wake of Katrina. Obama echoed a ...

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Sen. Obama asks Condi Rice to make the status of war criminal Charles Taylor a paramount concern

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Royce, Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Call for Charles Taylor to be ...
Perspective (press release) - Atlanta,GA,USA
... at the Special Court for Sierra Leone, a bipartisan group of lawmakers, lead by US Representative Ed Royce (R-CA-40) and US Senator Barack Obama (D-IL), sent a ...
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Barack Obama, D-Ill., criticized Republicans for practicing Social Darwinism

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Briefly put...
Roanoke Times - Roanoke,VA,USA
Barack Obama, D-Ill., criticized Republicans for practicing Social Darwinism, which he said repudiates government and leaves people to fend for themselves in a ...
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Patrick leads fund-raising since July
Boston Globe - United States
... Secretary of State William F. Galvin won't run for governor. B3. US Senator Barack Obama of Illinois to drum up money for the upcoming campaign. ...

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Democrats tests message on Florida voters

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Democrats test messages on Florida voters
Chicago Tribune - United States
... Barack Obama (D-Ill.) did accept an invitation to deliver the keynote address Saturday evening, despite repeated assertions he has no intention to seek higher ...
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Obama to visit Bahrain

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US Senator to visit Bahrain
Gulf Daily News - Manama,Bahrain
Illinois' Dem-ocrat senator Barack Obama said on his website that he hoped to get a better understanding of when the US should withdraw troops from Iraq. ...

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Democrats test themes for `06 and `08

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Democrats test themes for `06 and `08
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
... Barack Obama. The eloquent Illinois lawmaker stitched together a narrative of two century's of American life - the previous 100 years and the ones to come. ...

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Clooney said his choice for president was Barack Obama

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Clooney turns on Clinton
Australian - Australia
... In what appeared to be a snub to Senator Clinton, Clooney said his choice for president was Barack Obama, a brilliant young senator who sprang to prominence ...

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Obama rocks the house at Florida convention

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Obama rocks the house at convention
St. Petersburg Times - St. Petersburg,FL,USA
In a late-night speech to Florida Democrats, Sen. Barack Obama portrays President Bush as a weak leader. By STEVE BOUSQUET, Times Staff Writer. ...
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Fla Dems hitched to rising star

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State party hitched to rising star
St. Petersburg Times - St. Petersburg,FL,USA
WASHINGTON - Last year, Barack Obama introduced himself to America as the "skinny kid with the funny name," electrified the Democratic National Convention in ...

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Orator Barack Obama Nominated for Grammy Award

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Orator Barack Obama Nominated for Grammy Award
About - News & Issues - New York,NY,USA
Senator Barack Obama (D-IL), who burst on the national scene with an unusually inspiring and articulate speech at the 2004 Democratic Convention, was nominated ...
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Sen. Obama gets Grammy nod

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Sen. Obama gets a nod
Chicago Tribune - United States
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Barack Obama was nominated Thursday for a Grammy Award, but the Illinois Democrat was cited not for his singing, but for his speaking. ...
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Obama nominated for 'spoken word' Grammy

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Obama nominated for 'spoken word' Grammy
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader - Wilkes Barre,PA,USA
WASHINGTON - Even before Barack Obama was sworn in as Illinois' newest US senator this year, the Chicago Democrat was known for his oratory. ...

Obama Nominated For Grammy
CBS2 Chicago - Chicago,IL,USA
(AP) WASHINGTON Even before Barack Obama was sworn in as Illinois' newest US senator this year, the Chicago Democrat was known for his oratory. ...
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Senator Obama gets Grammy nod
ABC7Chicago.com - IL, USA
... Album. R. Kelly earned a nomination for best long-form music video. Illinois Senator Barack Obama is now a Grammy nominee. He is ...

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Obama nominated for Grammy

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Obama nominated for Grammy
Chicago Tribune - United States
... Barack Obama (D-Ill.) was nominated Thursday for a Grammy Award, joining the ranks of Mariah Carey, Kanye West, Bruce Springsteen and a host of artists ...

Congressional Black Caucus To Oppose Alito Nomination
WFMY News 2 - Greensboro,NC,USA
... The one black member of Congress who does have a vote, Democratic Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois, hasn't made up his mind about President Bush's nominee. ...
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Obama plans first trip to Iraq next month

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Obama plans first trip to Iraq next month
WQAD - Moline,IL,USA
US Senator Barack Obama says he hopes to get a better understanding of when it might be appropriate to decrease the United State's presence in Iraq during his ...
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Democratic Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois, hasn't made up his mind about Alito

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Update 1: Congressional Black Caucus to Oppose Alito
Forbes - USA
... Democratic Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois, hasn't made up his mind about the New Jersey jurist picked by President Bush for the job. The ...
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Obama '85 masters balancing act

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Obama '85 masters balancing act
Daily Princetonian - USA
She is the wife of Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.), vice president of community and external affairs at the University of Chicago Hospitals and a mother of two. ...

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Obama exception to partisan bickering

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Senate duo exception to partisan bickering
Scripps Howard News Service - Washington,DC,USA
... Barack Obama, the dark-haired Democratic freshman from Illinois whose face was on the cover of Newsweek before his posterior was in his Senate chair, wanted to ...

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WHY BARACK OBAMA SHOULD RUN FOR PRESIDENT IN 2008.

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WHY BARACK OBAMA SHOULD RUN FOR PRESIDENT IN 2008.
New Republic - Washington,D.C.,USA
... This is why Barack Obama must run for president in 2008. Obama, you may remember, is the lanky 44-year-old from Illinois elected to the Senate last year. ...

Obama: Iraq war splits Democrats
Chicago Tribune - United States
... Barack Obama said Monday that the Democratic Party was unlikely to reconcile its differences and reach a unified strategy for Iraq, conceding: "The politics ...

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Obama asks Congress to deliver law banning dangerous lead in toys

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Obama asks Congress to deliver law banning dangerous lead in toys
Monmouth Daily Review Atlas - Monmouth,IL,USA
WASHINGTON - US Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) today called on Congress to pass legislation that would ban the sale of children's toys containing lead in time for ...

Republicans seem to avoid battles with underticket candidates
ABC7Chicago.com - IL, USA
... US Sen. Barack Obama has endorsed Giannoulias, who was an early and enthusiastic backer of Obama's Senate candidacy two years ago.

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Barack Obama endorsed Alexi Giannoulias, 29, vice president of the Giannoulias family's Broadway Bank in Chicago

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Parties get set for busy primary
Chicago Tribune - United States
... Barack Obama (D-Ill.) said his endorsement of Alexi Giannoulias, 29, vice president of the Giannoulias family's Broadway Bank in Chicago, was not a challenge ...

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Barack Obama urged Rep. Bill Hartnett, of Mansfield, to go after Oxley's seat

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Iraq could be defining issue in 4th Congressional District
LimaOhio.com - OH
... Rep. Bill Hartnett, of Mansfield, received a call from US Sen. Barack Obama urging Hartnett to go after Oxley's seat. Obama, a ...

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Civil rights leaders at bus boycott event see challenges ahead

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Civil rights leaders at bus boycott event see challenges ahead
Macon Telegraph - Macon,GA,USA
... diverse audience Saturday. US Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., the Rev. Jesse Jackson and Martin Luther King III joined her. Abernathy was ...
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Durbin, Obama side with judges

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Durbin, Obama side with judges
Chicago Tribune - United States
WASHINGTON -- Illinois Sens. Dick Durbin and Barack Obama have asked Atty. Gen. Alberto Gonzales to help free up $12 million to ...
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Richard J. Durbin and Barack Obama Seek to Speed Security for Judges

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Senators Seek to Speed Security for Judges
Washington Post - United States
Richard J. Durbin and Barack Obama, both Illinois Democrats, asked Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales yesterday to speed up the distribution of $12 million ...
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Junkyard Dogs of War
Washington Post - United States
By Richard G. Lugar and Barack Obama. At a sprawling ... Foreign Relations Committee. Barack Obama is a Democratic senator from Illinois.

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Obama: US, China Must Cooperate To Meet Energy Needs

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State Department using ideological litmus tests to screen speakers
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
... by Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., who lived in Indonesia when he was young, was delayed for seven months. The visit never occurred. A ...

US, China Must Cooperate To Meet Energy Needs, Senator Says
Washington File - Washington,DC,USA
... Chairman Richard Lugar (Republican of Indiana) and Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs member Barack Obama (Democrat of ...

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Obama urges quick passage of toy bill

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Obama urges quick passage of toy bill
Peoria Journal Star - Peoria,IL,USA
... Barack Obama is calling on Congress to speedily pass his bill banning children's products containing lead, including lunch boxes, toys and jewelry. ...

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Barack Obama calls for a Rosa Parks statue to be placed in Statuary Hall within two years"

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Journo bootcamp really dead this time
Chicago Tribune - United States
... For that matter, you probably wouldn't expect Illinois' new rock star senator, Democrat Barack Obama, to be asking, "Who's Abe and the Babe?" in a Springfield ...

Rosa Parks statue to stand in Capitol
Chicago Sun-Times - United States
... Barack Obama (D-Ill.) among the legislation's co-sponsors in the Senate, calls for a statue to be placed in Statuary Hall within two years. ...

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Illinois Candidate Inspired By Al Sharpton, Rosa Parks, and Barack Obama

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Illinois Candidate Inspired By Al Sharpton, Rosa Parks, and Barack ...
BlackNews.com (press release) - Long Beach,CA,USA
... IL (BlackNews.com) - Ray Coleman, an African-American candidate, who once served as a volunteer campaign coordinator for US Senator Barack Obama, is running in ...

Ronald Brownstein: Spoils go to party most apt to adapt
Dallas Morning News (subscription) - TX,USA
... Barack Obama (D-Ill.) recently offered an innovative deal in which Washington would relieve the auto companies of some of their retiree healthcare costs in ...

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Obama recently introduced a bill that would relieve US automakers of some huge legacy health-care costs

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What Else Is on the Menu?
Grist Magazine - Seattle,WA,USA
... Barack Obama (D-Ill.) has his own fresh take with a recently introduced bill that would relieve US automakers of some of their huge legacy health-care costs if ...

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Giannoulias said US Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill) and US Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-2nd) will endorse him

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M. Charles Bakst: Learning about, learning from, Rosa Parks
Providence Journal (subscription) - Providence,RI,USA
... George Bush was not there, but a predecessor, Bill Clinton, was, and so perhaps were some future presidents, including Sen. Barack Obama, who is black. ...

Radogno likely to run for treasurer
Chicago Daily Southtown - Chicago,IL,USA
... Giannoulias said US Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill) and US Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-2nd) will endorse him at his formal announcement Sunday. ...

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