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Tags Matching 'Obama'

| Obama On Danger Of 'fighting The
Last War' Democrat Barack Obama warned on
Wednesday about the danger of
'fighting the last war' as he
pledged to focus on emerging
nuclear, biological and cyber
threats if elected president. (July
16) Tags: News obama By: APnews | 
| Obama Looks To Win The South If Barack Obama's historic campaign
to become the first black president
boosts black turnout as drastically
as he predicts, he could crack
decades of Republican dominance
across the South. (July 16) Tags: News Obama Winning the South By: APnews | 
| Obama: Iraq Distracting From Every
Other Threat Barack Obama says he strongly
stands by his plan to end the Iraq
war. He says it is time for a
"responsible redeployment" of U.S.
troops, and focus more on
burgeoning situations in
Afghanistan and Pakistan. (July 15) Tags: News Obama Iraq By: APnews | 
| Obama Pins Gas Woes On Mccain,
Dictators Sen. Barack Obama takes foreign
dictators to task for high energy
prices, along with his likely
Republican opponent, Sen. John
McCain. He says energy problems
were 30 years in the making, with
McCain in power for 26 of those
years. (July 11) Tags: News barack obama By: APnews | 
| Obama, Clinton Show Unity Again In
New York Democratic presidential candidate
Barack Obama appeared on-stage with
former rival Hillary Rodham Clinton
again Thursday morning at a
fundraiser in New York. (July 10) Tags: News us elections obama By: APnews | 
| Obama: Sen. Hillary Clinton
Inspired Young Women During a campaign event in New
York, Sen. Barack Obama applauded
the Sen. Hillary Clinton's
presidential campaign. Obama said
that Clinton inspired millions of
people and her campaign helped
moved the Democratic party forward.
(July 10) Tags: News ny obama clinton By: APnews | 
| Jackson Apologizes For Comments
About Obama The Rev. Jesse Jackson has
apologized for what he calls
'regretfully crude' comments he
made about Barack Obama's speeches
in black churches. Jackson made the
comments during what he thought was
'a private conversation'. (July 9) Tags: News obama jackson By: APnews | 
| Obama Calls For Immigration Reform Barack Obama spoke Tuesday before
the League of United Latin American
Citizens. He called for
comprehensive immigration reform
within his first term in office if
elected president. (July 8) Tags: News Obama By: APnews | 
| Obama's Plane Diverted By
Mechanical Problems Democratic presidential candidate
Barack Obama's plane made a
precautionary landing in St. Louis
after experiencing mechanical
problems in the air. The problem
arose while Obama was traveling
from Chicago to Charlotte, N.C.
(July 7) Tags: News Obama's Plane By: APnews | 
| Obama Accepts Nea Endorsement Democratic presidential candidate
Barack Obama accepted the
endorsement from the NEA on
Saturday and says the country must
do more to make sure the next
generation of Americans is keeping
up with students from around the
world. (July 5) Tags: News obama nea By: APnews |
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Clinton wins Kentucky Democratic Party
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Clinton Wins Large in West Virginia
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Clinton Fights On... Superdelegate Time
Wednesday, May 07, 2008 at 06:31 PM | Read More
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