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Tags Matching 'obama'

| 'elitist' Remarks Get Candidates
Talking Remarks by presidential hopeful
Barack Obama about working-class
people have all the candidates
talking, starting with pointed
words from opponent Hillary
Clinton. (April 14) Tags: News obama clinton By: APnews | 
| Obama Offers Regret For Comments Sen. Barack Obama speaking at The
Associated Press' annual meeting in
Washington, said he regrets that
his comments over the weekend about
small town voters have become a
distraction from more critical
issues in his campaign. (April 14) Tags: News obama comments By: APnews | 
| Obama Calls For Economic Reform Democratic presidential candidate
Barack Obama is demanding that
company shareholders have a say in
how much executives get paid as he
pushes his populist message. (April
11) Tags: News Obama Campaign Money By: APnews | 
| Obama Promises To Change Bush
Policy On War Barack Obama is in the midst of a
four-day bus tour across Indiana.
Thursday, he spoke in Gary, calling
for President Bush to bring troops
home. (April 10) Tags: News Obama Iraq By: APnews | 
| Obama Says King's Call Still Rings
True Democratic presidential candidate
Sen. Barack Obama says the country
has yet to heal from Martin Luther
King Jr.'s assassination and that
the country still needs to heed his
words. (April 4) Tags: News obama king By: APnews | 
| Play Of The Day: Obama Bowls Sen Barack Obama rented size 12
shoes at the Altoona Bowling
Center; he was laughing, joking
with the crowd. Sen Obama said that
he hasn't bowled since he was 16.
(March 30) Tags: News obama bowling By: APnews | 
| Clinton: Wright Would Not Bbe My
Pastor Hillary Clinton said Tuesday she
would have parted company with a
minister who talked about America
the way Barack Obama's pastor has.
The comments marked a clear shift
in her handling of the Obama church
controversy. (March 25) Tags: News BC Obama Pastor By: APnews | 
| Obama Condemns Pastor's Divisive
Remarks Democratic Sen. Barack Obama on
Tuesday tried to stem damage from
divisive comments delivered by his
pastor, while bluntly addressing
anger between blacks and whites in
the most racially pointed speech
yet of his presidential campaign.
(March 18) Tags: News obama race By: APnews | 
| Play Of The Day: Obama Not Running
For V.p. Sen. Barack Obama says he's running
for president, not vice-president.
Obama's assertion comes after his
rival, Sen. Hillary Clinton,
suggested the two would make good
running mates, with her at the top
of the ticket. Tags: News Obama By: APnews | 
| Obama: Clinton Ad Plays On Fears Barack Obama immediately denounced
a stark new Hillary Clinton ad
which stirred up controversy ahead
of the Ohio and Texas presidential
primaries which could make or break
Clinton's campaign. Tags: News clinton obama By: APnews |
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Clinton Wins Large in West Virginia
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Clinton Fights On... Superdelegate Time
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