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Jul 6, 2008, 16:12 GMT
Berlin - Aides to Barack Obama, the presumptive Democratic Party nominee for the US presidency, have proposed to the state of Berlin that he give an open-air speech at the Brandenburg Gate later this month, city sources said Sunday. ... more
Jul 3, 2008, 4:07 GMT
Washington - The issue of patriotism has been placed at the forefront of the US presidential campaign this week as the United States celebrates its independence. ...
moreJun 30, 2008, 18:22 GMT
Washington - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama spoke out against ongoing rumours questioning his religious beliefs and heritage in a broad speech on patriotism Monday ahead of US Independence Day celebrations. ...
moreJun 27, 2008, 20:07 GMT
Washington - Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton put on a show of party unity Friday after a tense 16-month Democratic nomination process, promising to move forward as allies to elect Obama the next president of the United States. ...
moreJun 17, 2008, 19:53 GMT
We have added a new set of images from the event 'USA Elections Obama June 17th.' ...
moreJun 14, 2008, 14:28 GMT
Washington - Convincing Latino voters could be a tough task for Barack Obama en route to the White House if he does not make himself better known among that community and explain clearly his plans for the largest ethnic minority in the United States. ...
moreJun 14, 2008, 12:46 GMT
In spirit of the election, political books are selling.
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Jun 9, 2008, 14:43 GMT
The AP reports that publishers will be flooding the market with “a wave of Obama books” from now, up until the election this fall. ... more
Jun 7, 2008, 20:34 GMT
Washington - Hillary Clinton exited the US presidential race Saturday and threw her full support behind presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama, who clinched the centre-left party's nod for the general election earlier this week. ...
moreJun 7, 2008, 19:17 GMT
Washington - Hillary Clinton exited the US presidential race Saturday and threw her support behind presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama, who clinched his party's nod for the general election earlier this week. ...
moreJun 7, 2008, 16:10 GMT
Washington - Hillary Clinton was set to exit the US presidential race Saturday and endorse presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama, who clinched his party's nod for the general election earlier this week. ...
moreJun 6, 2008, 5:33 GMT
Washington - Adding to the intrigue around Hillary Clinton's role in the presidential campaign of her rival, Democratic nominee Barack Obama, the two leaders met Thursday night at a private venue, news reports said. ...
moreJun 6, 2008, 2:44 GMT
Washington - It was a long time coming. ... more
Jun 4, 2008, 18:41 GMT
We have added a new set of images from the event 'USA Election Obama Victory.' ...
moreJun 4, 2008, 12:55 GMT
Washington - Barack Obama declared victory in the Democratic presidential nomination after a five-month battle with Hillary Clinton, becoming the first African-American to lead a major political party into a US general election. ...
moreJun 4, 2008, 7:01 GMT
Washington - Barack Obama is one giant step closer to becoming the first African American president of the United States, but his next opponent, Republican John McCain, is a popular hero of the Vietnam War who could surprise in November. ... more
Jun 4, 2008, 6:18 GMT
Washington - Illinois Senator Barack Obama and New York Senator Hillary Clinton fought for the Democratic presidential nomination for months. On Tuesday, Obama clinched the 2,118 delegates needed to secure the nomination, becoming the first African American to lead a major party in November general elections. Here is a look back at the key events: ...
moreJun 4, 2008, 4:56 GMT
Washington - Barack Obama declared victory in the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday night after a five-month battle with Hillary Clinton, becoming the first African American to lead a major political party into a general election in the United States. ...
moreJun 4, 2008, 4:22 GMT
Washington - Barack Obama was an obscure state legislator from Chicago when he challenged a popular, four-term black US congressman in the Democratic Party primary in 2000. ...
moreJun 4, 2008, 2:26 GMT
Washington - Barack Obama declared victory in the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday night after a five-month battle with Hillary Clinton, becoming the first African American to lead a major political party into a general election in the United States. ...
moreJun 3, 2008, 11:50 GMT
Washington - The five-month Democratic presidential primary race between senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama reached the final stretch Tuesday as polls opened in South Dakota and Montana. ...
moreJun 1, 2008, 2:02 GMT
Washington - The Democratic Party Saturday agreed to give Florida and Michigan a voice in the US presidential nomination process despite their disputed January elections, but with only half their normal voting power in a significant blow to the dwindling ambitions of Hillary Clinton for the White House. ...
moreMay 31, 2008, 19:40 GMT
Washington - Supporters of presidential hopefuls Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton engaged in passionate, tense and at times testy exchanges over the disputed primaries of Florida and Michigan on Saturday as Democratic leaders battled to maintain unity and keep the party's focus on winning back the White House in November. ...
moreMay 29, 2008, 1:07 GMT
Washington - Shaking off the numbers that show her opponent with a nearly insurmountable lead and calls for her to quit the race, Hillary Clinton has fought to the bitter end in the epic Democratic presidential nominating process. ...
moreMay 20, 2008, 11:24 GMT
Washington - Democratic Party presidential primary elections got underway Tuesday in the southern state of Kentucky, a few hours ahead of a further primary vote, in the north-western state of Oregon, in the ongoing battle between Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama for their party's nomination. ...
moreMay 15, 2008, 12:38 GMT
Washington - Democratic frontrunner Barack Obama received the endorsement Wednesday of John Edwards, the former presidential candidate whose support was urgently courted by rival candidate Hillary Clinton, too. ...
moreMay 14, 2008, 11:43 GMT
Washington - Senator Hillary Clinton claimed victory in the Democratic Party's West Virginia presidential primary late Tuesday at a televised rally following the close of polls. ...
moreMay 9, 2008, 11:47 GMT
Washington - Barack Obama insists that he doesn't want to get ahead of himself, but a growing number of prominent Democrats and newspaper editorials have suggested it may be time for rival candidate Hillary Clinton to make a graceful exit. ...
moreMay 7, 2008, 5:53 GMT
Washington - Barack Obama claimed a significant win in North Carolina while rival Hillary Clinton took a razor-thin victory Tuesday in Indiana, as the state-by-state Democratic presidential nominating battle enters its final month. ...
moreMay 6, 2008, 11:30 GMT
Washington - Voting got underway Tuesday in primary elections in the states of North Carolina and Indiana in the battle between Hillary Clinton and Illinois Senator Barack Obama for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination. ...
moreMay 5, 2008, 16:09 GMT
Washington - Democratic presidential candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton face off again Tuesday after crisscrossing the crucial states of North Carolina and Indiana in the last few days, clashing on petrol prices and broader economic relief. ... more
May 1, 2008, 13:35 GMT
Raleigh, North Carolina - In a very personal and emotional appearance in North Carolina this week, Barack Obama for the first time completely disassociated himself from his former pastor, hoping to finally put an end to a controversy that nearly derailed his presidential campaign. ...
moreApr 29, 2008, 18:35 GMT
Live on CNN today, presidential candidate Barack Obama expressed 'sadness' and 'outrage' over the 'divisive' words of his ex pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright. ...
moreApr 23, 2008, 12:14 GMT
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania - Supporters of Democratic presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have always been adamant about their chosen candidates, but as the battle for the party's nomination drags on they are digging even deeper into their trenches. ...
moreApr 23, 2008, 6:31 GMT
Washington - Hillary Clinton vowed to continue her White House bid after a strong, 10-point victory over Barack Obama in Pennsylvania, telling supporters that the 'tide is turning' in the tight battle for the Democratic presidential nomination. ...
moreApr 23, 2008, 4:32 GMT
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania - Hillary Clinton scored a strong victory over rival Barack Obama in Pennsylvania's Democratic presidential primary Tuesday, giving the former first lady much needed momentum to keep her White House bid alive. ...
moreApr 22, 2008, 19:37 GMT
Hershey, Pennsylvania - Democrats Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama battled to the bitter end on Tuesday for Pennsylvania's presidential delegate prize, launching a barbed ad campaign and working crowds for every vote up to the last minute. ...
moreApr 22, 2008, 13:54 GMT
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania - 'Madame president,' a crowd of Senator Hillary Clinton supporters gathered ahead of Tuesday's Pennsylvania primary cheered as they welcomed the candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination to a rally in the eastern state's capital. ...
moreApr 22, 2008, 13:44 GMT
Hershey, Pennsylvania - Pennsylvania voters turned out in droves Tuesday morning with the economy and health care on their minds and the fate of Hillary Clinton's presidential ambitions in their hands. ...
moreApr 21, 2008, 19:36 GMT
Filmmaker Michael Moore has endorsed Barack Obama for President of the United States. ...
moreApr 21, 2008, 11:01 GMT
Jakarta - The 'little curly-haired one' is well remembered by his Indonesian teacher Israella Darmawan. ...
moreApr 13, 2008, 12:19 GMT
Washington - Pennsylvania, site of the next clash over the Democratic presidential nomination, is a state of somewhat-rusting industry and farming spread among small towns where people go to church on Sundays and love to hunt and fish. ...
moreMar 27, 2008, 18:15 GMT
Washington - Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama on Thursday called for tighter regulations of Wall Street firms to combat an 'ethic of greed' among investors, which has created an unfair economy and encouraged the current financial crisis in the United States. ...
moreMar 23, 2008, 10:50 GMT
Singapore - Many young Singaporeans have caught 'Obama fever' and are extolling his messages of hope, tolerance and change on websites, a published report said Sunday. ... more
Mar 22, 2008, 1:05 GMT
Washington - Contractors working for the US State Department breached the passport files of presidential candidates Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and John McCain, spokesman Sean McCormack said Friday. ...
moreMar 21, 2008, 2:57 GMT
Washington - Three contractors at the US State Department have been disciplined for looking at Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's passport file, the department said Thursday. ...
moreMar 18, 2008, 16:02 GMT
Washington - Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama took the racial bull by the horns on Tuesday in a major speech about racism, defending yet criticizing his black minister for incendiary racist remarks and urging the country to get beyond racial divisions in order to tackle the country's major problems. ...
moreMar 13, 2008, 12:46 GMT
Washington - A top figure in the Democratic Party who has played a key role in raising money for Hillary Clinton Wednesday stepped down from the presidential campaign amidst a fracas over alleged racist remarks. ...
moreMar 12, 2008, 2:57 GMT
Washington - Barack Obama won handily in the Democratic presidential primary in Mississippi Tuesday over rival Hillary Clinton, and both campaigns have already turned their attention to next month's crucial primary in the eastern state of Pennsylvania. ...
moreMar 9, 2008, 3:04 GMT
Washington - Senator Barack Obama won the Democratic caucuses in the western state of Wyoming on Saturday, in the latest contest in the hotly contested state-by-state battle to represent the party in November presidential elections. ...
moreMar 5, 2008, 16:57 GMT
Washington - Hillary Clinton on Wednesday appeared to have stormed back in the Democratic race for the presidential nomination, after winning the key states of Texas and Ohio and halting rival Barack Obama's 11-state winning streak a day earlier. ...
moreMar 5, 2008, 12:46 GMT
Washington - While John McCain sealed the Republican nomination, Hillary Clinton roared back into contention with big- state victories in Texas and Ohio, a comeback that promises to drag out the Democratic race for weeks - or even months. ...
moreMar 5, 2008, 7:46 GMT
Washington - Hillary Clinton stormed back in the Democratic race for the presidential nomination Tuesday, winning the key states of Texas and Ohio and halting rival Barack Obama's 11-state winning streak. ...
moreMar 4, 2008, 4:07 GMT
Washington - Voters in the large states of Ohio and Texas head to the polls Tuesday to weigh in on presidential nominations, with all eyes on the contest between Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama as they battle it out for the Democratic Party nod. ...
moreFeb 27, 2008, 5:15 GMT
Washington - The rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination dueled for 90 minutes Tuesday night, agreeing to kill or change a regional trade agreement and splitting hairs over how best to provide universal health insurance. ...
moreFeb 22, 2008, 10:59 GMT
Obama’s memoir The Audacity of Hope is continuing to sell. Amazon features an interview with Obama, which interested readers should check out. ... more
Feb 20, 2008, 8:17 GMT
Washington - Illinois Senator Barack Obama and Arizona Senator John McCain won their parties' key presidential primaries Tuesday in Wisconsin. The results gave them both a commanding position in the race to be the presidential candidates in the November general election. ...
moreFeb 13, 2008, 5:34 GMT
Washington - African-American candidate Barack Obama resoundingly swept three primaries Tuesday with a new surge of momentum, cutting deep into Hillary Clinton's voter base in the dragged-out fight for the Democratic presidential nomination. ...
moreFeb 12, 2008, 18:08 GMT
Washington - With Democrats Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama locked in a tight battle to represent their party in presidential elections, voters across the Washington region went to the polls Tuesday to cast ballots in the latest round of state-by-state nominating contests. ...
moreFeb 12, 2008, 8:07 GMT
College Park, Maryland - Cheers and screams swelled to rock- concert volume as Barack Obama walked on stage, riding momentum he hopes will carry him to the US presidency. ...
moreFeb 11, 2008, 6:39 GMT
Alexandria, Virginia - US presidential candidate Barack Obama said Sunday that his election would change perceptions of the United States overseas, and argued that his own international background gave him an understanding and credibility with foreign leaders and people. ...
moreFeb 11, 2008, 2:23 GMT
Los Angeles - Troubled retro-soul singer Amy Winehouse and Rapper Kanye West won early Grammies as the most prestigious US music awards show got under way Sunday night. ...
moreFeb 9, 2008, 12:23 GMT
With how John McCain has been doing in the Republican race, publishers are eager to release more of his books as a means for what else? Selling them. ...
moreFeb 8, 2008, 16:30 GMT
Arlington, Virginia - With 28 state contests behind her and no end in sight to the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, Hillary Clinton turned her attention to the US capital region, which holds a key set of battleground primaries on Tuesday. ...
moreFeb 6, 2008, 15:37 GMT
USA Today has an interesting article about this years spoken word nominees. Who are they? Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and Jimmy Carter.
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Feb 6, 2008, 9:31 GMT
Washington - He's billed as a black John F Kennedy who soars above America's racial divide. He speaks powerfully of leaving the past behind and uniting Americans hungry for change. It all paid off for Barack Obama on Super Tuesday. ...
moreFeb 5, 2008, 11:43 GMT
Washington - From Alaska to West Virginia, voters Tuesday make their pick for the two candidates they want to see running for president in November. Yet the suspense may well last beyond the coast-to-coast primaries in a record 24 states. ...
moreFeb 1, 2008, 12:33 GMT
Los Angeles - California was in the grips of election drama Thursday as a series of heated political battles erupted on the eve of the state's most important primary race in 35 years. ...
moreJan 29, 2008, 10:30 GMT
The AP reports that Nobel winning writer Toni Morrison is endorsing Obama for President. The article notes that her reasoning has little to do with race but more to do with his “personal gifts”.
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Jan 27, 2008, 7:58 GMT
We have added a new set of images showing Barack Obama's victory in South Carolina. ...
moreJan 26, 2008, 19:39 GMT
Washington - The gender and race factors in Saturday's Democratic primary in South Carolina were being closely watched as competition between Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama intensified for their centre-left party's presidential nomination. ...
moreJan 20, 2008, 18:20 GMT
Washington - US presidential contender Barack Obama urged Americans Sunday to overcome lingering barriers for black citizens, evoking the spirit of Martin Luther King at the church where the 1960s civil rights leader preached. ...
moreJan 9, 2008, 11:42 GMT
Washington - Bill Clinton was the original 'comeback kid' in New Hampshire. Now, Hillary Clinton has done it too. ...
moreJan 9, 2008, 11:39 GMT
Washington - Six Democrats and seven Republicans are battling for their party's nomination to run for US president on November 4, 2008. A look at the top candidates in both major parties: ...
moreJan 9, 2008, 8:59 GMT
Washington - A beaming Hillary Clinton rebounded to victory Tuesday in the New Hampshire presidential primary, braking Barack Obama's momentum and restoring a neck-and-neck race for the centre- left Democratic Party nomination. ...
moreJan 8, 2008, 18:40 GMT
Washington - New Hampshire voters headed to the poll booths on Tuesday to cast ballots in the state's primary and were expected to hand victories to Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain in their parties' contests for the presidential nomination. ...
moreJan 8, 2008, 11:25 GMT
Washington - Democrat Barack Obama was off to a strong start in the New Hampshire presidential primary early Tuesday, nabbing seven of the 17 votes cast in the tiny northern town of Dixville Notch shortly after midnight local time. ...
moreJan 7, 2008, 19:00 GMT
Washington - Barack Obama surged ahead of his rivals in polls Monday on the eve of the New Hampshire presidential primary, a crucial early test of momentum in his bid to become the first African-American in the White House. ...
moreJan 7, 2008, 16:57 GMT
Drawing comparisons to John F. Kennedy, the German people have gone dotty for American presidential candidate, Barack Obama. ...
moreJan 5, 2008, 20:25 GMT
A no-spin zone situation erupted in New Hampshire, as Fox News host Bill O'Reilly got into a confrontation with an Obama aide after O'Reilly started screaming at him as he tried to get Barack Obama's attention following a rally. ...
moreJan 4, 2008, 17:48 GMT
Watch his victory speech below: Barack Obama whose win in Thursday's Iowa caucuses dashed Hillary Rodham Clinton's front-runner status, returned to New Hampshire on Friday, hoping to repeat the win in this state's primary on Tuesday. ...
moreSep 19, 2007, 13:37 GMT
Jesse Jackson is in the limelight again, calling out Presidential Barack Obama as 'acting white' and not responding strong enough over the controverial Jena, Louisiana case involving six youths on trial for their lives. ...
moreAug 22, 2007, 14:28 GMT
Want to see Barack Obama as the next president? Then you have something in common with Oprah Winfrey. ...
moreAug 7, 2007, 16:53 GMT
As time progresses and the rhetoric heats up for both parties in CNN and FOX debates, the Democrats two leading candidates, Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama, are reportedly becoming less and less cordial on the stump tours. ...
moreJul 25, 2007, 16:41 GMT
Presidential candidate Barack Obama recently made a stop in New York Tuesday afternoon, after the YouTube debates, at the Time Warner Center. ...
moreJun 5, 2007, 17:46 GMT
We will make it a trifecta of political people stories today. Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Hussein Obama said on Tuesday that the Bush administration has done nothing to defuse a coming 'quiet riot' among blacks that looms post-Katrina. ...
moreMay 3, 2007, 18:06 GMT
Viral video and MySpace as tools for promotion have reached zenith levels. Barack Obama has even infiltrated the 'town bulletin board' of MySpace by emailing the kids his doings in the political rat race. ...
moreMar 30, 2007, 20:46 GMT
Senator Barack Obama's New York Times bestseller in English, ' The Audacity of Hope', will be coming out in a Spanish-language edition. ' La Audacia de la Esperanza' is scheduled for publication June 19, 2007. ...
moreFeb 21, 2007, 4:13 GMT
The energetic Democratic presidential candidate, Barack Obama, is expected to haul in a whopping $1 million at a star-studded fundraiser tonight that shows off the powerful results that a good public speaker can wield over a hungry audience. ...
moreFeb 14, 2007, 18:45 GMT
Flame haired beauty Maureen Dowd, sharp penned nemesis of the Bush administration, doesn't play partisan politics when it comes to her keenly critical eye in assessing the flaws of any political animal. Her latest bon mots are for Democratic presidential hopeful, Barack Obama. ...
moreJan 16, 2007, 15:22 GMT
Democratic Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois said Tuesday he is taking the first step in a presidential bid, filing key paperwork that will allow the young Senator to raise money for a White House campaign. ...
moreOct 29, 2006, 20:08 GMT
LOS ANGELES -- Senator Barack Obama visited Los Angeles on Friday, showing why he has become a hot prospect for the beleaguered Democratic party to have a real run for the White House. ...
moreAug 16, 2006, 4:27 GMT
Illinois affiliate WPSD-TV reports that Illinois Senator Barack Obama warned citizens at his 50th Town Hall meeting about gas guzzling vehicles. ...
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