Sunday, February 11, 2007

Obama Is Running For President Of The United States























In The News

Barack Obama vows to change the course of American politics
Hindu, India - 23 minutes ago
New York: On a day steeped in historical symbolism, Senator Barack Obama on Saturday officially launched his bid to become America's first black President with an emotional vow to fundamentally change American politics.
Like Lincoln Before Him, Barack Obama Looks to Save the Union AXcess News
Senator Barack Obama Launches White House Run Al-Jazeerah.info
Barack Obama launches US presidential bid Dominican Today

Australia PM Howard Rips Barack Obama Over Iraq
Bayou Buzz, LA - 2 hours ago
Don’t count Australia 's Prime Minister John Howard as a Barack Obama supporter. On Sunday Howard ripped into Obama over the American presidential candidate’s position on Iraq . Obama declared his candidacy in Springfield Illinois and said that Iraq ... "I think that will just encourage those who want to completely destabilize and destroy Iraq, and create chaos and a victory for the terrorists to hang on and hope for an Obama victory," Howard said on Nine Network television. ..... "If I were running Al Qaeda in Iraq, I would put a circle around March 2008 and be praying as many times as possible for a victory, not only for Obama but also for the Democrats."
Australia's PM Rips On Barack Obama WISC
Australia's PM Rips On Barack Obama NBC 11.com

Obama says voters curious on his faith
San Jose Mercury News, CA - 17 minutes ago
IOWA FALLS, Iowa - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Sunday he does not think voters have a litmus test on religion, whether evangelical Christianity or his childhood years in the Muslim faith.
Obama calls name recognition big hurdle Boston Globe Obama noted that he has an Iraq war proposal, which he called "the most specific plan for getting out of Iraq." ..... The senator has called for capping the number of U.S. troops in Iraq and then beginning to withdraw them on May 1. He wants a complete pullout of combat brigades by March 31, 2008. ..... For those who seek to learn more about Obama's positions, he said his two best-selling books offer plenty of insight. ..... The books, he said, "offer a blueprint and more depth than anyone previously at this stage in a presidential campaign."
Obama Calls Name Recognition Big Hurdle Washington Post

On Biden And Obama
Post Chronicle - 2 hours ago
Senator Joe Biden shot his presidential campaign squarely in the foot recently when he referred to fellow senator and Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama as "the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a ...
The perils of Obama Coshocton Tribune
Grapsing Obama's big picture Chicago Sun-Times
Race at centre of Obama's candidacy Independent Online Joe Biden .... "Look," he declared, "you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy. I mean, that's a storybook, man." ..... The remark was of course profoundly politically incorrect, and profuse apologies were instantly on their way to Jesse Jackson, Alan Keyes and Al Sharpton, all blacks who have run for the White House in recent years. ..... to the white majority of the country he hardly seems black at all. .... a patented "Only in America" moment, a testament to the country's astonishing mobility, its endless flux, and its capacity to reinvent itself. ..... If he becomes the 44th, he will face challenges more subtle but in some respects as daunting as the Civil War: a country whose international reputation has never been lower, struggling to extricate itself from a disastrous foreign war, and whose global dominance is threatened by the ascent of China and India....... the most exciting politician of the day. ..... Three years ago, he was all but unknown. .... Obama's appeal is multi-layered ..... he was born in Hawaii - about as far away from Washington as it is possible to be born and still be eligible to run for president. ...... first black, and youngest, president of the Harvard Law Review. ....... Obama one of a select group of blacks - Tiger Woods and Colin Powell come to mind - who transcend race. Whites do not feel threatened by them. ..... African-Americans are not flocking to the Obama banner. And why should they? He does not share their slave ancestry, and grew up mainly among whites. ........ Obama counts on sidestepping the issue by making race irrelevant. He said last week, "If we do a good job in letting people know who I am and what I stand for, they'll make their judgment not on race but how well they think I can lead the country."

Google wins big as Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama battle
ZDNet.com blogs - 1 hour ago
As the presidential contenders increasingly declare their candidacies, Google’s winnings increase as well. Since Hillary Clinton announced last month, Joe Biden, Rudy Giuliani and Barack Obama have also announced their official presidential intentions.
Barack the Vote? Rolling Stone
Streisand Backs Three Democrats Jewtastic

Australian leader slams Barack Obama for Iraq policy
WQAD, IL - 15 hours ago
SYDNEY, Australia Australian Prime Minister John Howard slammed Senator Barack Obama (ber-AHK' oh-BAH'-muh) over his opposition to the Iraq War, saying that Obama's proposals would spell disaster for the Middle East.
AP Interview: Obama says name recognition biggest hurdle WQAD
Obama faces competition for SC black voters Rock Hill Herald
GOP Questions Obama's Lincoln References, Calls For Details WBBM780

Obama's dreams stir interest at HU event
Daily Press, VA - 12 hours ago
Barack Obama, D-Ill., did not receive an instant coronation at the gathering Saturday at Hampton University. The first-term senator announced Saturday morning in Springfield, Ill.
With Obama in mind, blacks told to vote, not on race, but on issues Buffalo News
Some wonder: Is Obama black enough? Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription)
'State of the Black Union' draws thousands Concord Monitor



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