Obama Easily Wins Senate Seat in Illinois
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A man analysts call a rising leader in the Democratic Party has easily won his race for the US Senate in the Midwestern state of Illinois.
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Barack Obama was elected to the US Senate on Tuesday, capping an incredible 21-month political odyssey that began amid whispers that the South Side Democrat had a name no one would vote for and culminated with predictions he would be in the White House
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DES MOINES, Iowa  - Barack Obama took the first step to winning the Democratic presidential nomination on Thursday with a victory in Iowa, while Mike Huckabee capped a stunning political rise to beat Republican rival Mitt Romney.
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Illinois- On the eve of the election, the big race here in Illinois is for the US Senate. With only hours to campaign, a new poll shows Barack Obama with a three to one lead over his Republican counterpart, Alan Keyes.
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Barack Obama rolled to an easy victory Tuesday night in Kansas' Democratic presidential contest as large crowds of voters overwhelmed some caucus sites.
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A victory for Barack Obama in his battle for the US senate in the state of Illinois could spell hope for his ancestral Kenyan farming community, fractured by AIDS, years of poverty and illiteracy, villagers hope.
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Bloomberg - Jan. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Illinois Senator Barack Obama will win the South Carolina Democratic primary, according to projections from CNN and Fox News, a crucial victory in his race against Hillary Clinton for the party's presidential nomination.
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COLUMBIA, South Carolina  - Barack Obama won a vital contest in South Carolina on Saturday in his quest for the U.S. Democratic presidential nomination, showing strength among southern blacks who make up half the state's Democratic voters.
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CHICAGO | There was little doubt Barack Obama would defeat Alan Keyes Tuesday -- the question was by how much. &quot;We can look forward to the future.
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October 30, 2004 - US Senate hopeful Barack Obama shored up his base and helped other Democrats Saturday while candidates in the tight 8th District congressional race zipped across Chicago&#39;s suburbs in a frantic final push for votes before Tuesday&#39;s
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Democratic rising star Barack Obama swept into the US Senate on Tuesday, becoming only the third black ever popularly elected to the chamber, US television networks projected.
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Rasmussen Reports - A plurality of 46% of Illinois voters would vote for a generic Democrat if the Presidential election were held today, while only 35% would vote for the GOP candidate. But Senator Barack Obama benefits more from the pro-Democratic leaning than does Senator Hillary Clinton.
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Illinois Sen. Barack Obama easily defeated New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton in the three Democratic presidential voting events held in three states Saturday -- giving him the first bragging rights after the near-draw between the candidates among the 22 states that participated in last week's "Super Tuesday" spree of Democratic primaries and caucuses.
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Sen. Barack Obama won the Wisconsin  vote to pick a U.S. Democratic presidential candidate on  Tuesday, handing rival Hillary Clinton a ninth straight defeat  and leaving her White House ambitions hanging on the upcoming  contests in Texas and Ohio, media projected.
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Illinois senator appears set to win handily in today's Democratic primary, but vote remains split
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Senator Barack Obama scored two early victories in the biggest single day of primary voting on the Democratic calendar.
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Barack Obama&#39;s overwhelming victory in Illinois will make him only the fifth black US senator in history -- and one of the nation&#39;s brightest political stars.