The unknown: Is Obama ready?
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Ask those who served with him in the Illinois Senate whether Barack Obama is ready to be president, and they will tell you he is a dogged consensus-builder known for his empathy, intellect and unbounded ambition.
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DURHAM, N.H., Feb. 12 -- The opening days of Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign have displayed all the promise of his candidacy, with large crowds, pulsating energy and a charismatic leading man. But the Illinois Democrat faces several serious challenges if he hopes to convert potential into...
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Democratic U.S. Sen. Barack Obama opened his 2008 drive for the White House with a promise to bridge historic political divides, but so far it is unclear how many black voters will come along for the ride.
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Heâs been through the first minor skirmish of the â08 wars. Does Obamaâs team have the dirt-diggers, the counterpunchers, and the wise guys heâll need to go the distance?
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For Barack Obama, the millions of dollars he's raised can't quite paper over the nagging doubts and growing pains.
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Illinois Sen.-elect Barack Obama, the Democrats' new star, has some mundane chores at hand, like whom to hire and where to live in Washington.
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Barack Obama, combating the perception that he is too young and inexperienced to handle a dangerous world, got a boost yesterday from a paragon of foreign policy eminence, Zbigniew Brzezinski. The former national security adviser announced on Bloomberg Television's "Political Capital With Al Hunt"...
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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger first announced his candidacy on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno." Might Barack Obama, who is considering a run for president, do the same?
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Barack Obama, who has made his mark in the presidential race with his call for a new brand of politics, isn't quite as singular on the political scene as his campaign would suggest.
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Not sure where I heard this, but if Bill can be the first black president, then Barack can be the first woman president.  Pass it on.  "cheesecake"
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Barack Obama is projected to win the Maine contest to choose a Democratic presidential candidate.
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Barack Obama is running well among high-earning, well-educated Democrats in the race for his party's 2008 presidential nomination. But unless he can broaden his appeal, he risks mimicking past flameouts by Gary Hart, Paul Tsongas and Bill Bradley.
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First there was Clinton time. Now there's Obama time. Democratic Sen. Barack Obama, who is weighing a White House bid, said Friday his own political clock kept him from traveling to New Hampshire, the critical first primary state.
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Will the new dawn promised by Barack Obama survive the politics of the two party machine, asks Andrew Rawnsley
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Barack Obama would probably be cruising in another year. But this time he faces a twin-headed candidate
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Forget worldwide fame and power. For Barack Obama the perks of running for president are closer to home.
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Is Barack Obama worried about polls that show Hillary Rodham Clinton leading the Democratic presidential field?