After early fireworks, Obama on learning curve
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Democrat Barack Obama exploded into the 2008 White House race on a crusade to cleanse politics: nearly five months of campaign trail rough-and-tumble later, he is still in Hillary Clinton&#39;s shadow.
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One element of Barack Obama's varied heritage has remained obscure - until now.
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In a quiet moment of an otherwise-fiery Democratic debate Monday, Barack Obama reflected on the frenzy sparked by seemingly every one of his and Hillary Rodham Clinton's utterances.
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Senator Barack Obama is a wily player of pickup basketball, a game with unspoken rules and lots of elbows.
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Regularly drawing crowds of 10,000 or more, Democrat Barack Obama has been likened to a rock star so often that it has worn thin. But the cliche got put to a real test this week in Omaha, Neb., and Obama passed.
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DES MOINES, Iowa  - Barack Obama took a big step on Thursday toward becoming the first black U.S. president as his campaign for change caught fire in Iowa and swept him past Hillary Clinton in the opening Democratic nominating contest.
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Barack Obama on Monday rode a weekend hot streak into the next round of presidential contests, but rival Hillary Clinton shrugged off the setbacks and expressed confidence about her prospects.
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Barack Obama learned campaign humility the hard way Â in a failed congressional effort during which his opponent portrayed him as an "educated fool," more at home on a college campus than a city street.
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If he wanted, the Barack Obama of today could have a pretty good debate with the Barack Obama of yesterday.
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Senator Barack Obama visited the key campaign state selling a message of hope but proclaiming himself wary of the ÂhypeÂ surrounding him.
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The first two Democratic presidential contests have taught Barack Obama a lesson Â as women go, so goes the state.
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The lopsided nature of Barack Obamaâs victories gives him an opening to make the case that Democratic voters should coalesce around his candidacy.
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DES MOINES, Iowa  - Barack Obama took a big step on Thursday toward becoming the first black U.S. president when his campaign for change caught fire in Iowa and swept him past Hillary Clinton in the opening Democratic nominating contest.
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US Senator Barack Obama visits a key political testing ground amid fresh speculation about political ambitions.
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Barack Obama had hoped to be above racial tensions, but his campaign has been pulled into them from early on.
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Democrat Barack Obama portrayed himself as an impatient problem-solver Tuesday as he launched a five-day campaign swing through vote-rich areas of Iowa.
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Barack Obama, until recently a little-known state senator from Chicago&#39;s South Side, rode a remarkable wave to victory. He swamped a field of six established candidates in the Democratic primary and overwhelmed