Riding high, Obama ponders his future
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When Sen. Barack Obama slipped into Sen. Robert Byrd's Capitol office one day last year, he was seeking counsel from an elder who had been in the Senate since before Obama was born.
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Can Obama's vision of change resonate in this town marred by economic woe and racial tension?
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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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First there was Clinton time. Now there's Obama time.
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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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<img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20071214/capt.f57ea1426d6c4429962423b3e4211b49.obama_profile_wxje108.jpg?x=130&y=80&sig=OXcsj5AtkEOfR5azzq5HQg--" align="left" height="80" width="130" alt="Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., reacts to cheers of a supporter while speaking to a packed gymnasium at South Aiken High School, in Aiken, S.C., during a town hall meeting in this Oct. 6, 2007, file photo. It was a Wednesday night ritual for Barack Obama: After a day of debating taxes, the death penalty or some other divisive issue, he'd head to a meeting of 'The Committee.'\
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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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Making his first campaign appearance in this state, Democrat Barack Obama on Tuesday tackled a question that's still on the minds of many voters: Is he experienced enough to be president?
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Sen. Barack Obama sparked an early frenzy Sunday during his initial visit to the nation's first presidential primary state, but said he still hasn't decided whether to run and questioned whether all the hype was just part of his "15 minutes of fame."
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Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama's positions on a sampling of issues:
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At Camp David, the president weighed what could be a slow but sweeping shuffle.
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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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First-term Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois is among nearly a dozen Democrats considering a White House bid in 2008. Some things that people might not have known about him:
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Barack Hussein Obama grew up on the beaches of Hawaii and the streets of Indonesia. He was raised by his white mother and barely knew his African father. He experimented with drugs and seemed headed nowhere, yet ended up excelling at elite universities.
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Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama may joke about preparing for debates by riding bumper cars, but the 2008 campaign has been fairly civil so far -- and that's not necessarily good for U.S. voters.
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In his votes as a state senator, Barack Obama sometimes sidestepped sensitive issues.
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Barack Obamaâs success at fund-raising is tempting him to back away from accepting public financing in the general election.