Obama says voters curious on his faith
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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.
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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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The voters who were gathered to question Barack Obama had their hands thrust in the air hoping to be called on. Instead, the Democratic presidential candidate decided to wrap things up by addressing the unmentioned elephant in the room.
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Although Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) is a Christian, he "embodies the basic ideals and values of most Hindus,"  said Prianka S., a Hindu from Chicago.
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President Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry put their faith on display on Wednesday, as Bush linked his foreign policy to a belief that "God wants everybody to be free" and Kerry tied his faith to a fight for equality and justice.
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Democrat Barack Obama told young voters Saturday his multicultural background lets him "see through the eyes of other people" abroad in ways another president could not. Closer to home Â and student pocketbooks Â rival Hillary Rodham Clinton spoke of aggressive steps to make college affordable.
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Faith, family and freedom were catchwords Friday, as Republican 2008 presidential hopefuls appealed to Ã¢ÂÂvalues votersÃ¢ÂÂ at a convention in Washington, D.C. The event Ã¢ÂÂ organized by the Family Research Council, an organization of religious conservative activists Ã¢ÂÂ will continue into Saturday and conclude with a straw poll of attendees that is being watched as an indicator of voting sentiment among the conservative evangelical constituency.
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If Barack Obama is going to reach the White House, he'll have to convince voters that he's tough enough to handle both the political combat of a general election and the stresses of the presidency.
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CHICAGO Alan Keyes compared voting for Barack Obama (ber-AHK&#39; oh-BAH&#39;-muh) to committing a mortal sin. The Republican Keyes says Obama stands for the destruction of innocent life and against the male-female family.
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Voters in last year's presidential  election showed a new polarization within some religious  faiths, a fact that may make it all the harder for Democrats to  recapture the White House, according to a report released on  Thursday.
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SPRINGFIELD, Illinois  - Democratic Sen. Barack Obama opens his 2008 White House run on Saturday in a setting rife with symbolism and historic links to Abraham Lincoln's fight to end slavery.
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New insight into how Americans perceive the interaction between religion and politics.
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How Barack Obama is shaking up old assumptions about what it means to be black and white in America.
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The possible Presidential candidate got a warm reception in the key state. But once voters get to know him better, will Obama's inexperience be an asset or a liability?
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GREENWOOD, S.C., Jan. 22 -- Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) has spent much of the past year laying out a vision for voters weary of partisan rancor and political double talk. Now, as he faces an electorate suddenly worried about plummeting 401(k) accounts and vanishing jobs, he argues that the issues are...
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Sen. Barack Obama chastised fellow Democrats on Wednesday for failing to &quot;acknowledge the power of faith in the lives of the American people,&quot; and said the party must compete for the support of evangelicals and other churchgoing Americans.
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White House hopeful Barack Obama, taking a fellow black lawmaker to task, said Saturday voters are ready to elect a black president.