Obama receiving backing of key Democrat Kennedy
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Sen. Edward Kennedy, the Democrats' leading liberal voice, is endorsing Barack Obama for the party's presidential nomination on Monday while a new poll found Republican John McCain with a slim lead on the eve of a crucial Florida nominating contest.
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Barack Obama closes the gap on Hillary Clinton in the race to become the Democrats' presidential candidate.
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US Senator Barack Obama's quest for the US presidency was expected to receive a major boost Monday as leading Democratic Senator Ted Kennedy planned to formally endorse his White House bid.
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Advisers to Senator Barack Obama were hoping he would draw a considerable share of independent voters, even with Senator John McCain also on the ballot.
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Barack Obama is welcoming his latest Democratic presidential primary triumph with a caution to exultant supporters that they've all got "months and miles" to go and it won't be easy.
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Bloomberg - Feb. 23 (Bloomberg) -- About 300 backers of Illinois Senator Barack Obama gathered in Dallas this week to boost his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. The candidate was nowhere in sight.
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Sen. Barack Obama has won the backing of the United Food and Commercial Workers, a politically active union with significant membership in the upcoming Democratic battlegrounds.
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Sen. Hillary Clinton Wednesday worked to shore up her support in the face of the momentum Sen. Barack Obama has built up after winning eight Democratic presidential contests in a row, while Sen. John McCain continued in his efforts to unify Republicans.
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Sen. Edward Kennedy backed Sen. Barack Obama for president today, saying: "It is time again for a new generation of leadership." Kennedy said he has always planned to support the candidate "who can lift our vision and summon our hopes and renew our belief that our country's best days are still to come."
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RICHMOND, Feb. 14 -- Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine (D) plans to endorse Sen. Barack Obama for president Saturday, pledging early support from a Southern Democrat as the Illinois senator begins his campaign for the White House.
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Bloomberg - Feb. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Barack Obama picked up key newspaper endorsements in Wisconsin and Texas today as he and Hillary Clinton compete for delegates in states that may help determine which candidate wins the Democratic presidential nomination.
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Puerto Rican Gov. Anibal Acevedo Vila endorsed Sen. Barack Obama on Wednesday, giving the candidate potentially key support from one of the island's superdelegates in a close fight for the Democratic presidential nomination.
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Thousands of Washington-area residents descended on American University this morning for a glimpse of Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama, who was scheduled to appear at a campus rally to accept the endorsement of fellow U.S. senator and senior statesman Ted Kennedy.
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Democrat Mitch Van Yahres backed Sen. Barack Obama until the day he died on Friday, and instead of sending flowers, his obituary suggested contributions to Obama's campaign.
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SIOUX CITY, Iowa  - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama was buoyed on Tuesday by some good news in an Iowa opinion poll but warned his backers they need to show up and vote this week if they want him to win.
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California first lady Maria Shriver on Sunday endorsed Sen. Barack Obama for president, becoming the latest member of the Kennedy clan to line up behind the Democratic senator from Illinois.
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Obama appears the early favorite as Democrats from London to Jakarta help choose their party's candidate for the first time