Obama gets defensive in Illinois debate
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Alan Keyes and Barack Obama both oppose gay marriage, but the issue produced some of the most confrontational moments of the third and final debate of their battle for the Senate.
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Democrat Barack Obama has a habit of telling interest groups what they don't want to hear, even at the risk of alienating audiences critical to the prospects of a presidential candidate.
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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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NASHUA, New Hampshire  - Barack Obama's bid to be America's first black president is under fire from Democrats and Republicans alike before political debates on Saturday to help voters pick who to vote for in New Hampshire's primary.
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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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Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama's positions on a sampling of issues:
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Democratic  presidential contenders Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton  clashed sharply over Iraq and spending in a South Carolina  debate on Monday, drawing a rebuke from rival John Edwards for  their "squabbling."
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Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday accused Barack Obama of "looking for a fight" in their rancorous debate and suggested her presidential rival acted out of frustration over primary campaign losses in New Hampshire and Nevada.
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A simmering feud between Democrats Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama erupted into charges of distortion and exaggeration in a gloves-off presidential debate Monday, with Clinton accusing him of representing a Chicago slumlord and Obama countering that she was a corporate lawyer for anti-union Wal-Mart.
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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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Quotes from the Democratic debate between New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Illinois Sen. Barack Obama on Thursday in Los Angeles.
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The rival camps of Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama clashed Tuesday over the meaning of Obama's claim in a Democratic presidential debate that he'd be willing to meet with leaders of rogue nations such as Cuba, North Korea and Iran.
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Sen. Barack Obama yesterday slammed Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton for "ducking the issue" of ensuring the solvency of Social Security and signaled that he will take a more aggressive approach to the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination.
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Democrat Barack Obama questioned Hillary Rodham Clinton's candor and trustworthiness Wednesday, saying she has indulged in double-talk on bankruptcy laws, trade and other issues. Politicians "don't always say what they mean, or mean what they say," the Illinois senator told about 900 people at Winthrop University. "That is what this debate in this party is all about."
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In another jab at his chief rival, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama says in an ad released Sunday that the country needs an honest dialogue about Social Security in order to fix the system.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Feb. 10 -- Raising questions about his judgment and risking the ire of the national press corps, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) held fast on his first major campaign decision: to conduct his announcement speech in the frigid outdoors here on Saturday.
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The Christian Science Monitor - Going into Wednesday night&#39;s Democratic presidential debate, the big question was whether Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois would get tough on the front-runner for his party&#39;s nomination, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York.