Democrat Obama Wins Illinois US Senate Seat, Defeating Keyes
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Illinois State Senator Barack Obama, a Democrat, won the US Senate seat of retiring Republican Senator Peter Fitzgerald, CNN and MSNBC reported.
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October 30, 2004 - US Senate hopeful Barack Obama shored up his base and helped other Democrats Saturday while candidates in the tight 8th District congressional race zipped across Chicago&#39;s suburbs in a frantic final push for votes before Tuesday&#39;s
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Barack Obama's overwhelming victory in Illinois will make him only the fifth black U.S. senator in history &#151; and one of the nation's brightest political stars.
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COLUMBIA, South Carolina  - Barack Obama won a vital contest in South Carolina on Saturday in his quest for the U.S. Democratic presidential nomination, showing strength among southern blacks who make up half the state's Democratic voters.
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COLUMBIA, South Carolina  - Barack Obama won South Carolina's bitterly contested Democratic presidential primary with the aid of heavy black support on Saturday, dealing a setback to rival Hillary Clinton after a week of political brawling.
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Barack Obama didn't settle for a mere rout in South Carolina. After a landslide victory over Hillary Rodham Clinton, the Illinois senator took a brash, brutal victory lap that he hopes will define her, her husband, and their his-and-hers candidacy in the days ahead.
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Barack Obama routed Hillary Clinton in the racially-charged South Carolina primary Saturday night
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Senator Barack Obama Thursday surged to victory in the first 2008 White House nominating contest, dealing a serious blow to Hillary Clinton's bid to become America's first woman president.
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CHICAGO -- Barack Obama, D.-Ill., took the podium to thank his supporters and proclaim victory in the US Senate race and promised to help Illinoisans work together.
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A man analysts call a rising leader in the Democratic Party has easily won his race for the US Senate in the Midwestern state of Illinois.
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Bloomberg - Jan. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Barack Obama won South Carolina's Democratic primary by a more than 2-to-1 margin over Hillary Clinton, giving his campaign a burst of momentum 10 days before the biggest voting day of the 2008 presidential race.
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Barack Obama easily  won South Carolina's bitterly contested Democratic presidential  primary with the aid of heavy black support on Tuesday, dealing  a setback to rival Hillary Clinton after a week of political  brawling.
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Bloomberg - Feb. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama won the party's caucuses in Hawaii, according to projections by the Associated Press.
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Barack Obama yesterday confirmed his status as the rising star of the Democratic party after coasting to victory in Illinois to become the only black US senator.
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WASHINGTON -- Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada won election as Senate Democratic leader on Tuesday, taking over a party with fewer seats than at any time since the Great Depression more than 70 years ago.
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DES MOINES, Iowa  - Barack Obama took the first big step to winning the Democratic nomination on Thursday with a victory in Iowa, while underdog Mike Huckabee capped a stunning political rise to beat Republican rival Mitt Romney.
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CHICAGO | There was little doubt Barack Obama would defeat Alan Keyes Tuesday -- the question was by how much. &quot;We can look forward to the future.