Illinois Sen. Barack Obama on the issues
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Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama's positions on a sampling of issues:
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An Illinois controversy pitting two important constituencies against each other put Barack Obamaâs legislative skills to the test.
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Democrat Barack Obama Saturday scoffed at suggestions by President Clinton that the Illinois senator is not ready to be president, and that Obama is running strong in Iowa in part because his home state and Iowa share a border.
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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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Illinois Sen. Barack Obama spoke at a charity event about the possibility of a win by Hillary Rodham Clinton in the 2008 presidential race and commented on the fatal police shooting of a 23-year-old in Queens, saying the 50 bullets that officers unloaded struck him as "excessive."
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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 held fast on his first major campaign decision: To conduct his announcement speech in the frigid outdoors here on Saturday.
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From the day he won a U.S. Senate seat, Barack Obama captured national attention with his charisma and unique personal story. The question was what he would do with them. His two-week tour of Africa has helped suggest an answer.
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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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CONCORD, N.H. -- In the early evening of July 2, Sen. Barack Obama arrived at the end of a long gravel driveway belonging to Gary and Meg Hirshberg. In the back yard were 250 people -- potential supporters, potential donors -- waiting to hear from him. First, though, Obama had more important...
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Barack Obama, the Senate candidate from Illinois who made a splash at the Democratic National Convention, may soon be coming to a town near you.
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Senator Barack ObamaÂs move has created complications for Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton and other Democrats.
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Bloomberg - Jan. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said former President Bill Clinton is making misleading statements and carrying his support for Hillary Clinton to a ``troubling'' level.
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Illinois- On the eve of the election, the big race here in Illinois is for the US Senate. With only hours to campaign, a new poll shows Barack Obama with a three to one lead over his Republican counterpart, Alan Keyes.
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Barack Obama, who has made his mark in the presidential race with his call for a new brand of politics, isn't quite as singular on the political scene as his campaign would suggest.
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CHARLESTON, S.C., July 23 -- Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois edged closer to directly criticizing Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton for voting to authorize the invasion of Iraq during a Democratic debate on Monday night, one of several sharp moments between the presidential contenders over the war -- and...
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OBAMA'S POLICIES: If he wanted, the Barack Obama of today could have a good debate with the Barack Obama of yesterday. They could argue about whether the death penalty is ever appropriate or whether banning handguns makes sense.
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Democratic Sen. Barack Obama plans to stand outside Illinois' Old State Capitol on Saturday, a building indelibly linked to Abraham Lincoln, and tell the world about his 2008 presidential plans.