Obama Says Some Have `hijacked' Faith
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By STEPHEN SINGER  HARTFORD, Conn. - Sen. Barack Obama told a church convention Saturday that some right-wing evangelical leaders have exploited and politicized religious beliefs in an effort to sow division.
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Barack Obama is giving to charity more than $70,000 in contributions linked to an indicted Chicago businessman whose past connections to the Democratic presidential candidate have created a distraction and raised questions about his judgment.
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Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Wednesday he was not aware he had invested in two companies backed by some of his top donors and said he had done nothing to aid their business with the government.
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Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama Monday warned of an erosion in business ethics, which he said offended US morals and endangered the might of US financial markets.
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The devastation and horror of the south Asia tsunami will have shaken the faith of many "believers". Here, people from different faiths tell how they have come to terms with the terrible events.
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LAKE FOREST, California  - Democratic Sen. Barack Obama and a leading U.S. evangelical pastor pledged on Friday to work together in an unusual and controversial meeting of minds on the fight against AIDS.
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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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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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Lately it seems all the leading presidential candidates are discussing their religious and moral beliefs &#151; even when they'd rather not. Indeed, seven years after George W. Bush won the presidency in part with a direct appeal to conservative religious voters &#151; even saying during a debate that Jesus Christ was his favorite philosopher &#151; the personal faith of candidates has become a very public part of the presidential campaign.
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Mitt Romney expressed confidence that he could quell concerns about his faith as he runs for president.
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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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Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry has begun speaking more openly about his faith, a move political experts say is crucial to chipping away at President Bush's advantage among churchgoers.
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Barack Obama is stepping up his effort to correct the misconception that he's a Muslim now that the presidential campaign has hit the Bible Belt.
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Republicans have one message for followers of many faiths: Sen. John Kerry is wrong.
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Senator Barack Obama visited the key campaign state selling a message of hope but proclaiming himself wary of the ÂhypeÂ surrounding him.
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President Bush's religious faith is "mainstream America" and no different from previous presidents, the director of his Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives said Friday.
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New insight into how Americans perceive the interaction between religion and politics.