Obama to announce 2008 plans in Illinois
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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.
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Democratic Sen. Barack Obama, who is mulling a presidential bid, will travel to New Hampshire next month.
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Gov. Rod Blagojevich announced Tuesday that the state will set up an Internet network within the next month to help Illinois residents buy prescription drugs from Canada, Ireland and the United Kingdom.
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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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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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Illinois Sen. Barack ObamaÃ¢ÂÂs charismatic persona and status as perhaps the strongest-ever African-American contender for president has had him riding a wave of publicity in the early weeks of his bid for the 2008 Democratic nomination.
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SPRINGFIELD, Illinois  - Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama, citing the legacy of Abraham Lincoln, pledged on Saturday to bridge the partisan divide in Washington, end the war in Iraq and transform American politics as the first black U.S. president.
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Senator John Kerry is the first of several high-profile Democrats expected to announce their support for Senator Barack Obama.
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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama said Tuesday U.S. combat forces should be out of Iraq by spring 2008 to end "a foreign policy disaster" but he stopped short of endorsing a cutoff in funds.
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Democratic presidential  hopeful Barack Obama on Wednesday proposed an economic agenda  designed to help struggling lower and middle class workers,  including new plans to make college more affordable and  strengthen retirement security.
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DES MOINES, Iowa  - Democratic Sen. Barack Obama promised on Thursday to bring change to America if he wins his historic bid to be the first black U.S. president.
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The 2008 presidential campaign has not held many surprises since Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) announced he would consider a White House bid, back in October. That could change today when Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) makes an announcement in Omaha about his political future. He could say he is running for...
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Barack Obama will beat Hillary Clinton in Super Tuesday's Democratic primary in Georgia, projections say.
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Illinois is expected to announce the hiring of former Florida head coach Ron Zook on Tuesday.
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First-term Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois is among nearly a dozen Democrats considering a White House bid in 2008. Some things that people might not have known about him:
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Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Wednesday signed a law moving up the state's primary to Feb. 5, a move certain to help Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, the state's junior senator.
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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.