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Barack Obama supporters stories: 71 news summaries

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 Johansson
 Regrets
 Obama
 Email Flap

Actress was just admiring his commitment, denounces media 'nonstory'

Aug 6, 08 10:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Scarlett Johansson might laugh about it now, but she was embarrassed by the media coverage of her so-called "email relationship" with Barack Obama. "I was merely trying to express my delight at Obama's commitment to his campaign…and how wonderful and refreshing that is. And it was manipulated... More »

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Barack Obama • sexism • Scarlett Johansson • Barack Obama supporters • celebrity interview

OPINION

Europe Swoons Over Obama

'You must want a cigarette after that,' Dowd tells candidate after fawning reception

Jul 27, 08 12:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - While all of Europe—even the right-wing Nicolas Sarkozy—goes ga-ga over Barack Obama, the would-be president is keeping it real, writes an uncharacteristically un-scathing Maureen Dowd in the New York Times. “If you start believing your own hype, which I rarely do, things’ll turn on your pretty... More »

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Barack Obama • Nicolas Sarkozy • France • Obama 2008 • Carla Bruni • Barack Obama supporters

Want Denver Coronation Tix? Be Prepared to Work 

Activists with a plan will be rewarded with seats at Dem's acceptance speech

Jul 24, 08 8:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama wants you to help fill Denver’s Invesco Field for his coronation at the Democratic convention—but you’ll have to work for it, the Denver Post reports. A campaign official says would-be spectators will have to outline a plan for activism before and after the Aug. 28... More »

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Barack Obama • Denver • Democratic National Convention • political activism • Barack Obama supporters • Invesco Field • quid pro quo

OPINION

Holdout Hillraisers Are
Acting Like Spoiled Rich

Do Hillary-backers support a progressive agenda, or do they want a GOP victory?

Jul 12, 08 6:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - To Hillary supporters continuing to nurse their wounds and vowing to vote for John McCain, Michael Kinsley has this to say in Time: "Now is the time to just get over it." Their complaints of sexism in the campaign are misdirected—"there is no easy way these... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democrats • Obama 2008 • Hillary Clinton supporters • Barack Obama supporters • Election 2008 • party unity

OPINION

 No Flip-Flop:
 Swooning
 Fans Missed
 Message 

For those disillusioned with center shift, what did you think 'consensus' means, asks Collins

Jul 10, 08 8:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - As early as his convention speech 4 years ago, Barack Obama has made reconciliation and a "new consensus" his hallmarks. So why, asks Gail Collins, are his most ardent supporters so dismayed that he's shifted to the center? Almost all of the issues for which Obama has taken heat... More »

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Barack Obama • campaign finance • flip flop • Barack Obama supporters • Election 2008 • consensus

Supporters Blast Obama on His Own Website

Barackobama.com flooded with protests over FISA flip-flop

Jul 2, 08 10:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s abrupt about-face on new FISA legislation that would grant immunity to telcos that aided the Bush administration in warrantless wiretaps has some supporters hopping mad—and they’re using the forums on the candidate's own website to protest, the New York Times reports. During the primaries... More »

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Barack Obama • social networking • FISA • warrantless wiretapping • web portal • compromise • Barack Obama supporters

Opinion

Rising New
Money Class Powers Obama

Brooks cites recent shift to 'information
age analysts'

Jul 1, 08 8:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama likes to tout his small-donor network, as though a wave of inspired regular folk came out of the woodwork just for him. In reality, Obama is mining a money class that Democrats have been cultivating for years, writes David Brooks in the New York Times—"the rising... More »

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Barack Obama • campaign finance • Obama 2008 • campaign fundraising • Barack Obama supporters • political donors

The (Middle) Name Is Hussein

More Obama fans adopt his name, angry that foes use it as a 'cuss word'

Jun 29, 08 4:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - A growing group of Barack Obama fans are adopting his middle name, even as conservative pundits use it to label him a Muslim or terrorist, the New York Times reports. The trend of using "Hussein" has picked up speed since February and exists mostly online, in blogs and on... More »

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Barack Obama • Islam • Facebook • Barack Obama supporters • Hussein

 Obama Slams
 Black Dads on
 Father's Day 

'Too many fathers are AWOL,' he says at Chicago black church

Jun 15, 08 6:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama sharply critiqued black fathers today at one of Chicago's biggest black churches, the New York Times reports. “Too many fathers are M.I.A, too many fathers are AWOL,” he said to a mostly black audience, including his wife and daughters. “I say this knowing... More »

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Barack Obama • fatherhood • African Americans • Michelle Obama • church • domestic violence • Obama 2008 • Barack Obama supporters • Apostolic Church of God

OPINION

 Bolting Clinton Fans?
 It's a GOP Myth  

Democratic unity flies in face of GOP & media storyline

Jun 15, 08 6:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain's aggressive courtship of Hillary Clinton's female supporters shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, Frank Rich writes in the New York Times. "The fictional scenario of mobs of crazed women defecting to Mr. McCain" rather than Barack Obama fits right in with the "new bogus... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • Hillary Clinton supporters • Barack Obama supporters • McCain 2008

OPINION

'Obamacon' Denied Communion

Snub raises questions about politically active Catholics' options

Jun 3, 08 4:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - The question of whether pro-choice Catholic politicians should take Communion is a familiar one in election years, but in 2008 it has a new twist. A Repubilcan abortion opponent, onetime Reagan administration official, and private citizen who supports Barack Obama was denied Communion in April. EJ Dionne of the Washington ... More »

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Barack Obama • abortion • Republican • Catholic Church • abortion rights • Catholic • Barack Obama supporters

Landing Obama Last Minute Has Wesleyan Scurrying

College glad Kennedy found graduation pinch-hitter, but logistics are tougher

May 23, 08 2:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Wesleyan University is happy that ailing Ted Kennedy found someone to take his place as commencement speaker Sunday, the Hartford Courant reports—though the fact that it's Barack Obama has created some logistical issues on the small Connecticut campus. "It'll be pretty crazy," an administrator says of the... More »

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Barack Obama • Ted Kennedy • college • Obama 2008 • commencement speech • Barack Obama supporters • election • Wesleyan

 Dem Bankrollers
 Readying United Wallet 

Race will continue into June, but merger under way

May 18, 08 1:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama will fight each other for the nomination into June, but top fundraisers are already ensuring a McCain defeat, no matter who the nominee is. One DNC fundraiser was held in honor of a Clinton backer at the residence of an Obama supporter, the Washington Post... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • campaign finance • campaign funds • campaign fundraising • Hillary Clinton supporters • Barack Obama supporters

Charlotte Observer Endorses Obama

Wants voters to 'send a message to the world'

May 4, 08 3:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Just ahead of North Carolina’s critical Tuesday primary, the Charlotte Observer has endorsed Barack Obama, calling on readers to "send a powerful message to the world."  The paper brushes off the inexperience of "one of the most powerful, effective speakers to seek the presidency in... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • North Carolina • Democratic campaign • Barack Obama supporters • North Carolina primary • Democratic candidates

Obama Says No
to More Debates

Candidate also slams
old issue: 'If I lose,
it won't be because
of race'

Apr 27, 08 5:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama today rejected the idea of additional debates against Hillary Clinton, the Chicago Tribune reports. “I’m not ducking. We’ve had 21” debates, the senator said, insisting he prefers face-to-face talks with the kind of blue-collar voters who helped clinch Clinton’s Pennsylvania win. More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • race • Democratic debate • Barack Obama supporters

Top Clinton Fundraiser  Jumps to Obama Camp

Former ambassador "concerned" about tone of race

Apr 26, 08 12:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton will lose one of her key fundraisers to Barack Obama, the Los Angeles Times reports. Gabriel Guerra-Mondragon, a former ambassador under President Clinton who had raised $300,000, “became concerned about the tone of the race,” an Obama aide said. But a Democratic strategist said one... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • RNC • campaign fundraising • Hillary Clinton supporters • Barack Obama supporters • DNC

 Cleese Wants
 to be Obama
 Speechwriter 

British actor offers comedic services to 'brilliant' candidate

Apr 9, 08 3:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - British comedian John Cleese has endorsed Barack Obama and says he stands ready to be a speechwriter for his chosen candidate. "If Barack Obama gets the nomination, I'm going to offer my services to him as a speechwriter," the California-based Cleese tells the UK's Western Daily Press,... More »

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Barack Obama • Barack Obama supporters • John Cleese • Monty Python

Obama's Youth Army
Takes Aim at Mom and Dad

Kids cajole elders on behalf of superstar candidate

Apr 8, 08 8:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama has a secret weapon in winning over undecided voters: their children, who have glommed onto the Illinois senator as they would a rock star. Voters from both parties tell the New York Times that their issue has turned them around on the issues—or at least turned them... More »

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Barack Obama • Barack Obama supporters • Obama-mentum • young voters • idealism

 Carter Closer to Backing Obama 

Former president, superdelegate coy in dangling endorsement

Apr 4, 08 4:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jimmy Carter all but endorsed Barack Obama as the Democratic presidential nominee, Reuters reports. His home state of Georgia went to Obama, Carter reminded a Nigerian newspaper, and his children and their families support the Illinois senator. "As a superdelegate,” he continued, “I would not disclose who... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Jimmy Carter • endorsement • Barack Obama supporters • political endorsement • superdelegates • Election 2008

 Obama Girl's
 Town Is Hot for Hillary

Hazleton, Pa., doesn't share YouTube star's crush

Apr 2, 08 1:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Turns out that Obama Girl, aka Amber Lee Ettinger, hails from Hazleton, Pa., which is right in the heart of Clinton country. To get a sense of how her candidate’s message is getting through, McClatchy visited Ettinger’s family and neighbors in this former coal town near Scranton, Hillary’... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Hazleton • Obama Girl • Hillary Clinton supporters • Barack Obama supporters • Pennsylvania primary • working-class vote

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