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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Rev. Jeremiah Wright

Rev. Jeremiah Wright stories: 11 news summaries

(Newser) - The Rev. Jeremiah Wright has no hard feelings against President Obama and will speak to him again when able, the Newport News (Va.) Daily Press reports. Wright, at a ministers conference, said, “them Jews aren’t going to let him talk to me. I told my baby daughter,... More »

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Christianity • Jews • religion • Election 2008 • Trinity United Church of Christ • Rev. Jeremiah Wright • President Obama

Mac's Messy Message Worries GOP

Party leaders worry about inconsistent messages on Obama, economy

Oct 12, 08 11:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Republican leaders are beginning to worry that John McCain will lose the election unless he can be more consistent about both the financial crisis and Barack Obama, reports the New York Times. Strategists are also voicing renewed concerns about Sarah Palin, after the Alaska Legislature released a report last week... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Election 2008 • Rev. Jeremiah Wright • Bill Ayers • financial crisis

Obama Gets Tough in Sharp New Ads

Camp launching preemptive
counter-assault

Oct 5, 08 8:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama is getting his political jujitsu on, reports Politico, launching a preemptive strike against John McCain’s upcoming attack ads with an aggressive message of his own: McCain is erratic and out of touch. The McCain camp plans to run ads next week tying Obama to a convicted money... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • political advertising • Tony Rezko • Election 2008 • bailout • Rev. Jeremiah Wright

 Boo Hoo:
 Firebrand Priest Suspended 

Mocked Hillary from the pulpit, takes leave

Jun 4, 08 6:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - The controversial Catholic priest who mocked Hillary Clinton in a guest sermon from the pulpit of Barack Obama's church has been suspended from his own parish, reports the Chicago Tribune. Father Michael Pfleger was ordered to take a weeks-long leave of absence by Chicago's cardinal, "to reflect on his... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Trinity United Church of Christ • Rev. Jeremiah Wright • Rev. Michael Pfleger • St. Sabina's Parish • Cardinal Francis George

 Obama Quits
 Trinity Church 

Hopeful resigns by letter after latest pulpit controversy

May 31, 08 6:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama quit his longtime church today in an apparent attempt to quell its latest pulpit controversy, Politico reports. Obama resigned by letter to the Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, where a reverend accused Hillary Clinton this week of acting "entitled" to the presidency because she is... More »

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Barack Obama • Michael Pfleger • Election 2008 • Trinity United Church of Christ • Rev. Jeremiah Wright

OPINION

 Rove: Obama's Stretching Truth 

Illinois senator "instinctively resorts to parsing, evasions, and misdirection"

May 29, 08 9:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama is a man who "instinctively resorts to parsing, evasions, and misdirection" writes Karl Rove in the Wall Street Journal. Take the Rev. Jeremiah Wright episode—in 62 days, Obama offered eight different characterizations of the controversial preacher ranging from "an old uncle" to someone who... More »

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Barack Obama • Karl Rove • Election 2008 • Rev. Jeremiah Wright • flag lapel pin

 Barack
 Bounces Back
 From Pastor Flap 

Most approve of his handling of controversy

May 5, 08 3:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama appears to be recovering—mostly—from the furor over his former pastor's incendiary remarks, according to the latest CBS News/New York Times poll. His lead over Hillary Clinton has increased from 8 points to 12 points—50% to 38%—among Democratic primary voters, who also approve of how... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • Democrats • gas prices • gas tax • independents • economy • Rev. Jeremiah Wright • primary voters

Wright Is a Wife-Snatcher: Ex-Parishioner

Rev. got hitched
to woman after giving her marital counsel

May 4, 08 4:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama's controversial pastor Jeremiah Wright was making passes at a parishioner's wife when he was supposed to be giving the couple marriage counseling, the New York Post reports. "People were telling me that my extremely attractive wife was seen with the pastor," said Delmer Reed, who says... More »

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Barack Obama • adultery • Jeremiah Wright • Trinity United Church of Christ • Rev. Jeremiah Wright

 Oprah Also Turned
 On Rev. Wright 

TV star didn't want to offend her audience, friend says

May 4, 08 3:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Like Barack Obama, Oprah Winfrey attended Jeremiah Wright's church but ultimately gave up on it, Newsweek reports. She went for nearly a decade, starting in 1984, and wasn't surprised by his angry sermons. But "Oprah is a businesswoman, first and foremost," a friend said. "She's always been... More »

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Barack Obama • Oprah Winfrey • president • Democratic presidential candidates • Democratic campaign • Trinity United Church of Christ • Rev. Jeremiah Wright

 GOP Support Hits 20-Year Low 

But support for McCain remains strong

May 1, 08 3:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Voters are poised to embrace John McCain on a personal level even though their regard for the Republican Party has plummeted to an all-time low, according to a new Wall Street Journal/NBC poll. Only 27% of the electorate have positive views of the GOP—the lowest level in the poll's... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • Republican Party • John Boehner • NBC/WSJ Poll • Rev. Jeremiah Wright

 Wright Lashes Out at Media 

Pastor controversy rears up again for Obama and McCain

Apr 28, 08 6:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - The controversial pastor who triggered trouble for Barack Obama delivered a fiery, unapologetic speech to a sold-out NAACP crowd in Detroit yesterday, blasting "corporate media" for painting him as un-American. "I am not running for the Oval Office," said the Rev. Jeremiah Wright.  "I have... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • race • racism • Bill Moyers • NAACP • Trinity United Church of Christ • Rev. Jeremiah Wright • Fight For Freedom Fund

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