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NEWS ABOUT: Obama campaign

Obama campaign stories: 9 news summaries
MOVIE REVIEW

 By the People Has 
 Access, Little Else 

Critics split on virtues of Obama doc with little dish

Nov 3, 09 12:12 PM CST
(Newser) - Critics agree the HBO's By the People, a record of the Obama campaign produced by Edward Norton, offers behind-the-scenes access but no real scoops. But what some see as a heartwarming tale of triumph, others find fawning. A sampling:
  • The naivete of the filmmakers shows through for Hank Stuever
... More »

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HBO • movie review • Election 2008 • documentary film • President Obama • Obama campaign • access • political campaign • By the People reviews

Arianna Huffington

 Hey, Barack: Yes, You Still Can 

Plouffe book recalls a historic campaign that got lost in transition

Nov 3, 09 10:24 AM CST
(Newser) - 'Yes, we can" was the rallying cry of a game-changing campaign that swept Obama to victory on the shoulders of a grass-roots tidal wave one year ago—and President Obama would do well to remember Candidate Obama, writes Arianna Huffington in a lengthy look at David Plouffe's new campaign memoir.... More »

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Barack Obama • Obama 2008 • memoir • David Plouffe • Arianna Huffington • Barack Obama supporters • President Obama • Obama campaign • The Audacity to Win

MOVIE REVIEW

 HBO Campaign Doc 
 Shows Same Cool Obama 


Jul 30, 09 12:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - A new documentary on Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign depicts not much more or less than the restraint and measured response we’ve come to associate with our president, Ted Johnson writes for Variety. HBO’s By the People, to air Nov. 3, was not intended as an “exposé... More »

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HBO • Chicago Sun Times • David Axelrod • Election 2008 • documentary film • Edward Norton • Obama administration • President Obama • Obama campaign • Lynn Sweet

(Newser) - Increased turnout by minorities in last year's election helped Barack Obama take several swing states and advance in GOP strongholds, new data from the Census Bureau shows. Turnout was 64%, the same as the last presidential election—but a growing population means that 5 million more people voted in 2008... More »

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Barack Obama • race • voting • demographics • minorities • Election 2008 • presidential election • Obama campaign

(Newser) - Gay-marriage proponents in California are taking a page—and some staff—from the Obama campaign in an attempt to swing conservative votes, the Wall Street Journal reports. Many believe Proposition 8 passed because there was little outreach to districts that voted for the ban. “They would fly over from... More »

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California • gay marriage • California Supreme Court • activists • Proposition 8 • Obama campaign • canvassing • outreach

Obama Campaign Advisers Left Out in the Cold

Members of foreign policy team passed over for more center-right candidates

Feb 11, 09 5:06 PM CST
(Newser) - Prominent advisers to presidential candidates can usually count on having their pick of administration jobs after the campaign. Not so with candidate Obama's foreign policy team, most of whom shaded to the left, the LA Times reports. It stems from the president's decision to give the three top national security... More »

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Cabinet • adviser • campaign staff • Obama administration • President Obama • Obama Cabinet • Obama campaign

Poster Artist Sues AP in Copyright Fight

Fairey says use
of agency's photo constitutes fair use

Feb 10, 09 6:19 AM CST
(Newser) - Shepard Fairey, the artist behind the iconic Obama "Hope" poster, filed a lawsuit against the AP yesterday as a preemptive strike in their copyright dispute. The artist has asked a federal judge to rule that his work constitutes fair use of a copyrighted image. Fairey's suit comes after... More »

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Barack Obama • copyright • Associated Press • copyright infringement • Obama campaign • Shepard Fairey • Hope poster

OPINION

 Lighten Up, This Is No Big Deal 

Internet age makes it impossible to have fun.

Dec 12, 08 12:08 PM CST
(Newser) - All it took was one drunken night and an errant Facebook photo to turn 27-year-old Obama speechwriter Jon Favreau into the scandal du jour. Feminists are outraged, calling him “offensively sexist” for daring to touch that cardboard breast. Hillary tried to laugh the incident off, only to be lambasted... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Facebook • sexism • drinking • political correctness • political scandal • Obama campaign

Matthews Rounds Up Staff
for Senate Run

MSNBC host denies deals with Obama aides for 2010

Nov 28, 08 5:42 PM CST
(Newser) - Chris Matthews is lining up a top-notch staff to manage his campaign for the Pennsylvania Senate seat held by Arlen Specter, FiveThirtyEight reports. Multiple sources say the MSNBC host has made deals with seasoned Obama aides to run the 2010 campaign. Polls already show that Matthews, running as a Democrat,... More »

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Senate • Arlen Specter • Pennsylvania • Chris Matthews • campaign staff • Obama campaign • Election 2010

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