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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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Obama 2008 stories: 287 news summaries

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Clinton, Obama Duel Over His Experience

She says he hasn't got foreign policy smarts; he says he's lived it

Nov 21, 07 7:39 PM CST
(Newser) - Clinton and Obama exchanged volleys on the campaign trail yesterday over Obama's foreign policy experience, Reuters reports. After Obama said the years he spent living abroad as a child give him a better perspective on international affairs, Clinton fired back that her experience as senator and first lady better prepares... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John Edwards • poll • Clinton 2008 • Obama 2008 • Iowa caucus

Hillary's Dirt on Barack?

Clinton camp denies rumor of hurtful information on rival

Nov 18, 07 6:40 PM CST
(Newser) - Does Hillary Clinton have dirt on Barack Obama? Robert Novak said yes in his weekend column and sparked a day of bickering between the camps. Obama’s campaign called the report “devoid of facts, but heavy on innuendo and insinuation of the sort to which we've become all too... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Valerie Plame • Clinton 2008 • Obama 2008 • Robert Novak • Election 2008

Obama's Race a Plus,
for White Voters

Yet black voters prefer Hillary by almost 10 points, suspicious of his white appeal

Nov 10, 07 5:06 PM CST
(Newser) - Obama’s skin color is helping, not hurting, his drive to win white votes, says the Wall Street Journal. Whites see him as proof of racial progress, the Journal claims—a post-Civil Rights politician who inspires in part by ducking racial issues. “Obama is running an emancipating campaign,”... More »

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Barack Obama • race relations • Obama 2008 • Election 2008

Obama Vows New Ties With Iran

He would reward 'changes in behavior' with economic incentives

Nov 2, 07 2:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama says he would take a much different approach to Iran than the Bush administration, pushing high-level talks and economic incentives in exchange for cooperation on Iraq and nuclear issues. In an interview with the Times, the candidate said Iran's obstinance on those issues is caused in part by... More »

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Iran • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • terrorism • nuclear weapons • Clinton 2008 • Obama 2008 • George W. Bush

No More Mr. Nice Barack

Obama promises more aggressive rhetoric against Clinton

Oct 27, 07 5:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Obama plans to offset slipping poll numbers by getting in Hillary's face, calling her shady on foreign policy and too divisive to win in 2008, the New York Times reports. Critics say that two-fisted politics would betray Obama's "politics of hope," a charge he rejects: “Every time... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Obama 2008 • Election 2008

Hillary's Lead Forces Hopefuls to Get Tough

Obama, Edwards adjust strategy, take aim at lead candidate

Sep 23, 07 4:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Polls are putting Hillary in first place among the Dems, forcing other hopefuls to campaign aggressively against her. She has allayed credibility doubts and can stay the course on health care, education, and energy, the New York Times reports. Obama and Edwards, meanwhile, each hope to be the other half... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John Edwards • presidential primaries • Clinton 2008 • Obama 2008 • Democratic presidential candidates • Election 2008

Who Wants to Meet With a Dictator?

Clinton, Obama emerge from debate with a disagreement in tow

Jul 25, 07 4:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - The gloves came off in the Democratic presidential race yesterday as Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama tangled over an issue that arose in Monday's debate. The frontrunners released statements that revealed tensions in the more or less united effort to reclaim the White House, Reuters reports, with Clinton's camp emphasizing... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democrats • Cuba • Clinton 2008 • debate • Obama 2008

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