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Obamania

"We have a chance to bring the country together in a new majority to finally tackle problems that George Bush made far worse but that had festered long before George Bush ever took office." -Barack Obama

He is the candidate for change, but can he make it happen? As the contest for the Democratic nomination moves into its last weeks of exhibition season, it appears that Obama may be gaining the edge he needs to defeat Hillary.

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October 2008
- Young Voters Favor Obama 2-1
  
  USA Today | 11 hours, 26 minutes ago
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama faces an easy victory—at least among voters under 30. That's the finding of a poll of young voters, who overwhelmingly prefer Obama to John McCain, 61% to 32%, reports USA Today . It's the most dramatic margin within an age group in any presidential election in modern times. The Illinois senator is also the one young voters say they would rather have a beer with or seek out for advice. More »
- 'I Need You,' Obama Writes to Vibe Readers
  
  Associated Press | Oct 2, 08 12:56 PM CDT
  
  (AP) - Barack Obama has a message for the readers of Vibe : "I need you." In a letter to be published in the November issue of the urban music monthly, Obama urges them to register to vote, saying, "We are at a defining moment in our history." The letter reads: "I am running for president to take this country in a new direction. But I can't do it alone. I need you." More »
- Bailout Bumble Sinks Mac in T-Shirt Race
  
  Chicago Tribune | Oct 1, 08 6:19 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Souvenir vendors in Washington may have more vested in tomorrow’s debate than most, John Crewdson reports in the Swamp blog. If Sarah Palin doesn’t hold her own, one says he’ll return all his McCain gear to wholesalers. Sales for the maverick’s T-shirts have “tanked” since his “stunt” campaign suspension last week, the seller says—and he doesn’t want to get stuck on the losing end of this deal. More »
September 2008
- What Makes Him Different Makes Him Scary
  
  Boston Globe | Sep 29, 08 3:40 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama’s revolutionary candidacy is in trouble, and the very things that make him a breath of fresh air are to blame, James Carroll writes in the Boston Globe . “Race, gender, and class define American identity, but Obama, just by being who he is, directly challenges the core assumptions that undergird each,” Carroll writes. And that makes voters, and supporters, nervous. More »
- Obama Wins Debate Bump
  
  Los Angeles Times | Sep 29, 08 5:07 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama slightly increased his lead over John McCain after last week’s debate and bad economic news, according to a new Los Angeles Times/ Bloomberg poll. The Democratic candidate is up 49% to McCain's 44%, a 1% gain from last week. The results indicated less confidence among Americans that McCain will strengthen the economy and succeed in Iraq. More »
- Young Jews Lobby Vital Fla. Voters: Nana and Bubbeh
  
  Dallas Morning News | Sep 26, 08 1:55 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The 2008 election is so important that some Jewish kids may actually visit their grandparents voluntarily. That's the theory behind “The Great Schlep,” an initiative urging young Jews to fly to Florida over Columbus Day weekend and lobby their relatives for Barack Obama. The sponsor is a pro-Obama Jewish group, but more important, it has a celebrity spokesman: Sarah Silverman. More »
- Even Times Crossword Puzzle Favors Obama
  
  Politico | Sep 25, 08 11:04 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John McCain’s campaign chief looks to have been on to something when he accused the New York Times of being “in the tank” for Barack Obama; why else, David Levinson Wilk asks on Politico, would the paper’s crossword puzzle so thoroughly exclude John McCain? OBAMA has been the answer to three different clues since 2005, while MCCAIN has appeared exactly zero times. More »
- British PM Adds Obama Clip in Bid to Boost Popularity
  
  Associated Press | Sep 23, 08 1:00 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Gordon Brown sought to capture some of Barack Obama’s political celebrity today, the AP reports, with the embattled British prime minister showing a gathering of his Labour Party old footage of the Illinois senator praising him. Brown faces a slumping economy, and elements within Labour would like to see him replaced by foreign secretary David Miliband. More »
- 5 Fibs About the 'Oprah Effect'
  
  Washington Post | Sep 13, 08 2:30 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Is the mighty Oprah endorsement helping Barack Obama… or Oprah Winfrey? Kathleen Rooney, author of a book on Oprah’s Book Club, unveils five myths about the Oprah effect in the Washington Post: Oprah’s viewers will do whatever she tells them. In fact Oprah’s flock is selective. They ignored her William Faulkner recommendation, and Beloved bombed at the box office. Celebrity endorsements don’t matter . Oprah’s seems to. Obama says one appearance with Winfrey yielded 10,000 new volunteers. More »
- Kenyan Robbers Raid Grandma Obama's Home
  
  Reuters | Sep 11, 08 4:20 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A band of thieves broke into the Kenyan home of Barack Obama's 85-year-old step grandmother yesterday, Reuters reports. "These are just people who think that Obama has been sending me a lot of money," said Sarah Obama. Nothing was stolen from the home in tiny Kogelo village. The burglars tried in vain to remove a rooftop solar panel and found nothing worth taking after they broke into a small outbuilding, police said. More »
- Obama Blasts Mac's 'Phony Outrage' in Lipstick Flap
  
  Washington Post | Sep 10, 08 3:08 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama fired back today at a McCain campaign ad claiming he smeared Sarah Palin, calling the tactic "phony outrage and Swift Boat politics," the Washington Post reports. Obama used the phrase "lipstick on a pig" to describe John McCain's policies during a campaign stop yesterday, which the McCain camp criticized as a sexist reference to Palin. More »
- World: It's Obama in a Landslide
  
  BBC | Sep 10, 08 8:07 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John McCain and Barack Obama are running neck-and-neck Stateside, but if planet Earth were casting votes for US president, Obama would be collecting his key to the White House. The BBC polled more than 22,000 people in 22 countries, who picked Obama over McCain by a margin of 4 to 1. People in Kenya, birthplace of Obama's father, favored the Democrat the most —by a margin of 82%. More »
- Obama Assassination Fears Are Paranoid Fantasy
  
  Spiked | Sep 2, 08 4:24 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama supporters who worry about his assassination are indulging in condescending fantasy about the danger of the unwashed masses, writes Brendan O’Neill for Spiked. The so-called plot foiled in Denver never approached a real threat. But liberals are “feudal” snobs so caught up in America’s "violent racism" that they fantasize about the menace of assassination. More »
August 2008
- Obama on Warpath Pleases, Worries Pundits
  
  Guardian (UK) | Aug 29, 08 1:39 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The chattering class saw strength—even Rovian aggression—in Barack Obama’s acceptance speech, for better or worse. A sampling of what observers are saying: The Democratic nominee managed to be about voters, not himself, magnificently deflecting John McCain’s entire “celebrity” narrative, Michael Tomasky writes in the Guardian . This speech is exactly what Democrats have been calling for: a bare-knuckled attack on McCain, challenging the Republican "not to stoop to questioning his motives," Dan Balz writes in the Washington Post . More »
- Dems Wake Up to Troubling 'Brilliant Stranger'
  
  Washington Post | Aug 29, 08 11:47 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The D