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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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April 2008
- Wright Received Death Threats
  
  Guardian (UK) | Apr 27, 08 9:39 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Rev. Jeremiah Wright, whose controversial rants scuttled Barack Obama's "post-racial" campaign, reemerged in the headlines yesterday just ahead of the Dems' primary showdown on May 6. Asked by PBS' Bill Moyers if he’d received death threats, Wright says: “Yes, and bomb threats at the church. People (are) telling us how they are going to wipe us off the face of the Earth in the name of Jesus.” More »
- Cleese Wants to be Obama Speechwriter
  
  Western Daily Press | 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, "because I think he is a brilliant man." More »
March 2008
- Obama Wins Miss. Primary
  
  CNN | Mar 11, 08 8:25 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Seeking to regain momentum, Barack Obama triumphed in a racially divided Mississippi primary today by winning about 90% of black votes and a third of white voters, CNN projects. He also won last week's Texas caucuses, scoring more state delegates overall than primary-winner Hillary Clinton. Mississippi awards 33 delegates and Texas 193 in their respective state races. More »
- Clintons Push 'Dream Ticket' —With Obama as Veep
  
  Reuters | Mar 10, 08 7:01 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Both Clintons are hinting that Hillary's camp wants to unite the nation's Democrats by joining forces with Barack Obama—with him as No. 2, Reuters reports. This dream ticket would be an "unstoppable force," Bill has said on the stump, attempting to position his wife as winner and uniter, and Obama as VP material. Obama himself says he's not running for vice president, and remains focused on the top job. More »
- Obama Backer Sees Red Over Role in Clinton Phone Ad
  
  KING Seattle | Mar 9, 08 7:30 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A teenager who supports Barack Obama was stunned to see herself in the controversial "red phone" advertisement for the Hillary Clinton campaign. The spot that helped give Hillary a boost before the last primaries uses stock footage of a sleeping child that the teen made as an extra years ago. It asks viewers who they would prefer answer a pre-dawn emergency phone call to the White House. The trouble is, the teen would rather see Obama answer the phone—and hopes to vote for him in the general election. More »
- Mudslinging Obama Adviser Steps Down
  
  Reuters | Mar 7, 08 11:45 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - One of Barack Obama's top advisers resigned today, hours after the publication of an interview in which she called Hillary Clinton a "monster." Samantha Power apologized to both candidates, but her remark contrasted sharply with the campaign's take-the-high-road strategy, Reuters reports. "She is a monster, too—that is off the record—she is stooping to anything," Power told the Scotsman . More »
- $55M Another Record Month for Obama
  
  Chicago Tribune | Mar 6, 08 4:10 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama has 55 million reasons to keep his chin up despite losses this week in Democratic primaries, the Chicago Tribune reports, with the Illinois senator taking in $55 million in February to shatter, again, records for political donations. About 750,000 people donated last month; $45 million came online—an amount that itself eclipses Obama's January haul of $36 million. More »
- Obama Says He'll Sharpen His Attacks
  
  Associated Press | Mar 5, 08 6:08 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Getting up off the canvas after yesterday's primary losses, Barack Obama promised to escalate criticism of Hillary Clinton over the next few days, targeting in particular her claim to be the candidate with the most foreign policy experience. "What exactly is this foreign policy experience?" Obama asked. "Was she negotiating treaties? Was she handling crises? The answer is no." More »
- SNL May Have Triggered Tougher Scrutiny of Obama
  
  Associated Press | Mar 5, 08 5:12 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - A Saturday Night Live sketch 10 days ago lampooning the perceived media bias favoring Barack Obama over Hillary Clinton may have changed the way Obama has been covered in the last several days, AP reports. The SNL debate skit showing starry-eyed journalists fawning over Obama echoed complaints by Clinton's supporters. In the final days before yesterday's primary, many major news organizations ran stories about the fairness issue, and some seemed to be tougher on Obama. More »
- Traders Bet On McCain vs. Obama
  
  CNN | Mar 4, 08 10:00 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Traders in online prediction markets are betting on Barack Obama and John McCain as the winners in their respective primaries today. The Intrade and Iowa Electronic futures markets let traders wager real money on outcomes political and otherwise; both markets give Obama's chances for winning the nomination as almost 80%, reports CNNMoney. More »
- Only Obama Can Rescue US 'Brand'
  
  Salon | Mar 3, 08 3:40 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Hillary Clinton is the sturdy candidate resembling Microsoft, John McCain evokes Hummer, and Mike Huckabee’s the Applebee’s of the field, but only Barack Obama "has the secret sauce that Brand America needs to regain its appeal." media consultant Jeff Yang writes in Salon. Yang is part of a team studying the "brand's" international standing, and he shares some insights. More »
- Obama Up by 4 in Texas; Clinton Leads by 1 in Ohio
  
  Reuters | Mar 2, 08 10:46 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Hillary Clinton trails Barack Obama by 4% in Texas and holds a statistically meaningless 1-point lead in Ohio just two days ahead of what could be defining contests in both states, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/ Houston Chronicle poll released today. But "it's way too close in both states to say either one has a significant advantage," pollster John Zogby said. More »
- Cracks Begin to Show in Clinton's RI Stronghold
  
  Washington Post | Mar 2, 08 8:24 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Rhode Island, where Hillary Clinton enjoys a long-established support base, may not end up being the decisive (though tiny) landslide the senator has expected. Loyal Clinton backers seem to be wavering in the wake of Barack Obama's 11 straight victories, the Washington Post reports. "There must be something I'm missing," says one long-time Clinton supporter. More »
- Obama Relies on Volunteers to Sway Texas
  
  Wall Street Journal | Mar 1, 08 12:50 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Volunteers, not the paid staff Barack Obama has relied on to win previous primaries, are at the core of his campaign in Texas, reports the Wall Street Journal . It's "like a baling wire and duct tape thing," says his campaign chief in the state. A year ago, it didn't make a lot of sense for the Obama camp to devote many resources here, but the state's emerging importance has forced a relatively late scramble, the Journal notes. More »
February 2008
- In French Politics, Minorities Need Not Apply
  
  Bloomberg | Feb 27, 08 7:40 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Eying Barack Obama's run for the US presidency, some in France are wondering why their own politics are so lily-white. Despite a large population of African immigrants and their descendants, no black or Arab mayors are in office, Bloomberg reports. "In business, sports, music, entertainment, you find diversity in France. Not in politics," says a French sociologist. More »
- Hillary Superdelegates Hold Firm
  
  The Hill