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April 2007
- Obama Raises $25 Million
  
  Politico | Apr 4, 07 4:31 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama has raised $25 million for his presidential bid, more than doubling his own projections for the quarter and falling just short of archrival Hillary Clinton’s $26 mil. Obama announced the figure to the Chicago Tribune today, revealing donations that have been far more diffuse than Clinton's—from 100,000 donors (vs. her 50,000). More »
- Don't Count Your Black Votes Yet, Barack
  
  Philadelphia Inquirer | Apr 4, 07 12:19 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Never mind his skin color—Barack Obama doesn't have a record that can guarantee black turnout, writes inquirer Harold Jackson. Prominent African American leaders like Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton are still undecided, and Obama will have to court that constituency just like rival Hillary Clinton did. More »
- Obama Played Hardball Early
  
  Chicago Tribune | Apr 4, 07 6:41 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama showed his acumen for sharp-elbowed politics early on, according to a report in the Tribune. The 2008 hopeful, famous for his affable and earnest optimism, launched his career in an old-fashioned Chicagoan way, by pushing a former political mentor off a ballot, He won "not by leveling the playing field, but by clearing it," the report says. More »
- Edwards Gains on Clinton, Passes Obama
  
  CNN | Apr 4, 07 6:40 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John Edwards pushed past Barack and sliced into Hillary's comfortable lead in the latest New Hampshire poll, putting all three cadidates in a statistical dead heat. Clinton dropped from 35% of likely Democratic voters in February to 27%. Edwards rose from 16% to 21%, and Obama lost a point, from 2!% to 20%. More »
- Obama as Jesus Stirs Some Ire
  
  Chicago Tribune | Apr 3, 07 9:04 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Another sculpture of Jesus is stirring protest this Holy Week—this time a work portraying Barack Obama as the savior. The Art Institute of Chicago has gotten a flood of angry calls over the piece in an exhibition of student work, close on the heels of the chocolate Christ brouhaha in Manhattan. More »
- Hillary Triples War Chest Record
  
  Washington Post | Apr 2, 07 7:10 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Hillary Clinton proved her fund raising prowess by nearly tripling the previous record for the first quarter of a presidential campaign, amassing $26 million in donations. Some $10 million appears to have been raised in the final 1 1/2 weeks of the quarter, the Washington Post reports, when Bill joined Hillary for huge galas around the country. More »
March 2007
- Jesse Backs Barack
  
  Associated Press | Mar 30, 07 1:13 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Jesse's backing Barack, despite his long friendship with the Clintons, the civil rights veteran told the AP yesterday. "He's got my vote," Jackson said, dismissing suggestions that he might feel obligated to support Hillary. "It's not awkward at all," he said, adding, "I don't owe a debt to any of them." More »
- GOP Gains in Head-to-Head Matches
  
  Time | Mar 30, 07 9:32 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The smart money says the 2008 election is the Democrats' to lose, but a surprising Time poll has the Democratic front runners narrowly losing to the Repubican front runners in hypothetical head-to-head match-ups. Hillary Clinton loses to John McCain 42%-48%, and to Rudy Giuliani 41%-50%. Obama, behind Clinton in the polls, fares better: 43%-45% to McCain, 44%-45% to Giuliani. More »
- Techies Click With Obama
  
  Wall Street Journal | Mar 26, 07 12:40 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Silicon Valley techies are forsaking Hillary for Barack—and among the defectors are some of Bill's biggest fundraisers. Obama's is grabbing particular notice among the young and newly wealthy, with deep pockets and little political experience. "In the lexicon of high tech, Barack Obama is the next-generation solution," says one Obama fundraiser who once worked for President Clinton. More »
- Blast From Obama's Past
  
  Wall Street Journal | Mar 23, 07 3:13 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama was surprised last week when a buddy from back in the days when he was called Barry got in touch. Keith Kakugawa, recently released from prison for his third drug conviction and living in a car, called the senator's cell phone to ask for help. More »
- YouTube Trickster Comes Clean
  
  Huffington Post | Mar 22, 07 8:17 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - An employe of the tech company that handles Barack Obama’s website admits making the notorious “Vote Different” YouTube video portraying Hillary Clinton as Big Brother – now one of the most watched videos on the web. Phil de Vellis writes on The Huffington Post that he created the attack ad to make a personal point about the future of presidential campaigns. More »
- THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC
  
  Los Angeles Times | Mar 20, 07 10:21 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - As if Barack Obama did not face enough obstacles, the junior senator from Illinois with Oval Office aspirations is likened to a "magic negro" by David Ehrenstein. The "magic negro" is a cultural and cinematic racial stereotype exemplified by some of the characters played by Sidney Poitier, Scatman Crothers, Morgan Freeman, Don Cheadle and others. More »
February 2007
- Obama declares White House candidacy
  
  Associated Press | Feb 10, 07
  
  SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Democrat Barack Obama declared himself a candidate Saturday for the White House in 2008, evoking Abraham Lincoln's ability to unite a nation and promising to lead a new generation as the country's first black president.
October 2006
- Michiko Kakutani reviews Obama's "The Audacity of Hope"
  
  New York Times | Oct 17, 06
  
  Barack Obama, the junior senator from Illinois and the Democratic Party%u2019s new rock star, is that rare politician who can actually write %u2014 and write movingly and genuinely about himself.
November 2004
- Obama takes Senate seat in a landslide: 'Thank you, Illinois! I don't know about you, but I'm still fired up!'
  
  Chicago Sun-Times | Nov 3, 04
  
  Barack Obama was elected to the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, capping an incredible 21-month political odyssey that began amid whispers that the South Side Democrat had a name no one would vote for and culminated with predictions he would be in the White House someday. Obama waltzed into the history books by beating Republican Alan Keyes 71 percent to 26 percent with 85 percent of the precincts tallied. It was shaping up to be the most lopsided popular election for U.S. Senate in Illinois history. "Thank you, Illinois! I don't know about you, but I'm still fired up!" Obama told supporters, reprising...
July 2004
- The 2004 DNC speech that launched Obama's star (transcript)
  
  PBS | Jul 27, 04
  
  "John Kerry calls on us to hope. John Edwards calls on us to hope. I'm not talking about blind optimism here ... No, I'm talking about something more substantial. It's the hope of slaves sitting around a fire singing freedom songs; the hope of immigrants setting out for distant shores; the hope of a young naval lieutenant bravely patrolling the Mekong Delta; the hope of a mill worker's son who dares to defy the odds; the hope of a skinny kid with a funny name who believes that America has a place for him, too. The audacity of hope!"
March 2004
- Barack Obama wins Democratic primary elections for US Senate seat in Illinois
  
  Associated Press | Mar 17, 04
  
  Barack Obama, a Harvard-educated state senator and son of a Kenyan economist, easily won the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate in Illinois, setting up a high-stakes race in November that could affect the balance of power in Congress. Obama had 562,495 votes, or 55 percent, to 225,834 votes, or 22 percent, for state Comptroller Dan Hynes in voting Tuesday. Republican Jack Ryan, a millionaire investment banker-turned-teacher, defeated seven other candidates to capture the GOP nomination. With 79 percent of precincts reporting, Ryan had 156,953 votes, or 36 percent, Obama, 42, is seeking...
August 1990
- The early years: Ebony picks a young Barack Obama as one of its "10 new generation scholars" in 1990
  
  Ebony | Aug 1, 90
  
  Black excellence is alive and well and don't let anyone tell you differently. Skeptics might ask where should one look to confirm such an utterance. Well look no farther than the nearest college or university. Young men and women, on predominantly White or historically Black college campuses, are breaking new academic ground and reaching new heights of achievement. Early this year, three law students at the prestigious Harvard, Stanford and University of Iowa law schools made history as "firsts" when they took positions as presidents of the law review journals of their respective institutions....