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Barack Obama

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/ 20 August 2008

Google courts bloggers, politicos at US conventions

Google will be pampering bloggers and tutoring United States policy makers at Democratic and Republican national conventions.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 19 August 2008

Clinton memos: how it went wrong

Clinton did not sign on to a tough campaign, or to a more negative strategy against Obama, until late February.

By Suzanne Goldenberg
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/ 18 August 2008

I will win, vows Obama

Barack Obama piled up nearly $8-million in fundraising in a single night, as anticipation built over his looming choice of White House running mate.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 18 August 2008

Obama, McCain appear together for first time

Sharing the stage at a mega-church, Barack Obama and John McCain hardly had time for anything but the political equivalent of an air kiss.

By Dan Glaister
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/ 17 August 2008

US Democrats waver over offshore drilling ban

Under fire from Republicans, top Democratic politicians in the United States are considering lifting a ban on new offshore oil drilling.

By Paul Harris
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/ 16 August 2008

Tyre pressure economics

Obama is right about energy keeping them pumped up. Lynley Donnelly reports.

By Lynley Donnelly
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/ 13 August 2008

Clinton memos lay bare indecision and rows

Internal memos and emails from Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign expose indecision and infighting that destroyed her chances of winning.

By Suzanne Goldenberg
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/ 13 August 2008

Obama’s U-turn on oil

The Democratic candidate said he would dip into the US’s strategic oil reserves to try to drive down prices, a policy he had previously opposed.

By Ewen Macaskill
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/ 12 August 2008

Obama to SMS supporters on choice of running mate

Barack Obama’s campaign offered fresh examples on Monday of the power of technology to transform electoral politics.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 10 August 2008

Folly of bombing Iran

US military posturing towards Tehran lacks credibility and, in any case, such action would fail in all its purposes.

By Max Hastings
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/ 9 August 2008

Democrats on edge as Obama fails to deliver poll lead

Before flying with his family for a week’s holiday in Hawaii on Friday, Barack Obama expressed concern about taking a break in election year.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 8 August 2008

Hillary Clinton’s slur unearthed to hurt Obama

The Democrats’ primary battle came back to haunt Hillary Clinton on Thursday, a day before she sets off on a solo campaign swing for Barack Obama.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 7 August 2008

Clinton the unwitting star of new McCain ad

Hillary Clinton’s virulent attacks on Barack Obama during their primary epic returned to haunt her on Thursday.

By Jitendra Joshi
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/ 6 August 2008

Website connects users to US presidential debates

MySpace announced on Wednesday it is launching a website devoted to the United States presidential debates.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 5 August 2008

Obama shifts on offshore oil drilling as petrol prices soar

Barack Obama reversed his position over petrol prices on Monday in the face of polls showing it has emerged as the dominant issue of the election.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 4 August 2008

McCain’s campaign is cynical but not racist, says Obama

The row between the two United States presidential candidates over the use of race as a campaign weapon rumbled through the weekend.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 1 August 2008

Politics as usual for Ludacris, but Obama not impressed

Ludacris’s new song, Politics as Usual, may have cost him one of his biggest fans, Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama.

By Errin Haines
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/ 1 August 2008

Obama accused of playing race card as campaign turns nasty

The battle for the White House took a nasty turn on Thursday when John McCain accused Barack Obama of ”playing the race card”.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 29 July 2008

Obama confronts US economic ’emergency’

White House contender Barack Obama said on Monday the faltering United States economy was now in the grip of an ”emergency”.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 29 July 2008

A blessing and a curse

People see in Barack Obama what they want to see, writes Gary Younge.

By Gary Younge
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/ 28 July 2008

Obama to turn campaign focus back to US economy

Barack Obama will convene a panel of advisers on Monday as he shifts his focus from world affairs to the top issue for American voters — the economy.

By John Whitesides
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/ 26 July 2008

Polls show tighter White House race

The United States White House race tightened on Saturday after new opinion polls suggested Barack Obama’s shine was wearing off.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 26 July 2008

Voters give Obama’s trip mixed reviews

Ohio sales manager Lucas Seltzer isn’t thrilled that Barack Obama is overseas talking to foreigners instead of at home speaking to Americans.

By Andrea Hopkins
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/ 25 July 2008

Obama gets rock-star welcome in Germany

For the man who has brought rock-star charisma to politics, Thursday saw the campaign rally as a gathering of peace, love and loathing of George Bush.

By Jonathan Freedland
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/ 23 July 2008

Obama calls Israel a ‘miracle’ and vows staunch support

United States Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama pledged staunch support for Israel on Wednesday in Jerusalem.

By Caren Bohan and Adam Entous
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/ 22 July 2008

McCain, Obama close to naming running mates

Republican presidential hopeful John McCain and his Democratic rival, Barack Obama, are in the final stretch of selecting their running mates.

By Alain Jean-Robert
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/ 22 July 2008

Viva the unintelligentsia

Higher education is clearly dangerous in today’s political climate. Zuma has no formal education, but that hasn’t deterred him.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 21 July 2008

Obama visits Iraq, focuses on war strategy

Barack Obama flew into Baghdad on Monday, officials said, thrusting US strategy in Iraq and troop levels to the centre-stage of the November election.

By Dean Yates
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/ 20 July 2008

Obama takes White House campaign to the battlefields

Barack Obama arrived in Afghanistan on Saturday amid tight security on the first leg of his high-profile tour of war zones and foreign capitals.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 19 July 2008

Obamania grips Europe ahead of visit

Obamania is all the rage ahead of next week’s visit to Berlin, Paris and London by a man described in newspapers as a ”John Kennedy of our time”.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 18 July 2008

McCain eclipsed as TV anchors follow Obama’s trip

Barack Obama’s stock has risen further amid reports that anchors of three US networks were planning to catch up with him on his overseas trip.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 17 July 2008

Fierce pressure on Obama in Europe-Mideast tour

Barack Obama will flash Kennedy-style charisma but face a stern test as a novice on the world stage in the Middle East and Europe next week.

By Staff Reporter
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