Open Congress : News Articles for Sen. Barack Obama [D, IL]

Barack Obama gives O'Reilly a ratings bump

2008-09-05T00:00:00Z

NEW YORK -- Bill O'Reilly's interview with Sen. Barack Obama on Thursday brought "The O'Reilly Factor" the second-highest ratings in its history. "The O'Reilly Factor" averaged 6.6 million viewers Thursday night, Nielsen Media Research said Friday. It

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Bill OReilly Barack Obama Discuss National Security Foreign Policy

2008-09-05T00:00:00Z

Long promised, but finally accomplished, the entry of Senator Barack Obama into Bill O'Reilly's "no spin zone" occurred during the week of the Republican National Convention. The first segment was aired Thursday, September 4th, 2008. The segment

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Rudi Giuliani Takes Barack Obama to School

2008-09-04T00:00:00Z

Rudi Giuliani, the former Mayor of New York, the "Rock of 9/11", gave the Keynote Address at the Republican National Convention. In it he made the case for John McCain and, especially, the case against Barack Obama. In ancient Ireland it was once said

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BREAKING: Barack Obama to visit Terre Haute on Saturday

2008-09-04T00:00:00Z

TERRE HAUTE — Barack Obama's Indiana campaign announced today that Sen. Obama will return to the state on Saturday, Sept. 6, to hold a "Change We Need" discussion with Indiana families at the Wabash Valley Fairgrounds in Terre Haute. Sen. Obama will

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As RNC wraps up, Barack Obama targets Republicans

2008-09-04T00:00:00Z

COLUMBIA, Mo. — I watched the convention speeches last night with a Missouri voter who backed John McCain in the 2000 Republican primary against George Bush but now supports Barack Obama. This voter helped Obama carve out a narrow "Show Me State"

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Sen. Dick Durbin speaks to Students for Barack Obama

2008-09-03T00:00:00Z

Students for Barack Obama, a Registered Student Organization supporting democratic candidates nationally and locally, received a welcome surprise when Illinois State Sen. Dick Durbin appeared Tuesday night. Durbin is running for re-election this

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Joe Lieberman calls Barack Obama young, untested

2008-09-03T00:00:00Z

ST. PAUL, Minnesota - Sen. Joe Lieberman, the Democratic vice presidential pick eight years ago, on Tuesday criticized his former party’s nominee as an untested candidate unwilling to challenge powerful interest groups as both Republican John McCain

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Joe Lieberman calls Barack Obama young, untested

2008-09-03T00:00:00Z

Local moms are baking for Barack Obama

2008-09-03T00:00:00Z

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks at campaign event in New Philadelphia, Ohio, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008 The week before school starts most 12-year-olds are out shopping for school supplies or frantically trying to

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Palin more experienced than Obama, GOP leaders say

2008-09-03T00:00:00Z

ST. PAUL, Minnesota (CNN) -- Republicans on Tuesday said Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, John McCain's pick for vice president, has better executive credentials than Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama. Sarah Palin has had more executive experience

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Barack Obama Handles the Sarah Palin Unborn Grandchild Issue Properly

2008-09-02T00:00:00Z

Sen. Barack Obama handled the Palin teen pregnancy issue just right. Barack Obama addressed a gaggle of reporters this afternoon to discuss the latest goings-on with Hurricane Gustav. After brief opening comments on the much-hyped, overly politicized

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Barack Obama On Hurricane Gustav Relief Efforts

2008-09-02T00:00:00Z

Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama took to the airwaves Monday night for an exclusive interview on CNN's 'Anderson Cooper 360' -- weighing in on Hurricane Gustav relief efforts. Fresh off of his historic nomination at last week's Democratic

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Bill O'Reilly: The Peacock and Barack Obama

2008-08-30T00:00:00Z

DENVER -- With much of the nation sampling TV coverage of the Democratic Convention, things are getting a bit dicey for NBC News. For months that organization has tilted heavily toward promoting Barack Obama for president, thereby violating

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TV Decoder: Ratings: Barack Obama, and All the Rest

2008-08-30T00:00:00Z

"Flashpoint" is the first Canadian series to air simultaneously in the U.S. since 'Due South" in 1994. The police drama, now being filmed in Toronto, will be shown at the same time on CBS and CTV. More... Who ever knew the second president could be so

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Is Barack Obama the Anti-King and Anti-Messiah?

2008-08-30T00:00:00Z

70% of black children are born out-of-wedlock -- yet Obama will not do anything about this. Obama was a member of a racist church for 20 years, and donated $20,000 to the anti-American Rev. Jeremiah Wright. Does this sound like a man whose judging

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The Peacock and Barack Obama

2008-08-30T00:00:00Z

With much of the nation sampling TV coverage of the Democratic Convention, things are getting a bit dicey for NBC News. For months that organization has tilted heavily toward promoting Barack Obama for president, thereby violating traditional

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Kerry who? Celebs have Barack Obama now!

2008-08-29T00:00:00Z

DENVER - While Hollywood can always be counted on to come out in force for the Democratic presidential nominee, there was a distinct feeling in the Mile High City this week that some of the celebs regard Barack Obama as a huge upgrade over the Dems’ 200

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Barack Obama comes out firing

2008-08-29T00:00:00Z

DENVER -- Barack Obama took his gloves off tonight. Just minutes after formally accepting the historical presidential nomination the Democratic Party bestowed on him, offering bouquets to Hillary and Bill Clinton, to his vice presidential pick, Joe

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Discussion & Debate About Barack Obama's Tax Plan

2008-08-29T00:00:00Z

SUSIE GHARIB: In Denver tonight, Senator Barack Obama will be in the spotlight, delivering his acceptance speech as the Democrats' nominee for president and his plan for change for the nation. There has been considerable debate about his tax plan.

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Bill Clinton: I ... support Barack Obama

2008-08-28T00:00:00Z

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton, buoyed by Democratic delegates' cheers in Denver Wednesday, joined his wife's call to unite behind Barack Obama. I am here, first, to support Barack Obama, Clinton told the Democratic National Convention attendees.

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