Obama looks to make history
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Last time ballots were cast in New Hampshire's presidential primary, hardly anyone in America knew the name Barack Obama. Now he is a leading candidate for the Democratic nomination hoping that momentum will propel him to become the first black president.
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If Barack Obama is going to reach the White House, he'll have to convince voters that he's tough enough to handle both the political combat of a general election and the stresses of the presidency.
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Democrat Barack Obama hopes to  extend his winning streak over rival Hillary Clinton on  Tuesday, when voters in three battlegrounds make their choices  in a close and bruising Democratic presidential race.
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Barack Obama is airing state-specific ads featuring praise from elected officials, hoping the endorsements can help raise his profile in the race.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Feb. 10 -- Illinois Sen. Barack Obama formally opened his campaign for president here Saturday, invoking memories of Abraham Lincoln and challenging a new generation to help him transform the nation.
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Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama often says he will be a candidate that will bring both parties together and Saturday he named a few of the Republicans he would reach out to if elected.
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Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama's positions on a sampling of issues:
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Sen. Barack Obama has been eager to change the presidential campaign conversation away from national polls, where he trails Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.
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Illinois Sen. Barack Obama is heightening his flirtation with a White House run Sunday during his first trip to New Hampshire, where over 2,000 people had snatched up tickets to see him speak.
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If he wanted, the Barack Obama of today could have a pretty good debate with the Barack Obama of yesterday.
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Democratic Sen. Barack Obama plans to stand outside Illinois' Old State Capitol on Saturday, a building indelibly linked to Abraham Lincoln, and tell the world about his 2008 presidential plans.
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Democratic presidential  hopeful Barack Obama, citing the legacy of Abraham Lincoln,  pledged on Saturday to bridge the partisan divide in  Washington, end the war in Iraq and transform American politics  as the first black U.S. president.
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Democratic Sen. Barack Obama, who is mulling a presidential bid, will make his first visit to New Hampshire next month.
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Sen.-elect Barack Obama is under no illusions that his superstar status in the Democratic Party will translate into political clout in a Republican-majority Congress.
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Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama hit the streets Saturday in what he said was an unprecedented grass-roots focus as the campaign for the nomination begins to take shape in a handful of states which hold early tests of strength.
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SPRINGFIELD, Illinois  - Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama, citing the legacy of Abraham Lincoln, pledged on Saturday to bridge the partisan gridlock in Washington, end the war in Iraq and transform American politics as the first black U.S. president.
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Forget worldwide fame and power. For Barack Obama the perks of running for president are closer to home.