Barack Obama Straddles Different Worlds
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It was a Wednesday night ritual for Barack Obama: After a day of debating taxes, the death penalty or some other divisive issue, he'd head to a meeting of "The Committee."
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Exploiting a deep well of voter revulsion over partisan gridlock in Washington, Sen. Barack Obama is promising to do something that has not been done in modern U.S. politics: unite a coalition of Democrats, Republicans and independents behind an agenda of sweeping change.
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Barack Obama launched ads for his campaign in New York this week, contesting Hillary Rodham Clinton in her home state.
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In the days since he was elected to the U.S. Senate, Barack Obama has chatted by phone with President Bush, had his picture in People magazine and appeared several times on national television.
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In one small town, Barack Obama connects with a  segment of the black electorate that he has yet to prove himself with
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Barack Obama had hoped to be above racial tensions, but his campaign has been pulled into them from early on.
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Some blacks argue that Senator Barack Obama is distant from the struggles and identities of most black Americans.
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Democratic presidential contender  Barack Obama may joke about preparing for debates by riding  bumper cars, but the 2008 campaign has been fairly civil so far  -- and that&#39;s not necessarily good for U.S. voters.
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Just days into his campaign, Barack Obama is pulling in the crowds. But even political rock stars donât always hit the right note.
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Although Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) is a Christian, he "embodies the basic ideals and values of most Hindus,"  said Prianka S., a Hindu from Chicago.
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The 2008 U.S. presidential election is  being watched closely by millions around the world but few are  more fired up than Indonesians, who can lay claim to Democratic  hopeful Barack Obama as nearly one of their own.
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BARACK OBAMA WAS DRAWN TO BASKETBALL AS A KID, AND HE HAS
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The performances of Hillary Rodham Clinton, Barack Obama and John Edwards reveal a basic thematic divide.
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The time Barack Obama spent in Manhattan in the early 1980s surfaces only fleetingly in his memoir, but some say he has taken some literary license in telling his story.
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Analysis | Former president has played the lead role in taking the fight to Barack Obama.
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Barack Obama would probably be cruising in another year. But this time he faces a twin-headed candidate
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Democrat Barack Obama told young voters Saturday his multicultural background lets him "see through the eyes of other people" abroad in ways another president could not. Closer to home Â and student pocketbooks Â rival Hillary Rodham Clinton spoke of aggressive steps to make college affordable.