» "A group purporting to tell the "real truth" about Barack Obama's
Aug 20 00:25 from Obama Links
Group wants to attack Obama on abortion ... it is not a PAC because it would be talking about an issue, not advocating Obama 's defeat or election.

» Inverted Optics: DNCC Wraps Obama in Upside-Down Flag
Aug 19 22:31 from Obama Links
Maybe the DNCC has kept track of the polling this summer and figures the Democratic nominee is officially in distress. That’s the only

» Obama file 22 Barack Obama, Danny K Davis and the Marxist New Party
Aug 19 22:25 from Obama Links
Obama file 21 here When Barack Obama successfully ran for the Illinois State Senate in 1996 on the Democratic Party ticket, he was endorsed by two

» Obama’s Watergate?
Aug 19 21:47 from Obama Links
A couple of days ago, after the Saddleback forum in Orange County, The Chosen One, Obama granted an interview with David Brody from CBN. I posted on

» Our Obama VP pick: Joe Biden
Aug 19 19:41 from Obama Links
We don't love Obama --but we have some advice for him: Joe Biden. At 65, Biden seems younger than his years--and at times more youthful than the...

» Obama VP choice likely this week
Aug 19 19:35 from Obama Links
Clinton Odds 50:1 on Obama VP List - ABCNEWS.com ... - New York Times. Obama VP choice likely this week - USA Today Explore All ... MSNBC

» AP uncritically reported McCain's assertion that Obama "tried to prevent funding for the troops who carried out the surge"
Aug 19 19:15 from Media Matters for America - Personalized RSS
The Associated Press uncritically reported Sen. John McCain's charge that Sen. Barack Obama "tried to prevent funding for the troops who carried out the surge." In fact, Obama, who has voted in the past to provide funds for f..

» Obama-Biden 2008
Aug 19 18:55 from Obama Links
That's the ticket.

» Obama And McCain Will Pick Their VP’s Soon
Aug 19 18:47 from Obama Links
Kathleen Sebelius for Obama . Why? Because if he picks another old white ... swing voters who just aren’t so darned sure about Obama and Company

» Talk grows on Obama VP pick
Aug 19 18:36 from Obama Links
Aug. 19: With less than a week to go until the Democratic Convention, Barack Obama is expected to announce his running mate in the next few days.

» Nigeria: Obama Obscenity
Aug 19 18:03 from Obama Links
SUPPORT for US senator Barack Hussein Obama , 46, an African-American, with roots in Kenyan's Luo ethnic group, and the Democrats' presidential

» <em>Wash. Times</em> repeats McCain campaign's false assertion that Obama "oppos[es] ... tax cuts for small businesses."
Aug 19 16:20 from Media Matters for America - Personalized RSS
The Washington Times uncritically repeated the McCain campaign's false claim that Sen. Barack Obama "oppos[es] ... tax cuts for small businesses." In fact, Obama supports tax cuts for small businesses, including "elimina..

» IF WE WOULD ONLY LET HIM, JOHN MCCAIN WOULD SAVE...
Aug 19 15:37 from Obama Links
Shorter David Brooks: The American people have forced John McCain to run a dishonorable campaign. Especially -- gasp -- those young journalists! ... reporters most: Barack Obama . ... McCain and his advisers have been compelled to adjust Po..

» Open Thread
Aug 19 15:37 from Obama Links
Open Thread By NB Staff | August 19, 2008 - 09:59 For general discussion and debate. Possible talking point: will a moderate VP pick by Obama anger the left? At this point, the belief is Obama is about to announce his Veep choice, and it is..

» Rant du jour
Aug 19 15:37 from Obama Links
Rant du jour August 19th, 2008 by donsurber Roseanne Barr: ... s throat. I am the first blogger to blog about Obama ’s abortion vote and how it would become the october surprise… they have michelle obama on tape defending live birth abo..

» Narrowing... in New York?
Aug 19 15:37 from Obama Links
A new Sienna poll has John McCain within 8 points of Barack Obama in New York -- the same poll had him trailing by 18 in August, while the New York Sun also notes the closeness of the race Posted in AmSpec Blog ( 743 links from 234 sites ) ..

» If It's Biden...
Aug 19 15:37 from Obama Links
Republican ad makers will have a field day creating television spots with clips of Joe Biden saying that Barack Obama doesn't have enough experience ... that in the same interview, he said, that Obama couldn't win because he's "a one-term, ..

» McCain may have inadvertently proven that he had...
Aug 19 15:37 from Obama Links
Ablog readers Kathy and Dennis write that McCain asked if they could get "back" to the Supreme Court issue when it hadn't come up yet. It had, however, for Obama . Either McCain was confused, or he had been told the Supreme Court was one of..

» Obama in Illinois
Aug 19 15:37 from Obama Links
I finished reading David Freddoso's book over the weekend. It squares with my knowledge of Obama --well written and well sourced. Freddoso does an excellent job of highlighting Obama's Illinois abortion record, which is getting him in so mu..

» My Predictions
Aug 19 15:37 from Obama Links
Based on absolutely no inside knowledge, I'll make the following two predictions: Obama -Biden and McCain-Romney. Posted in The Corner on National Review Online ( 17,339 links from 3,686 sites )

» Obama calls on McCain to acknowledge his...
Aug 19 15:37 from Obama Links
Obama tries to push back McCain's shots at his character, without impugning McCain's, in a speech to veterans today. In particular, he's demanding that McCain call him a patriot -- forcing the direct question to a candidate who, at times, ..

» Obama skewers McCain over definition of...
Aug 19 15:37 from Obama Links
Following up on an item from the other day, the Rev. Rick Warren asked Barack Obama and John McCain the same two-word question at Saturday night’s at Saddleback Church: “Define rich.” After teasing Rick Warren a bit about his book sal..

» Clarification
Aug 19 15:37 from Obama Links
When Barack Obama said that deciding whether or not life begins at conception was "above his pay grade," ... president and therefore Mr. Obama wasn't qualified to be president. Yeah, except that when you listen to the answer, it was abundan..

» Hotline After Dark Sounds Of Silence
Aug 19 15:37 from Obama Links
Pastor Rick Warren made the rounds last night to talk about the 8/16 Saddleback Ranch forum ... , and challenging the integrity of John McCain of which both Barack Obama and John agreed ... did get there a little late, and the truth is, I a..

» Alex Rodriguez Still Dating Cynthia Look alikes
Aug 19 15:37 from Obama Links
[ Alex Rodriguez Cynthia Rodriguez] Photo: Getty ImagesAlex Rodriguez went on a date in Miami with a woman who looked like a younger version of ... at Angelina Jolie for not endorsing Barack Obama yet, mostly because Jolie has a black kid. ..

» Biden '88 as McCain '08
Aug 19 15:37 from Obama Links
A classic Joe Biden ad from 1988, which begins: "The White House isn't the place to learn how to deal with international crisis, ... if he's Obama's running mate. Posted in Ben Smith's Blog: Political News about Democrats and... ( 17,962 li..

» Wright at the wrong time
Aug 19 15:37 from Obama Links
Imagine a fortuneteller pulled you aside on the street a year ago and said, "Hey, I can see into the future and Barack Obama is going to be the 2008 Democratic nominee. But his White House chances are going to get gummed up by a black rever..

» Warren on atheists
Aug 19 15:37 from Obama Links
The day after interviewing Barack Obama and John McCain on the stage in his church, Rick Warren said this: "I could not vote for an atheist because an atheist says, 'I don't need God,' " Warren Posted in Personman ( 2,144 links from 2,062 s..

» Obama Says Single Payer Health Care Makes Sense
Aug 19 15:37 from Obama Links
obama _art_257_20080819101547.jpg Listen up. Single-payer health care might just work. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Barack Obama said he would consider embracing a single-payer health-care system sometime ... -payer system,” Obama told some 1..

» On VP Choice, Obama Plans to Use Email and Text...
Aug 19 15:37 from Obama Links
ObamaBiden.jpg Will Joe Biden get the VP nod from Obama ? Obama is expected to announce his VP choice in the next 24 to 36 hours and the selection won't ... of Obama's new model of campaigning, the digitally networked candidate plans to fir..

» Chicken Hawked
Aug 19 15:00 from Obama Links
Insurance broker posts "A taxpayer voting for Barack Obama is like a chicken voting for Colonel Sanders" sign?

» Obama tells McCain to lay off - MSNBC
Aug 19 14:58 from Obama Links
Aug. 18: Some Democrats want Barack Obama to toughen up his campaign style if he wants to win. A Hardball panel debates if they are right to be nervous as election day draws near. ORLANDO - Democrat Barack Obama went before the Veterans of ..

» Obama tells McCain to stop questioning his 'character and patriotism' - Houston Chronicle
Aug 19 14:51 from Obama Links
ORLANDO — Democrat Barack Obama challenged his Republican opponent John McCain today to stop questioning his "character and patriotism." Addressing the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention, Obama reaffirmed his early opposition to the U.S...

» Obama hits back at McCain over Iraq war - The Associated Press
Aug 19 14:40 from Obama Links
The Associated Press Obama hits back at McCain over Iraq war The Associated Press - 37 minutes ago ORLANDO (AP) — Democrat Barack Obama challenged his Republican opponent John McCain on Tuesday to stop questioning his "character and..

» Obama expected to name a running mate this week - San Diego Union-Tribune
Aug 19 14:29 from Obama Links
CHICAGO – Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama planned a typical day of campaigning Tuesday while speculation flared over when he would announce his choice of running mate. Obama's campaign schedule was open after he concludes a..

» For Obama, Taxes Are About Fairness - Wall Street Journal
Aug 19 14:15 from Obama Links
On Saturday night at the Saddleback Church in Southern California, Rick Warren showed Jim, Gwen, Tom, Bob and Co. what a presidential moderator can accomplish when he makes the debate about the candidates and not himself. Over the course of..

» Obama poised to name Democratic running mate - Sydney Morning Herald
Aug 19 14:09 from Obama Links
ABC News Obama poised to name Democratic running mate Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - 1 hour ago BARACK OBAMA has all but settled on his choice for a vice-presidential running mate and set an elaborate rollout plan for his dec..

» Obama hits back at McCain over Iraq war - San Francisco Gate
Aug 19 14:08 from Obama Links
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is criticizing Republican rival John McCain for questioning his patriotism and his judgment on national security matters. Obama told the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention in Orlando, Florida,..

» Obama almost ready to make his choice - Philadelphia Inquirer
Aug 19 14:08 from Obama Links
CHICAGO - Barack Obama will publicly disclose his vice presidential choice in the coming days, though the Democrat is keeping most aides who are preparing for the announcement in the dark and giving away nothing to voters as he campaigns. T..

» Obama's VP Pick Keeps Everybody Guessing - Washington Post
Aug 19 14:08 from Obama Links
This is Veep Week. That, in reality, is about all that anyone outside Sen. Barack Obama 's inner, inner circle knows -- that sometime before next week the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee will announce his running mate. Beyond th..

» Obama Makes Up His Mind on Running Mate - ABC News
Aug 19 14:00 from Obama Links
Sen. Barack Obama has decided on who will be his running mate, but as of late Monday night he had yet to notify the candidate, ABC News has learned. Reports suggest the senator may name veep pick as early as today. Obama is expected to make..

» Obama likely to name running mate this week - MSNBC
Aug 19 13:53 from Obama Links
Aug. 19: With less than a week to go until the Democratic Convention, Barack Obama is expected to announce his running mate in the next few days. NBC’s Chuck Todd discusses possible choices. CHICAGO - Democratic presidential candidate Bar..

» McCain vs. Obama: Battling over Iraq - MSNBC
Aug 19 13:22 from Obama Links
Boston Globe McCain vs. Obama : Battling over Iraq MSNBC - 1 hour ago Obama ’s national security credentials … and stepped up his rhetoric against the Russian presence in Georgia in remarks intended to showcase his ability to ... ..

» Obama: A feistier candidate - MSNBC
Aug 19 13:22 from Obama Links
Boston Globe Obama : A feistier candidate MSNBC - 1 hour ago Yesterday at a town hall in New Mexico, NBC/NJ’s Athena Jones reports, Obama continued a line of attack he used over the weekend, arguing his economic plan ... Barack Obam..

» Chicagoans to tell Obama's story at Democratic Convention - Chicago Sun-Times
Aug 19 12:38 from Obama Links
Spiegel Online Chicagoans to tell Obama's story at Democratic Convention Chicago Sun-Times, United States - 2 hours ago Now Giannoulias is the Illinois state treasurer and Obama is the presumptive Democratic nominee. Obama has be..

» Obama, McCain, and Rick Warren - Atlantic Online
Aug 19 12:16 from Obama Links
ABC News Obama , McCain, and Rick Warren Atlantic Online - 3 hours ago I agree with the take of most commentators: Obama came across as thoughtful--but to a fault. His answers were too long and inconclusive. ... Video: Obama, McCain W..

» Obama takes McCain to task on withdrawal timetable - Boston Globe
Aug 19 12:06 from Obama Links
WASHINGTON— Republican John McCain again insisted victory in Iraq "is finally in sight." So why, asked Democrat Barack Obama, does his presidential opponent still oppose a timetable for withdrawing American forces. The argument over the u..

» Report: Obama appears ready to announce running mate
Aug 19 12:00 from Obama Links
Senator Barack Obama has all but settled on his choice for a running mate and set an elaborate rollout plan for his decision, beginning with an early...

» Obama: Bush Is John McCains President
Aug 19 11:32 from Obama Links
Because nothing says "I love my country" like suggesting that its duly elected leader isn't your leader.

» Obama lampoons McCain's 'rich' definition
Aug 19 10:51 from Obama Links
US Democrat candidate Obama has derided rival McCain's definition of rich, criticizing his failure to notice an ongoing economic disaster.

» US rivals shine at church forum
Aug 17 09:40 from BBC News and Sport Search: obama
The appearance at a church forum by presidential rivals Obama and McCain was a tightly controlled TV event but revealed much, says Rajesh Mirchandani.

» US rivals try to woo Christians
Aug 17 01:41 from BBC News and Sport Search: obama
The US presidential hopefuls are trying to woo Christian voters in their first joint appearance since securing nomination.

» US election at-a-glance: 9-15 Aug
Aug 15 14:42 from BBC News and Sport Search: obama
A weekly guide to the 2008 US presidential election, in words and pictures.

» US candidates back Sinatra songs
Aug 13 11:58 from BBC News and Sport Search: obama
Frank Sinatra is the only artist to feature among the top 10 favourite songs of both US presidential candidates, it is revealed.

» Clinton campaigns for Obama cause
Aug 08 21:56 from BBC News and Sport Search: obama
Hillary Clinton makes her first solo campaign appearance for the Democratic presidential hopeful, Barack Obama.

» US election at-a-glance: 2-8 Aug
Aug 08 13:00 from BBC News and Sport Search: obama
A weekly guide to the 2008 US presidential election, in words and pictures.

» Q&A: What happens next in US election year?
Aug 07 16:36 from BBC News and Sport Search: obama
The choice of running mates will be the top question for both John McCain and Barack Obama before the summer party conventions which will crown them as presidential candidates.

» Barack Irish roots include wigmaker
Aug 07 07:02 from BBC News and Sport Search: obama
Barack Obama's Irish roots have been strengthened, with the discovery that a distant ancestor was a Dublin wigmaker.

» US election takes a negative turn
Aug 06 13:17 from BBC News and Sport Search: obama
As the race for the White House intensifies, both candidates have gone on the attack

» Hilton spoof hits back at McCain
Aug 06 10:44 from BBC News and Sport Search: obama
Socialite Paris Hilton records a spoof advert directed at US presidential hopeful John McCain, after he used her name in his campaign.

» Obama goes on attack over US oil
Aug 04 15:43 from BBC News and Sport Search: obama
US presidential hopeful Barack Obama accuses rival John McCain of being a tool of big oil firms, as he sets out a new energy policy.

» Brown 'gets fit for fight ahead'
Aug 04 13:44 from BBC News and Sport Search: obama
Gordon Brown's reported decision to hire a personal fitness trainer to get him fitter over the summer might pay off when he returns to the political battlefield later this year.

» Money's power marks US election
Aug 04 11:57 from BBC News and Sport Search: obama
The BBC's Steve Evans looks at the crucial importance of money in the US presidential election.

» Obama's potential running mates
Aug 04 09:21 from BBC News and Sport Search: obama
The BBC News website takes a look at the people in the running to be Barack Obama's vice-presidential pick.

» Obama switches on voting rights
Aug 04 01:23 from BBC News and Sport Search: obama
Barack Obama calls for delegates from Michigan and Florida to have their voting rights restored at the Democratic convention.

» McCain team 'cynical, not racist'
Aug 02 17:02 from BBC News and Sport Search: obama
White House hopeful Barack Obama says rival John McCain's campaign is cynical, not racist, in targeting his candidacy.

» Johnson endorses Obama campaign
Aug 01 10:49 from BBC News and Sport Search: obama
London's mayor endorses US presidential contender Barack Obama, saying a win would "boost" black people.

» US election at-a-glance: 26 July-1 Aug
Aug 01 09:17 from BBC News and Sport Search: obama
A weekly guide to the 2008 US presidential election, in words and pictures.

» Obama dismisses McCain ad attack
Jul 31 11:41 from BBC News and Sport Search: obama
US presidential hopeful Barack Obama hits back at a TV ad labelling him as a celebrity who may not be ready to lead.

» Obama slams Ludacris rap lyrics
Jul 31 09:34 from BBC News and Sport Search: obama
A song by rapper Ludacris criticising Barack Obama's opponents is called "outrageously offensive" by his campaign.

» McCain battles against age bias
Jul 29 23:18 from BBC News and Sport Search: obama
Republican presidential hopeful John McCain is working to overturn voter bias against older candidates, reports James Coomarasamy.

» Obama 'to win' party nomination
Jul 29 16:46 from BBC News and Sport Search: obama
Presidential candidate Barack Obama will clinch the Democratic nomination, US media report, as primary voting winds up.

» No time to think?
Jul 29 11:06 from BBC News and Sport Search: obama
Barack Obama and David Cameron are both worried that they'll have no time to think if they get into power. The Magazine offers some tips for them - and the rest of us - to ruminate on.

» Obama to revise economic policy
Jul 28 16:13 from BBC News and Sport Search: obama
Senator Barrack Obama is holding a crisis summit with advisors to decide how to tackle the US slowdown.

» Obama's biofuels policy tension
Jul 28 13:08 from BBC News and Sport Search: obama
US presidential hopeful Barack Obama is coming under increasing pressure to change his policies on biofuels.

» 'Obamania' sweeps through papers
Jul 27 05:14 from BBC News and Sport Search: obama
In the words of the Independent on Sunday, the vultures of the Cabinet were circling Gordon Brown even as he was meeting Barack Obama.

» Obama missed 'injured US heroes'
Jul 27 01:53 from BBC News and Sport Search: obama
Barack Obama is criticised by electoral rival John McCain for cancelling a visit to injured US soldiers in Germany.

» Obama whirlwind breezes into UK
Jul 26 14:40 from BBC News and Sport Search: obama
The BBC's Adam Fleming gives his verdict on Barack Obama's brief and genteel visit to Britain.

» In Pictures: Obama's UK visit
Jul 26 14:14 from BBC News and Sport Search: obama
Democratic White House hopeful Barack Obama visits the UK.

» US election at-a-glance: 19-25 July
Jul 25 22:42 from BBC News and Sport Search: obama
A weekly guide to the 2008 US presidential election, in words and pictures.

» Obama to meet Brown on UK visit
Jul 25 22:34 from BBC News and Sport Search: obama
White House hopeful Barack Obama is to hold talks with Prime Minister Gordon Brown after flying into London.

» Fate of Obama note alarms rabbis
Jul 25 15:31 from BBC News and Sport Search: obama
Rabbis are outraged after a newspaper publishes a private note apparently left by Barack Obama in the Wailing Wall.