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Obama releases doctor's letter
The Swampby John McCormick In a letter released today by his campaign, Sen. Barack Obama's primary care physician said the presidential candidate has been in "excellent health" during the 21 years that he has been a patient. "Sen. Barack Obama is......Tags: Illinois, Death, Diseases and Illnesses, Medical Services, Politics
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Obama's pastor (new) problem: Apology
The Swampby John D. McCormick and Manya Brachear Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign on Thursday was forced to again apologize for the remarks of a Chicago pastor and friend backing his candidacy who spoke from the pulpit of Obama's longtime South......Tags: School Supplies, Hillary Clinton, New Hampshire, Barack Obama, Health
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Barack Obama cuts ties to Trinity United
The Swampby John McCormick and Manya A. Brachear Seeking to put a string of controversies involving his longtime Chicago church behind him, Sen. Barack Obama on Saturday said he and his family are withdrawing their membership from Trinity United Church of......Tags: Hillary Clinton, Illinois, Politics, Arts and Culture, Barack Obama
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Red state, blue state, rich state, poor
The Swampby Mark Silva and updated with author interview The upcoming presidential election isn't just a matter of Red State versus Blue State. It's a question of Rich State versus Poor State. "Nowadays, the Democrats win the rich states, but rich......Tags: Utah, Virginia, Polls, Elections, Government
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Obama: Return of the Goolsbee
Spin CycleIn March, Obama took really the first of many hits to his momentum just before the Ohio primary with a leaked story indicating that a key economic advisor had assured the Canadian government that Obama wasn't really serious about......Tags: Politics, Economic Policy, Ohio, Treaties
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Barely Loafing in Las Vegas, Part 2
O, by the WayStill hanging out in the desert with a Horse with No Name. Actually, it???s a rented Kia Sportage. It has been almost two weeks here in Las Vegas on vacation (shattering my own personal record) observing the World Series of......Tags: Sports, Casino and Gambling, ESPN (tv network), Travel, Tourism and Leisure
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Obama visits hospital for sore hip
The Swampby John McCormick All that basketball seems to be taking at least a slight toll on Sen. Barack Obama's nearly 47-year-old body. Late Sunday, he visited the University of Chicago Medical Center to have a sore hip checked by an......Tags: Sports, Barack Obama
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Michelle Obama's biggest speech ever
The Swampby Frank James In a few hours, Michelle Obama, the would-be first lady of the U.S., will make the most important speech of her life as she introduces herself, her husband and her family to the nation from the grandest......Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Polls, Barack Obama, Executive Branch
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Obama takes daughters to first school day
The Swampby Mike Dorning With the national political conventions over, the fall election campaign begins in earnest this week. But for Barack Obama's daughters, today is also the first day of school. So there was Obama this morning at the University......Tags: Politics, Barack Obama, Political Candidates, Chicago White Sox, Elections
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Facts: Ayers living room, and launching Obama
Spin CycleTonight, for about the zillionth time, McCain claimed that Obama launched his political career in ex-radical Bill Ayers' living room. Obama denied it. Here's the best account we've seen of what actually happened, from Chicago Sun-Times reporter Lynn...Tags: Hillary Clinton, Hyde Park, Kenwood, Museum of Science and Industry, Government
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Obama and Stevens: Two south-siders
The SwampJustice John Paul Stevens jokes with Justice Antonin Scalia at a dinner in Chicago in May. (AP/Charles Rex Arbogast) by James Oliphant As South Siders go, they could scarcely be more different. One born and bred in the city......Tags: Judges, Wrigley Field, Politics, Barack Obama, White House
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Obamanomics=free mkt wealth spreading
The Swampby Frank James Sen. John McCain has gone after Sen. Barack Obama for the Democratic nominee's use of the words "spread the wealth" when the senator from Illinois explained his tax plan to Joe "the Plumber" Wurzelbacher. I just happened......Tags: Florida, Politics, Democratic Party, Barack Obama, Executive Branch
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