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REV. JEREMIAH A. WRIGHT, JR.: Pastor inspires Obama's 'audacity'
Tribune religion reporterWhen he took over Trinity United Church of Christ in 1972, Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr. was a maverick pastor with a wardrobe of dashikis and a militant message. Six years later, he planted a "Free South Africa" sign on the lawn of his church and asked other...Tags: Barack Obama, Slavery, Minority Groups, Democratic Party, New York
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Obama, McCain on Revs. Hagee, Wright
The Swampby Mark Silva Now that both John McCain and Barack Obama have jettisoned problematic pastors, Obama is calling for a time-out from insinuations. McCain, the Arizona senator and presumptive Republican presidential nominee, this week disavowed the support...Tags: Elections, Barack Obama, Government, Political Candidates, John McCain
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Embarrassing ministers, Obama edition
Spin CycleTrinity Church continues to be the gift that keeps on taking from Obama. Making the rounds today: A Sunday guest sermon by Father Michael Pfleger who -- in histrionics that are nearly as annoying as Rev. Jeremiah Wright -- makes......Tags: Politics, Hillary Clinton
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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: Elections, Barack Obama, School Supplies, New Hampshire, Political Candidates
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Another video from Obama's church
The SwampBy John McCormick and Manya A. Brachear, updated Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign on Thursday was forced to again apologize for the remarks of a Chicago pastor backing his candidacy who spoke from the pulpit of his longtime church.......Tags: Trinity United Church of Christ, State Budgets, Barack Obama, Politics, Hillary Clinton
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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: Elections, Barack Obama, Government, White House, Political Candidates
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Obama's independence from that pulpit
The Swampby Mark Silva On this Sunday when a candidate's church again has become the focus of his campaign - something which Sen. Barack Obama has attempted to resolve by removing himself from that congregation - many voices will be raised.......Tags: Religious Leaders, Elections, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Political Candidates
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Obama win a new chapter for America
The Swamp"You wonder about the folks who risked their lives in Selma and Birmingham...if they ever envisioned that this would happen in some of their lifetimes."...Tags: Culture, Heads of State, Barack Obama, Louisiana, Democratic Party
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Hillary Clinton jokes retired ... for now
The Swampby Katie Fretland If Hillary Clinton doesn't make the ticket as vice president, what will the late-night comedians do without her? Well, if she and her husband aren't in the limelight in some other way, TV has plenty of fodder......Tags: Elections, Barack Obama, Conan O'Brien, Bill Clinton, David Letterman
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Religion's role in elections past, present
The Swampby Rona Marech When it became known in late 1976 that the Plains Baptist Church had a 12-year-old policy on its books that excluded "blacks and other civil rights agitators" from worshiping there, its most prominent member - soon-to-be-president Jimmy.......Tags: Government, Social Sciences, Barack Obama, Minority Groups, John F. Kennedy
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McCain's war words TV cannon fodder
The Swampby Mark Silva They're only words. The cannon fodder of a presidential campaign. The sun has not even set on the day when Sen. John McCain called the newest estimate of when U.S. troops might come home from Iraq "not......Tags: Elections, Barack Obama, Government, George W. Bush, National Government
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Obama hobbled by veep-choice vetter
The Swampby Frank James Sen. Barack Obama has a real problem on his hands so long as James A. Johnson runs his vice presidential search. As long as Johnson, the consummate Washington insider who allegedly got low-interest rate mortgage loans as......Tags: Elections, Barack Obama, Government, Housing and Urban Planning, Mortgages
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