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Sun-Times News Group :: Barack Obama ::
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Former Georgia Sen. Sam Nunn and Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh appeared flattered that their names were being bandied about in the media as vice presidential contenders. (article 2)
Forty years earlier, a rising star named Barack Obama tall, elegant and impeccably dressed attacked the nation's post-independence government, accusing leaders of betraying their ideals and replicating the nepotism of departing colonialists. (article 9)
The return of Iraq and Afghanistan to the forefront of the presidential campaign illustrates how both sides increasingly seem to view the race as largely a referendum on Obama, a first-term Illinois senator trying to become the first black president. (article 4)
Moving the convention finale in Denver from an indoor arena to a huge stadium, with a bigger crowd and more "real" people, will probably suggest a new, more democratic spirit. (article 5)
The Kennedy comparison has already been made in so many ways that this extra echo feels insistent and unnecessary. (article 5)
On the Balboa Bay Club's wall of its most famous guests, there are photos of Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Gerald Ford and, of course, the Duke. (article 10)
The announcement came a day after the Democratic presidential hopeful sought to downplay his recent remarks on the contentious issue of dividing Jerusalem. (article 13)
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Source articles
- Obama warns against 'fighting the last war' (boston.com, 07/16/2008, 777 words)
- Two possible Obama VP picks coy on their prospects (Washington Post, 07/16/2008, 461 words)
- Bayh, Nunn Talk About Being Potential Obama Running Mate (CBS News, 07/16/2008, 276 words)
- Analysis: GOP, Dems using wars to define Obama (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 07/16/2008, 885 words)
- For Obama, a questionable finale planned in Denver (boston.com, 07/15/2008, 740 words)
- Sun-Times News Group :: Barack Obama :: (suntimes.com, 07/16/2008, 6294 words)
- Chicago Sun-Times (suntimes.com, 07/16/2008, 5495 words)
- Europe awaits Obama with open arms (L.A. Times, 07/16/2008, 945 words)
- Obama not quite his father's son (L.A. Times, 07/16/2008, 741 words)
- Obama mines a Republican stronghold (L.A. Times, 07/14/2008, 886 words)
- Obama asked to explain after his minister 'damns' America (haaretz.com, 07/17/2008, 1186 words)
- New Obama Ad Focuses On National Security (CBS News, 07/15/2008, 241 words)
- Ahead of Mideast trip, Obama backtracks on 'undivided' Jerusalem (haaretz.com, 07/14/2008, 473 words)
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