Obama to traverse the state on Monday
CLEVELAND White House hopeful Barack Obama will make several stops in the Buckeye State next Monday. The Democratic Illinois senator was already expected in Cincinnati for a breakfast fund-raiser. Now, he's scheduled to go on to Columbus for a similar luncheon event and then end his day in Cleveland, where he'll appear at a private reception downtown and at a public rally at the Cuyahoga Community College campus in suburban Highland Hills. Obama formally kicked off his 2008 campaign for the White House earlier this month. ___ Information from: The Plain Dealer, http://www.cleveland.com Copyright 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. .
'08 candidates court governors for support, networks
WASHINGTON -- Seven governors have made endorsements early in the 2008 White House race and pressure is growing for others to choose soon, bringing along their networks of donors and activists. Their support can prove influential, some analysts say, because the most effective governors have an election-tested base of motivated voters and fund-raisers, and the ability to help sway undecided primary voters. Senator John McCain, Republican of Arizona, has the support of three governors. Senator Barack Obama, Democrat of Illinois, has the backing of two. Two former GOP governors -- Mitt Romney of Massachusetts and Mike Huckabee of Arkansas -- each has picked up the endorsement of one governor. Governor Bill Richardson, Democrat of New Mexico, is in the race himself.
Barack Obama and Iraq War Proponents
There have been many comments made by Iraq War proponents against those who favor a U.S. troop withdrawal or redeployment from Iraq. So it comes hardly as a surprise when some war supporters criticize the Democratic Senator from Illinois, Barack Obamas Iraq plan which would have all troops withdrawn from Iraq by March 2008 in accordance with the bipartisan Iraq Study Group. .
Column: Getting to know the real Barack Obama and what he stands for
In the spirit of Valentine's Day, let's take a look at the love fest currently surrounding first term Illinois Sen. Barack Obama. No candidate since Robert Kennedy has elicited the kind of fervor among party activists, college students and the media that Sen. Obama is currently enjoying. Obama, thus far, has avoided much of the scrutiny most candidates of his stature would have already endured at this point. Amidst this, it's time to put aside the hype, and take a look at the real Barack Obama. What is it exactly that seems to excite so many about Barack Obama—a first term senator from Illinois with limited legislative and no executive experience? Obama burst onto the national political landscape after delivering a nationally televised speech before the 2004 Democratic National Convention.
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