Land related to Obama transaction could be turned into condos
CHICAGO A piece of property related to a business transaction by U-S Senator Barack Obama (ber-AHK' oh-BAH'-muh) could be the site of a new condominium. The property once belonged to the wife of indicted political insider Antoin "Tony" Rezko. The Chicago Sun-Times reported today that property records show she sold it late last year to her husband's business attorney. Michael Sreenan plans to build a six-unit condominium on the site, next door to Obama's house in a historic South Side neighborhood. Obama bought a ten-foot-wide strip of the Rezko land in January 2006. The Democratic presidential candidate has since called the purchase "boneheaded" and "a mistake." Rezko is a longtime Obama political supporter and was known to be the target of a federal investigation.
Daschle Endorses Obama In Democratic Race
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former Senator Tom Daschle is throwing his support to Senator Barack Obama in the race for the Democratic nomination for president. Daschle says Obama "personifies the future of Democratic leadership" and can inspire a new generation of young Americans, just as Daschle says he was inspired by the Kennedys and Martin Luther King when he was young. The former South Dakota senator at one time considered his own run for president in 2008, but announced in December that he enjoyed private life and would use that platform to speak out on the issues.
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Updated: February 22, 2007, 7:17 pm
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Senator Barack Obama Holds Public Rally in LA Today
Illinois Senator Barack Obama is due in Los Angeles today for his first visit since announcing his campaign for president. He’s set to hold a public rally at the Rancho La Cienega Sports Complex this afternoon, then attend a fund-raiser at the Beverly Hilton hosted by Steven Spielberg. Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen. Tickets are $2,300 each, which is the maximum contribution under federal law. .
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