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   Barack Obama presidential primary campaign, 2008

   See also: Oprah Winfrey's endorsement of Barack Obama, Newspaper endorsements in the United States presidential primaries, 2008, Congressional endorsements for the 2008 United States presidential election, List of Democratic Party (United States) superdelegates, 2008, and Barack Obama presidential campaign, VP selection process ... On February 3 2008, another member from the Kennedy family, First Lady of California Maria Shriver, announced her endorsement for Obama.
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   Barack Obama

   Obama announced on November 13, 2008 that he would resign his senate seat on November 16, 2008, before the start of the lame-duck session, to focus on his transition period. ... Not only did several polls show strong support for him in other countries, but Obama also established close relationships with prominent foreign politicians and elected officials even before his presidential candidacy, notably with then current British Prime Minister Tony Blair, whom he met in London in 2005, with Italy's Democratic Party leader and then Mayor of Rome Walter Veltroni, who visited Obama's Senate office in 2005, and with French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who also visited him in Washington in 2006.
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   Political positions of Barack Obama

   Obama announced a plan — if elected — to deploy an additional 7,000 troops to Afghanistan. ... Obama has, however, expressed support of bans on late-term abortions, provided they include exemptions for the life or health of a mother.
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   Jesse Jackson, Jr.

   Also, in February 2007, Barack Obama announced his candidacy for President of the United States in the 2008 U.S. presidential election. ... ↑ "Periscope: Unwanted Endorsement", Newsweek, Newsweek, Inc. (1996-09-23), pp. 6.
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   Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2008

   On Thursday, August 21, 2008, Obama announced that he had made a selection for the VP spot, but would not reveal until Saturday, August 23 who it was. ... List of Barack Obama presidential campaign endorsements, 2008
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   United States Senate career of Barack Obama

   After being elected President on November 4, 2008, Obama announced on November 13, 2008 that he would resign his Senate seat, effective on November 16, 2008. ... Barack Obama Presidency
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   Oprah Winfrey's endorsement of Barack Obama

   Oprah Winfrey’s endorsement of Barack Obama was one of the most widely covered and studied developments of the 2008 presidential campaign. ... In late November 2007, the Obama campaign announced that Winfrey would be campaigning for Obama for a series of rallies in the early primary states of Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina..
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   Congressional endorsements for the 2008 United States presidential election

   | | Senator | Party | State | Endorsement | Reference | ... | | 7 | Danny K. Davis | Democratic | Barack Obama | |
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   Presidential transition of Barack Obama

   On November 5, Obama announced his complete transition team, which is organized as a nonprofit tax-exempt organization under U.S. federal tax code 501(c)(4). ... Barack Obama
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    Joe Biden

    On August 22, 2008, Barack Obama announced that Biden would be his running mate.

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