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   Barack Obama

   In the November 2004 general election, Obama received 70% of the vote to Keyes's 27%, the largest victory margin for a statewide race in Illinois history. ... On May 31, the Democratic National Committee agreed to seat all of the disputed Michigan and Florida delegates at the national convention, each with a half-vote, narrowing Obama's delegate lead.
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   Barack Obama presidential primary campaign, 2008

   Sen. Barack Obama widened his lead over Sen. Hillary Clinton in the overall delegate count when he was declared the winner of the March 4 Texas caucuses on March 12 2008.Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton would both statistically tie Republican John McCain in a general election matchup, according to a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll released March 18 2008.The National Archives on March 19 2008 released more than 11,000 pages of Sen. Hillary Clinton's schedule when she was first lady. ... For the first time in its ten year history, MoveOn.org endorsed a Presidential candidate when Obama received 70% of an online ballot the organization held of its members.
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   Iowa Democratic caucuses, 2008

   National pledged delegates determined: 0 (of 45) ... As a result of these caucuses, Barack Obama received a significant surge of support in the state of New Hampshire, which held its Democratic primary five days after the Iowa caucuses.
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   United States presidential election, 2008 timeline

   January 19 - Nevada caucuses: Democratic caucus won by Hillary Clinton (but Barack Obama claims more delegates); Republican caucuses won by Mitt Romney. ... Obama and Biden receive 365 electoral votes, while John McCain and Sarah Palin receive 173 electoral votes.
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   Nevada Democratic caucuses, 2008

   On January 9, 2008, Barack Obama received his first key national labor endorsement from leaders of the 450,000-member UNITE HERE union. ... National pledged delegates determined: 0 (of 25)
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   Early life and career of Barack Obama

   Although fundraising was not required for the position when Obama was recruited for the job, he started an active campaign to raise money for the project. ... Membership on the Joyce and Wood foundation boards, which gave out tens of millions of dollars to various local organizations while Obama was a member, helped Obama get to know and be known by influential liberal groups and cultivate a network of community activists that later supported his political career.
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   Barack Obama citizenship fringe theories

   A number of individuals have filed lawsuits seeking to have Obama disqualified from standing or being confirmed for the Presidency of the United States. ... In regard to a designee representing Obama, Okubo said "If someone from Obama's campaign gave us permission in person and presented some kind of verification that he or she was Obama's designee, we could release the vital record."
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   Democratic Party (United States) presidential primaries, 2008

   The Michigan delegates were also given half-votes, with 69 delegates pledged to Hillary Clinton and 59 to Barack Obama; this proposed change passing by 19-8. ... A Saturday Night Live sketch mocked the media for its supposedly biased coverage in favor of Obama, and Clinton used the sketch to argue that Obama had not received proper scrutiny.
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   United States Senate career of Barack Obama

   During his first three years in the U.S. Senate, Obama received Honorary Doctorates of Law from Knox College (2005), University of Massachusetts Boston (2006), Northwestern University (2006), Xavier University of Louisiana (2006), Southern New Hampshire University (2007), and Howard University (2007). ... Illinois's current delegation to the United States Congress Senators
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    Hillary Clinton caucuses and primaries, 2008

    Earlier in the week the campaign of Republican nominee John McCain attacked a gaffe by Obama's foreign policy advisor Susan Rice on MSNBC's "Tucker," wherein she said that neither Obama nor Clinton was "ready to receive that 3 am call," referring to Clinton's Texas attack ad. ... During the Democratic National Convention, Clinton released her delegates and urged them to vote for Barack Obama.

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