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   Presidential transition of Barack Obama

   Barack Obama said he hoped to sign the stimulus package into law soon after taking office on Jan. 20. ... During a news conference on December 11, 2008, Obama linked health care reform to the upcoming economic stimulus package, noting that "It's not something that we can sort of put off because we're in an emergency."
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   Political positions of Barack Obama

   "My plan fully closes the Enron loophole and restores common-sense regulation," Obama said. ... Barack Obama made critical statements about the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) during the Democratic primaries, calling the trade agreement "devastating" and "a big mistake".
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   Barack Obama presidential primary campaign, 2008

   In the book, Obama said "Pot had helped, and booze. ... ↑ Barack Obama, asked about drug history, admits he inhaled International Herald Tribune, Oct. 25, 2006
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   Barack Obama

   Obama said that "we're still locked in this notion that if you appeal to white folks then there must be something wrong." ... ↑ "About Barack Obama".
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   David Axelrod (political consultant)

   He often likens Obama to Robert F. Kennedy and told The Washington Post, "I thought that if I could help Barack Obama get to Washington, then I would have accomplished something great in my life." ... "Just over half of [Iowa's] Democratic caucus-goers said change was the No. 1 factor they were looking for in a candidate, and 51 percent of those voters chose Barack Obama," said CNN senior political analyst Bill Schneider.
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   International reaction to the United States presidential election, 2008

   Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev said "Today’s big news – the election of Barack Obama for the 44th President of the United States – shows us the scale of the global changes and the seeking for something new. ... Kosovo - Prime Minister Hashim Thaci sent a letter to Obama congratulating him on his win, calling the elections "historic" and saying, "The election of the 44th American president showed a noble electoral campaign and displayed the best democratic values of the United States."
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   Reactions to the November 2008 Mumbai attacks

   Media coverage highlighted the use of new media and internet social networking tool in spreading information about the attacks, observing that internet coverage, including Wikipedia, was often ahead of more traditional media sources. ... Sovereign nations have the right to protect themselves, US President-elect Barack Obama said, when asked if India could follow the same policy he advocated during his election campaign—of bombing terrorist camps in Pakistan if there was actionable evidence and Islamabad refused to act on it.
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   Family of Barack Obama

   Obama said that he expects no favors, that he was supported by relatives, and that reports he lived on a dollar a month were "all lies by people who don’t want my brother to win.” ... * Barack
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   Hillary Clinton caucuses and primaries, 2008

   Obama said that he was working to help unemployed workers in Chicago while Clinton was "a corporate lawyer sitting on the board at Wal-Mart." ... "Hillary and Barack, Afta Nafta".
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    A More Perfect Union (speech)

    Wikinews has related news: Barack Obama gives speech on racial division ... Rev. Troy Benton, lead pastor at a church outside Atlanta, said he did not "see how you can be an African-American preacher and not try to figure out how to have something to say this Sunday (March 23, 2008), even though it’s Easter."

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• Barack Obama,
• David Axelrod (political consultant),
• International reaction to the United States presidential election, 2008,
• Reactions to the November 2008 Mumbai attacks,
• Family of Barack Obama,
• Hillary Clinton caucuses and primaries, 2008,
• A More Perfect Union (speech)