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   Barack Obama presidential primary campaign, 2008

   In the book, Obama said "Pot had helped, and booze. ... He also asserted that McCain wants a "permanent occupation in Iraq."
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   Political positions of Barack Obama

   "My plan fully closes the Enron loophole and restores common-sense regulation," Obama said. ... On November 27, he said, "I will aggressively pursue an agreement with the Republican nominee to preserve a publicly financed general election," and on February 28, 2008, he wrote that he planned to "aggressively pursue" a publicly financed campaign, later promising to sit down with John McCain to ensure "a public system" of campaign financing is preserved.
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   John McCain presidential campaign, 2008

   Stating that he did not support McCain's bid for the White House, Davis, who had himself lobbied for the same cause Iseman lobbied McCain for, said that McCain only wrote a letter to the FCC to ask them to "act soon" and refused to write a letter that supported the sale of the television station the article talked about. ... Obama has condemned the Weathermen's violent actions.
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   Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2008

   Obama explained his decision to opt out of the public financing system, saying, "public financing of presidential elections as it exists today is broken, and we face opponents who've become masters at gaming this broken system." Critics of the decision argued that the decision contradicted earlier statements that he would attempt to reach agreement with McCain to obtain public financing, and asserted that Obama's campaign was receiving as much support from unregulated 527 groups as McCain's.
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   International reaction to the United States presidential election, 2008

   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." ... A global non-scientific Internet vote conducted by The Economist, with 52,000 respondents, indicated that Obama was favored over McCain by a vast majority of poll respondents, with over 44,000 votes, or roughly 85%, for Obama (there was no abstain option).
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   United States presidential election debates, 2008

   Barack Obama reiterated the mention of Buffett and said there are also many other qualified Americans. ... He also indicated to reporters that he was a conservative, a fan of the military and McCain.
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   Public image of Barack Obama

   Obama said, "we're still locked in this notion that if you appeal to white folks then there must be something wrong." 53% of Americans polled said that they found Obama's comments, saying that McCain and other Republicans would try to scare voters, telling them that he (Obama) "doesn't look like all those other presidents on the dollar bills," to be racist.
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   Comparison of United States presidential candidates, 2008

   | John McCain | Barack Obama | ... This is something that should be privately decided with the family, woman, all the other private factors of it, but we should work toward preventing the necessity of abortion." |
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   Republican and conservative support for Barack Obama in 2008

   The final election Gallup Poll, from October 27 to November 2, indicated 10% of Republicans prefer Obama to McCain, compared to 7% of "McCain Democrats." ... On February 12, 2008, Barack Obama mentioned Obama Republicans in his Potomac primary victory speech: "We are bringing together Democrats and independents, and yes, some Republicans.
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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. ... Nominee: John McCain (campaign · positions)

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• Barack Obama presidential primary campaign, 2008,
• Political positions of Barack Obama,
• John McCain presidential campaign, 2008,
• Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2008,
• International reaction to the United States presidential election, 2008,
• United States presidential election debates, 2008,
• Public image of Barack Obama,
• Comparison of United States presidential candidates, 2008,
• Republican and conservative support for Barack Obama in 2008,
• Presidential transition of Barack Obama