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   Barack Obama presidential primary campaign, 2008

   In the book, Obama said "Pot had helped, and booze. ... Shortly afterward, many chain e-mails began circulating claiming that Obama was a hypothetical "Manchurian Candidate."
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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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   Presidential transition of Barack Obama

   Kaufman has indicated he will not be a candidate in the special election, increasing speculation that Biden's son, Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden, will run at that time. ... Barack Obama said he hoped to sign the stimulus package into law soon after taking office on Jan. 20.
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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." ... "Hillary Clinton: 'Barack is my candidate'", TimesOnline.
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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.” ... He commented that Onyango was "not looking for fame or notoriety, and we were as surprised as anyone to learn she was related to the Democratic nominee."
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   International reaction to the United States presidential election, 2008

   The election of the African-American candidate, added Bongo, is a major element in the dream of Martin Luther King. ... 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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   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." ... The Obama camp, ahead in pledged delegates, advocated that superdelegates follow the will of the voters and back whichever candidate had the most pledged delegates.
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   Proposed bailout of United States financial system

   He also stated: "Purchasing impaired assets will create liquidity and promote price discovery in the markets for these assets, while reducing investor uncertainty about the current value and prospects of financial institutions. ... Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said any bailout must include plans to recover the money, and protect working families and big financial institutions and be crafted to prevent such a crisis from happening again.
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   A More Perfect Union (speech)

   Wikinews has related news: Barack Obama gives speech on racial division ... Historian Roger Wilkins suggested that no other presidential candidate had ever engaged in such an extensive discussion of race.
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    Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008

    He also stated: "Purchasing impaired assets will create liquidity and promote price discovery in the markets for these assets, while reducing investor uncertainty about the current value and prospects of financial institutions. ... Then Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said any bailout must include plans to recover the money, and protect working families and big financial institutions and be crafted to prevent such a crisis from happening again.

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• Barack Obama presidential primary campaign, 2008,
• Political positions of Barack Obama,
• Presidential transition of Barack Obama,
• Barack Obama,
• Family of Barack Obama,
• International reaction to the United States presidential election, 2008,
• Hillary Clinton caucuses and primaries, 2008,
• Proposed bailout of United States financial system,
• A More Perfect Union (speech),
• Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008