Obama: Extremely Gifted And Also Very Lucky
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(CHICAGO) - Say what you will about Barack Obama. That he is a gifted and inspiring speaker. A well-educated and thoughtful man. A man with lots of devoted friends and who inspired millions of complete strangers to participate in the American democratic system.
He is a dogged, highly competitive campaigner, disciplined to a fault, suspicious of the news media and relentless in his pursuit of the presidency. A man with a healthy ego that is smart enough not to show it. Obama is all of these things.
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Obama: "I Voted!"
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(CHICAGO) - Barack and Michelle Obama voted this morning just shortly after 730am central time. The Obamas, accompanied by daughters, Sasha and Malia, did not wait in the long line outside of the Beulah Shoesmith polling station in Hyde Park.
Upon arriving, the Democratic nominee walked over to a table, where he and Michelle signed in. They then walked over the voting station, where they spent about twenty minutes filling out the ballots. Obama appeared relaxed, often smiling and joking with daughter, Malia.
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Obama Talks About His Grandmother's Passing
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(CHARLOTTE, N.C.) - Barack Obama wiped away tears as he spoke about his grandmother, Madelyn Dunham, who passed away today on the eve of the election.
Describing the moment as "bittersweet", Obama said tonight, "Some of you heard that my grandmother, who helped raise me, passed away early this morning. Look she is going home. And she died peacefully in her sleep with my sister at her side – and so there is great joy as well as tears."
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Obama: "We've Gotta Win Florida"
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(JACKSONVILLE, FLA.) - Barack Obama had two messages for Florida voters today: expect more negative attacks but keep working, the election is not over.
"In these last 36 hours, we can't afford to slow down, or sit back, or let up, not one minute, not one hour, not one second," Obama said, adding, "We've gotta win Florida and win this election."
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Obama Makes Last-Minute Pitch to Voters
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(JACKSONVILLE, FLA.) - Barack Obama will make a last-minute pitch to voters today in Florida, North Carolina and Virginia - battleground states that President Bush won in 2004 and states that the campaign is confident they can win on Tuesday. Aides believe that if they generate a high voter turnout in areas where Obama is already ahead, that will be the key to winning these battlegrounds.
In Jacksonville, Fla., Obama will court the large African-American population that makes up roughly 30% of the city. A large portion of these voters stayed home in 2004, helping George Bush beat John Kerry by 16%. Obama hopes his visit will turnout voters in the area, helping him win Duval County and drive up the overall popular vote in the state.
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Despite Rain, Obama and Springsteen Rally Ohio Crowd
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(CLEVELAND) - Bruce Springsteen and a crowd of thousands is a formula for a successful event, but Barack Obama's rally tonight did not go off without a hitch.
Pouring rain came down about 10 minutes into the speech, just as Obama began to ridicule John McCain for being on the receiving end of Vice President Cheney's praise.
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Obama: "McCain Was Funny" on "SNL"
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(COLUMBUS, OHIO) - Despite his hectic schedule in the final two days of the campaign, Barack Obama couldn't resist catching a glimpse of his opponent on "Saturday Night Live."
"I missed it yesterday, but I saw him on Youtube. John McCain was funny yesterday on 'Saturday Night Live,'" Obama told the thousands who gathered for rally at the Ohio State House today.
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Obama in Ohio Today With "The Boss"
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(SPRINGFIELD, MO.) - Barack Obama heads to the Buckeye state today, where he will campaign in three major metropolitan areas.
His last-minute pitch to voters in Ohio will be in mostly Democratic counties that John Kerry won in 2004. Obama has to generate a high voter turnout in the urban and suburban areas of the state in order to win in on Tuesday.
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Obama: McCain "Earned" Cheney Endorsement
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(PUEBLO, COLO.) - Barack Obama ripped into John McCain for the Dick Cheney endorsement today, saying that he "really earned it."
"That endorsement didn't come easy. Senator McCain had to vote with George Bush 90 percent of the time and agree with Dick Cheney to get it," Obama told the crowd of thousands who lined the downtown streets.
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Obama Expects More "Divide and Distract" Politics
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(HENDERSON, NEV.) - Barack Obama continued to warn voters today that in the last days of the campaign, John McCain's tone and rhetoric against him will be intensified.
"He's spending these last weeks calling me every name except a Child of God because that's how you play the game in Washington," Obama told a crowd of thousands at Coronado High School this morning.
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En Route to a Halloween Party, Obama Gets Irked by the Press
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(CHICAGO) Barack Obama made a quick stop home this afternoon to take his daughters to a Halloween party. But, after a television crew got too close to him, Obama became a bit annoyed.
Obama and youngest daughter, Sasha, who was dressed in a corpse bride costume, walked down the street on their way to friend, Marty Nesbitt's home. The protective press pool did not initially know that Obama would be walking to Nesbitts home, so when they got wind of the movement, they hustled to get a shot of the family. Obama became visibly irritated at the site of media and said, "All right guys, that's enough. You got a shot. Leave us alone."
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Obama Makes Up For Skipped Iowa Stop
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(DES MOINES, IOWA) - Barack Obama was back in Iowa today – a state that he says was critical to his run for the presidency.
"On the day of the Iowa caucus, my faith in the American people was vindicated," Obama said. "What you started here in Iowa has swept across the nation."
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Reporters From McCain-Endorsing Newspapers Denied Seats on Obama Plane
kFrom CBS News' Maria Gavrilovic:
Three newspaper reporters were denied seats on the Obama campaign plane today, and, incidentally, all three of their publications endorsed John McCain.
Reporters from the Washington Times, New York Post, and the Dallas Morning News were told that their requests to travel on the plane were denied due to space issues.
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Three newspaper reporters were denied seats on the Obama campaign plane today, and, incidentally, all three of their publications endorsed John McCain.
Reporters from the Washington Times, New York Post, and the Dallas Morning News were told that their requests to travel on the plane were denied due to space issues.
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Obama Continues Focus on Red States
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(COLUMBIA, MO.) - As Barack Obama continues his swing through battleground states today, his campaign manager announced that they are making a play for prime Republican real estate. Georgia, North Dakota, and John McCain's home state of Arizona have long been perceived as safe for McCain, but a recent boost in polls numbers has motivated the campaign to spend more on advertising in those states.
"We're just going to give it a go in the last 4 days and see how close we can get it," David Plouffe said on a conference call this morning.
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Obama Closes In On McCain's Lead in Solid GOP States, Polls Show
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(SARASOTA, FLA.) - Barack Obama is "playing offense" in key red states and, according to campaign aides, a strategy now appears to be trickling into some Republican strongholds. The latest polls in both Arizona and Georgia show Obama closing in on John McCain's lead.
According to the latest CNN/Time poll, McCain leads Obama in his home state by just 7% while, on the flip side, Obama has a 17% lead on McCain in Illinois, according to a Rasmussen poll released two weeks ago.
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