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BARRACK OBAMA  

Barrack Obama began his political career in 1996 and after an eventful campaign focused in the south-side neighborhood of Hyde Park he was elected to a seat in the Illinois Sate Senate as the 13th District representative.

In 2004 Barrack Obama exploded into the political arena when he wrote and delivered the keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston, Massachusetts.

Barrack Hussein Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on August 4th 1961 to Barrack Obama, Sr. and Ann Dunham. He is only the fifth African American to ever be elected to the U.S. Senate.

Around 2:30 A.M., Saturday, January 12th, Barrack Obama was on his way back to his home town of Chicago after campaigning in Nevada for the January 19th Nevada caucus, when his chartered jet clipped a wing of another plane.

Race and Barrack Obama

Hawaii, a stronghold for the Democratic Party, is being torn between Hillary Clinton and Barrack Obama, the two Democratic frontrunners.

Barrack Obama spoke at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta on Martin Luther King Day. From listening to his speech, I concluded that this man is real. He does not tip toe on issues.

Now that Barrack Obama has just won the Iowa caucus, his path to the presidency is a serious possibility. But how did he really get in this position?

The Illinois General Assembly is considering moving the Illinois presidential primary to early February, 2008. The move could bring Illinois back into political power and help Obama's run for president.

The day after Barrack Obama made his run for president semi-official, the Associated Press began to ask questions about the votes he cast while a state senator in Illinois.

Senator Obama is leading Senators Clinton and McCain in a unique measure: the sales of eTopps' cards picturing the candidates. When initially sold on February 5, 999 of each candidates' cards were offered and have jumped in value.

An open letter to my mother explaining why I support Barack Obama.

Endorsements are running fast and furious. But do any of them seriously affect the campaign? The following are just a few of Barack Obama's endorsers and what, if any, difference they make.

Sen. Barack Obama addresses the problems America is facing at a rally in Santa Barbara, CA

Even with Barack Obama getting traditional Clinton support from Hollywood power-brokers here in California, the state is, without question Clinton country.

Obama's health care plan may be too good to be true. He stated that If he gets elected, his hope is for everyone to be covered by the end of his first term.

Barack Obama has formally announced his candidacy for the 2008 presidential election

Super Tuesday will finally thin the herd for the Republicans, but still leave us without a candidate. On the Democratic side, an Obama win in California or New York cinches his lock on the nomination.

If the present trends continue, the big political story of the 2008 US Presidential elections will be the rise and fall of Hillary Clinton. Folks are voting in droves for Barrack Obama, not so much because they like him, as for the fact that they dislike Hillary Clinton.

The Obama campaign line has evolved from saying that Senator Barak Hussein Obama "has never been a Muslim" and "was not raised a Muslim" to yesterday's statement to the L.A. Times that "Obama has never been a practicing Muslim."

John Edwards is engaged in a barnstorming tour to get his message out to the American people. Edwards has been facing a virtual blackout from the mass media as it focuses on the two front-runners, Hillary Clinton & Barack Obama.

Even though a day can mean a year in political fortunes and today's frontrunner could be tomorrow's has been, here is a sampling of some of the possible first ladies:

Recent polls indicate that the American people do not know enough about him to make an informed decision about his candidacy. Here is a brief overview of facts that many people may not have heard of yet.

Although candidates like Obama and Giuliani have gotten a lot of attention how realistic would their bid for the presidency be?

The whole political campaign process is just wrong. There are many problems with it and it does not make sense.

This article debates wether or not Illeagals should be able to get drivers licenses.

John Edwards held a town hall style meeting with voters at the University of New Hampshire

There have been several female leaders the world over in the last few decades. In comparison how does Hillary fair - will she just be another war mongering money grabber?

A new debate format to better understand our candidates.

Democracy for America will endorse the candidate that wins its Presidential Pulse Poll. Right now Al Gore is winning as a write in candidate.

The latest polling data from the University of New Hampshire Survey Center showed Clinton and Kucinich gaining momentum among likely voters in the New Hampshire Democratic Primary.

Who do Americans vote for - and why? I read recently that the 2008 US Presidential campaign is likely to cost the candidates upward of one billion dollars. I also read that about 70 per cent of this enormous amount has been spent on television spots.

Another day would have went and gone and I would have totally missed out, yet again. I wore what I thought was one of my better ensembles still sporting the bright colors of spring when a co-worker asked me where my black was.

Here is a noteworthy article concerning Bush's administration and his fiddling with Iraq. Not because of faulty intelligence but an intelligent fault.

Dave Matthews Band, John Mayer, Phil Vassar, and Nas have joined together to perform a free concert for VT students as they return back to school this fall. Bill O'Reilly has sparked a controversy about one of the performers -- Nas.

The shades and colors of people's skin as it relates to ethnicity and racism

As a nation of greater wealth we breed into the lesser quality of living health conditions because of asocio-economic structure failures.

A view of the Democratic Presidential hopefuls from the perspective of a lifelong resident of the heartland.

Soldier here in Iraq for a reason, children, Irbil,Bahgdad,

Bush-bashing has become a national pastime in America. What will Americans do when they don't have George Bush to kick around anymore? Who will the liberals hate in 2009?

Al Gore is the stealth bomber of the 2008 US Presidential campaign. He is not officially visible on the election radar, but his presence looms, large and powerful.

By giving politicians and even the mass media the benefit of the doubt, we think and speak as well of them as we can, and still stick to the truth. This helps avoid mudslinging.

Christian America believes that Wahhabi, Arab Islamic Terrorists flushed with Oil incomes, aim to establish "an Islamic Caliphate covering a region from Spain, across North Africa, through the Middle East and South Asia, all the way to Indonesia -and it wouldn't stop there.

Presidential candidates from both ends of the political spectrum are using attention-grabbing comments to draw a following.

Questions arise on the effect of Clinton baggage on the Clinton presidential nomination and campaign

Fairness Doctrine... Fair for all?

J.C. Hagan has a sharp eye and keen wit for Illinois political analysis. It's a shame his take on the elections are right.

There is a cancer spreading through Washington's ranks. It is malignant and threatens to cripple the "democratic process" permanently.

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie claim to be friends of the gay community yet two of the largest issues for gays, they do more of a disservice to in their actions - marriage and HIV.