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In 2002, when Sen. Barack obama (D-IL) was a state senator, he spoke at a rally protesting the impending iraq war. Though it drew little fanfare then, his speech has become a campaign cornerstone.

At the core of Senator Barack obama's presidential campaign is a promise that he can transcend the starkly red-and-blue politics, but his voting record was, by one ranking, the most liberal in the Senate last year.

PHILADELPHIA, March 24 -- Sen. Hillary Rodham clinton sought on Monday to pitch herself as the remedy to the nation's housing crisis, a claim that drew an aggressive pushback from Sen. Barack obama's campaign as the two candidates continued to wrestle for the upper hand on the issue of the economy.

Trailing in the polls in next big primary state, the Democratic frontrunner hopes a strong registration drive will help turn out new supporters

The tax returns for Sen. Barack obama and his wife, Michelle, offer new insights into the power couple's rising fortunes, including a leap in income from $240,505 to $1.6 million.

Barack obama and Hillary clinton provided fresh evidence of their tendency towards mutual character assassination, with each trading allegations the other serially exaggerated or even fabricated episodes from their lives

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Barack obama released seven years of tax returns on Tuesday, cranking up the pressure on presidential rival Hillary clinton to make public her recent filings and renewing a battle between the two camps over transparency.

This could make for one odd family reunion: Barack obama is a distant cousin of actor Brad Pitt, and Hillary Rodham clinton is related to Pitt's girlfriend, Angelina Jolie.

Clinton delivers belated slam to obama over pastor's inflammatory sermons.

Sen. Barack obama's campaign released his tax returns from 2000 to 2006 on its Web site Wednesday and challenged Sen. Hillary clinton to release hers.