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Barack obama's Asian-american half-sister, Maya Soetoro-Ng, represents yet another aspect of obama's identity that makes him unique as a presidential candidate.

Barack obama's speech in Missouri on Monday was meant not only to defend his own patriotism but also to control the damage from comments retired Gen. Wesley Clark made about John McCain's military service.

Barack obama is announcing plans that would expand President Bush's program steering federal social service dollars to religious groups and - in a move sure to cause controversy - support their ability to hire and fire based on faith.

In a speech on patriotism yesterday, Barack obama distanced himself from Gen. Wesley Clark's criticisms of the McCain candidacy. On Sunday, the retired general, speaking about john mccain, said: 'I don't think riding in a fighter plane and getting shot down is a qualification to be president.'

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Trade, drugs and immigration will top the agenda of U.S. republican presidential candidate john mccain during a visit to Colombia and Mexico this week designed to showcase his foreign policy experience over that of Democratic rival Barack obama.

Will former Secretary of State Colin Powell break with the republican Party and endorse Democrat Barack obama for president?

As Barack obama prepares for a major speech on faith, his campaign is engaged in the most intensive effort yet by a Democratic candidate to reach out to conservative, born-again Christians.

ya really notes a blog posting up at Wired reporting that foes of the Telecom Amnesty Bill have mounted a campaign on Barack obama's own website. Though the group was created only days ago, on June 25, it has grown to be the fifth largest among 7,000 such groups, just short of Women for obama. Although it is widely known that obama changed his stance from opposing telecom immunity to supporting it, many have not given up hope of getting him to switch once again. Meanwhile, left-leaning bloggers and libertarian activists have joined forces to raise $325,000 in the fight against the legislation. 'Their Blue America PAC is already targeting House Democrats who voted for the bill, including placing a full-page ad in the Washington Post [an image appears in the Wired story] slamming House Majority leader Steny Hoyer, who claimed credit for creating the so-called compromise bill. The coalition plans to follow-up with a Ron Paul-style money bomb, which will be used to target key Senators...'R

(CNSNews.com) - The wife of Democratic presidential candidate Barack obama told a crowd of homosexual activists last week that her husband wants to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and reverse the rule on homosexuals in the military. Michelle obama also drew parallels with homosexual advocacy groups and the civil rights movement, referring to events 'from Selma to Stonewall.'

The bond guru tells 'President obama' he will have to take drastic Keynesian measures to rescue the economy.