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Barack Obama
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Election Coverage from MPR
Democratic delegates from Michigan and Florida
were awarded full voting rights at the national convention Sunday,
despite holding early primaries against party rules.
(08/24/2008)
Sen. Barack Obama is appearing in Eau Claire, Wis., today as he makes his way to Denver for the Democratic National Convention. Yesterday, he announced Sen. Joe Biden as his running mate, news that brought mixed reaction from Minnesota voters.
(08/23/2008)
Barack Obama introduced Sen. Joe Biden
of Delaware Saturday as a man "ready to step in and be
president," and the newly minted running mate quickly turned his
campaign debut into a slashing attack on eight years of Republicans
seeking four more years in the White House.
(08/23/2008)
Barack Obama named Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware as his vice presidential running mate early Saturday, balancing his ticket with a seasoned congressional veteran well-versed in foreign policy and defense issues.
(08/23/2008)
The event is part of a tour of battleground states leading up to next week's Democratic National Convention.
(08/21/2008)
A new Minnesota Public Radio and University of Minnesota Humphrey Institute poll shows Democrat Barack Obama leading John McCain in the state, but the race is still very fluid.
(08/21/2008)
Rick Warren, author of "The Purpose Driven Life" and Evangelical pastor of the fourth largest church in the country, interviewed Sens. Barack Obama, D-Ill., and John McCain, R-Ariz., at his Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California. Midday rebroadcasts this forum on faith and politics.
(Midday, 08/20/2008)
Barack Obama could announce his choice for vice president as soon as tomorrow morning. What does this mean for voters and for Obama's campaign?
(08/19/2008)
Gov. Tim Pawlenty was on the road again Monday, campaigning for Republican John McCain in the critical swing state of Wisconsin.
(08/18/2008)
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty did nothing to dampen the vice-presidential speculation swirling around him, during an appearance this morning on CBS News' Face the Nation.
(08/17/2008)
Candidate snapshot
Party: Democrat
Biography
Date of Birth: 08/04/1961
Place of Birth: Honolulu, Hawaii
Education: JD, Harvard Law School, 1991
BA, Columbia University, 1983
Attended Occidental College
Religion: United Church of Christ
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