Archive: Barack Obama
Clinton Has Mayor Love Too
On the same day Barack Obama earns the endorsement of D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty, Hillary Clinton's camp sent out a release yesterday reminding the media, and other interested parties that she's got the backing of more than 100 current and former mayors who form her new Mayors Council. (Make sure...
By washingtonpost.com Editors | July 18, 2007; 11:26 AM ET | Comments (2)
Obama: Universal Health Care in Four Years
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama told a group of abortion rights activists Tuesday that he would accomplish universal health care for all Americans by the end of his first term. Play Video VIDEO | Candidates Pitch Plans to Planned Parenthood Speaking to the Planned Parenthood Public Affairs Action Fund's annual...
By Sarah Lovenheim | July 17, 2007; 06:14 PM ET | Comments (18)
Democratic Campaigns Play Phone Tag
Add Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) to the list of Democratic presidential candidates who want to reach out and touch you -- on your cell phone. Obama Mobile, a new feature the Obama camp launched Wednesday night, sends text message alerts about campaign news and local Obama events to supporters who...
By Sarah Lovenheim | June 21, 2007; 02:09 PM ET | Comments (3)
Obama and Student Switch Roles in the Granite State
Illinois Sen. Barack Obama usually provides the inspiration for college students as he campaigns for the presidency, but on Saturday it was a graduating student at Southern New Hampshire University who offered him some encouragement. Okendo Lewis-Gayle, president of the Student Government Association at the university, was one of the...
By washingtonpost.com Editors | May 19, 2007; 05:18 PM ET | Comments (11)
Michelle Obama on the Hustings
WINDHAM, N.H. -- Michelle Obama, making an early campaign foray for her husband Monday in the state with the nation's first presidential primary, praised her husband for having a "moral compass" and arguing that counted more than the "experience" many of his rivals are basing their campaigns on. Rivals...
By Eric Pianin | May 7, 2007; 06:22 PM ET | Comments (8)
