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INDIANAPOLIS — Here in battleground Indiana, I watched the debate with a group of mostly Obama supporters.

When John McCain pointed at Barack Obama and referred to his rival as "that one," my eyebrows shot up and I was pretty certain that would...

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OMAHA, Neb. — Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin drew about 6,000 tonight at a rally here where she reprised the greatest hits against Barack Obama.

But she...

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Team Obama has been posting celebrity videos at a fast pace over the last few weeks, all pointing to the VoteforChange effort to boost registration.

Here's Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore:

This was the scene that greeted the Obama motorcade Saturday night when we pulled up in Fredericksburg.

But the crowd on the University of Mary Washington campus - pegged at 26,000 - braved several downpours as Sen. Barack Obama and...

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MEMPHIS — I spent last night with a group of debate watchers who ended the evening with opinions unchanged from how they felt when it began.

It was an interesting group, mostly lawyers from Memphis, brought together at a party...

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Queen Latifah and Jennifer Hudson are the latest A-list singers/actresses to join up with Team Obama.

They appear in this Obama Web video along with Sophie Okonedo and Alicia Keys to urge people to register to vote.

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A fascinating exchange last night between the former president and Jon Stewart on "The Daily Show."

The entire interview is worth watching, but here's the clip where he talks about the general election campaign.

As has already been reported here...

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Taxpayers for Common Sense is out with an analysis of earmark requests in the 2009 Defense Authorization bill.

Both presidential nominees stuck to their pledge not to ask for any, but VP nominee Sen. Joe Biden has an $11.6 million...

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Obama campaign manager David Plouffe uses visual aids in this video strategy briefing, but offers a telling figure rarely given out.

In a fundraising pitch where he predicts a "very close election," he notes the Florida campaign will cost $39 million.

This is interesting.

Bill Clinton solicits donations for his wife in an e-mail to supporters today.

He mentions "attacks from John McCain and Sarah Palin," makes the pitch for Sen. Barack Obama (who he had lunch with in Harlem...

NEW YORK — I am here in the Obama bubble for a busy day commemorating the anniversary of the September 11 attacks on the United States.

The campaigns have called an attack time-out to mark the solemn occasion, and Barack Obama and...

I snapped that shot of the Columbia, Mo. Obama campaign office last Wednesday during a visit to the battleground state.

I spent several days in the Show Me State last week, talking to voters and getting a feel for the electorate about two months...

TOLEDO, Ohio — Sen. Joe Biden is apparently getting used to traveling with Sen. Barack Obama, who regularly is interrupted with shouts of "I love you Barack!"

(The Democratic nominee will say, "I love you back.")

But this afternoon during an economic...

DENVER — The Democratic National Convention starts in the morning and culminates Thursday night when Sen. Barack Obama formally accepts the party nomination in front of 80,000 people at Invesco Field at Mile High.

I did a story for our special convention section detailing just how Obama got here,...

So it's official, Barack Obama picked Joe Biden, one of the most colorful characters out there.

BarackObama.com got the transformation right at 3 a.m. when Team Obama sent out the text messages. (Mine came in at 3:05.)

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That's what Sen. Joe Biden told us would be his political strategy when he announced his presidential bid in January 2007. A year later, he finished fifth in the Iowa caucus and ended his bid.

Tonight, he has been chosen as Sen. Barack Obama's running mate. The...

CHESTER, Va. — Here's the lineup for Team Obama's upcoming swing state tour.

TBD if to-be-named VEEP will be along for the ride.

Sunday, August 24, 2008

Eau Claire, Wisconsin

 

Monday, August 25, 2008

Quad...

SAN FRANCISCO — BarackObama.com has a new look and feel this weekend. The campaign gave it a mini-makeover, adjusting the color scheme and the images at the top of the home page but leaving the rest of it intact.

Here's the old...

Sen. Barack Obama's campaign laid out a list of 18 battleground states earlier this summer, and spent money advertising in each.

But the new Obama ad released just now will only run in 16 states. Seems red states Georgia and Indiana have been dropped from the list.

However, the campaign...

Sen. Barack Obama's campaign announced tonight that voters who sign up for his text messaging alerts will be among "the first to know" his choice for the vice presidential nominee.

They weren't kidding.

An hour BEFORE the campaign made the announcement via...