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Obama Gives Donors Special Access: Washington Times

AP | Posted 10.28.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has rewarded top Democratic donors with perks ranging from holiday visits to the White House to policy brief...

Sam Stein

Obama's Strategy Session Draws 270k, Dems Claim Good Week

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 09.21.2009 | Politics


The headlines lately are all about President Obama's very bad summer, but his supporters argue that this past week was a good one for the White House....

DNC Fundraiser Bringing Obama Back To Chicago

Chicago Tribune | John McCormick | Posted 08.02.2009 | Chicago


President Barack Obama is expected to visit Chicago on July 23 -- his third trip here since his Jan. 20 inauguration -- when he is scheduled to attend...

Obama To Critics: "Show Me Your Budget!"

AP | LIZ SIDOTI | Posted 04.26.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — President Obama headlined two fundraisers in Washington expected to bring in an estimated $3 million for the Democratic National Co...

Obama To Headline First Fundraiser As President, Faces "Donor Fatigue"

Bloomberg | Posted 04.16.2009 | Politics


President Barack Obama will headline the first fundraiser of his presidency this month, appealing to donors large and small even as the economy strugg...

Sam Stein

Organizing For America Takes First Action For Obama Agenda

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.02.2009 | Politics


Organizing for America, the campaign apparatus left over from Barack Obama's presidential run, sent out its first call to action on Friday in support ...

Sam Stein

Obama Welcomes Kaine To DNC, Praises Dean's Legacy

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics


Barack Obama heaped praise on incoming DNC Chairman Tim Kaine during a press conference with the Virginia Governor at the party's headquarters on Thur...

Sam Stein

Howard Dean Absent From Obama/DNC Affair

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 02.07.2009 | Politics


Barack Obama is set to host a press conference with incoming Democratic National Committee Chair Tim Kaine on Thursday in what will ostensibly mark th...

David Plouffe for DNC Chair?

David Corn | Posted 12.11.2008 | Politics


David Corn

As the manager of Obama's campaign, Plouffe steered the best-run presidential campaign in years. He efficiently matched man, message, money, and machine.

Don't Put Down Your Flag: America in Flux

Jonny 5 | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics


Jonny 5

Adolescents at the time of the 9/11 attacks, their sense of national identity has formed against the "War on Terror." What does patriotism mean to them? Has the political landscape evolved?

CBS: Voter Purges Underway in 19 States

Brad Friedman | Posted 11.01.2008 | Politics


Brad Friedman

Massive voter roll purges are being done in secret, with little or no oversight, and often under federal Justice Department cover, in states and counties around the country.

Of Cabbages and Kings and Good Ol' American Corn Flakes

Alice Singleton | Posted 10.09.2008 | Chicago


Alice Singleton

For the past eight years it has been as if Connie Corleone, acting as Bush surrogate, slipped a tainted canoli to each of us daily, rendering us too weak to reason with or fight against the poisonous regime.

Young Voters vs. The Democratic Party?

Ari Melber | Posted 10.04.2008 | Politics


Ari Melber

Obama is the Democratic nominee largely because of unprecedented turnout by young voters in key primary states. But all is not well with the youth vote.

Obama, You Got Me

Jermaine Dupri | Posted 10.13.2008 | Entertainment


Jermaine Dupri

Obama's movement is about us, and what we can do to shake things up. That's why older people who've held their spot forever -- the John McCains and Jesse Jacksons of this world -- find him a threat.

Not Even a Woman Can Win It For McCain

Vicky Ward | Posted 10.02.2008 | Politics


Vicky Ward

Palin's appointment is just transparent chess-playing politics. And in the long-term I don't think it's going to work.

Denver on the Dole: Change on the Cheap at the DNC

Jon Klane | Posted 10.01.2008 | Politics


Jon Klane

On previous birthdays I had used my extra airline miles to fly to London, Prague, or Berlin, but this year money is tight and the dollar is weak. Then it hits me: the DNC drumbeat is pounding away with the answer.

What Obama Must Do Tonight To Get It Right

Lola Adesioye | Posted 09.28.2008 | Politics


Lola Adesioye

He must go way beyond the abstract and rhetoric and bring himself firmly back down to earth and put his policies right out in front. This speech must be particularly substantive.

The Most Revealing Video of the DNC

Bill Barol | Posted 09.28.2008 | Politics


Bill Barol

Here's a guy on the bleeding edge of history, hours away from the biggest moment of his life watched by literally millions of people. The sense is inescapable of a person who, in that enormous moment, is at ease.

Predicting Obama's Invesco Memes

David Weinberger | Posted 09.28.2008 | Home


David Weinberger

This might be one: "John McCain will use images of this event against us. When he sees tens of thousands of Americans eager to participate, he sees celebrity. As I look out tonight, I see democracy."

Obama Steps Into History

AP | DAVID ESPO and ROBERT FURLOW | Posted 09.27.2008 | Chicago


DENVER — Surrounded by an enormous, adoring crowd, Barack Obama promised a clean break from the "broken politics in Washington and the failed po...

Live from Denver: The Guy Who Really, Really Loves FOX

Brad Listi | Posted 09.27.2008 | Home


Brad Listi

So incredible is Bob's love for the Fox News network, he made a sign and headed to Denver to present his case to the American people, and Democrats in particular.

Obama, Call On Us! (And We'll All Win)

Frances Moore Lappe | Posted 09.27.2008 | Politics


Frances Moore Lappe

In early Obama--that is, pre- nominee presumption--I heard a music-to-my-ears refrain. It went something like this: This historic moment is not about ...

Catch Up With Tuesday's Enviro Action At The DNC

Huffington Post | Posted 09.27.2008 | Green


Energy policy and climate change were some of the main topics at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday. Huffington Post and Grist blogger Kate...

Rep. Charlie Rangel On Clinton Supporters: "They'll Be Overwhelmingly Supportive Of Obama"

Brad Listi | Posted 09.26.2008 | Home


Brad Listi

I ran into Congressman Rangel on the 16th Street Mall here in Denver. He was was looking dapper in a royal blue blazer, perspiring heavily an...

Michelle Obama Bends Over Backwards

Brad Listi | Posted 09.25.2008 | Home


Brad Listi

It's depressing to think that so many American adults need to be spoon-fed like this in order to feel comfortable with a brown family in the White House. As far we've come, Monday night's message was that we have a long way to go.