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Man Had Guns Outside Minneapolis Obama Rally

Minnesota Independent | Chris Steller | Posted 11.15.2009 | Politics

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Packing two pistols, a Rogers man with a Twin Towers tattoo on his arm spent seven hours Saturday among protesters outside Target Center, where Presid...

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Obama Protester With Semi-Automatic Rifle Part Of 'Publicity Stunt'

HuffPost's Eyes & Ears | Matthew Palevsky | Posted 09.19.2009 | Politics

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A number of YouTube videos have shown a man carrying an AR-15 rifle to a pro-Obama health care reform rally outside the president's speech in Phoenix ...

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Man with a Gun Near Obama Rally -- Hell No!

Cenk Uygur | Posted 09.11.2009 | Politics

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Imagine he was Muslim and waiting for Bush with a gun. How long would that guy have lasted? You think they'd let him just sit there and wait for Bush?

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Keeping Score In Chicago Episode 5: This is What Change Smells Like?

Mark Konkol and Todd Fooks | Posted 12.12.2008 | Chicago

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Barack Obama declared victory in Grant Park amid celebration and the wafting scent of an herb now available for medicinal purposes in Michigan and Fook caught the celebration on tape. Hear it on this edition of Keeping Score In Chicago.

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Reliving the Grant Park Election Night Countdown (VIDEO)

Mike Doyle | Posted 12.08.2008 | Chicago

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Drawn from the YouTube feeds of five fellow Grant Park revelers, here is how we who were down there experienced the moment when America changed forever.

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Obama's Crowds Made the Difference

Kelly Nuxoll | Posted 12.07.2008 | Home

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The reason I voted for Obama had little to do with the candidate and everything to do with the crowd.

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Grant Park, the Day After

Daniel Sinker | Posted 12.06.2008 | Chicago

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Here's a slideshow of what it looked like, both from the stage and from the park itself, the day after history was made.

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Whole World Watching Grant Park, Again

Howard Wolinsky | Posted 12.06.2008 | Chicago

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American flags were waving Tuesday night over Grant Park as they celebrated the Obama win. Back in '68, the riot in Grant Park started when a protester tried to lower an American flag.

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Obama's Victory as Progress, Not History

Ari Melber | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics

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Across the country, with their votes and their activism, people are firmly backing this famous "change" agenda.

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Obama Election Night Rally Prep: Updates, Video, Photos

Posted 12.04.2008 | Chicago

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***UPDATE 11/04*** The Chicago Tribune reports on the crowds that have already started gathering for tonight's Obama rally. With the sun beaming su...

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McCain, Palin Draw Surprisingly Small Crowds In Ohio

Diane Tucker | Posted 12.03.2008 | Home

John McCain and Sarah Palin crisscrossed Ohio over the weekend, appearing at multiple rallies that drew surprisingly small crowds -- especially taking...

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AP Poll: Obama Supporters Gleeful, McCain's Glum

AP | Posted 12.02.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- That smiling guy walking down the street? Odds are he's a Barack Obama backer. The grouchy looking one? Don't ask, and don't necess...

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Obama Rally: City Details Plans

AP | MICHAEL TARM | Posted 12.01.2008 | Chicago

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CHICAGO — Chicago authorities are bracing for as many as a million people in downtown Grant Park Tuesday night to cheer on Barack Obama as elect...

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Obama Election Night Rally Guest List

Posted 12.01.2008 | Chicago

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UPDATE Gov. Blagojevich has been invited to the Grant Park rally, according to a note from the governor's office to Capitol Fax. Barack Obama's mo...

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Obama stirs up supporters in Colorado

AP | BEN FELLER | Posted 11.26.2008 | Politics

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DENVER — Roaring toward the finish, Barack Obama presided Sunday over two Colorado rallies that together drew about 150,000 people, a startling ...

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Obama Paying For Election Night Rally

Posted 11.22.2008 | Chicago

UPDATE 10/28 The City of Chicago has retained security consultant Neil Sullivan to aid with the Obama rally planning at a rate of $100-an-hour with...

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Obama Supporters' Tires Slashed In North Carolina

Talking Points Memo | Posted 11.20.2008 | Politics

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Still more ugliness and hostility on the campaign trail, courtesy of North Carolina's Fayetville Observer: Someone slashed the tires of at least 30 ...

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McCain Volunteers Finally Roused In Northern Virginia

Diane Tucker | Posted 11.20.2008 | Home

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I peered inside the huge glass windows and saw something unexpected: rows and rows of people on phone banks, dozens of them. It was completely unlike the other McCain "victory offices" I've visited.

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Obama Rally In St. Louis Draws 100,000 (VIDEO, SLIDESHOW)

Huffington Post | Posted 11.18.2008 | Politics

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Barack Obama drew a crowd of 100,000 at a rally near the Gateway Arch in St. Louis on Saturday, the AP reports. McCain spent the day campaigning in No...

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Zavier's Day With Obama In Toledo

Teresa McCoy | Posted 11.14.2008 | Home

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I could see by the look on the faces in the crowd that people in Ohio are hungry for a real leader, one who recognizes that everyday folks are the ones who matter.

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Surge Of New Voters and Obama Campaign Efforts Tipping Virginia

Diane Tucker | Posted 01.24.2009 | Home

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During the primaries Obama got trounced in southwestern Virginia. "Presence really matters," Gov. Kaine told Obama. "Go and show 'em you're really interested."

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McCain-Palin Rally in Anchorage is a Whole Lotta Empty Chairs, Gosh Darnit!

Jeanne Devon ("AKMuckraker") | Posted 11.05.2008 | Politics

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I actually felt sorry for the organizers for a minute, before I snapped myself out of it. A head count yielded about 250-300 people. Clearly they had been hoping for more.

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Obama Criticizes McCain Over Jobs

AP | NEDRA PICKLER and SARA KUGLER | Posted 11.03.2008 | Politics

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ABINGTON, Pa. — Democrat Barack Obama used word of the nation's worst monthly job loss in over five years Friday to argue the policies of his Re...

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Right-Wing Obama Critics Obsess Over 'Rock Concert Conspiracy'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.29.2008 | Politics

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[UPDATED BELOW] Rightward critics of Barack Obama continue to be all a-flutter over the fact that the Illinois Senator's massive rally in Portland, w...

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Obama Draws Largest Crowd Of His Campaign At Philadelphia Rally

AP | Posted 04.26.2008 | Politics

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PHILADELPHIA — Barack Obama was greeted by the largest crowd of his campaign Friday night in Philadelphia. Some 35,000 people jammed into Indepe...

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