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Obama raises more money in Vermont than all other candidates
Boston Globe - United States
Barack Obama raised more money in Vermont during the first six months of the year than all over candidates combined, documents show. …

Davis said Obama was using the Internet to raise money, a method pioneered by former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean.

"I think the Obama campaign studied the Dean campaign very carefully and they realized how the Internet can be used as a tool not just to raise money but also to organize people and get people mobilized to support the candidate as election day approaches closer." Davis said.

Pure Horserace: On Equal Footing
CBS News - New York City,NY,USA
Barack Obama was quick out of the gate in responding to the new information, giving a preview of what we can expect in coming days in the debates over Iraq …

Barack Obama was quick out of the gate in responding to the new information, giving a preview of what we can expect in coming days in the debates over Iraq and terrorism. "After almost six years, awesome sacrifices by our brave men and women in uniform, and hundreds of billions of dollars spent, we are no safer than we were on 9/11," Obama said in a statement sent out by his campaign. "This is a consequence of waging a misguided war in Iraq that should never have been authorized, and failing to seize the opportunity to do lasting harm to the extremist networks that pose a direct threat to our homeland."

Obama is calling for a withdrawal from Iraq, as are his fellow Democratic candidates, but that could prove a difficult argument in light of the report’s warnings about potential dangers posed by al Qaeda elements in that war zone. Republicans seeking to hold off congressional action on a withdrawal are certain to seize on that element of the report to argue that the nation can ill-afford to leave the terrorist group in Iraq free to plot and plan after the U.S. leaves or pulls back.

But Democrats can — and will — loudly zero in on the administration’s inability to prevent the reconstitution of al Qaeda and, as Obama does, argue that the war in Iraq has contributed to the terrorist threat. Republicans, many of whom have taken to describing the fight against terrorism as a war with "jihadists," will advocate "staying on the offensive," which includes combating terrorists in Iraq. In other words, expect this report to generate more of the same essential argument the parties have been engaged in for the past several years. Just don’t expect Republicans to get the bounce they once did from terrorist threats.

A Foundation Built on Small Blocks
Washington Post - United States
Barack Obama — and they gave it over the Internet. Check out this guide to all the Democrats and Republicans who are running (or are likely to run) for …

Touting his success, Obama said his fundraising effort is "the largest grass-roots campaign in history for this stage of a presidential race." Jerome Armstrong, an Internet adviser for Howard Dean’s insurgent campaign four years ago, didn’t dispute that.

"What we’re seeing here is Obama’s broad, wide, mainstream appeal, and he’s bringing in new people . . . people who aren’t necessarily political junkies who follow the blogs," said Armstrong, who is the founder of the blog MyDD.

Obama’s Camp Sees Big Value in Small Donors
New York Times Mon, 16 Jul 2007 7:21 PM PDT
Senator Barack Obama?s campaign has employed novel tactics, like counting sales of $4.50 key chains as contributions, to pump up numbers and cultivate support.

Fenty to Endorse Obama, Sources Say
Washington Post - United States
Barack Obama’s bid for the Democratic nomination for president tomorrow, sources said this evening. Fenty (D) has so far been noncommittal when asked who he …

Obama rails against ‘epidemic of violence’
Boston Globe - United States
… neighborhood violence firsthand, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said yesterday that more must be done to end a major social ill. …

Obama on Iowa, Iraq and the 2008 race
USA Today - USA
Barack Obama, D-Ill., on Saturday about his presidential campaign after events in northeastern Iowa. Here are excerpts: Q: Why is Iowa still so important in …

Q. What have you felt resistance to on the campaign trail?

A. Obviously, I’m probably not getting a complete sampling of resistance out there. … I don’t find much resistance on the issue of experience. Because people understand that I’ve got a lot of experience. I just haven’t been in Washington that long. I do think that people are interested in electability. They are interested in toughness, both with respect to being able to win a general election and being able to take on some of the big challenges that are out there. The main thing is people are very receptive to the message. They just have to overcome the cynicism that’s built up over the last couple of decades about the effectiveness of government in Washington.

Obama: Strong Women Made Him Pro-Choice
U.S. News & World Report - Washington,DC,USA
Barack Obama may not be the female candidate, he cited a family of strong women as part of his reason for supporting reproductive rights at a Planned …

Illinois’ Obama stakes out turf in neighboring state
USA Today - USA
Barack Obama scanned about 250 people on a backyard lawn sloping down to the Turkey River and urged them to grow their own fuel "right here in Illinois. …

Oprah and Obama
San Diego Union Tribune - United States
The talk show host, who is estimated by Forbes magazine to be worth $1.5 billion, will host a fundraiser for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama …

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