Election 08:Barack Obama
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The son of a black father from Kenya and a white mother from Kansas, Obama has blended political savvy and personal charm to take him from the streets of Harlem and Chicago to the floor of the U.S. Senate. Previously he spent seven years in the Illinois legislature. --AP
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- Yahoo! News: 2008 Presidential Election
- full coverage of the 2008 presidential election, featuring news, opinion, multimedia, and in-depth information on the race for the White House.
- Obama '08 - official site for Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign.
- FEC: Presidential Campaign Finance - summary of contributions to Barack Obama's presidential campaign.
- Democratic National Committee - official site of the Democratic Party, news, voter information and multimedia.
- Senator Barack Obama - official U.S. Senate site for Barack Obama.
- Yahoo! Video: Barack Obama - watch video from Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign.
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By the Numbers
| Poll Averages - Democrats | |
|---|---|
| Hillary Clinton | 43.3% |
| Barack Obama | 25.1% |
| John Edwards | 12.3% |
| Bill Richardson | 3.4% |
| Joe Biden | 3.0% |
| Poll Averages - Republicans | |
|---|---|
| Rudy Giuliani | 23.4% |
| Mike Huckabee | 19.4% |
| Mitt Romney | 13.9% |
| John McCain | 11.9% |
| Fred Thompson | 11.4% |
| Ron Paul | 4.3% |
Parties and Politics
- Democratic National Committee - official site of the Democratic Party, news, voter information and multimedia.
- Republican National Committee - official site of the Republican Party, news, voter information and multimedia.
- Yahoo! Video: Election 2008 - video covering all angles of the 2008 U.S. presidential election.
- C-SPAN: Road to the White House - collection of video from the 2008 campaign trail.
- League of Women Voters - includes local outreach groups and a ballot list of issues.
- PollingReport.com: Election 2008 - collection of polls covering the 2008 presidential primaries and general election.
- PolitiFact.com: Truth-O-Meter - provides analysis of candidates' speeches, TV ads, and interviews to determine their accuracy.
- The Hill: Endorsements '08 - a look at which candidate members of Congress are supporting.
- Wikipedia: 2008 U.S. Presidential Election - includes a timeline of events leading to the elections and a list of potential candidates.
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