Barack Obama

"If I'm not mistaken, Hillary Clinton rocked the house last night!"

“I think Michelle Obama kicked off it off pretty well, don’t you think?”

“I want everybody to now understand why I am so proud to have Joe Biden and Jill Biden and Beau Biden and Mama Biden and the whole Biden family with me on this journey to take America back.”

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Bill Clinton

"Everything I learned in my eight years as president and in the work I've done since, in America and across the globe, has convinced me that Barack Obama is the man for this job."

"Barack Obama is ready to be President of the United States."

"We prevailed in a campaign in which the Republicans said I was too young and too inexperienced to be commander-in-chief. Sound familiar? It didn't work in 1992, because we were on the right side of history. And it won't work in 2008, because Barack Obama is on the right side of history."

Referring to the Democratic nominee's choice of Joe Biden, Mr Clinton said: "In his first presidential decision, the selection of a running mate, he hit it out of the park."

“If, like me, you believe America must always be a place called Hope, then join Hillary, Chelsea and me in making Barack Obama the next president of the United States."

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Hillary Clinton

"Barack Obama is my candidate and he must be our president."

"No way, No how, No McCain."

"Whether you voted for me, or voted for Barack, the time is now to unite as a single party with a single purpose. We are on the same team, and none of us can sit on the sidelines."

"When Barack Obama is in the White House, he'll revitalize our economy, defend the working people of America, and meet the global challenges of our time."

"(I am ...) a proud mother, a proud Democrat, a proud American and a proud supporter of Barack Obama."

"I ran to stand up for all those who have been invisible to their government for eight long years. Those are the reason I ran for president. Those are the reasons I support Barack Obama. And those are the reasons you should too."

"The work begins anew. The hope shall rise again. And the dream lives on."

"To my supporters, to my champions, to my sisterhood of the travelling pantsuits, from the bottom of my heart, thank you."

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Michelle Obama

"I come here as a wife who loves my husband and believes he will be an extraordinary president, I come here as a mom whose girls are the heart of my heart and the centre of my world.”

"We want our children and all children in this nation, to know that the only limit to the height of your achievements is the reach of your dreams and your willingness to work hard for them."

“what struck me when I first met Barack was that even though he had this funny name, even though he'd grown up all the way across the continent in Hawaii, his family was so much like mine, He was raised by grandparents who were working class folks just like my parents, and by a single mother who struggled to pay the bills just like we did.”

“I stand here today at the cross currents of that history – knowing that my piece of the American Dream is a blessing hard won by those who came before me.”

“He's the same man who drove me and our new baby daughter home from the hospital ten years ago this summer, inching along at a snail's pace, peering anxiously at us in the rear view mirror, feeling the whole weight of her future in his hands, determined to give her everything he'd struggled so hard for himself, determined to give her what he never had: the affirming embrace of a father's love."

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Ted Kennedy

"There is a new wave of change all around us, and if we set our compass through we will reach our destination."

"The work begins anew. The hope shall rise again. And the dream lives on."

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Al Gore

"The experience (former US President Abraham) Lincoln's supporters valued most ... was his powerful ability to inspire hope in the future at a time of impasse. In 2008, once again, we find ourselves at the end of an era with a mandate from history to launch another new beginning. And once again, we have a candidate whose experience perfectly matches an extraordinary moment of transition."

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Joe Biden

“These are extraordinary times. This is an extraordinary election. The American people are ready. Barack Obama is ready. This is his time. This is our time. This is America's time.”

"These times require more than a good soldier; they require a wise leader, a leader who can deliver change, the change everybody knows we need."

"As we gather here tonight, our country is less secure and more isolated than at any time in recent history,"

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Beau Biden

“I have something to ask of you, be there for my dad like he was for me. Be there for Barack Obama because our country needs him. … Be there because Barack and Obama and Joe Biden will deliver America the change we so desperately need.”

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By Sam Graham-Felsen - Feb 13th, 2008 at 12:58 pm EST

JANESVILLE, WI – Following a tour of the Janesville General Motors Assembly Plant this morning, Senator Barack Obama will deliver a major economic policy address where he will lay out his comprehensive agenda to restore economic balance and fairness, reclaim the American dream, and create millions of new jobs.

Obama’s comprehensive agenda to restore fairness and balance to the economy and restore our prosperity includes:

· Protecting Homeowners: Obama has proposed a fund to offer direct relief to victims of mortgage fraud and would ease the burden on struggling homeowners by offering a tax credit to low- and middle-income Americans that would cover ten percent of their mortgage interest payment every year.

· Combating Fraud: Obama would institute tough new penalties for those who commit mortgage fraud, and create a uniform HOME SCORE that would allow consumers to compare various mortgage products so that they can determine which mortgage best fits their needs and financial situation.

· Middle-Class Tax Cut – Obama is the only candidate to propose a middle-class tax cut that will provide relief to 95% of working Americans -- $1,000 per working family. He’ll also eliminate income taxes for any senior making less than $50,000.

US Democrats have clashed over the role of unelected party leaders in choosing between senators Hillary Clinton and Barak Obama to be the party's White House nominee.

Advisers to Senator Clinton, who is trailing Senator Obama after losing eight straight contests, suggested today hundreds of "superdelegates" - party activists, lawmakers and former presidents who get a vote at the Democratic convention in August - were not bound by the results of voting in their home states.

Governor Ted Strickland of Ohio, a Clinton supporter and himself a superdelegate, said the independence of superdelegates was part of the process, and "those are the rules".

"To imply that somehow party bosses are going to thwart the will of the people, I think, is a distortion of the process that we have in place, that we have created as a Democratic Party," he said overnight on Fox.

As a superdelegate, Gov Strickland said "I think my responsibility is to vote my conscience, and I intend to do that".

"I would hope that all the superdelegates would do the same."

Friday, February 15, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Barack Obama today released the following statement on the shooting at Northern Illinois University:

"Yesterday, twenty-two men and women were shot, and six were killed, when a madman walked into a lecture hall at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb and opened fire.

"We hear about heartbreaking, mindless acts of violence like this day after day, week after week. They come in and out of the headlines, and after awhile, most of the world goes on. But for all the loved ones who are left behind, the pain and the sorrow remain for a very, very long time. Today we offer them our prayers, but we must also offer them our determination to do whatever it takes to eradicate this violence from our streets and our schools; from our neighborhoods and our cities. That is our duty as Americans, and that is our solemn obligation as mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers, sons and daughters, neighbors and friends.

"Michelle and I offer our deepest sympathies to the families and loved ones of the victims. They will be in our prayers."

Washington, Feb 13 (Latin Press)

After winning the primaries in Virginia, Maryland and the capital, US Senator Barack Obama is leading Hillary Clinton in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination.

With the three wins yesterday, the legislator has had eight victories in an equal number of competitions in the last days, including the primaries in Louisiana, Washington, Nebraska, Virgin Island, and Maine.

In views of those defeats, Hillary Clinton replaced her campaign manager Patti Solis Doyle by her advisor Maggie Williams, to give a new course to her plummeting electoral popularity.

Her deputy campaign manager Mike Henry also resigned last night.

According to polls, Obama stands as favorite in the Wisconsin and Hawaii elections next week, but his rival hopes to counteract the predicted triumphs by winning Texas and Ohio in March, two states with a considerable number of delegates.

After his success was confirmed last night, Obama gave a speech in Wisconsin, where he criticized the Iraqi invasion and called for a change in the white House.

To win the Democratic presidential nomination in the US, 2,025 delegates are needed .

The Constituent Dynamics/RT Strategies poll, conducted Feb. 8-9, attempts to give both popular vote percentages and likely delegate outcomes by district for the Potomac Primary elections. Barack Obama is on his way to a clear and decisive sweep of Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C., according to this poll. Here are its results:

Maryland: Obama leads Clinton 53 percent to 36 percent when you combine strongly decided and leaning voters. It projects Obama winning 38 delegates, Clinton 26 and 6 being too close to call. Margin of error is 1.75 percent.
Virginia: Obama leads 51 percent to 34 percent among strong and leaning voters. Margin of error is 1.48 percent. The poll projects Obama winning 45 delegates to Clinton's 32 with 6 too close to call.
District of Columbia: Obama leads 63 percent to 27 percent, with the margin of error 2.82 percent. Obama wins 10 delegates to Clinton's 4, with 1 too close to call.

Independent.co.uk From David Usborne in New Orleans
Sunday, 10 February 2008

Barack Obama achieved a three-state sweep last night in the latest round of the increasingly pugilistic contest with Hillary Clinton for the right to lead the Democratic Party into the 2008 presidential elections.

The Senator from Illinois made fresh headway in the scramble for delegates at the party's nominating convention in late August, registering convincing wins in a primary election in Louisiana as well as in Nebraska and Washington, which voiced their preferences with caucus conventions.

All three states had been widely expected to enter the Obama column. Hitherto, he has demonstrated an ample edge over Mrs Clinton in states that hold caucus votes because of the remarkable enthusiasm of his supporters. In Louisiana, meanwhile, he was assisted by the state's African-American population, which, although diminished since Hurricane Katrina, remains significant.

But the margins recorded by Mr Obama were impressive. He captured 68 per cent of support in Nebraska, compared with 32 percent for Clinton in a caucus with 24 delegates at stake. In Washington, he was ahead by almost exactly the same margin, 68 to 31. In Louisiana, the results were a slightly less lopsided, Mr Obama snaring 57 per cent versus 37 per cent for Mrs Clinton.

The suspense is gone from the Republican derby, but voters delivered a nasty sting to presumptive nominee John McCain, who lost overwhelmingly to the only rival remaining in the nomination race in Kansas. Huckabee took nearly 60 per cent of the caucus vote, winning all 36 delegates at stake. The preacher-turned-politician also won the Louisiana primary, but fell short of 50 per cent, the threshold necessary to pocket the 20 delegates that were available. Instead, they will be awarded at a state convention next weekend.

But Huckabee was still hopelessly behind McCain with his 719 delegates out of a total 1,191 needed to secure the Republican nomination. Huckabee had 234 delegates. McCain won the Washington state caucuses. None of the state's delegates will be awarded until next week.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- The tie between two U.S. Democratic presidential candidates was not broken but tightened by the primaries and caucuses in 22 states on Super Tuesday.

On the number of populous votes, one of the three benchmarks to evaluate a candidate's performance, New York Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton slightly led Illinois Senator Barack Obama by only 1 percent.

Obama beat Clinton in the number of winning states by 13 to 8, before the result of the New Mexico caucuses is disclosed.

In the competition for delegates whose votes at the party's presidential nomination convention play a decisive role, Clinton continued with her lead over Obama by 718 to 620, not substantial enough to secure her nomination.

To become Democratic presidential nominee, she has to win 2,025 out of the total 4,049 delegates at the party's national convention in Denver, Colorado, in late August.