Barack Obama
Democrat from Illinois
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Barack Obama is a U.S. senator from Illinois. He was born in 1961 in Hawaii, where his parents met as students at the University of Hawaii. His father is from Kenya and his mother is from Kansas. He graduated from Columbia University and received his law degree from Harvard Law School. He previously served in the Illinois state Senate and was an instructor at the University of Chicago Law School. He and his wife, Michelle, have two daughters.
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Recent statements by Barack Obama
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Tuesday, October 14th, 2008 in campaign Web site
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Obama "changed the rules in Washington. Gone are the free gifts from lobbyists. Gone are the fancy airplane rides for nothing."
Thursday, October 30th, 2008 in a statement by Sen. Claire McCaskill in a TV ad.
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"The race will tighten, just because that's what happens at the end of campaigns. They always have."
Sunday, October 19th, 2008 in a TV interview
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Measures in Barack Obama's health plan could "lower health care costs for the typical family by $2,500 a year."
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008 in in a television ad
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"For my energy plan, my economic plan, and the other proposals you'll hear tonight, I've offered spending cuts above and beyond their cost."
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008 in
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Recent Flip-O-Meter rulings for Barack Obama
On which team he's rooting for in the World Series.
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On a timetable to withdraw from Iraq.
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On using the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
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On offshore drilling.
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On public financing of his campaign.
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Recent attacks by Barack Obama
"And 100 percent, John, of your ads . . . 100 percent of them have been negative."
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"Senator McCain would pay for part of his (health care) plan by making drastic cuts in Medicare — $882-billion worth."
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"In April, Sen. McCain came out against helping women earn equal pay for equal work."
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McCain called for less regulation 21 times just this year.
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McCain is "selectively editing Joe Biden's words...Biden actually said about Barack Obama: 'They're gonna find out this guy's got steel in his spine.'"
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Recent attacks on Barack Obama
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"Sen. Obama has never taken on his party leaders on a single major issue." |
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Obama would "experiment with socialism." |
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"Obama raises taxes on seniors (and) hard-working families to give welfare to those who pay none." |
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Barack Obama said "people making less than $250,000 would benefit from his plan" then said "if you're a family making less than $200,000, you'll benefit." |
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"Obama says Iran is a 'tiny' country, 'doesn't pose a serious threat.'" |
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Recent stories featuring Barack Obama
What caused crisis? No one thing: Each candidate blames the other. They're both right. And wrong.
We'll be back!: The Truth-O-Meter is out of commission for routine maintenance, but we'll bring it back in January to fact-check the White House and other players in Washington.
Your guide to the last-minute attacks: In their final days on the trail, the candidates repeat their favorite talking points. We check them on the Truth-O-Meter.
POLITIFACT ON FIRE!: We mark the final weekend of the campaign by highlighting some of our favorite Pants on Fire ratings from the past year.
Prime-time promises: We check the facts on Obama's 30-minute prime-time ad buy.
No, we don’t want to take your money. But we are more than willing to listen if you know of any facts or story ideas for the Truth-O-Meter. truthometer@politifact.com
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