All statements by Barack Obama
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Obama worked with "Sen. Dick Lugar, a Republican, to help lock down loose nuclear weapons."

Barack Obama on Tuesday, July 15th, 2008 in a television ad >>Details


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"When he was asked a few years ago whether he could see himself lifting the cap on the payroll tax, (McCain) said, 'I could.' But today he's attacking me for holding the very same position."

Barack Obama on Friday, June 13th, 2008 in Columbus, Ohio >>Details


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"More than half of all black children live in single-parent households, a number that has doubled — doubled — since we were children."

Barack Obama on Sunday, June 15th, 2008 in a speech at a Chicago church >>Details


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John McCain opposed bankruptcy protections for families "who were only in bankruptcy because of medical expenses they couldn't pay."

Barack Obama on Wednesday, June 11th, 2008 in a speech in Chicago, Ill. >>Details


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"John McCain decided to stand with George Bush 95 percent of the time (last year)."

Barack Obama on Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008 in St. Paul, Minn. >>Details


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John McCain "has not led on nonproliferation issues when he had the chance in the Senate."

Barack Obama on Tuesday, May 27th, 2008 in a statement by campaign spokesman Bill Burton >>Details


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McCain "hired some of the biggest lobbyists in Washington to run his campaign."

Barack Obama on Wednesday, May 21st, 2008 in Tampa, Fla. >>Details


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When McCain was questioned about hiring lobbyists to his campaign staff, "his top lobbyist actually had the nerve to say, 'The American people won’t care about this.' "

Barack Obama on Wednesday, May 21st, 2008 in a speech in Tampa, Fla. >>Details


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"Ten years ago, John McCain offered a bill that said he would ban a candidate from paying registered lobbyists."

Barack Obama on Wednesday, May 21st, 2008 in Tampa, Fla. >>Details


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"NATO hasn’t provided enough troops (in Afghanistan) because they are still angry about us going into Iraq."

Barack Obama on Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 in Cape Girardeau, Miss. >>Details


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"Hillary Clinton has taken over $800,000 from lobbyists."

Barack Obama on Thursday, April 17th, 2008 in an online ad. >>Details


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The United States is "seeing greater income inequality now than any time since the 1920s."

Barack Obama on Wednesday, April 16th, 2008 in Democratic debate in Philadephia >>Details


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"Iraq is costing each household about $100 a month."

Barack Obama on Thursday, March 20th, 2008 in a speech in Charleston, W.Va. >>Details


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Obama says Clinton in 2002 suggested there was a connection between al-Qaida and the Iraqi government.

Barack Obama on Tuesday, March 11th, 2008 in an interview on MSNBC's Hardball. >>Details


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"I've spent 20 years devoted to working on behalf of families who are having a tough time and are seeking out the American dream."

Barack Obama on Tuesday, February 26th, 2008 in Cleveland, Ohio >>Details


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Says Clinton did not read the National Intelligence Estimate before voting for the Iraq war.

Barack Obama on Saturday, March 1st, 2008 in a speech in Westerville, Ohio >>Details


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Clinton said "great things about NAFTA until she started running for president."

Barack Obama on Sunday, February 24th, 2008 in Lorain, Ohio >>Details


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He's been endorsed by "every major newspaper here in the state of Texas."

Barack Obama on Thursday, February 21st, 2008 in a debate in Austin, Texas. >>Details


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"We send a billion dollars to foreign countries every day because of our addiction to foreign oil."

Barack Obama on Thursday, February 21st, 2008 in a debate in Austin, Texas. >>Details


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Hillary Clinton "starts off with 47 percent of the country against her."

Barack Obama on Sunday, February 10th, 2008 in a campaign rally in Alexandria, Va. >>Details


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"Sen. Obama has always had a 100 percent prochoice rating."

Barack Obama on Monday, February 4th, 2008 in an e-mail message sent to voters before Super Tuesday. >>Details


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Hillary Clinton "agreed with (John McCain) on voting for the war in Iraq."

Barack Obama on Wednesday, January 30th, 2008 in Denver >>Details


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Hillary Clinton "actually differed with (John McCain) by arguing for exceptions for torture before changing positions."

Barack Obama on Wednesday, January 30th, 2008 in Denver >>Details


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"While I was working on those streets watching those folks see their jobs shift overseas, you were a corporate lawyer sitting on the board at Wal-Mart."

Barack Obama on Monday, January 21st, 2008 in a debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C. >>Details


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"I'm proud of the fact that I've raised more money from small donors than anybody else, and that we're getting $25, $50, $100 donations, and we've done very well doing it that way."

Barack Obama on Tuesday, January 15th, 2008 in debate in Las Vegas >>Details


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"I opposed this war from the beginning. I opposed the war in 2002. I opposed the war in 2003. I opposed it in 2004 and 2005 and 2006."

Barack Obama on Wednesday, September 12th, 2007 in Clinton, Iowa >>Details


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Obama “won health care for 150,000 people.”

Barack Obama on Wednesday, August 8th, 2007 in >>Details


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"Sen. Obama worked on some of the deepest issues we had and was successful in a bipartisan way."

Barack Obama on Tuesday, September 11th, 2007 in a TV ad, in an endorsement by Illinois State Sen. Kirk Dillard >>Details


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