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BERLIN, July 11 -- The German government strongly denied Friday that it had been pressured by the Bush administration to discourage Sen. Barack Obama from giving an address in front of the landmark Brandenburg Gate during his upcoming European tour. ...more.

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The Trail

added on 2008-07-13 01:00:26 (Washington Post - Politics)

DAYTON, Ohio -- Sen. Barack Obama wishes he spoke Spanish -- or some other language. ...more.

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One Cannot Choose but Wonder

added on 2008-07-13 10:00:21 (Washington Post - Politics)

With the national party conventions less than two months away, the speculation over who John McCain and Barack Obama will pick as their seconds in command is heating up. The Fix's top five picks (5 being least likely to be chosen, 1 the most) for each party are below. ...more.

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German row over Obama speech plan

added on 2008-07-12 21:30:09 (BBC News | World | UK Edition)

A leading German politician is the latest to reject a tentative plan by Barack Obama to speak at Berlin's historic Brandenburg Gate. ...more.

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Obama Addresses the League of United Latin American Citizens

added on 2008-07-11 01:00:29 (Washington Post - Politics)

SEN. BARACK OBAMA, D-ILL.: Thank you, Mayor. And thank you for what you do every day as one of America's finest mayors. At heart, what Mayor Villaraigosa is doing today is the same thing he was doing as a fifteen year old when he volunteered to take part in a grape boycott led by Cesar Chavez -- ... ...more.

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Jackson Incident Revives Some Blacks' Concerns About Obama

added on 2008-07-11 10:00:43 (Washington Post - Politics)

The larger point of Jesse L. Jackson's criticism of Barack Obama -- if not the crude way he expressed it -- touched a nerve among some African American political activists who have been unhappy about the senator 's pointed critiques of absentee fathers and other problems in the black community. ...more.

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Obama Brings Economic Message to N.Va.

added on 2008-07-11 10:00:46 (Washington Post - Politics)

Sen. Barack Obama said yesterday at a town hall meeting in Fairfax County that if elected president, he would bolster the economy by helping working mothers. It was his second visit to the area since becoming the presumptive Democratic nominee and occurred on a day when his likely Republican foe was... ...more.

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