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Champion Philadelphia Phillies visit fellow underdog President Barack Obama

May. 15, 2009
President Barack Obama has told the Philadelphia Phillies that their 2008 World Series run was similar to his winning presidential campaign -- both were underdogs.
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Bill Clinton pledges to campaign for Obama

NEW YORK, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, after a private lunch with the former president in New York, said his campaign is putting Bill Clinton to work.
Graham rips Obama on Iraq

Graham rips Obama on Iraq

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Obama misleading, McCain camp says

Obama misleading, McCain camp says

ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign Thursday said Barack Obama made a "misleading speech" in his acceptance speech at the Democratic convention in Denver.

McCain aides: Obama not ready to lead

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- Aides to John McCain say Hillary Clinton was less than convincing when she endorsed Barack Obama as the best man to be the next U.S. president.

Obama jokes about Cheney relation

BURBANK, Calif., Oct. 18 (UPI) -- Presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., joked with talk show host Jay Leno in Burbank, Calif., about his relationship with Vice President Dick Cheney.

Oprah supports Obama for president

CHICAGO, Sept. 26 (UPI) -- Media icon Oprah Winfrey has said she would support a presidential run by U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler