Obama got start in politics by knocking rivals off the ballot

Obama got start in politics by knocking rivals off the ballot
bostsen by is licensed under Public Domain C-SPAN
The Internet never forgets. Via the Wayback Machine, an April 4, 2007 article in the Chicago Tribune details how Obama in 1996 successfully got all of his opponents for an Illinois state Senate seat removed from the ballot.
Sign in below or Subscribe Now to see full content.
Login
or Subscribe
Forgot your password?
bostsen by is licensed under Public Domain C-SPAN

Get latest news delivered daily!

We will send you breaking news right to your inbox

Recent Articles

image
Child trafficking crackdown: Illegal 'sponsors', dark web targeted

The Trump Administration has arrested 442 child migrant "sponsors" on suspicion of child abuse or other crimes and has shut down four child exploitation sites on the dark web.

Read More
image
Trump takes on Big Tech bias with AI executive order

President Donald Trump on July 23 signed an executive order banning the federal government from using woke AI systems.

Read More
image
Study: Covid shots saved 2.5 million lives, not 19.5 million

The Covid injections saved 2.5 million lives between 2020 and 2024, according to a new Stanford University-led study. That's about 17 million fewer than major media reports had suggested.

Read More
image
Trump tariff warning leads to Thailand, Cambodia ceasefire

U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threats led Thailand and Cambodia to agree to a ceasefire which ended five days of fighting along their disputed border.

Read More

Get Updates

© 2025, Free Press International, all rights reserved. Distribution by TribuneServices. Republication rights are for text only.
Political Media, Inc. StructureCMS™