Tuesday, January 16, 2007

Obama takes first official stride toward presidential bid (Barack obama)

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Sen. Barack Obama announced Tuesday that he was taking the first step toward a bid for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008 by filing papers to form a presidential exploratory committee.
Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) officially became a prospective presidential candidate Tuesday morning, forming a federal exploratory committee and slating Feb. 10 for the next step in his highly public 2008 decision-making process.
Barack Obama, the young Democratic senator tipped to become the first black American to occupy the White House, has revealed that he is to take the first formal step towards a presidential campaign....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senator Barack Obama is taking the first step toward a possible run for the White House, which could ultimately make him the first black American president.