Aug 25
Obama's mom was an idealist, his stepdad a hardheaded realist, his father a myth. He talks about how all this shaped him.
Aug 25
Americans haven't fully accepted the notion that all religions should have equal access to the Oval Office.
Aug 25

A vendor sells Barack Obama buttons on a street in Denver on Sunday as the city prepares for the Democratic National Convention.Democrats gathering in Denver are significantly more nervous about Sen. Barack Obama’s prospects this fall than they were a month ago, and are urging him to address weaknesses in his candidacy.


Aug 25

Aug. 23: Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. Joe Biden appeared on stage together for the first time  as the 2008 Democratic ticket. (MSNBC)Barack Obama named Delaware Sen. Joe Biden as his vice presidential running mate early Saturday, balancing his ticket with a congressional veteran well-versed in foreign policy and defense issues.


Aug 25

Sheryl Crow, center, performs at the Green Sunday At Red Rocks Democratic National Convention welcoming concert in Morrison, Colo. on Sunday.Singing at the Democratic convention, Sheryl Crow dedicated her song "Strong Enough" to Barack Obama and then added a twist to the lyrics for the occasion.


Aug 25

Aug. 23: Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. Joe Biden appeared on stage together for the first time  as the 2008 Democratic ticket. (MSNBC)Joe Biden might have Dmitry Medvedev to thank for his spot on the Democratic ticket.


Aug 25

Obama and the Democrats had better hold McCain and the Republicans accountable if  Obama wants to be able to take his next vacation at Camp David. 


Aug 24

U.S. Democratic vice-presidential candidate Delaware Senator Joe Biden arrives on stage after being introduced by presidential candidate Illinois Senator Barack Obama during a rally presenting the Democratic presidential ticket in Springfield, Illinois, on August 23, 2008. Democrat Barack Obama got what he may need most when he chose Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware as his running mate — a vice presidential candidate with encyclopedic foreign policy know-how and a political brawler ready to take on Republican John McCain's frontal assault on his opponent's newness on the national stage.


Aug 24

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is seen with Sen. Chris Dodd, left, and Sen. Joseph Biden, in this Aug. 7, 2007, file photo.Hillary Rodham Clinton's supporters had mixed reactions Saturday to the selection of Joe Biden as the Democrats' vice presidential candidate.


Aug 23

Vice presidential running mate Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., runs onto the stage at a rally in front of the Old State Capitol in Springfield, Ill., on Saturday.In August 2007, three men who later became entangled in a Mississippi bribery scheme raised money for Sen. Joe Biden's run for president.


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