Rising Star

by David J. Garrow

  62. Todd Spivak, “HP Pols Working Toward Democratic State Control,” HPH, 28 August 2002, pp. 1–2; Memorandum Opinion and Order, U S. ex rel King v. F. E. Moran, Inc., N. D. Ill. #00-C-38777, 29 August 2002, 2002 WL 2003219 (Obama appearance listings of 22 August and 26 September 2002); CF, 1 August and 4, 5 27 September 2002; John Patterson, “The Heat Is On,” and Kurt Erickson, “Snoozeville?,” II, September 2002; Bernard Schoenburg, “No Shortage of Candidates for U.S. Senate Run in ’04,” SJ-R, 1 September 2002, p. 15; “Town Meeting on Health Care,” CDH, 10 September 2002, p. 3; JCAR Minutes, 10 September 2002; Douglas Holt, “U.S., State Expand Health Insurance KidCare Plan to Add Parents,” CT, 13 September 2002; “The Family Care Campaign,” in Woods Fund of Chicago, 2001 Annual Report, pp. 8–13; Eric Krol and John Patterson, CDH, 16 September 2002, p. 5; Daniel C. Vock, “ABA Chief: End Private Funding of Judge Races,” CDLB, 18 September 2002, p. 1; Lynn Sweet, CST, 19 September 2002, p. 8; Photos of Obama and Shomon at Illinois Democratic Women, Bloomington, IL, 21 September 2002, ObamaForIllinois.com; Spivak, “Obama Sponsors West Nile Virus Legislation,” HPH, 25 September 2002, p. 10; Corey Hall, “Obama to Set Sights on U.S. Senate Seat,” CW, 26 September 2002, p. 1; Jodi Wilgoren, “GOP Death Penalty Feud Sinks to First-Name Calling,” NYT, 26 September 2002; Dave McKinney, “Clean Sweep? Illinois Democrats Pin Their Fall Hopes on a Big Broom,” II, October 2002; Obama, “State-Wide Meetings Focus on Uninsured,” HPH, 2 October 2002, p. 4; Obama to Stuart Rothenberg, 10 October 2002; Friends of Barack Obama, Report of Campaign Contributions and Expenditures, 1 July–31 December 2002, 31 January 2003; Jeremiah Wright’s 6 February 2004 interview with John Kupper; Wright in Mendell, Obama, p. 159–60; Artur Davis in Nicole Duran, “The New Kid on the Block,” Campaigns and Elections, June 2007, pp. 52ff.; DJG interviews with Scott Kennedy, David Wilhelm, Josh Hoyt, Todd Dietterle, John Bouman, Sheryll Cashin, Tom Perrelli, Bruce Spiva, and Jeremiah Wright.

  63. Obama for Illinois, FEC Form 3, Report of Receipts and Disbursements, 1 July–31 December 2002, 29 January 2003; Obama for Congress 2000, FEC Form 3, Report of Receipts and Disbursements, 1 July–30 September 2002, 1 October–27 November 2002, and 28 November–31 December 2002, 12 March 2003; Ryan Ori, “Taste: Presidential Approval,” PJS, 14 January 2009; DJG interviews with Raja Krishnamoorthi, Scott Lynch-Giddings, Katrina Emmons Mulligan, Dan Shomon, and Cynthia Miller.

  64. Chinta Strausberg, “Opposition to War Mounts,” CD, 26 September 2002, p. 1; Marilyn Katz, “Chicago Residents Form Coalition Opposed to War in Iraq,” n.d., MKP; Stevenson Swanson and Jill Zuckman, “Iraq OKs Inspection Deal,” CT, 2 October 2002; Strausberg, “Leaders Rip Cost of Pending War,” CD, 2 October 2002, p. 3; Chicagoans Against War on Iraq, “Don’t Give President Bush a Blank Check to Wage War on Iraq,” 2 October 2002, Chicagoans Against War on Iraq, “Program,” [2 October 2002], MKP; Bill Glauber, “War Protesters Gentler, but Passion Still Burns,” CT, 3 October 2002; Annie Sweeney, “Lunch-Hour Crowd Debates War Issue,” CST, 3 October 2002, p. 22; Strausberg, “War with Iraq Undermines U.N.,” CD, 3 October 2002, p. 1; Greg Bryant and Jane B. Vaughn, “300 Attend Rally Against Iraq War,” CDH, 3 October 2002, p. 8; Bettylu Saltzman, “Going Back a Few Years with Obama,” CT, 3 July 2007; Obama, “Weighing the Costs of Waging War in Iraq,” HPH, 30 October 2002, pp. 5–6; Mendell, Obama, pp. 173–75; “Carl Davidson on Barack O-bomb’em,” beyondchron.org, 21 January 2007; Perry Bacon Jr., “War Critics Question Obama’s Fervor,” WP, 15 September 2007; Jennifer Hunter, “Obama’s Touted Anti-War Stance Not So Audacious,” CST, 2 October 2007, p. 18; Obama, “A New Beginning,” DePaul University, 2 October 2007; Marilyn Katz, “CAWI’s Start, Oct. 2 and Obama’s Future,” www.noiraqwar-chicago.org, 2 October 2007; John McCormick, “Obama Marks ’02 War Speech,” CT, 3 October 2007; Scott Helman, “Early Defeat Launched a Rapid Political Climb,” BG, 12 October 2007; Jim Rutenberg, “Finding Archives Lacking, Obama Returns to 2002,” NYT, 12 October 2007; Michael Crowley, “Is Obama’s Iraq Record Really a Fairy Tale?,” TNR, 27 February 2008; Don Gonyea, “Obama Still Stumps on 2002 Anti-War Declaration,” Morning Edition, NPR, 25 March 2008; Jo Becker and Christopher Drew, “Pragmatic Politics, Forged on the South Side,” NYT, 11 May 2008; Paul Street, Barack Obama and the Future of American Politics (Paradigm Publishers, 2008), p. 137; Groundswell Films, “What Changed?,” YouTube, 23 December 2009; Remnick, The Bridge, pp. 343–49; McClelland, Young Mr. Obama, pp. 202, 230; David Maraniss, “Obama’s Military Connection,” WP, 6 May 2012; Beatrice Lumpkin, Joy in the Struggle (International Publishers, 2013), pp. 244, 331; Axelrod, Believer, pp. 129–30; David Axelrod’s 2009 interview with Robert Draper, DJG interviews with Bettylu Saltzman, Marilyn Katz, Jennifer Amdur Spitz, Dan Shomon, Raja Krishnamoorthi, Pete Giangreco, Chris Sautter, Chuy Garcia, and Beatrice Lumpkin.

  65. UCLS Announcements 2002–03, esp. pp. 39, 45; UCLS, The Glass Menagerie 2002–03, esp. p. 21; “Black Faculty Member at the University of Chicago Law School Is Running for the U.S. Senate,” Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, Autumn 2002, p. 26; CF, 1, 4, 9, 16, 17, and 18 October 2002; Chinta Strausberg, “Obama Ponders Run for U.S. Senate,” CD, 10 October 2002, p. 6; Greg Hinz, “Jones Powers Up Senate Role,” CCB, 7 October 2002, p. 3; JCAR Minutes, 8 October 2002; Michael Meiferdt, “Sen. Obama Visits WIU Campus,” MJ, 9 October 2002; “Obama Issues Committee,” 10 October 2002, AGP; H. J. Res. 114, Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002, 11 October 2002; BP, 13 October 2002, p. 39 (Szarek-Martin wedding); Obama for Illinois, FEC Form 3, Report of Receipts and Disbursements, 1 July–31 December 2002, 29 January 2003; Obama, TAOH, p. 293; Obama’s Remarks at the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Studies, Washington, D.C., 1 August 2007; Shomon in David Mendell, “Barack Obama—Democrat for U.S. Senate,” CT, 22 October 2004, in Mendell, Obama, pp. 148–49, in Liza Mundy, Michelle, p. 137, in Carol Felsenthal, “The Making of a First Lady,” Chicago Magazine, February 2009, and in Remnick, The Bridge, pp. 336, 353–54; “Office Hours with Professor Obama?,” WSJ Law Blog, 6 February 2008; “Candidates as Academics: I Got a Professor Named Obama,” AbovetheLaw.com, 8 February 2008; DJG interviews with Jonathan Yi, Lisa Ellman, Ilisabeth Bornstein, Josh Pemstein, Dan Shomon, Will Burns, Dave Feller, John Sullivan, Andrew Gruber, Mike Marrs, Raja Krishnamoorthi, Susan Pierson Lewers, Leslie Corbett, Rob Scott, Jeff Stauter, Dave Stover, Bunny Fourez, Chris Sautter, Preston Pugh, and Cindy Huebner Davidsmeyer.

  66. Doug Finke, “Democrats Try to Sweep State Elections,” SJ-R, 21 October 2002, p. 1; CF, 22, 24, 28, and 31 October and 6, 7, 8, 14, 15, and 19 November 2002; “Steffen to Discuss Health Care,” CDH, 28 and 29 October 2002, p. I-3; John O’Connor, “Budget Problems Could Dampen Democrat Control of Senate,” AP, 29 October 2002; Strausberg, “Daley, Jesse Hold Mass GOTV Rally,” CD, 2 November 2002, p. 3; Ray Long and Christi Parsons, “Democrats Win Senate and Lock on Legislature,” CT, 6 November 2002; Finke, “Democats Take Charge of General Assembly,” SJ-R, 6 November 2002, p. 5; Chicago Tonight, WTTW, 6 November 2002; Scott Turow, “Memo to Voters: Remember the Cruz Case,” CT, 6 October 2002; Long and James Janega, “Illinois Democrats United—For Now,” and Parsons, “GOP Scoffs at Dealing on Budget,” CT, 7 November 2002; Ellen Warren, “How He Made It to the Mansion,” CT, 8 November 2002; Dave McKinney, “The 93rd Unpacks Its Agenda,” II, January 2003; Karen Wilcox e-mail to Arnie Miller, and Miller e-mail to DJG, 2 February 2010; DJG interviews with Debbie Leff, Arnie Miller, and David Spiegel.

  67. CDH, 17 November 2002, p. J5 (Obama hiring Claire Serdiuk); Michael Dorf to Obama, 26 November 2002, FEC; Obama for Illinois, FEC Form 3, Report of Receipts and Disbursements, 1 July–31 December 2002, 29 January 2003; Obama for Congress 2000, FEC Form 3, Report of Receipts and Disbursements, 1 July–30 September 2002, 1 October–27 November 2002, and 28 November–31 December 2002, 12 March 2003; McLean-Clark, “Fundraising: Planning, Prospecting and the Importance of Money,” n.d., 21 pp., JMP; Michael D. Shear and Ceci Connolly, “In Illinois, a Simil
ar Fight Tested a Future President,” WP, 9 September 2009; McClelland, Young Mr. Obama, p. 221; Peter Wallsten, “Ruling Secures for Obama a Larger Place in History,” WP, 29 June 2012; Dean Olsen, “Seeds of Federal Health Care Law Were Planted in Illinois Senate,” SJ-R, 15 July 2012; DJG interviews with Jim Duffett, Willie Delgado, Steve Drizin, John Charles, Joe McLean, Susan Shadow Ransone, Katrina Emmons Mulligan, Claire Serdiuk, Cynthia Miller, Michael Dorf, and Dan Shomon.

  68. Dennis Conrad, “Democrats Eyeing Fitzgerald in 2004 Senate Race,” AP, 16 November 2002; JCAR Minutes, 19 November 2002; CF, 20 and 21 November and 2, 4, 5, 6, 10, 19, and 23 December 2002; Minutes, General Assembly Retirement System Board of Trustees, 20 November 2002, #222, pp. 1854–58; Senate Floor Transcript, 20 November 2002, p. 9 (Obama introducing SBs 2432 and 2433); Harstad to Obama and Shomon, “Initial Stream of Conscious Thoughts on Issues and Message for the 2003–2004 Senate Campaign,” 21 November 2002, JKP; Ryan Keith, “Lawmakers Alter Ryan’s Reform Package But Say Issue Isn’t Over,” AP, 22 November 2002, and CDH, 24 November 2002, p. I-14; Public Affairs with Jeff Berkowitz, 25 November 2002 and 18 July 2004; Bernard Schoenburg, “LaHood, Fitzgerald Trade Jabs,” SJ-R, 29 November 2002, p. 1; “Fall Veto Session Begins,” C-WR 18 #1, 1 December 2002, p. 3; Lauren W. Whittington, “Fitzgerald Vulnerable; Democrats and Even Some in GOP Ponder Senate Challenge,” RC, 2 December 2002; Obama on Newsnight, CNN, 2 December 2002; Richard Goldstein, “Court Examines Death-Sentence Decision,” QCT and MJG, 3 and 4 December 2002; Ryan Keith, “Senate Committee Approves Death Penalty Package Despite Criticism,” AP, 3 December 2002; Senate Floor Transcript, 3 December 2002, p. 6 (Obama introducing SB 2434); Senate Floor Transcript, 4 December 2002, pp. 39–67 (HB 5657); Adriana Colindres, “Senate OKs Death Penalty Plan,” and Doug Finke, “Departing Lawmakers Get New Jobs,” SJ-R, 5 December 2002, p. 13; Rick Pearson, “Philip Will Resign as Senate’s GOP Chief,” CT, 5 December 2002; Finke, “Philip to Retire as Senate GOP Leader,” SJ-R, 5 December 2002, p. 10; John Patterson, “What Will Philip’s Legacy Be?,” CDH, 6 December 2002, p. 8; Russ Stewart, “Fitzgerald’s Prospects in ’04 Are Not That Bleak,” NSP, 11 December 2002; “Quiet Veto Session,” C-WR 18 #2, 20 December 2002, pp. 2–3; Flynn McRoberts, “Small Town Guy Steps Up,” CT, 29 December 2002; Stephen S. Morrill, “Client Report for 2002 Veto Session,” Morrill and Associates, December 2002; DJG interviews with Frank Watson, Ed Petka, Steve Rauschenberger, and Nia Odeoti-Hasan.

  69. “Upcoming Events,” ObamaForIllinois.com, 10 December 2002; Jennifer Holuj (Center for Tax and Budget Accountability) e-mail to Raja Krishnamoorthi and Andrew Gruber, “Documents,” 10 December 2002, Cynthia Miller e-mail to Andrew Boron et al., “Follow Up,” 11 December 2002, Krishnamoorthi e-mail to Miller, “Issues Committee Database,” 12 December 2002, Gruber e-mail to Corporate Tax Breaks Subcommittee, “Preliminary Materials on Tax Expenditures,” 12 December 2002, Dan Shomon e-mail to Gruber et al., “Obama: Tax Breaks,” 16 December 2002, Gruber e-mail to David Adams et al., “Obama Corporate Tax Breaks,” 19 December 2002, Gruber e-mail to Joe Seliga et al., “Obama Corporate Tax Breaks,” 20 December 2002, Seliga e-mail to Gruber et al., “Obama Corporate Tax Breaks,” 24 December 2002, John Kerr, “Individual Income Tax Credit Analysis,” 29 December 2002, 5pp., Gruber e-mail to Adams et al., “Obama Corporate Tax Breaks,” 31 December 2002, Krishnamoorthi e-mail to Gruber, 2 January 2003, all AGP; Chinta Strausberg, “Trent Lott Agrees to Meet with Black Caucus,” CD, 12 December 2002, p. 3; “Four New Directors Join Joyce Foundation Board,” Press Release, 12 December 2002; Joyce Foundation, 2002 Annual Report; Woods Fund of Chicago, 2002 Annual Report, p. 4; Carol Marin, “Talking Some Sense into Moseley-Braun,” CT, 13 December 2002; ObamaforIllinois.com, 17 December 2002 (first Internet Archive capture); JCAR Minutes, 17 December 2002; JCAR, 2002 Annual Report; Eric Krol, “Some Not Sure Moseley-Braun Should Return,” CDH, 22 December 2002, p. 1; Dennis Conrad, “Moseley-Braun Says She Could Win Her Old Senate Seat Back,” AP, 23 December 2002; Laura Washington, “Lott Is No Friend,” CST, 23 December 2002, p. 29; CF, 31 December 2002; Hartman and Melody Spann-Cooper in Don Terry, “Raising the Voice,” CT Magazine, 19 March 2006, pp. 14ff.; Obama in Mundy, Michelle, p. 143 (“I probably would have stepped out of politics for a while” had Moseley Braun run); Remnick, The Bridge, p. 359; McClelland, Young Mr. Obama, pp. 195–96; DJG interviews with Carol Moseley Braun, John Rogers Jr., Abner Mikva, David Wilhelm, Joe McLean, Claire Serdiuk, Jan Schakowsky, and Matt Piers. All told, Barack received a total of $70,000 for his service on the Joyce Foundation board. Kenneth P. Vogel, “Obama Linked to Gun Control Efforts,” Politico, 20 April 2008.

  70. Kurt Erickson, “Ryan, Gadhafi, Arafat Have a Friend at U of I,” BP, 12 January 2003, p. C1; Jacobs, Obamaland, p. 88; “They Met Obama When,” CT, 16 November 2008; Obama, Constitutional Law III Final Examination, [11–16] December 2002; UCLS Course Evaluations, Fall 2002 (Current Issues in Racism is missing); UCLS Announcements 2002–03, p. 81; CF, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 January 2003; “Pappas Eyes Run for U.S. Senate,” CT, 4 January 2003; “Agenda, Obama for Illinois, Strategy Conference Call, Monday, January 6th [2003], 1PM CT,” John Kupper notes, “Obama 1-6 [2003],” and John Kupper 2003 daybook entries, JKP; Andrew Gruber e-mail to Bill Fuhry, 6 January 2003, David J. Adams e-mail to Gruber, 8 January 2003, Gruber e-mail to Adams et al., and John Kerr e-mail to Gruber, “Another Suggestion,” 10 January 2003, all AGP; Senate Floor Transcript, 8 January 2003, p. 4; “Legislative Inauguration Celebration,” 8 January 2003, AGP; Lauren W. Whittington, “Waiting for Carol,” RC, 9 January 2003; Chinta Strausberg, “Senate Elects Black President,” CD, 9 January 2003, p. 1; “Nice Words Abound as Senate Convenes to Pick Leader,” SJ-R, 9 January 2003, p. 5; JCAR Minutes, 9 January 2003; Senate Floor Transcript, 9 January 2003, pp. 2–3 (Obama introducing SBs 4, 8, 9, 15, and 30); Mary Massengale, “Certain Hospital Data Could Be Made Available to Public,” SJ-R, 10 January 2003, p. 8; Matthew Kemeny, “Law Would Require Hospital Disclosures,” BP, 10 January 2003, p. A1; Andrew Binion, “Hospital Bill Might Create ‘Report Card,’” The Southern, 17 January 2003, QCT, 18 January 2003, and DHR, 26 January 2003; Christopher Wills, “Blagojevich Faces Budget Crisis with Big Promises,” AP, 10 January 2003; Strausberg, “Blagojevich Reveals $5 Billion Deficit,” CD, 14 January 2003, p. 1; Paul Simon to Obama, 15 January 2003, PSP; “Blagojevich Leads Democrats into Power,” C-WR 18 #4, 24 March 2003; DJG interviews with Raja Krishnamoorthi, Andrew Gruber, Dan Shomon, and Claire Serdiuk.

  71. Maurice Possley and Steve Mills, “Clemency for All,” CT, 12 January 2003; Mary Massengale, “Ryan’s Actions May Spark Reforms,” SJ-R, 12 January 2003, p. 6; Eric Krol, “Legislators Defend Themselves After Ryan Puts Some Blame on Them,” CDH, 12 January 2003, p. 5; Jodi Wilgoren, “Citing Issues of Fairness, Governor Clears Out Death Row in Illlinois,” NYT, 12 January 2003; Bruce Shapiro, “Ryan’s Courage,” The Nation, 16 January [print edition 3 February] 2003; Christi Parsons and Karen Mellen, “House Bill Seeks Limit on Blanket Clemency,” CT, 17 January 2003; CF, 13, 14, 16, and 22 January 2003; Timothy J. Gilfoyle, “Chicago Fortunes: Interviews with Lester Crown and John H. Johnson,” Chicago History, Fall 2000, pp. 58–72; Louise Daly, “Crown,” CCB, 15 October 2005; Christopher Drew and Mike McIntire, “After 2000 Loss, Obama Built Donor Network from Roots Up,” NYT, 3 April 2007; Jane Ammeson, “The Busy Life of Billionaire Lester Crown,” Chicago Life, February 2008; Jo Becker and Drew, “Pragmatic Politics, Forged on the South Side,” NYT, 11 May 2008; Pauline Yearwood, “Obama and the Jews,” Chicago Jewish News, 12 September 2008; Hilary Leila Krieger, “Mr. Obama’s Neighborhood,” Jerusalem Post, 23 October 2008; Steve Neal and Lynn Sweet, “Ex-Senator Won’t Try Again,” CST, 17 January 2003, p. 3; Jeff Zeleny, “Eyes on the Presidency,” CT, 17 January 2003; Dan Balz, “Moseley-Braun May Join the Crowd,” WP, 17 January 2003; Chinta Strausberg, “Moseley-Braun Won’t Run for U.S. Senate,” CD, 18 January 2003, p. 33; Krol, “Ex-Senator Doesn’t Want Rematch with Fitzgerald,” CDH
, 18 January 2003, p. 11; Eric Zorn, “Moseley-Braun Gives Democrats Reason for Hope,” CT, 18 January 2003; Andrew Gruber e-mail to David Adams et al., “Obama Corporate Tax Breaks,” 19 January 2003, AGP; Laura Washington, “Obama’s Got Perfect Pedigree to Take Over Senate Race,” CST, 20 January 2003, p. 31; Todd Spivak, “Moseley-Braun Backs Out, Obama in for Senate Race,” HPH, 22 January 2003, pp. 1–2; Dan Mihalopolous, “Presidential Contender Braun Makes Bid Official,” CT, 23 September 2003; DJG interviews with Newton Minow, Alan Solow, John Rogers Jr., Carol Moseley Braun, John Kupper, Dan Shomon, Randon Gardley, Katrina Emmons Mulligan, Cynthia Miller, Claire Serdiuk, Denny Jacobs, Terry Link, Larry Walsh, and John Eason.

  72. “Obama Kicks Off U.S. Senate Run,” Press Release, 21 January 2003; “Talking Points for Obama Press Conference, January 21, 2003,” JKP; Herbert G. McCann, “State Senator Declares U.S. Senate Bid,” AP, 21 January 2003; WLS ABC Chicago, 21 January 2003, MBC; Gregory Tejeda, “Chico’s Senate Chances Rise,” UPI, 21 January 2003; Rick Pearson and John Chase, “Legislator in Race to Unseat Fitzgerald,” CT, 22 January 2003; Scott Fornek, “Obama Takes Jab at Fitzgerald as He Starts Run,” and “‘Blessed by God,’ Rooted in Two Continents,” CST, 22 January 2003, p. 8; Chinta Strausberg, “Obama to Challenge Sen. Fitzgerald,” CD, 22 January 2003, p. 5; Eric Krol, “Democratic Candidate Says Fitzgerald ‘Betrayed’ State,” CDH, 22 January 2003, p. 11; Chicago Tonight, WTTW, 22 January 2003; Todd Spivak, “Powerful Pals Promise Votes for Obama in 2004,” HPH, 29 January 2003, pp. 1–2; Krol, “Obama’s Debut Gave Little Hint of What Was to Come,” CDH, 19 January 2007, p. 16; DJG interviews with John Eason, Tim King, Dan Johnson-Weinberger, Jesse Jackson Jr., Emil Jones, Denny Jacobs, Terry Link, Larry Walsh, Jacqueline Collins, Freddrenna Lyle, Newton Minow, Andy Davis, Stephen Pugh, Preston Pugh, Linzey Jones, Joe Seliga, David Narefsky, Al Sharp, Tommy Walsh, Bill Fuhry, and Mike Marrs.