Rising Star

by David J. Garrow

  11. Lynn Sweet, “Book Deals Put Obama in Millionaires’ Club,” CST, 16 June 2005; Warranty Deed 517233010, Northern Trust Co. Trust #10209, 21 June 2005; Federal Election Commission, “Factual and Legal Analysis,” In re Barack Obama, MUR 6035; Sandra Mathers, “Obama Lends Star Power to Nelson,” Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2005; USS, CFR, “North American Cooperation on the Border,” S. Hrg. 109-423, 12 July 2005, pp. 37–40; USS, EPW, “Nominations of Marcus Peacock et al.,” S. Hrg. 109-725, 14 July 2005, pp. 31–35, 57–59; Sweet, “Obama Draws on African Roots as He Steps onto Global Stage,” CST, 18 July 2005, p. 30; USS, CFR, “Policy Options for Iraq,” S. Hrg. 109-312, 18–20 July 2005, p. 147; Jill Zuckman, “State Department Nominee to Go Forward After Obama Relents,” CT, 19 July 2005; Obama, CRec, 19 July 2005, pp. 8447–50 and S 8490 (introducing S. 1426, the Drinking Water Security Act); Chris L. Jenkins, “Obama Rallies N. Va. Democrats Behind Kaine,” WP, 21 July 2005; USS, CFR, “United Nations Reform,” S. Hrg. 109-356, 21 July 2005, pp. 32–33; Obama Press Release, “Darfur and the U.N.,” 22 July 2005, Obama.Senate.gov; Karen E. Pride, “Obama Discusses Sudan Crisis,” CD, 22–24 July 2005, p. 2; Sharon Cohen, “Obama Keeps Perspective as Freshman,” AP, 24 July 2005; Obama, remarks to the AFL-CIO national convention, Chicago, 25 July 2005; Obama, “Upgrading Health-Care Technology Would Save Many Lives, Much Money,” CDH, 26 July 2005, p. 10; USS, CFR, “Energy Trends in China and India,” S. Hrg. 109-326, 26 July 2005, pp. 26–27; Obama, CRec, 28 July 2005, p. S9248; Brendan R. Linn, “Power to Advise Obama for Year,” HC, 29 July 2005; Obama, CRec, 29 July 2005, pp. S9338–39; Tedd Carrison, “Point Rehab Future in Sen. Obama’s Hands,” and “Dear Sen. Obama, Please Save the Point,” HPH, 3 August 2005, pp. 1, 4, 7; Gary Washburn, “Obama Coy on Backing Daley,” CT, 5 August 2005; Fran Spielman, “Obama Won’t Commit to Daley in ’07,” CST, 5 August 2007, p. 3; Kari Lydersen, “Thousands Pay Tribute to Publisher of Ebony and Jet,” WP, 16 August 2005; James Janega and Charles Storch, “Saluting Pioneer Publisher John H. Johnson,” CT, 16 August 2005; Steve Horrell, “Talking to the Senator,” EI, 17 August 2005; Paul Hampel, “Obama Tells Crowd in Godfrey He Opposes Tapping Oil Reserve,” SLPD, 17 August 2005, p. 1; Doug Wilson, “Meeting the Masses,” QHW, 17 August 2005; Bernard Schoenburg, “Democrats Rally for Blagojevich,” SJR, 18 August 2005, p. 1; Mike Frazier, “Economic Issues Fill Sen. Obama’s Ears,” DHR, 19 August 2005; Paul Wood, “Lawmaker Expresses Reservations About War,” CNG, 19 August 2005; Joe Parrino, “Obama Talks to Voters,” DI, 22 August 2005; Stanley Ziemba, “Illinois’ Sen. Obama Steps into Peotone Airport Feud,” CT, 22 August 2005; Ziemba, “Airport Compromise on Table,” CT, 23 August 2005; Obama, CRec, 25 May 2005, pp. S5862–64; Press Release, “Obama to Visit Nuclear, Biological Weapons Destruction Facilities in Former Soviet Union,” 23 August 2005, Obama.Senate.gov; David Holley, “U.S.-Russian Efforts to Protect Arsenal Gain Steam,” LAT, 27 August 2005; Jeff Zeleny, “U.S. Focuses on Russian WMD,” CT, 27 August 2005; Zeleny, “Wasn’t the Cold War Supposed to Be Over?,” CT, 29 August 2005; Zeleny, “U.S., Ukraine Sign Pact on Germ Threat,” CT, 30 August 2005; Sweet, “Obama Part of Group Locked Up at Russian Airport,” CST, 29 August 2005, p. 2; Sweet, “Russia Plane ‘Delay’ Wasn’t a ‘Detention,’” CST, 30 August 2005, p. 20; “Lugar and Obama Urge Destruction of Conventional Weapons Stockpiles,” 30 August 2005; Zeleny, “U.S. Gets Pathogens from Ex-Soviet Republic,” CT, 3 September 2005; Zeleny, “A Foreign Classroom for Junior Senator,” CT, 23 September 2005; Mike Dorning, “In Big Jump, Obamas Earn $1.67 Million,” CT, 26 September 2006; Sholto Byrnes, “This Cat Can Scat!,” The New Review, 14 October 2007; Joe Stephens, “Obama Got Discount on Home Loan,” WP, 2 July 2008; David Nather, “Obama’s Quick Rise on a Non-Traditional Career Path,” CQ Weekly, 21 August 2008.

  12. Stephanie Zimmerman and Scott Fornek, “Daley ‘Shocked’ as Feds Reject Aid,” CST, 3 September 2005, p. 3; Lynn Sweet, “To Obama, Tragedy More About Class Than Race,” CST, 5 September 2005, p. 8; Mike Colias, “Obama Says Hurricane Victims Will Need Long-Term Support,” AP, 5 September 2005; Lisa Rein, “Clinton and Bush in Charity Reprise,” WP, 6 September 2005; Ron Harris, “Big Names Converge on Houston to Greet Evacuees,” SLPD, 6 September 2005, p. A10; Obama, CRec, 6 September 2005, pp. S9628–29; Obama, CRec, 7 September 2005, p. S9737 (introducing S. 1630, the National Emergency Family Locator Act); Obama, CRec, 8 September 2005, pp. S9781–82, S9786, and S9844–45 (introducing S. 1638, the Hurricane Katrina Emergency Health Workforce Act); Obama Podcast #1, “Hurricane Katrina,” 8 September 2005, Obama.Senate.gov; Obama on This Week, ABC. 11 September 2005; Jeff Zeleny, “Judicious Obama Turns Up Volume,” CT, 12 September 2005; Obama, CRec, 12 September 2005, p. S9940 (introducing S. 1685, the Evacuation of Individuals with Special Needs Act); Allison Samuels and Richard Wolffe, “When Oprah Met Obama,” Newsweek, 10 December 2007, p. 12; Carrie Budoff, “Santorum Strikes Back at Casey,” PI, 13 September 2005, p. B4; Clarence Page, “We’re Still Two Nations,” CT, 14 September 2005; Obama Podcast #2, “Katrina Relief Spending Accountability,” 14 September 2005, Obama.Senate.gov; transcript, Coburn-Obama news conference, 14 September 2004; USS, CFR, “U.S.-Indonesia Relations,” S. Hrg. 109-407, 15 September 2005, pp. 3–4, 67–70; Obama, “Securing Our Energy Future,” Resources for the Future, Washington, D.C., 15 September 2005; Obama, response to president’s speech about Gulf Coast rebuilding effort, 15 September 2005; Dori Meinert, “Sen. Obama Broadening His Scope,” Copley, 16 September 2005; Zeleny, “Obama on Bush,” CT, 18 September 2005; Tracy Jan, “Obama Urges Alumni to Help Fight Poverty,” BG, 18 September 2005; Obama on Face the Nation, CBS, 18 September 2005; Javier C. Hernandez, “Obama Talks Katrina Relief,” HC, 19 September 2005, Carol Beggy and Mark Shanahan, “Obama Draws a Fund-Raising Crowd,” BG, 19 September 2005, p. B8; Alvin Powell, “Rights, Equality Center Stage at HLS Events,” Harvard Gazette, 22 September 2005; Marcella Bombardieri and Sarah Schweitzer, “Talking About U.S. Senator,” BG, 25 September 2005; Dick Dahl, “Obama Leads Focus on Katrina Aftermath During Celebration of Black Alumni,” Harvard Law Today, November 2005; Obama, remarks at Rahm Emanuel roast for CURE, 20 September 2005.

  13. Jeff Zeleny, “Please Move Over, Dear Oprah,” CT, 19 September 2005; Obama on News & Notes, NPR, 21 September 2005; Obama Podcast #3, “Poverty in America,” 21 September 2005, Obama.Senate.gov; Terry Neal, “Race, Class Re-Enter Politics After Katrina,” WP, 22 September 2005; Steve Ivey, “Obama: White House Blind to Poverty in U.S.,” CT, 22 September 2005; Obama, CRec, 22 September 2005, pp. 10358–59 and S10365–66; Tom Coburn and Obama, “Rebuilding with Accountability,” WT, 23 September 2005, p. A20; Carol Marin, “Obama Dissent Gets Thumbs Up,” CST, 25 September 2005; Karen E. Pride, “Obama Voices Opposition to Photo Voting Requirement,” CD, 26–27 September 2005, p. 3; Obama, CRec, 26 September 2005, p. S10435 (introducing S. 1770, the Hurricane Katrina Fast-Track Refunds for Working Families Act); Obama on The Tavis Smiley Show, 27 September 2005; Perry Bacon Jr., “Barack Obama Steps (Carefully) into the Spotlight,” Time, 28 September 2005; Tedd Carrison, “Obama Last Hope to Preserve Point,” and Obama, “The Point Means a Lot to the Community,” HPH, 28 September 2005, pp. 1–2, 4; USS, CFR, “Darfur Revisited,” S. Hrg. 109-868, 28 September 2005, pp. 42–44, 65–71, 86–89; Obama, CRec, 28 September 2005, pp. S10628–29; Obama Podcast #4, “Judge John Roberts Supreme Court Nomination,” 28 September 2005, Obama.Senate.gov; Emily Pierce, “Coburn, Obama Latest Odd Couple,” RC, 29 September 2005; Deirdre Shesgreen, “Measure Would Reduce Medical Mistakes and Lawsuits,” SLPD, 29 September 2005, p. A2; USS, CVA, “Pending Nominations,” S. Hrg. 109-394, 29 September 2005, pp. 7, 81–83; Obama, CRec, 29 September 2005, pp. S10654–55; Obama, “Tone, Truth, and the Democratic Party,” DailyKos.com, 30 September 2005; USS, CFR, “Iraq in U.S. Foreign Policy,” S. Hrg. 109-449, 19 October 2005, pp. 63–67; Steven R. Weisman, “Rice, in Testy Hearing, Cites Progress in Iraq,” NYT, 20 October 2005; Robin Wright, “Rice Declines to Give Senators Timeline
for Iraq Withdrawal,” WP, 20 October 2005; USS, CFR, “Avian Influenza: Are We Prepared?,” S. Hrg. 109-628, 9 November 2005, pp. 55–60, 116–20; Bacon, “The Outsider’s Insider,” WP, 27 August 2007; Rouse’s 2008 interview with Gilmore; Wolffe, Renegade, p. 42; Axelrod, Believer, p. 170.

  14. Tom Philpott, “Obama Fights Review of Stress Cases,” Military Update, 3 October 2005; Tedd Carrison, “Obama Calls Emergency Point Meeting,” HPH, 5 October 2005, p. 1; USS, EPW, “Kyoto Protocol,” S. Hrg. 109-1016, 5 October 2005, pp. 20, 40–42, 79–80, 217; Obama, CRec, 5 October 2005, pp. S11069–70 and 11138–39 (introducing S. 1821, the Pandemic Preparedness and Response Act); Obama Podcast #5, “Avian Flu Preparedness,” 5 October 2005, Obama.Senate.gov; USS, EPW, “The Roles of the Environmental Protection Agency et al.,” S. Hrg. 109-978, 6 October 2005, p. 1; Judy Ogutu, “Senator Obama to Visit Kenya Next Year,” The Standard (Nairobi), 10 October 2005; “Sen. Obama Deserves Kudos,” HPH, 12 October 2005, p. 4; Obama Podcast #6, “From the Road,” 14 October 2005, Obama.Senate.gov; Christopher Wills, “Obama Pushes for Mix of Taxes, Spending Cuts for Katrina,” AP, 14 October 2005; Caleb Hale, “Obama Sees Progress, Frustration as Senator,” SI, 15 October 2005; Jeff Zeleny, “Voters Give Obama, Durbin Good Marks,” CT, 16 October 2005; Bernard Schoenburg, “Sen. Obama Sees Little ‘Genuine Debate’ in New Job,” SJR, 16 October 2005, p. 15; Tara Fasol, “Barack Obama on Hand to Answer Questions,” WFDA, 17 October 2005; USS, EPW, “S. 1772, The Gas Petroleum Refiner Improvement and Community Empowerment Act of 2005,” S. Hrg. 109-1001, 18 October 2005, pp. 8–9, 25–26; Obama, CRec, 18 October 2005, pp. S11451–52; Obama Podcast #7, “Impressions of the Senate After the First 10 Months,” 19 October 2005, Obama.Senate.gov; Obama, CRec, 20 October 2005, p. S11647; Obama, “Thanks for the Feedback,” DailyKos.com, 20 October 2005; Joy Bennett Kinnon, “Michelle Obama,” Ebony, March 2006, pp. 58ff.; Kalari Girtley and Brian Wellner, “Michelle Obama Is Hyde Park’s Career Mom,” HPH, 14 February 2007, pp. 7–8, 16–17; Jonathan Darman, “Mr. Obama’s Washington,” Newsweek, 30 June 2008; Eli Saslow, “A Rising Political Star Adopts a Low-Key Strategy,” WP, 17 October 2008; Ashley Fantz, “Getting Inside Obama’s Brain,” CNN.com, 13 November 2008; Rouse’s 2008 interview with Gilmore; Paul Schwartzman, “Mr. Obama’s (Giddy) Neighborhood,” WP, 18 Janaury 2009; Michael Scherer and Nancy Gibbs, “Interview with the First Lady,” Time, 21 May 2009; Wolffe, Renegade, p. 42; Jonathan Van Meter, “Leading by Example,” Vogue, April 2013, pp. 248–55, 318–19; Axelrod, Believer, pp. 168, 171.

  15. Michael Kelly, “Buffetts: Barack a Name to Note,” OWH, 25 October 2005, p. B1; Obama, CRec, 25 October 2005, pp. S11814–15; Obama, “Teaching Our Kids in a 21st Century Economy,” Center for American Progess, 25 October 2005; Obama, statement on the death of Rosa Parks, 25 October 2005; Obama Podcast #8, “Remembering Rosa Parks,” 26 October 2005, Obama.Senate.gov; Obama, CRec, 26 October 2005, pp. S11909–10; Obama on Talk of the Nation, NPR, 26 October 2005; Lynn Sweet, “Opening Soon: Obama’s School,” CST, 27 October 2005, p. 45; Obama, CRec, 27 October 2005, pp. S11972–73; USS, CVA, “The Rising Number of Disabled Veterans Deemed Unemployable,” S. Hrg. 109-425, 27 October 2005, pp. 28–31; Christina Nuckols, “Ill. Senator Gives Kaine a Hand on Stump,” Virginian Pilot, 31 October 2005; Jeff E. Shapiro, “Kaine: ‘We’ve Got the Momentum,’” RTD, 31 October 2005, p. B1; Obama, “The Political Movement in Black America,” Ebony, November 2005, pp. 116ff.; Obama and Richard Lugar, “Challenges Ahead for Cooperative Threat Reduction,” Council on Foreign Relations, CRec, 1 November 2005, pp. S12130–31; Jeff Zeleny, “Obama-Lugar Proposal Targets Stockpiles of Conventional Weapons,” CT, 2 November 2005; AP, “Seven-Hour Funeral Pays Tribute to Parks,” 2 November 2005; Tom Curry, “Obama Builds Foreign Policy Credentials,” MSNBC.com, 3 November 2005; Obama, CRec, 3 November 2005, p. S12312; Ben Roberts, “Obama Leads Democrats in Efforts on Bird Flu,” SLPD, 6 November 2005, p. B4; Zeleny, “Obama Dabbles in a Moment of Comedy,” CT, 8 November 2005; Obama, CRec, 8 November 2005, pp. S12521–22 and 12531 (introducing S. 1975, the Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act); Obama, remarks regarding the Kaiser Family Foundation’s “Sex on TV” report, 9 November 2005; Lisa De Moraes, “Television More Oversexed Than Ever,” WP, 10 November 2005; Zeleny, “Study Twice as Much Sex Aired on TV,” CT, 10 November 2005; Obama, remarks at the National Women’s Law Center, 10 November 2005; Obama Podcast #9, “Protecting Voters Against Deceptive Practices,” 10 November 2005, Obama.Senate.gov; James A. Barnes and Peter Bell, “In the Year 2025,” NJ, 12 November 2005, pp. 3516–17; Obama, “Cutting ‘Pork’ to Rebuild Coast,” CT, 12 November 2005; Dan Lavoie, “A World of Thanks,” DS, 12 November 2005; Eugene Scott, “Sen. Obama Urges Arizonans to Vote for Pederson,” Arizona Republic, 13 November 2005, p. B5; Emilia Arnold, “Obama, Pederson Call for Lower Education Costs,” ASU Web Devil, 14 November 2005; Obama, CRec, 15 November 2005, p. S12805, 12817–18; Obama, CRec, 16 November 2005, p. S12943; USS, EPW, “Oversight to Examine Transportation Fuels of the Future,” S. Hrg. 109-1012, 16 November 2005, pp. 8–9, 36–37, 70, 93; Obama Podcast #10, “Fiscal Responsibility and Gulf Coast Reconstruction,” 16 November 2005, Obama.Senate.gov; Obama, remarks at the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award ceremony, 16 November 2005; USS, CFR, “African Organizations and Institutions,” S. Hrg. 109-900, 17 November 2005, pp. 18, 22–25; Obama, CRec, 17 November 2005, p. S13090–92, 13121–22, 13124, 13131–32, and 13174–75 (introducing S. 2047, the Healthy Communities Act, and S. 2048, the Lead Free Toys Act); Zeleny, “Obama’s National Appeal Rallies an Army of Backers,” CT, 20 November 2005; Dennis Conrad, “Obama Turns to Speeches to Spread the Word,” AP, 21 November 2005; Obama, “Moving Forward in Iraq,” Chicago Council on Foreign Relations, 22 November 2005; Peter Slevin, “Obama Calls on Bush to Admit Iraq Errors,” WP, 23 November 2005; Zeleny, “Obama: Pull GIs from Iraq Gradually,” CT, 23 November 2005; “Wise Words from Obama,” SJR, 23 November 2005, p. 6; Katherine Hutt Scott, “Obama Picked as Most Likely to Become President,” Gannett, 23 November 2005; Glen Ford and Peter Gamble, “Obama Mouths Mush on War,” Black Commentator 161, 1 December 2005; Obama, U.S. Senate Financial Disclosure Report, 15 May 2006; Christi Parsons and Jill Zuckman, “Obama Says He Was Unaware of Stocks in Trust Fund,” CT, 8 March 2007; Lynn Sweet, “Stock Answers,” CST, 8 March 2007, p. 16; Mike Dorning, “Questions Stalk Obama’s Portfolio,” CT, 9 March 2007.

  16. Obama, Podcast #11, “Happy Thanksgiving,” 22 November 2005, Obama.Senate.gov; Sarah Brown, “Obama ’85 Masters Balancing Act,” Daily Princetonian, 7 December 2005; Richard G. Lugar and Obama, “Junkyard Dogs of War,” WP, 3 December 2005; Jeff Zeleny and Rick Pearson, “Obama: Iraq War Splits Democrats,” CT, 6 December 2005; Martin Schram, “Senate Duo Exception to Partisan Bickering,” Scripps Howard, 6 December 2005; Ryan Lizza, “Why Barack Obama Should Run for President in 2008,” TNR, 6 December 2005; Eric Krol, “Obama Heads to Iraq in January to Assess Progess,” CDH, 7 December 2005, p. 7; Burt Constable, “Obama’s Ready to Be President If We Can Convince Him to Run,” CDH, 8 December 2005, p. 15; Krol, “Better Than Expected,” CDH, 2 January 2006, p. 1; DJG interview with Allison Davis.