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This article is part of the SourceWatch and Congresspedia coverage of Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and the 2008 presidential election

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Barack Obama: U.S. presidential election, 2008

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Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) voted YES on March 1, 2006, on reauthorizing the Patriot Act. Obama votedNO on December 16, 2005, on the Motion for Cloture of PATRIOT Act (HR 3199).

Contents 1 Statements and Articles by Barack Obama 2 Related SourceWatch Resources 3 External links 3.1 On the Issues

Statements and Articles by Barack Obama

• Statement and Podcast: Senator Obama discusses the reauthorization of the USA PATRIOT Act," December 16, 2005.
• "Floor Statement of Senator Barack Obama on S.2271 - USA PATRIOT Act Reauthorization," February 16, 2006.

Related SourceWatch Resources

• Barack Obama: U.S. presidential election, 2008
• Patriot Act
• USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005
• U.S. presidential election, 2008

External links

On the Issues

• Political views of Barack Obama in the Wikipedia.
• Barack Obama On the Issues.
• GovTrack Statistics: Barack Obama
• Barack H. Obama, Project VoteSmart.
• Compare where Barack Obama stands on the issues at whereIstand.com.
• liberal democrat, "Obama's Congressional Record," Kucinich 2008, January 22, 2007.