Twenty years ago this summer, an up-and-coming Senate candidate from Illinois delivered one of the most electrifying speeches in political convention history. When Barack Obama finished speaking — ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Barack Obama, then a U.S. senator, speaks to the Democratic National Convention at Invesco Field in Denver, on Aug. 28, 2008.

Over the weekend we learned that Michelle Obama will speak on the opening night of the Democratic National Convention on August 25 in Denver. As we've long known, four days later, Barack Obama will ...

LAPLACE, Louisiana (Reuters) – President Barack Obama visited Louisiana on Monday for a first-hand look at the damage from Hurricane Isaac, seeking to show his administration was on top of the relief ...