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Obama Pursues Presidential Candidacy

By Mara Liasson, Alex Chadwick

Published January 16, 2007 at 10:00 AM PST

This story was published more than 18 years ago.

Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) has announced that he has filed papers to create a presidential exploratory committee. The announcement, which was made on his Web site, is a first step in the senator's potential 2008 run for president.

Obama, who has served as a senator for two years, says he will reveal more about his campaign plans in person on Feb. 10.

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Mara Liasson

Mara Liasson is a national political correspondent for NPR. Her reports can be heard regularly on NPR's award-winning newsmagazine programs Morning Edition and All Things Considered. Liasson provides extensive coverage of politics and policy from Washington, DC — focusing on the White House and Congress — and also reports on political trends beyond the Beltway.

Alex Chadwick

For more than 30 years, Alex Chadwick has been bringing the world to NPR listeners as an NPR News producer, program host and currently senior correspondent. He's reported from every continent except Antarctica.

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