Changes

Obama frequently used the [[filibuster]] to obstruct the operations of government,<ref>O'Keefe, E. (2010, February 4). [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/03/AR2010020303801_pf.html Obama criticizes Senate Republicans for delaying confirmation votes]. ''[[Washington Post]]''.</ref> and voted against the [[minimum wage]] bill<ref>Multiple references:

Obama frequently used the [[filibuster]] to obstruct the operations of government,<ref>O'Keefe, E. (2010, February 4). [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/03/AR2010020303801_pf.html Obama criticizes Senate Republicans for delaying confirmation votes]. ''[[Washington Post]]''.</ref> and voted against the [[minimum wage]] bill<ref>Multiple references:

*Gill, Kathy (May 26, 2007). [http://web.archive.org/web/20070905140628/http://uspolitics.about.com/od/legislatio1/a/HR2206.htm "HR 2206 - Emergency appropriations [110th Congress, House of Representives, signed into law May 25, 2007&#93;"], About.com website/News & Issues/U. S. Politics: Current Events/Legislation.  Retrieved from September 5, 2007 archive at Internet Archive.

*Gill, Kathy (May 26, 2007). [http://web.archive.org/web/20070905140628/http://uspolitics.about.com/od/legislatio1/a/HR2206.htm "HR 2206 - Emergency appropriations [110th Congress, House of Representives, signed into law May 25, 2007&#93;"], About.com website/News & Issues/U. S. Politics: Current Events/Legislation.  Retrieved from September 5, 2007 archive at Internet Archive.

*[http://web.archive.org/web/20070531112808/http://more.gov.mtopgroup.com/2007/05/votes-hr-2206-iraq-supplemental.html "Votes - H.R. 2206: Iraq supplemental"] (May 28, 2007).  Deeper Inside the Mountain blog.  Retrieved from May 31, 2007 archive at Internet Archive.  Hyperlink under "Senate Action" section links to [http://web.archive.org/web/20080901075938/http://www.govtrack.us/congress/vote.xpd?vote=s2007-181 "Senate Vote #181 (May 24, 2007)"] (2008 or bef.).  Govtrack.us website/Congress/Roll Call Votes/110th Congress.  Retrieved from September 1, 2008 archive at Internet Archive.</ref> he introduced because it included a provision to pay active duty U.S. troops. He voted for the $700 billion TARP program to bailout the big banks after receiving more than $126,000 in contributions from [[Fannie Mae]], a government sponsored entity<ref>Obama has taken more than $126,000 in campaign contributions from [[Fannie Mae]].  This ranks him second, as of September 2008; only Chris Dodd has received more campaign contribution dollars from Fannie Mae since 1989.  [http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2008/09/update-fannie-mae-and-freddie.html Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Invest in Lawmakers], By Lindsay Renick Mayer, September 11, 2008. opensecrets.org</ref> taken into conservatorship for mismanaging its affairs and responsible for all the big banks' problems.

*[http://web.archive.org/web/20070531112808/http://more.gov.mtopgroup.com/2007/05/votes-hr-2206-iraq-supplemental.html "Votes - H.R. 2206: Iraq supplemental"] (May 28, 2007).  Deeper Inside the Mountain blog.  Retrieved from May 31, 2007 archive at Internet Archive.  Hyperlink under "Senate Action" section links to [http://web.archive.org/web/20080901075938/http://www.govtrack.us/congress/vote.xpd?vote=s2007-181 "Senate Vote #181 (May 24, 2007)"] (2008 or bef.).  Govtrack.us website/Congress/Roll Call Votes/110th Congress.  Retrieved from September 1, 2008 archive at Internet Archive.</ref> he introduced because it included a provision to pay active duty U.S. troops. He voted for the $700 billion TARP program to bailout the big banks after receiving more than $126,000 in contributions from [[Fannie Mae]], a government sponsored entity<ref>Obama has taken more than $126,000 in campaign contributions from [[Fannie Mae]].  This ranks him second, as of September 2008; only Chris Dodd has received more campaign contribution dollars from Fannie Mae since 1989.  Mayer, Lindsay Renick (September 11, 2008). [http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2008/09/update-fannie-mae-and-freddie.html "Update: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac invest in lawmakers"]. OpenSecrets.org website.</ref> taken into conservatorship for mismanaging its affairs and responsible for all the big banks' problems.

According to Opensecrets.org, of the 671,269 contributions to Obama during his time in the Senate, [[Goldman Sachs]], JP Morgan, Citigroup, and Morgan Stanley were among the top 20 biggest money donors to his campaigns. <ref>Multiple references:

According to Opensecrets.org, of the 671,269 contributions to Obama during his time in the Senate, [[Goldman Sachs]], JP Morgan, Citigroup, and Morgan Stanley were among the top 20 biggest money donors to his campaigns. <ref>Multiple references:

*[http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.php?cid=N00009638&cycle=2008 Top 20 Contributors, 2007-2008]

*[http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.php?cid=N00009638&cycle=2008 "Barack Obama: Top 20 contributors, 2007-2008"] (abt. 2009 or bef.).  OpenSecrets.org website.

*[http://www.votesmart.org/finance.php?can_id=9490 Barack Obama II's Campaign Finances]</ref> All four subsequently received approximately $70 billion in taxpayer assisted [[bailout]] money from the [[TARP]] program he voted for.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2008/10/14/business/14bailout.graphic2.html ''Beneficiary Banks'', ''[[The New York Times]]''. 2008-10-14.]</ref>  UBS AG, a foreign bank and the 12th largest donor to Obama,<ref>[http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/contrib.php?cycle=2008&cid=N00009638 Top 20 Contributors, 2007-2008]</ref> was fined $780 billion in February 2009 in a U.S. Federal Court on charges it helped thousands of Americans evade taxes.<ref>[http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20090219/FREE/902199983 ''UBS fined $780 million in tax evasion scandal,''] Investment News, February 19, 2009.</ref>

*[http://www.votesmart.org/finance.php?can_id=9490 "I spy: Barack Obama II's campaign finances"] (abt. 2013 or bef.). Vote Smart:  Just the Facts website.</ref> All four subsequently received approximately $70 billion in taxpayer assisted [[bailout]] money from the [[TARP]] program he voted for.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2008/10/14/business/14bailout.graphic2.html ''Beneficiary Banks'', ''[[The New York Times]]''. 2008-10-14.]</ref>  UBS AG, a foreign bank and the 12th largest donor to Obama,<ref>[http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/contrib.php?cycle=2008&cid=N00009638 Top 20 Contributors, 2007-2008]</ref> was fined $780 billion in February 2009 in a U.S. Federal Court on charges it helped thousands of Americans evade taxes.<ref>[http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20090219/FREE/902199983 ''UBS fined $780 million in tax evasion scandal,''] Investment News, February 19, 2009.</ref>

==2008 Presidential Election==

==2008 Presidential Election==