Plouffe to Speak on the Audacity of Successful Brands NEW YORK, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- David Plouffe, the campaign manager behind Barack Obama's historic presidential election, will join the advertising industry for the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival in France this June. Plouffe, scheduled to speak on June 25 at 10:45 am at the Palais in the Debussy auditorium, was the first person, other than family, President Obama credited in his acceptance speech in which he referred to Plouffe as "the unsung hero of this campaign, who built the...best political campaign, I think, in the history of the United States of America." In making the announcement Chuck Brymer, President and CEO of DDB Worldwide, noted, "This was the election heard round the world.

Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Barack Obama shattered the record for monthly campaign contributions by raising $150 million in September, officials say. The old mark was $67 million, also set by the Illinois U.S. senator in August, The Washington Post reported Sunday.

By The Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) - The presidential campaign of Barack Obama says that the Democratic candidate raised more than $51 million in July. Obama's campaign began August with $65.8 million on hand, according to a statement the campaign issued Saturday in Chicago.

Mark R. Warner's pick to give a Democratic Convention keynote speech has led to more speculation about Sen. Barack Obama's likely vice presidential choice. The choice of the former Virginia governor for the speech makes it unlikely that current Virginia Gov.

Obama to announce running mate via text, e-mail WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- In an unprecedented move, U.S. presidential hopeful Barack Obama's campaign said Monday the choice of his running mate will be revealed via e-mail and text messages to supporters.