February 17, 2007
An enthusiastic crowd of nearly 2,000 people repeatedly cheered and applauded U.S. Sen. Barack Obama as the Democratic presidential hopeful spoke at Claflin University in Orangeburg on Saturday morning. The big surprise of the day was that Sixth District U.S. Rep. James Clyburn changed his schedule at the last minute so that he could formally introduce Obama. Clyburn, who has declared that he won't endorse any Democratic candidate in the presidential primary, nevertheless said he wanted to "thank (Obama) for giving new hope and inspiration to a new generation."
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