Lahontan Valley News
The crowd was loud, excited and ready for the presidential candidate even before he entered the room.The Churchill County Junior High School gymnasium was packed with more than 1,000 people ready to see and hear Obama's plans for America if elected president in November...."We are at a defining moment in America," Obama said, ticking off the war in Iraq and higher health care, education and fuel costs..."We cannot afford to wait. We can't wait to teach the children, we can't wait to end this war in Iraq that has caused so many deaths. We cannot wait," he said.Obama began laying out his campaign platform with his health care reform plan that he said would lower individual premiums or offer citizens the opportunity to join a purchasing pool for affordable insurance coverage. Obama's health care plan will be financed by eliminating tax credits for wealthy families, issued under President Bush, and eliminating waste and inefficiency in the current health care system....He conceded that changing health care, energy practices, immigration, education and poverty will be difficult, but he said it could be accomplished by the American people coming together. "Imagining and fighting for hope for what didn't seem possible - that's the possibility before us now," he said. "There's a moment when that spirit comes through to ignite change. This is our moment. We can remake this country, we can remake this world. There's nothing we can't do if the American people believe."
The crowd was loud, excited and ready for the presidential candidate even before he entered the room.The Churchill County Junior High School gymnasium was packed with more than 1,000 people ready to see and hear Obama's plans for America if elected president in November.
..."We are at a defining moment in America," Obama said, ticking off the war in Iraq and higher health care, education and fuel costs..."We cannot afford to wait. We can't wait to teach the children, we can't wait to end this war in Iraq that has caused so many deaths. We cannot wait," he said.
Obama began laying out his campaign platform with his health care reform plan that he said would lower individual premiums or offer citizens the opportunity to join a purchasing pool for affordable insurance coverage. Obama's health care plan will be financed by eliminating tax credits for wealthy families, issued under President Bush, and eliminating waste and inefficiency in the current health care system....He conceded that changing health care, energy practices, immigration, education and poverty will be difficult, but he said it could be accomplished by the American people coming together. "Imagining and fighting for hope for what didn't seem possible - that's the possibility before us now," he said. "There's a moment when that spirit comes through to ignite change. This is our moment. We can remake this country, we can remake this world. There's nothing we can't do if the American people believe."
KESQ News
RENO, Nev. (AP) - Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama drew a crowd of more than 1,000 people today at a rally in Reno.It marked the Illinois senator's third trip to the Biggest Little City.In a speech at the Reno Events Center, Obama appealed to voters to turn out at Saturday's presidential caucuses to cast a vote for change in the country.Earlier, he met with four Nevada voters affected by the housing slump. He says the slump and accompanying foreclosure crisis that has hit Nevada harder than any other state could have been avoided if leaders in Washington had been paying attention.He says 10 of the country's largest mortgage lenders spent $185 million lobbying Washington so they could keep engaging in destructive lending practices.
RENO, Nev. (AP) - Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama drew a crowd of more than 1,000 people today at a rally in Reno.
It marked the Illinois senator's third trip to the Biggest Little City.
In a speech at the Reno Events Center, Obama appealed to voters to turn out at Saturday's presidential caucuses to cast a vote for change in the country.
Earlier, he met with four Nevada voters affected by the housing slump. He says the slump and accompanying foreclosure crisis that has hit Nevada harder than any other state could have been avoided if leaders in Washington had been paying attention.
He says 10 of the country's largest mortgage lenders spent $185 million lobbying Washington so they could keep engaging in destructive lending practices.
New York Times
... Interviews with about 50 black women, here and in Loris, a rural town in the eastern part of South Carolina, suggest...some growing support for Mr. Obama. ...[Clara Vereen, 61, a hair stylist in Loris] had been reluctant to vote for Mr. Obama because she feared that giving him a higher profile might endanger him. But that concern has ebbed. “I’ve been listening, and I even listened to him on ‘Oprah’ when he said, ‘I ain’t scared,’ ” Ms. Vereen said. “I would love for him to be president, and I’m not scared, so scared. I’m really trying to focus on what’s good, what he’ll do good for us.”
... Interviews with about 50 black women, here and in Loris, a rural town in the eastern part of South Carolina, suggest...some growing support for Mr. Obama.
...[Clara Vereen, 61, a hair stylist in Loris] had been reluctant to vote for Mr. Obama because she feared that giving him a higher profile might endanger him. But that concern has ebbed.
“I’ve been listening, and I even listened to him on ‘Oprah’ when he said, ‘I ain’t scared,’ ” Ms. Vereen said. “I would love for him to be president, and I’m not scared, so scared. I’m really trying to focus on what’s good, what he’ll do good for us.”
RENO, Nev. – As he campaigned in northern Nevada on Monday, Senator Barack Obama said he was concerned that a heated discussion of racial issues in the presidential campaign could divide the Democratic Party.“I don’t want the campaign at this stage to degenerate into so much tit-for-tat, back-and-forth, that we lose sight of why all of us are doing this,” Mr. Obama told reporters at a news conference here. “We’ve got too much at stake at this time in our history to be engaging in this kind of silliness. I expect that other campaigns feel the same way.”...“If I hear my own supporters engaging in talk that I think is ungenerous or misleading or in some way is unfair, I will speak out forcefully against it,” he said. “I hope the other campaigns take the same approach.”...“I think that I may disagree with Senator Clinton or Senator Edwards on how to get there, but we share the same goals. We’re all Democrats,” Mr. Obama said. “We all believe in civil rights. We all believe in equal rights. We all believe that regardless of race or gender that people should have equal opportunities.” He continued, saying: “They are good people, they are patriots. They are running because they think that they can move this country to a better place.”
RENO, Nev. – As he campaigned in northern Nevada on Monday, Senator Barack Obama said he was concerned that a heated discussion of racial issues in the presidential campaign could divide the Democratic Party.
“I don’t want the campaign at this stage to degenerate into so much tit-for-tat, back-and-forth, that we lose sight of why all of us are doing this,” Mr. Obama told reporters at a news conference here. “We’ve got too much at stake at this time in our history to be engaging in this kind of silliness. I expect that other campaigns feel the same way.”
...“If I hear my own supporters engaging in talk that I think is ungenerous or misleading or in some way is unfair, I will speak out forcefully against it,” he said. “I hope the other campaigns take the same approach.”
...“I think that I may disagree with Senator Clinton or Senator Edwards on how to get there, but we share the same goals. We’re all Democrats,” Mr. Obama said. “We all believe in civil rights. We all believe in equal rights. We all believe that regardless of race or gender that people should have equal opportunities.”
He continued, saying: “They are good people, they are patriots. They are running because they think that they can move this country to a better place.”
The Sun News
A message of change and helping regular people was brought to Georgetown [SC] on Monday by Michelle Obama, during a visit to a historic church in the city.Obama, campaigning for her husband, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, told about 400 people at Bethel AME Church that her husband is the candidate who can turn things around.The situation in the country has been bad for many years and is getting worse, she said."You can't get sick in this country," she said. "Retirement is becoming a dream. Child care is unaffordable and inaccessible. In 2008, this is what we're handing our precious kids."..."Most Americans don't want much," she said. "They want to be able to get sick and not go bankrupt. They want to be able to retire with dignity."...She stressed that her husband did not agree with the decision to wage war in Iraq. She said he expressed his opinions about the war during his run for the U.S. Senate."There were no weapons of mass destruction," she said. "Barack said this war is wrong. It will cost us millions of dollars and thousands of lives."Attendees at Monday's rally said they agreed with Obama...."I liked the part of her speech where she said she was for normal people," said Erma Barr."I feel like now we have a chance to have freedom again."
A message of change and helping regular people was brought to Georgetown [SC] on Monday by Michelle Obama, during a visit to a historic church in the city.
Obama, campaigning for her husband, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, told about 400 people at Bethel AME Church that her husband is the candidate who can turn things around.
The situation in the country has been bad for many years and is getting worse, she said.
"You can't get sick in this country," she said. "Retirement is becoming a dream. Child care is unaffordable and inaccessible. In 2008, this is what we're handing our precious kids."
..."Most Americans don't want much," she said. "They want to be able to get sick and not go bankrupt. They want to be able to retire with dignity."
...She stressed that her husband did not agree with the decision to wage war in Iraq. She said he expressed his opinions about the war during his run for the U.S. Senate.
"There were no weapons of mass destruction," she said. "Barack said this war is wrong. It will cost us millions of dollars and thousands of lives."
Attendees at Monday's rally said they agreed with Obama.
..."I liked the part of her speech where she said she was for normal people," said Erma Barr.
"I feel like now we have a chance to have freedom again."
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