Obama: Electric in Las Vegas
Huffington Post - New York,NY,USA
Barack Obama Then Obama talked about the troops. What we owe them and how they should be treated. "Don’t tell me… Don’t stand up next to the flag at a …

So bring on Rudy.

Bring on Fred. Newt? Don’t make me laugh.

It won’t matter.

If Obama gets to the general no one can beat him. Yes. He is that good.

Barack Obama has "it" and I am so excited for the future. TA Barnhart
BlueOregon - OR,USA
I wanted to see and experience for myself what there is about Barack Obama that makes him such a compelling candidate. And there simply is no way to explain …

And there simply is no way to explain it other than to say he has "it" — charisma, a calm presence before a screaming crowd, a command of his message, and a delivery that while undeniably practiced comes across as if he’s speaking extemporaneously. The speech he’s probably given now dozens of times sounds fresh because it’s real. Obama is saying what he truly believes, and that’s what comes across and is exciting.

Obamacare: Clearing Away the Fog
Jacob S. Hacker | TomPaine.com

Obama’s speech presenting the plan didn’t resolve the confusion either: Even more general than the policy blueprint released by the campaign, it simply magnified the uncertainty, fueling initial reports that were either misleading or just plain wrong.

However, after Sunday’s debate and new statements from the campaign (including a posting from Harvard economist David Cutler, a key Obama adviser, at the Campaign for America’s Future blog), the outlines of Obama’s plan are clearer.

And it’s much more sophisticated, bold, and far-reaching than initial reactions suggest.

Granted, I am not a detached observer. I have talked with Obama and his team, and I’m gratified that the proposal they adopted contains core elements of the proposal I’ve been advocating, “Health Care for America.” Still, I have no affiliation with the Obama campaign, and I have talked with other candidates and officeholders, including, most notably, Edwards. 

I also have differences with the Obama approach, and I’ll present some in a moment. But first we should understand what his approach is, and how it would dramatically transform American health insurance for the better.

Obama’s proposal is best understood as a new framework to provide automatic coverage for everyone who works (or lives in the family of a worker). In the Obama plan, if you work (or someone in your family works), you are entitled to good insurance, either from your employer or through a new public plan.

Notice what I said: a new public plan. Obama believes that a new Medicare-style public plan for those younger than 65 will deliver big savings and better coverage, and that this plan should be the default source of coverage for anyone whose employer doesn’t provide good insurance. Indeed, he takes a major step beyond Edwards by envisioning a national Medicare-like plan (Edwards would make a plan similar to Medicare available on a regional basis) and by clearly stating that this plan will have generous, guaranteed benefits.

Obama feels the love from New Hampshire’s famous skeptics
SalemNews.com - Salem,MA,USA
… almost see their eyes squinting to will this to come true - to believe that Barack Obama can go from the gym in Conway to the White House in Washington. …

CONWAY, N.H. - This is a crowd that is virtually all white. This is the least emotive state in the Union. This is a town that voted decisively for Barry Goldwater in 1964. This is where thousands of people filled the parking lot of Kennett High School in the hope of seeing a black man who is running for president.

This also may be the political phenomenon of the age. Inside the high school, where a banner boasts of 15 state high school boys’ skiing championships since 1979, voters of a state where natives like to tell visitors that they can’t get there from here are straining - you can almost see their eyes squinting to will this to come true - to believe that Barack Obama can go from the gym in Conway to the White House in Washington.

Barack Obama fires up Seattle crowd
Seattle Post Intelligencer - Seattle,WA,USA
"It’s time to turn the page and write a new chapter in America," Barack Obama said in his first visit to Seattle since the Democrat launched his campaign …

Camp Obama focuses on election win
Boston Globe - Boston,MA,USA
CHICAGO –A Yale graduate who quit a finance job in New York to volunteer for Barack Obama’s presidential campaign, Chris Wyant knows exactly how long he …

Clinton, Edwards and Obama Discuss Their Faith at Forum
Washington Post - Washington,DC,USA
In his turn on stage at the Sojourners forum, Barack Obama talked about his belief that there is evil in the world. (Photos By Melina Mara — The Washington …

Obama Web Site Seeks to Rally The Faithful
Washington Post - Washington,DC,USA
Barack Obama (D-Ill.) is a Christian, he "embodies the basic ideals and values of most Hindus," said Prianka S., a Hindu from Chicago. …

Barack Obama’s Faith
Christian Broadcasting Network - Virginia Beach,VA,USA
Barack Obama has a pretty neat campaign site dedicated to faith only. It’s called "Faith, Action, Change" and basically if you go to the site you can read …

Obama is tied with Clinton in new Gallup Poll
Deseret News - Salt Lake City,UT,USA
WASHINGTON — Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama are essentially tied for the Democratic presidential nomination, according to a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll, …

One Place Where Obama and Elbows Still Meet
New York Times - New York,NY,USA
Last Christmas, Senator Barack Obama flew to Hawaii to contemplate a presidential bid in the peace of his childhood home. But there, on a humid playground …

Obama’s wife makes his case
Chicago Sun-Times - Chicago,IL,USA
She had spent the day campaigning in New Hampshire with her mother, Marian, and her daughters, Malia and Sasha, while Barack Obama was sweeping through …

Barack Obama: America Is Not Safer Since 9/11
All American Patriots (press release) - Taeby,NA,Sweden
June 04, 2007 — During the Democratic debate in New Hampshire last night, there was disagreement over whether or not America is safer since the 9/11 …

Barack Obama: Obama Statement on Pride Month
All American Patriots (press release) - Taeby,NA,Sweden
June 01, 2007 — CHICAGO , IL– US Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) today released the following statement to commemorate Pride Month. …

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