Obama promises sweeping government reform
Boston Globe - United States
By Holly Ramer, AP Writer | June 22, 2007 MANCHESTER, NH –Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama said Friday he will clean up Washington on his first …

The Illinois senator said he will ban political appointees who leave their jobs during his administration from lobbying the executive branch for the remainder of his time in office. Those who join his administration will not be able to work on regulations or contracts directly related to their former employers for two years.

"When I am president, I will make it absolutely clear that working in an Obama administration is not about serving your former employer, your future employer or your bank account — it’s about serving your country, and that’s what comes first," he said at New Hampshire Community Technical College.

Here Comes Barack!
Hartford Courant - United States
At noon on Saturday, 2 1/2 hours before Illinois Sen. and presidential candidate Barack Obama delivers a keynote address to a crowd at the Hartford Civic …

Obama committed more than a year ago to speak at the annual synod of the United Church of Christ, held this year at the Hartford Civic Center. And, with buses from throughout the state carrying ticket holders to his Saturday afternoon speech, there’s every indication that his weekend appearance in Hartford is generating the same kind of frenzy seen elsewhere in the country.

"All I’m hearing in the black community is that people can’t get tickets," said the Rev. Alvan Johnson, pastor of Bethel AME Church in Bloomfield and a Hartford social activist. "Obama coming here is generating huge interest."

Two other features of Obama’s unusual resume have established him as a candidate who can reach across generations and social classes. The son of a white American mother and a black Kenyan father who met in graduate school, and raised in Hawaii and Indonesia, Obama carries a multicultural identity that increasingly reflects the U.S. population. And, long before he entered politics, Obama was active in a large, influential United Church of Christ parish in Chicago, and is comfortable referring to his faith in speeches.

Obama Makes His Budget Requests Public

AP

Democrat Barack Obama on Thursday revealed the 113 budget items he has requested in the Senate _ known as "pet projects" or "pork" in the language of budget reform _ and challenged his fellow presidential candidates to do the same.

Obama’s more than $300 million in earmark requests range from $33 million made along with other senators for a nationwide project to promote civics among students to $125,000 to add turn lanes and traffic lights at an intersection in rural Oregon, Ill.

"As a matter of transparency and good government, Obama thinks it’s important that voters know who their candidates are, what their sources of income are and whether they have any potential conflicts," Obama spokesman Bill Burton said. "We would hope that other candidates follow suit in disclosing their earmarks as well."

Barack Obama wins Politico.com Straw Poll
Politico - Washington,DC,USA
Senator Barack Obama scored a victory among progressive activists Wednesday, winning the Politico.com Straw Poll of attendees at the Take Back America …

Barack Obama Campaign Goes Mobile For Election 2008
Information Week Weblog - Manhasset,NY,USA
The campaign of Democrtaic presidential candidate Barack Obama has embraced the third screen as a way to rally support and organize volunteers. …

Obama Team Proud Of Crowds
Campaigns & Elections (press release) - USA

After all my years in South Carolina, I never would have thought we could assemble 3,500 Barack Obama supporters on a Friday afternoon in Greenville.

With a candidate like Barack Obama, large turnouts at events can be expected, but the number of you who came out to support the Senator last Friday exceeded even our most optimistic expectations of Upstate support.

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Even more telling than the size of the crowd, though, was how it came together.

While the campaign might have hung the flag and set-up the chairs, it was supporters like you — supporters who talked to their friends, emailed their family and promoted the event at weekly religious services — who laid the groundwork for such an incredible event.

In a part of the state that’s not known as a Democratic stronghold, 3,500 people rallied in support of Barack because of your efforts. Together, we showed the entire country that South Carolina is ready to elect Barack Obama President of the United States.

Barack Obama: Obama Commemorates Juneteenth Independence Day
All American Patriots (press release) - Taeby,NA,Sweden
June 19, 2007 — WASHINGTON, DC - US Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) issued the following statement on Juneteenth Independence Day, the anniversary of June 19, …

Barack Obama: Obama Statement on the Culinary Workers Union Local …
All American Patriots (press release) - Taeby,NA,Sweden
June 19, 2007 — Las Vegas, NV - Barack Obama made the following statement today on the Culinary Workers Union Local 226 settling their contract with …

Barack Obama: Obama Statement on the Continued Detention of Aung …
All American Patriots (press release) - Taeby,NA,Sweden
"Birthdays are supposed to be celebrations–moments of joy spent with friends and family. Today is Aung San Suu Kyi’s 62nd birthday and it will be neither …

Barack Obama: Obama Statement on Coal-to-Liquid Fuel Proposals
All American Patriots (press release) - Taeby,NA,Sweden
"Achieving energy independence and significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions are two of the greatest challenges America faces. …

Grassley/Baucus/Obama Amendment Puts Immigration Bill Back On …
National Association of Home Builders (press release) - Washington,DC,USA
and Barack Obama (D-Ill.) is critical to putting immigration reform back on the right track, according to the nation’s home builders. …

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