Almost a year ago, I wrote about Matt Taibbi’s observation that the party of the 1960s worked as protest because individualism was a direct threat to society. As he points out, successful protest today demands a movement. Almost a year ago, that sort of movement looked impossible. And yet, today, what then seemed improbable now has the chance to beat what Washington said was inevitable. Senator Barack Obama has built a movement.

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Posted at 31 December 07 at 10.12 in Politics, Obama 08

Senator Barack Obama, the candidate with a proven record of reaching across party lines to create better solutions for our country, has bold plans for our nation’s schools. Instead of dividing ourselves between increasing funding or demanding accountability, we should stand together to do both.

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Posted at 30 December 07 at 09.12 in Obama 08

As the Baby Boom generation begins to retire, it’s clear that our nation is going to have to seriously consider the balance between our debt to our seniors and the cost of fulfilling those obligations. But it is not impossible to find that balance. Our problems are real, but they are indeed manageable.

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Posted at 29 December 07 at 08.12 in Obama 08

Even as he provides a detailed plan for a twenty-first century energy roadmap for America, Senator Barack Obama rises above it. Obama: “America has had enough of politicians who just tell everyone what they want to hear. We have to tell people the truth. And the truth is that we can’t afford to let the same old politics stand in the way of our future anymore.”

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Posted at 28 December 07 at 09.12 in Obama 08

Senator Barack Obama’s chance begins and ends in Iowa. Senator Hillary Clinton’s narrative of inevitability will prove itself or fail in Iowa. Iowa is everything.

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Posted at 27 December 07 at 08.12 in Obama 08

Our health care system used to be in trouble. It is now in crisis. The next President of the United States must be an individual capable of reaching across the partisan and economic divisions in our country in order to reform the system in a massive way. The next President of the United States must be Senator Barack Obama.

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Posted at 26 December 07 at 10.12 in Obama 08

In an election cycle of unprecedented length, a brief respite is a welcome thing. With the Iowa caucuses less than ten days away, it is a strange time to be off the campaign trail. But today, all of America’s candidates for president are at home with their families.

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Posted at 25 December 07 at 10.12 in Obama 08

The needs of veterans are real, and they are great, and with a new generation of veterans from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq on the horizon, they are pressing. That is why it is refreshing to see a candidate with a history of leadership in working to actually accomplish things that make a material difference in veterans’ lives. That candidate is Senator Barack Obama.

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Posted at 24 December 07 at 09.12 in Obama 08