COLORADO SPRINGS, July 2 — Continuing to press the themes of values, faith and patriotism, Sen. Barack Obama exhorted Americans on Wednesday “to step into the strong currents of history” and volunteer for service to their country, pledging to dramatically expand opportunities for those accepting his challenge.
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After an unsuccessful campaign for Congress in 2000, Illinois state Sen. Barack Obama faced serious financial pressure: numerous debts, limited cash and a law practice he had neglected for a year. Help arrived in early 2001 from a significant new legal client — a longtime political supporter.
Chicago entrepreneur Robert Blackwell Jr. paid Obama an $8,000-a-month [...]
Former US secretary of state Colin Powell Thursday downplayed Democratic White House hopeful Barack Obama’s inexperience in foreign affairs, a key line of attack used by the Illinois senator’s rivals.
“He didn’t have a lot of experience in running a presidential campaign, did he? But he seems to know how to organize the task,” Powell said [...]
