Democrat Barack Obama has a habit of telling interest groups what they don't want to hear, even at the risk of alienating audiences critical to the prospects of a presidential candidate. Read more at Guardian Unlimited
"I guarantee you African-American turnout, if I'm the nominee, goes up 30 percent around the country, minimum," Obama said in a recent interview. "Young people's percentage of the vote goes up 25-30 percent... Read more at DiversityInc.com
A spokesman for talk show host Tavis Smiley, the debate organizer, said
an announcement about which candidates will appear would be made this
month. But, he insisted, the full complement of announced Republican
contenders is anticipated onstage at Morgan State University. Read more at Baltimore Sun
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Barack Obama came under repeated attack from his Democratic White House
rivals at the ABC News debate in Iowa on Sunday morning, as moderator
George Stephanopoulos pressed them on the question of the Illinois
senator’s relative lack of experience. Read more at Politico.com
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