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Week in Review

This weekend, Obama supporters across the country will answer the call to actionby hosting community events in support of his candidacy. Attendees will also havethe opportunity to view Senator Obamas community kickoff via live webstream at

www.barackobama.com.

Last weekend, Senator Obama returned to Nevada to attend the New Leadership on

Healthcare Presidential Forum hosted by SEIU where he highlighted the need for aneffective and affordable universal health care system. He completed the weekendwith fundraisers in Miami, Florida; West Palm Beach, Florida; and Atlanta,

Georgia.

In addition to hosting a national community gathering in Onawa, Obama will visitCouncil Bluffs, Iowa for a town hall meeting, Denison, Iowa for a Meet the

Candidate event before wrapping up the weekend with a Town Hall in Sioux City,Iowa.

Early next week, Obama will travel to New Hampshire where he will kick off a

series of community meetings on healthcare with an event in Portsmouth. He willmeet with community members and local healthcare workers about theirexperiences with the healthcare system in preparation for his own rollout of ahealthcare plan in the coming months.

NewsroomObama plans city health-care forum by Shir Haberman.--On Tuesday, April3, Obama will hold a forum to get input from the public on the problems they arehaving with the current system of health care in this country and what they would

like to see in a new system. That forum titled "A Community Meeting on HealthCare with Sen. Barack Obama," will be held at 2:30 p.m., at Seacoast MediaGroup's new headquarters, 111 New Hampshire Ave., at the Pease InternationalTradeport. On Tuesday, April 3, Obama will hold a forum to get input from the

public on the problems they are having with the current system of health care in thiscountry and what they would like to see in a new system. That forum titled "ACommunity Meeting on Health Care with Sen. Barack Obama," will be held at 2:30

p.m., at Seacoast Media Group's new headquarters, 111 New Hampshire Ave., atthe Pease International Tradeport. (Sea Coast Online/March 27th, 2007). Full Story

Barack Obama calls for new political spirit during South Florida campaignswing by Josh Hafenbrack.--Barack Obama called for an end to the Iraq war andthe start of a new political spirit in America during a Florida fundraising tour on

Sunday, making his debut as a 2008 presidential candidate in a state that could takeon renewed importance in the primary nominating process. In a 20-minute speechlaying out a laundry list of domestic spending priorities, including universal healthcare, Obama said he wants to give rise to a "million voices" to say, "We don't want

the small, timid, slash and burn, negative campaigning of the past," he said. "Wewant a politics based on common sense and pragmatism." (Sun-Sentinel/ March 26,2007) Full Story

Inside This Issue

1 Week in review

1 Newsroom

2 Policy & Legislation

3 Gra ssroots Spot light

3 Iowa : Hope Action Change

3 Stude nts for Barac k Ob am a

4 Events Calend ar

-U.S. Sen. Barack Obama appears at a campaign

rally at the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach on

Sunday (Sun-Sentinel/ Scott Fisher)

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-Democ ratic Presidential hop eful Sen. Barack

Oba ma, D-Ill., is greeted by union m emb ers prior

to speaking a t the C omm unicat ions Workers of

America (CWA) Nat ional Legislative-Politica l

Confe rence in Washington, Tuesday, Marc h 27,

2007. (AP Photo/ Cha rles Dhara pa k)

Barack Obama shines his magnetism on Vegas, as observers try to define his

appeal By .--Sen. Barack Obama hugged half the people on

stage after his speech Friday and went down into the crowd, and the flashes started.Cell phone cameras, digital cameras, professional shooters. It was dark, but theflashes kept revealing his wide grin as the workers of Culinary 226 reached totouch him. Obama drew 10,000 in Oakland, 15,000 in a light rain in Austin, Texas,

3,500 his last time in Las Vegas. Sen. Thomas Eagleton said in the days before his

death this month that he had not seen people so eager to physically touch acandidate since Robert F. Kennedy. (Las Vegas Sun/March 24, 2007)

J. Patrick Coolican

Full Story

Obama Hits South Florida for Fundraisers by Brian Skoloff .--He Iraq waris diminishing America's standing in the world and diverting millions of dollarsthat should be spent on health care, education and alternative energy research inthe United States, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama said Sunday. "We have to recognize

that if we don't make some fundamental changes right now that we could be thefirst generation in a very long time that leaves an America behind that is a littlepoorer and a little meaner than the one we inherited from our parents, and that's

unacceptable," Obama told a crowd of about 600 supporters at a fundraiser in WestPalm Beach. (Chicago Tribune/ March 26, 2007). Full Story

Policy Brief: Week of March 25th

Last week, Senator Barack Obama made a stop in Las Vegas, Nevada, at the NewLeadership on Health Care Presidential Forum hosted by the Service EmployeesInternational Union on Saturday where he discussed his views on the current healthcare crisis in the U.S. This week, Senator Obama is in Washington, D.C. and

addressed the Communications Workers of America Legislative-PoliticalConference and the Building and Construction Trades Conference.

-Culinary Workers Union. Las Vegas

Nevada/3/24/07

Obama Works to Expand Use of Biofuels Nationwide:

Senator Barack Obama organized a bipartisan group of 14 senators to urge

Underwriters Laboratories (UL), the world's leading product safety testing

organization, to complete its certification process for E-85 pumps. Several yearsago, UL approved the use of multi-product fuel dispenser components only torescind that certification on October 5, 2006. Without that certification, greaterdistribution of E-85 has been stymied. In responding to the Obama letter, ULsaid it would complete the certification process by the end of 2007.

Obama and McCaskill Introduced Initiative that would Improve Treatment

for Servicemembers:

Senators Barack Obama (D-IL) and Claire McCaskill (D-MO) were joined by

Senators Kerry (D-MA), Cantwell (D-WA), Biden (D-DE), Harkin (D-IA),Mikulski (D-MD), and Bingaman (D-NM) yesterday to introduce an amendmentto the Iraq supplemental bill that would improve care for service members atactive duty military hospitals by adding caseworkers and mental health

counselors, reducing bureaucratic hurdles, establishing a womens mental healthtreatment program and providing a comprehensive mental health study to ensure

that the needs of returning soldiers are met. The amendment is based on S. 713,the Dignity for Wounded Warriors Act, which Obama and McCaskill introduced

in February.

Obama to Launch Series of Community Meetings on Healthcare in

Portsmouth:

Barack Obama will begin a series of community meetings on healthcare with anevent in Portsmouth, New Hampshire next Tuesday. Barack Obama believesthat every American deserves access to high-quality care and he is committed to

achieving by the end of his first term as President. The community meetings onhealthcare will focus on gathering the anecdotes and opinions from the realexpertsfamilies in this country.

--Culinary Workers Union. Las Vegas Nevada/3/24/07

-Sena tor Barac k Oba ma ; Clarem ont, NH

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GRASSROOTS SPOTLIGHT:

Grassroots Organizing from Michigan

Students, community leaders, and others gathered in Novi,

Michigan on March 24th to discuss ways they can work

together in support of Obama. Even though Obama was not

scheduled to attend, there were over 350 attendees including22 students from the Michigan SFBO chapter at the event at

the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Novi, Michigan.

"Senator Obama is not for business as usual. He is a strongleader and he brings the background and passion for serving

people," Sen. Tupac A. Hunter, D-Detroit, told supporters.

IOWA: Hope Action Change:

This week, the Obama for Iowa team is gearing up for SenatorObamas Western swing through the state. From Saturday, March 31st

through Sunday, April 1st, Obama will hear directly from the Iowa

community through a series of town halls and meet the candidateevents in Council Bluffs, Onawa, Dennison, Ida Grove, and SiouxCity.

On Saturday, The Hope, Action, Change Community Kickoff events

will take place in local communities nationwide. At 3:00 PM Central,

Senator Obama will join families in Onawa, Iowa for a kickoff event

which will be web streamed live atwww.barackobama.com. Acrossthe nation, supporters will gather their friends, family, and neighbors

to discuss the need for a change in leadership and their support for

Barack Obama.

- Local Art teacher Steve Greenquist lent his artistic talents to the Des

Moines office this week. Mr. Greenquist completed the following

paintings in the entrance of the Des Moines Obama for America office,

we hope to have area newspapers come by to see his work:

Obama for America Iowa office

"We are trying to op en c hap ters at e very

co lleg e," says Alexandra Sova , a m emb er of

the Stud ents for Barac k Oba ma organization

at the University of M ichigan.

Students for Barack Obama

Students for Barack Obama (SFBO) will answer the Call to

Action this weekend by hosting hundreds of community

organizing events on college campuses nationwide. The SFBO

national leadership team is a dynamic force driving the student

movement in support of Barack Obama. Students for BarackObama aims to have student led chapters in every state by the

end of April and at their rate of growth, they are well on their

way. For more information on SFBO, please visit them at

www.studentforbarackobama.com.

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Events Calendar

Hop e, Ac tion, Chang e Nation-wide Ma rc h 31stComm unity ac tion e vent.

Tow n Hall Forum with Sena tor Ob am a; Ma rch 31stIowa Western Community College.

Me et The Ca ndid ate Event with Sena tor Ma rch 31stOb ama ; Denison High Schoo l Gymna sium.

Tow n Hall Forum with Barac k Ob am a Ap ril 1stMorningside College Allee Gym.

Tow n Hall Forum with Barac k Ob am a; Ap ril 2nd Keene Sta te Co lleg e.

Com munity mee ting on healthca re; April 3rdPortsmith, NH.

Tow n Hall Forum with Barac k Ob am a ; Ap ril 3rdGe orge J. Ma xfield VFW Post.

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