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Obama for Americ a
V O LUM E 1 ISSUE 1
Ma rc h 20, 2007
Inside This Issue
1 Week in review
1 Newsroom
2 Policy & Legislation
2 Obam a o n Iraq
3 Stude nts for Barac k Ob am a
3 Hope Ac tion Change
4 Events Calend ar
Week in Review
This pa st we ekend ma rked Barac k Obam a s sec ond visit to New Ham pshire
and his first stops in Denver, Colorad o; Oakland, California and Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma since he a nnounc ed his plan to run for President just ove r one m onth
ago. After meeting with seniors in Claremont, New Hampshire he flew toCa lifornia where he spo ke ab out his plan to end the Iraq wa r. He stop pe d in
Denver and Oklahoma City for kick-off fundraisers that each attracted
thousands of attendees.
With the 4th anniversary of the Iraq War this week, Senator Obam a ap pea red
on Larry King LIVE on Monday to talk about his plan to bring all combat troops
home by March 31st, 2008 and his opposition to the war from the beginning.
Yesterda y, he delivered rema rks on the Sena te Floor focusing on his com mitme nt
to b ring this c onflict to a n end .
Oba ma will return to Nevad a this wee kend for a healthca re forum spo nsored
by the Service Emp loyment Inte rnationa l Union (SEIU) and a rally hosted by the
Culinary Workers of America, before traveling to West Palm Beach and Miami.
Ob am a b egins the following w eek with a rece ption in Atlanta , Georgia.
"At every junct ure when the
people dec ided to change this
co untry, it c hanged .
-Senato r Obam a; rally in Oakland,CA; Ma rch 17, 2007
Newsroom
Oba ma Draws Enthusiastic Crowd in Oklahom a b y Tim Talley. Illinois Sen. Barac k
Ob am a brought his Democ ratic presidential c am pa ign to Oklahoma for the first
time Monday with a promise to end the war in Iraq and change the culture of
po litica l ga me sma nship in Washingto n. (Assoc iated Press: 3/19/07) Full Sto ry
Oba ma Rouses Crowd b y John C. Ensslin. Democratic presidential contender
Barack Obama urged a cheering throng of supporters to make his campaign
their c am pa ign and to "take b ac k their c ountry. (Roc ky Mountain News: 3/ 19/ 07)
Full Story
Obama highlights antiwar stance in Oakland by Maeve Reston. As p rotesters
geared up around the country to mark the fourth anniversary of the Iraq invasion,
Democ ratic presidential hopeful Barac k Oba ma on Saturda y railed ag ainst the
Bush a dm inistration's handling o f the wa r with wo rds tha t a lso served to implicitly
c riticize his ow n p arty's c om petito rs for the White House. (LA TIMES: 3/19/07) Full
Story
Better Future for America by Josh Richman. "This c amp a ign is a ve hic le for you,
this c am pa ign is a vehic le for your hopes, for your dream s," -(Inside Bay Area:
3/18/2007) Full Story
Obama Greeted Warmly at Famous N.H. Site by Beverly Wang. The Illinois
sena tor spoke Friday at t he Earl M. Bourdon Senio r Cente r where fo rmer President
Bill Clinton and House Spea ker Newt G ingrich shook ha nd s in 1995 and p romised
to c rea te a bipa rtisan c om mission o n c am pa ign financ e reform. The c omm issionnev er materialized . Assoc iate d Press: 3/16/07) Full Sto ry
-12,000 supp orters at Sena tor Ob am a s rally
in Oakland, C A; March 17, 2007
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News Room Continued
Obam a p itches Iraq exit strategy by Ed Tibbe tts. Oba ma pitched his plan to get
American troops out of that country in a year during stops in Dubuque, Clinton
and , finally, Davenp ort, where he wa s greeted by a pa c ked g ymna sium a t North
High Sc hoo l. Aides said 3,700 peop le we re there for the eve ning rally. (Quad City
Time s: 3/ 12/07) Full Sto ry
Iowa Students Help Drive Election Bus by Jennifer Hunter. Just after his
presidentia l anno unc em ent in Springfield, Barac k Oba ma winge d his wa y to
Ceda r Rap ids, Iowa . He spo ke a t John F. Kenne dy High Schoo l, and whe n the
speech ended and a few hands were shaken, he and his wife, Michelle, were
whisked a wa y. They sc oote d ab oa rd a yellow sc hool b us full of co lleg e-ag ed
Demo c rat s. The O ba ma s spent an hour d riving with the 25 students from 10 Iow a
colleges, chewing over policy issues such as the war in Iraq and munching on
trail mix. (Ch ica go Sun Times: 3/14/07) Full Sto ry
Young Voters Find Voice on Facebook by Jose Antonio Vargas. There a re mo re
than 500 Obam a group s on Faceb ook. One of the first, "Students for Barac k
Oba ma ," wa s c rea ted on July 7 by M eredith Sega l, a junior at Bow do in Colleg ewho first heard of Oba ma w hen he ga ve the keynote spe ec h at the Democ ratic
Nat iona l Co nve ntion in 2004. (Washing ton Post: 2/17/07) Full Sto ry
When I op posed this invasion
in 2002, I said tha t I am not
aga inst a ll wa rs I be lieve d
tha t a uthorizing this conflict
would lead to a US
oc cup ation of undetermined
length, at undetermined co st,
with undetermined
co nsequenc e.
Senat or Obam a; Denver, CO,
fundraiser, 3/18/07.
Polic y& Leg islation
Dignity for Wounded Warriors Act
This we ek, wo rking w ith Sena tor Cla ire Mc Ca skill (D-MO), Ba rac k Obama
introd uce d a b ill to a dd ress the p rob lem s revea led b y a rec ent Washingt on Post
series on Walter Reed Army M ed ica l Hospita l. The b ill imp roves the c ond ition o f
soldiers rooms, streamlines the process for seeking care, provides greater
information to recovering soldiers, requires the hiring of more caseworkers, and
provides mo re suppo rt to fam ily memb ers who help to c are for soldiers. The b ill
now has 29 co spo nsors, including three Rep ub lic ans.
Fuel Econo my Reform Ac t
Barac k Obama and Sena tor Richa rd Luga r (R-IN) reintroduc ed their bill to
raise vehicle fuel ec onom y stand ards by 4% a year a mov e tha t c ould reduc e
U.S. ga soline c onsump tion b y ha lf a trillion g a llons by 2028. The b ill co sponsors
include senators from both sides of the aisle, including several who have voted
aga inst CA FE increases in the past.
Citizenship Promotion A c t of 2007
Barack Obama joined Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) to introduce the Citizenship
Promotion Act to reverse large fee increases for legal immigrants seeking to
be c om e c itizens. The fees are sc hed uled to rise 66% whic h wo uld imp ose asignific ant financ ial hardship on ma ny fam ilies. The b ill would a lso p rovide g ran ts
to sta tes to e duc at e immigrants ab out the c itizenship proc ess.
Oba ma s statement on the anniversary o f Iraq War
There is no m ilitary solution to this wa r. No a mo unt o f U.S. sold iers c an solve
the g rievanc es tha t lay a t the hea rt of som eone else s c ivil wa r. We must beg in a
phased redeployment of our forces starting May 1st, with the goal of removing all
com ba t forces by Marc h 30th, 2008. Letting the Iraq is know tha t we w ill not b e
there fo rever is our last, be st ho pe to pressure the Iraqis to take o wne rship o f their
co untry and bring a n end to their c onflic t. Link to Obam a Sta tem ents on Iraq .
.
"It is time to b ring this c onflict to a
respo nsible end so w e c an bring
our troop s hom e a nd refoc us on
the wid er struggle yet to b e wo n.
-Senat or Obama on Iraq .
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Students for Barack Obama
Stud ent s for Barac k Obama (SFBO) is a stude nt-led orga niza tion
with rep resenta tives from universities, c om munity c olleges, and
high schools around the country that have taken grassroots
orga nizing into their own ha nds. The student m ove me nt for Barac kOb ama is muc h m ore tha n a single orga nization; SFBO c urrently
has over 160 school based organizations around the country and
aims to ha ve c hap ters in all 50 stat es by Ma rch 31st. Sinc e the ir first
major organizing event in January at George Mason University in
Virginia, the na tional lead ership team ha s signed up over 20 sta te
c oordinators and they aim for 50 by M arch 31st. Various tools like,
mybarackobama.com, facebook.com, youtube.com, flickr.com
and myspace.com, have all contributed to the exponential
growth o f the SFBO.-Sena tor Ob am a; SFBO Kic koff Event at G eorge Ma son
University ra lly; Fairfa x, VA; Janua ry, 2007.Hope Ac tion Change : Call to Ac tion!
The field dep artment is foc used on the next c am pa ign Call to
Action, which is our community action kickoff on March 31st. Thismarks the first nationwide event in support of Barack Obamas
ca ndida cy. The p urpo se of the na tion-wide co mmunity ac tion kickoffis to inform other people about ways to not only get involved on a
grass-roots level, but also to get acquainted with Barack Obama and
his mission fo r the c ountry. Plea se visit www.barackobama.com and
click on theHOPE AC TION CHANGE link to host your own communityac tion event o r get involved in other wa ys with the ca mpa ign.
Were asking supporters throughout the country to join Barack
Ob am a in this disc ussion by op ening their homes on Ma rc h 31st at 3:00pm Central, and gathering their friends and family to watch Barack
Obama in a live webcast from Iowa. For those who would like to host
an event b ut do not ha ve Internet ac ce ss, you will be a ble to dial intoa c onferenc e c all numbe r and listen to the Iowa disc ussion. All groups
hosting a community action event will recieve a special DVD with a
messag e from Barac k Oba ma .
The O ba ma ca mp aign is also p roud to have the supp ort of Illinois
Senior Sena tor Dic k Durbin, Chica go Ma yor Richa rd M Daley a nd
seve ral other lead ers from Illinois who plan to ho st c om munity eventspa rties of the ir ow n on Ma rch 31st.
During the upcoming weeks, our field team is also working to
develop a political organizational meeting with over 400 political
activists, local politicians and community leaders to discuss ways we
ca n all work toge ther to supp ort Obam a for America .
"We are here toda y bec ause the co untry
c alls us, we are he re tod ay b ec ause history
be ckons us, we are here toda y bec ause we
face a series of challenges as significant, as
da unting a s any ge neration has fac e -Senat or
Oba ma, rally in Oakland, Ca . 3/17/07.
-Sena tor Ob am a; rally in Oakland , CA; Marc h 17, 200
This ca mp aign is a vehicle for you; this ca mp aign
is a v ehic le for your hop es, for your dreams,"
-Senat or Oba ma ; rally in Oakland , CA; 3/17/07
-12,000 suppo rters at Senato r Barac k Oba ma s rally in Oa kland , CA; Marc h 17, 2007
- Senat or Oba ma ; Earl M Bourdon Cent re; Claremont, NH; 3/16
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Below is a list of events, fundraisers, coalitions, and rallies we have
sche duled for the next few m onths.
Culinary Workers Rally, Las Veg as, NV Ma rch 23rdNew Lea de rship on Hea lth Ca re Ma rc h 24th
Preside ntia l Forum , Las Veg as, NV
Ob am a for America Rec eption March 25thWest Pa lm Bea c h, FL
Building and Construct ion Trades Ma rch 28thCand idate Forum
Hop e, Ac tion, Chang e Nation-wide March 31stComm unity action event
Paid for by Obama for America
http://twitter.com/barackobama