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Obama Ridicules Cheney's Iraq Comments Wyoming News, WY
Obama ridicules Cheney at Austin rally Dallas Morning News (subscription), TX
Interest appears high in Barack Obama's Austin landing Austin American-Statesman (subscription), TX a midday private fundraiser to be followed by the free outdoor event
Obama fires up Texas Dems at rally UT The Daily Texan, TX the stated goal to "kick ass" .... people of various ages, races and backgrounds .... Obama's magnetism extended all the way to Princeton Review's ninth-most conservative school in the nation, where a group of Aggie Democrats embarked on a trek from College Station across the geo-political spectrum. .....there hasn't been such an energizing political figure since Robert Kennedy. ..... "You don't often see such diversity at a political event," she said. "Hopefully we're starting a trend." ..... his 40-minute speech. ..... "We are less safe now than when this war began," Obama argued. ... "I knew that this Obama wave was sweeping the country," she said. "Now I know why."
Obama rallies thousands in Austin abc13.com, TX
Austin Crowd Largest for Presidential Hopeful Barack Obama MyFox Austin
Thousands Cheer Obama at Austin Rally MyFox Houston, TX
Thousands Cheer Obama at Austin Rally MyFox Houston, TX
Barack Obama rallies in Austin KHOU (subscription), TX
Obama stumps in Austin News 8 Austin, TX
Obama Reels In Austin Crowd Dallas News a lakeside venue used for rock concerts ..... The crowd – extraordinarily large for so early in a presidential campaign ...... "The American people are tired of being afraid," the senator said. ..... attended private fundraisers in Houston and Austin before Friday's midafternoon rally. ..... one rapper punctuated the chorus "Everything I do will be funky," with shouts of "Obama!" ...... The rally was an unusual burst of campaign activity long before Election Day .... "I said we should not give open-ended authority to a president because it would lead to an open-ended occupation," he said. ...... A top Clinton political supporter in Texas, former land commissioner Garry Mauro, acknowledged that Mr. Obama is charismatic but suggested the political newcomer is effectively auditioning for a second spot on the ticket. ..... "Now, keep in mind, this is the same guy that said we'd be greeted as liberators, the same guy that said that we're in the last throes. I'm sure he forecast sun today," he said amid the Austin rain. "When Dick Cheney says it's a good thing, you know that you've probably got some big problems." ..... New Orleans "still looks like a war has been fought"
Obama staging rally in Austin on Friday Dallas Morning News (subscription), TX Obama-rama sweeps Austin today as Democrat Barack Obama brings his 13-day-old presidential campaign to the Texas capital for a rare political do next to Town Lake. ..... The capacity is 20,000. .... Obama, 45, is believed to be the first presidential aspirant to rally voters at Auditorium Shores, typically home to concerts, since President Reagan did in July 1984. ...... "When you have an opportunity to see people, you go," said Shaw, an associate professor of government. "It's like if you had a chance to see John F. Kennedy in 1960." ...... Obama's campaign has touched off an Internet boomlet, especially among students and young people. ..... Two weeks ago, UT law student Richard Cofer went on the "Facebook" site to launch UT Students for Obama. More than 500 have since joined ...... Obama, like President Clinton, connects with crowds and with individuals one on one. ..... he trails U.S. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York and John Edwards, a former U.S. senator from North Carolina and the Democrats' 2004 vice presidential nominee, in organizing and fundraising. ..... the pressure cooker he's just walked into ..... Garry Mauro, the1998 Democratic nominee for Texas governor, is helping Clinton, the former first lady. He said Obama will run a fascinating race: "I hope after this is all over that we'll never ask the question again, can an African American be elected president or vice president?"