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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Sep 5, 2007

Our campaign is building a grassroots movement for change, and I don't just want Iowans' support - I want their ideas.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Sep 5, 2007

As a community organizer in Chicago's South Side, I learned first hand that it takes the hard work of everyday people coming together to create extraordinary change.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Sep 4, 2007

Real change comes from the bottom up and the Latino community is a vital part of our grassroots movement for change in Iowa.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Sep 3, 2007

Our campaign is committed to reaching out to people of all faiths as we build our grassroots movement to challenge the status quo in Washington, D.C.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Sep 2, 2007

This sad episode reminds us that the United States must stand as a principled voice around the world on behalf of justice for heroes like Haleh Esfandiari who are detained without cause.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Sep 2, 2007

I do not accept that in the richest nation on Earth we have to stand by while 47 million Americans have no health care.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Sep 2, 2007

From the picket lines of Chicago to the halls of the U.S. Senate, I have consistently fought to protect the rights of our workers.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Sep 2, 2007

The conventional thinking in Washington tells us that we're a country divided into Red States and Blue States; that we're doomed to fight the same tired partisan battles over and over again.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Sep 2, 2007

I join Haleh Esfandiari's family and friends in welcoming her departure from Iran after months of harassment and over 100 days of detention.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Sep 2, 2007

It is outrageous that what began as a journey to visit and care for her 93 year old mother became such a terrible ordeal.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Sep 2, 2007

The system in Washington isn't working for us, and it hasn't been for a very long time.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Sep 2, 2007

There are those who tout their experience working the system in Washington. But the problem is that the system in Washington isn't working for us, and it hasn't been for a very long time.

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