2008 democratic presidential candidate

Obama on Struggling Americans

"There are a lot of people who have done everything right and yet are still coming up short. And over time, their faith in the American dream starts slipping away." 

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-- Barack Obama, 2008 Democratic presidential candidate, addresses the weak American economy and it's effect on Americans during a fund-raiser in Honolulu, Hawaii. 

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Obama on Race-1

"..at this moment, in this election, we can come together and say 'not this time.' This time we want to talk about the crumbling schools tat are stealing the future of black children and white children and Asian children and Hispanic children and Native American children... The children of America are not those kids, they are our kids and we will not let them fall behind in the twenty-first century economy."

— Barack Obama, 2008 Democratic presidential candidate, addresses the issue of race in America on March 18, 2008 in Philladelphia as a response to comments made by his former pastor, Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright . He speaks about the potential to give all Americ

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Obama on Race-2

"This time we want to talk about the men and women of every color and creed who serve together and fight together under the same proud flag. We want to talk about how to bring them home form the war that should never have been authorized, that should have never been waged... This union may never be perfect but generation after generation has shown that it can always be perfected."

— Barack Obama delivered a speech addressing the issue of race in America on March 18, 2008. This speech was a response to controversial comments made by his former Revered, Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright about racial fears in America. In this quote, Obama draws a

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