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Witty comments aside, Khazei provided those in attendance with an extensive overview of his campaign platform, a platform that he has come to refer to as “Big Citizenship.” Khazei noted that “for too many people, the American dream has become a dream deferred,” and said that community service is the mechanism by which America could recreate itself as a land of opportunity...
City Councilor Sam Yoon, Flaherty’s running mate, had also championed such reforms in his own campaign until losing in the preliminary elections last month...
Nevertheless, Menino appears to be taking Flaherty’s challenge seriously. According to a story in The Globe on Tuesday, Menino has spent $1.7 million on his reelection bid—on track for the most expensive mayoral campaign in City history...
...possible, though, that the committee may have done Obama one favor: the prize may remind him that the person most responsible for his employment status today is George W. Bush. Obama ran a good campaign, sure, but he resonated with Democrats and then with other Americans because he looked and sounded and acted like change. And while the Nobel crowd's fury over Bush may be over the top, it's a reminder that he was a uniquely unpopular leader who left the U.S. in a uniquely lousy situation. Obama was never more popular than he was when...
...pictures of Obama's presidential campaign behind the scenes...