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blogs.wsj.com - 1/18/2009
Obama Announces ‘Organizing for America’
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Susan Davis reports on politics. In a video message to supporters today, President-elect Barack Obama announced the creation of Organizing for America, which will encourage and coordinate grassroots activism built during his presidential campaign. “You’ve built the largest grass roots movement in history, and shaped the future of this country. And the movement you’ve built is too important to stop growing now,” Obama says in the video message. He continues: “Volunteers, ...
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Barack Announces Organizing for America (video)
— youtube.com — Organizing for America will continue the work of the largest grassroots movement in history. Volunteers, grassroots leaders,... and ordinary citizens will driv... (more) Barack Announces Organizing for America (video)

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marcambinder.theatlantic.com - 1/17/2009
Obama For America Becomes Organizing For America
— marcambinder.theatlantic.com — PHILADELPHIA, PA -- The Obama political machine is merging with the Democratic National Committee. The President-elect launched... Obama 2.0, or Organizing for America, this morning with a YouTube video. An Obama political aide said that OFA will be ... (more) Obama For America Becomes Organizing For America

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voices.washingtonpost.com - 1/17/2009
Obama Announces "Organizing for America" - The Fix
— voices.washingtonpost.com — sapitos44 wrote, "That's why I'm asking people like you who fought for change during the campaign to... continue fighting for change in your communities." Did you notice the 'change': from 'change' in DC to 'change in your communities'. He is not ... (more) Obama Announces "Organizing for America" - The Fix

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Babalú Blog: an island on the net without a bearded dictator — ... an end to the war in Iraq, affordable healthcare for all and new sources of energy to power our economy and protect our environment.” Since the election, Mr. Obama has acrobatically maneuvered a series of policy 180’ s that turned the “change we had been waiting for” into the same ol’ we had been used to. This, however, has not deterred his followers who are more interested in the messenger than in his ever “evolving” message. That’s why they’re followers. The Wall Street Journal reports : … “the next phase” for the Obama political operation, the release says over 500,000 ...

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