Obama complicates Hillary's plans
Obama complicates Hillary's plans By GLENN BLAINTHE JOURNAL NEWS (Original publication: January 16, 2007)
Hillary Rodham Clinton's life - and her potential presidential campaign - got a bit more complicated yesterday, as Illinois Sen. Barack Obama took the first step toward entering the 2008 race.
Obama, who after only two years in the Senate has become somewhat of a national celebrity, announced on his website that he was forming a presidential exploratory committee. He also said he would make a final announcement about his plans on Feb. 10th in Illinois.
"Our leaders in Washington seem incapable of working together in a practical, commonsense way," Obama said in a video statement that was posted on his website. "Politics has become so bitter and partisan, so gummed up by money and influence, that we can't tackle the big problems that demand solutions. And that's what we have to change first."
Obama's announcement, which was not unexpected, comes as Clinton, a Chappaqua resident, continues to weigh a presidential campaign of her own and sets up a potential battle between two of the Democratic Party's biggest stars.
Clinton, New York's junior senator, is expected to announce her plans for the presidency within the next few weeks.
http://www.thejournalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070116/NEWS01/701160417
Hillary Rodham Clinton's life - and her potential presidential campaign - got a bit more complicated yesterday, as Illinois Sen. Barack Obama took the first step toward entering the 2008 race.
Obama, who after only two years in the Senate has become somewhat of a national celebrity, announced on his website that he was forming a presidential exploratory committee. He also said he would make a final announcement about his plans on Feb. 10th in Illinois.
"Our leaders in Washington seem incapable of working together in a practical, commonsense way," Obama said in a video statement that was posted on his website. "Politics has become so bitter and partisan, so gummed up by money and influence, that we can't tackle the big problems that demand solutions. And that's what we have to change first."
Obama's announcement, which was not unexpected, comes as Clinton, a Chappaqua resident, continues to weigh a presidential campaign of her own and sets up a potential battle between two of the Democratic Party's biggest stars.
Clinton, New York's junior senator, is expected to announce her plans for the presidency within the next few weeks.
http://www.thejournalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070116/NEWS01/701160417
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