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Politics : President Barack Obama -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: tejek who wrote (1247)	2/6/2007 8:24:36 PM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 149317

Obama’s Schedule Suggests You Can Bank on Him Bidding for President _____________________________________________________________ By Marie Horrigan Congressional Quarterly February 6, 2007 It’s a frequent conundrum of presidential politics: hopefuls who insist on being coy about their plans to officially announce their candidacies, even when it’s perfectly obvious that they will do so. The latest example comes from Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, who — unless he is pulling one of the great feints in recent American politics — will announce at a rally in his home state’s capital of Springfield, scheduled for 2 p.m. central time Saturday, that he’s definitely joining the crowded field for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination. A press release issued Tuesday afternoon by Obama’s presidential campaign exploratory committee — established Jan. 16 — states “Obama to make announcement concerning presidential campaign” at the Historic Old State Capitol in Springfield. This phrase has been repeated by the committee since the event was first scheduled Jan. 31. But Obama’s schedule for subsequent events is kind of a giveaway. Immediately after leaving Springfield, Obama will travel to Iowa — which is scheduled next Jan. 14 to host its first-in-the-nation caucuses that traditionally kick off the presidential nominating process. After holding a town meeting in Cedar Rapids, scheduled for 4 p.m. local time Saturday, he will move on to the city of Waterloo for a 7:30 p.m. “meet and greet.” On Sunday at noon, according to the schedule, the scene will shift to the Iowa State University campus in Ames for a “rally with students and community.” Returning to his hometown for a 5:30 p.m. Sunday rally at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Obama is scheduled Monday to turn his attentions to New Hampshire, where the traditional first-in-the-nation presidential primary is scheduled for Jan. 22. He is currently scheduled to attend a house party in Nashau at 2 p.m. eastern time Monday, followed by a 6:30 p.m. town hall meeting in Durham. This will not be the first New Hampshire visit for Obama, a fast-rising star since he moved Democrats with his keynote address to the party’s 2004 national convention. In fact, the wildly enthusiastic greeting received by Obama during his appearances at a meeting of the state Democratic Party and elsewhere around New Hampshire in December played a role in persuading him to enter the presidential contest. Based on the schedule, CQPolitics.com boldly rates the likelihood that Obama will announce he’s running as Safe. © 2006 Congressional Quarterly