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Meet the Candidates	February 13, 2008
See who's currently running for President of the United States of America
	This Week's Candidate:
Barack Obama
Party Affiliation: Democrat Past Careers: 1997 - 2004: Illinois State Senate 2005 - present: Junior Senator of Illinois Seniors/Social Security:Wants to protect it. Wants to strengthen retirement savings. Wants to protect and honor seniors. Civil Rights: Strengthen civil rights enforcement. End racial profiling. War in Iraq: Wants to end the war. First, to end the war in Afghanistan. Immigration: Wants stronger enforcement on the border and in the workplace. Wants to reunite families. Health Care: Wants it to cover every American. Every American who has health care will pay less for it. * All information obtained from BarackObama.com*

Party Affiliation: Democrat
Past Careers:
1997 - 2004: Illinois State Senate
2005 - present: Junior Senator of Illinois
Seniors/Social Security:Wants to protect it. Wants to strengthen retirement savings. Wants to protect and honor seniors.
Civil Rights: Strengthen civil rights enforcement. End racial profiling.
War in Iraq: Wants to end the war. First, to end the war in Afghanistan.
Immigration: Wants stronger enforcement on the border and in the workplace. Wants to reunite families.
Health Care: Wants it to cover every American. Every American who has health care will pay less for it.

* All information obtained from BarackObama.com*