Charles Edwards, 95, shook hands with Senator Barack Obama yesterday after presenting him with a handmade walking stick during a town hall meeting at Virginia High School in Bristol, Va. Obama hopes to wrest the state from Republicans in November.
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Charles Edwards, 95, shook hands with Senator Barack Obama yesterday after presenting him with a handmade walking stick during a town hall meeting at Virginia High School in Bristol, Va. Obama hopes to wrest the state from Republicans in November.
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Barack Obama moved quickly yesterday to put his imprint on the national party, eager to reinforce its fund-raising operation and pursue an aggressive general election campaign. (Full article: 781 words)
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