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From NBC/NJ’s Aswini AnburajanOTTUMWA, IA -- On Day Two of Obama’s “Change You Can Believe in Tour,” he sat down with senior citizens in Ottumwa, Iowa to discuss retirement security. The discussion, which focused on the importance of saving</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.0 (Build: 60608.1)</generator><item><title>Obama sits down with seniors</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/11/08/456047.aspx#456065</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2007 21:02:18 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:456065</guid><dc:creator>Tuck,Realityville, KS</dc:creator><description>did obama show up to vote?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>Obama sits down with seniors</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/11/08/456047.aspx#456090</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2007 21:09:33 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:456090</guid><dc:creator>Daniel, NY</dc:creator><description>Obama is looking better and better. After the NH poll that had him cutting Clinton's lead by 13% yesterday, he is at the highest he's ever been in a Zogby Iowa poll in today's release, trailing Clinton by only 3: &lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.campaigndiaries.com/2007/11/new-poll-shows-iowa-tightening-as-well_08.html"&gt;http://www.campaigndiaries.com/2007/11/new-poll-shows-iowa-tightening-as-well_08.html&lt;/a&gt;</description></item><item><title>Obama sits down with seniors</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/11/08/456047.aspx#456109</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2007 21:15:54 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:456109</guid><dc:creator>Bob in Denver</dc:creator><description>Obama's far superior ground operation in Iowa is going to surprise the world. &amp;nbsp;Imagine the power of an Obama ticket coupled with VA Senator Jim Webb (former Reagan Navy Secy.). &amp;nbsp;That would be unbeatable.</description></item><item><title>Obama sits down with seniors</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/11/08/456047.aspx#456137</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2007 21:25:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:456137</guid><dc:creator>BIGOLDTEXAN</dc:creator><description>NO MORE BUSHS/CLINTONS................End This War!!&lt;br&gt;NO MORE REPUBLICANS/CLINTONS..........End This War!!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Best Ticket: OBAMA/EDWARDS '08..........YEAH BABY!!!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;OBAMA/EDWARDS '08&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;NO MORE BUSHS/CLINTONS................End This War!!&lt;br&gt;NO MORE REPUBLICANS/CLINTONS..........End This War!!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;OBAMA/EDWARDS '08&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>Obama sits down with seniors</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/11/08/456047.aspx#456246</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2007 22:19:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:456246</guid><dc:creator>John S. Alexander, Edinboro,PA</dc:creator><description>Was Radar there?&lt;br&gt;Obama had ideas but we don't get to see what they are, only people of Iowa, WHY?&lt;br&gt;He is not resonating, numbers down, is that because all we get outside of Iowa is the daily catfight?&lt;br&gt;More info., less baby poop!</description></item><item><title>Obama sits down with seniors</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/11/08/456047.aspx#456297</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2007 22:45:28 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:456297</guid><dc:creator>Margaret, NYC</dc:creator><description>&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;he says he is the only candidate in the race who has a significant body of legislation that has taken money out of politics&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This may be true - BUT Corporate lobbyists and PACs have funded Obama's political career in Illinois and the U.S. Senate.&lt;br&gt;He only began rejecting their bribe money in 2007 - basing his campaign on &amp;quot;changing Washington.&amp;quot;&lt;br&gt;No thanks!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;John Edwards has NEVER accepted their donations - and is not indebted to them for PREVIOUS donations.&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>Obama sits down with seniors</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/11/08/456047.aspx#456301</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2007 22:47:02 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:456301</guid><dc:creator>Ruth, New York, New York</dc:creator><description>I am in my seventies and have seen many presidents come and go. &amp;nbsp;I believe Sen. Obama is the best chance we have for both my generation and my children and grandchildren to have the best shot at life possible.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And it will be unbelievably refreshing to have a honest and hard working man in the white house.</description></item><item><title>Obama sits down with seniors</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/11/08/456047.aspx#456307</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2007 22:49:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:456307</guid><dc:creator>Richard, FL</dc:creator><description>Obama and Hillary have each received $1M from hedge funds!!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/select.asp?Ind=F27"&gt;http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/select.asp?Ind=F27&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;6 months ago, Edwards proposed raising taxes on hedge fund managers.&lt;br&gt; </description></item><item><title>Obama sits down with seniors</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/11/08/456047.aspx#456314</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2007 22:52:43 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:456314</guid><dc:creator>terry rathers</dc:creator><description>Did he talk real loud to them?</description></item><item><title>Obama sits down with seniors</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/11/08/456047.aspx#456377</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2007 23:36:16 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:456377</guid><dc:creator>nuanced</dc:creator><description>Raise a NEHI orange soda in his honor. ..... incoming!</description></item><item><title>Obama sits down with seniors</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/11/08/456047.aspx#456405</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 00:04:08 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:456405</guid><dc:creator>diane</dc:creator><description>Living in the midwest (illinois) I have seen people, friends and family, who have been in the same position as this man in the ad. &amp;nbsp;The company takes the money due to these people so they can go overseas and leave the lifelong worker sitting without any financial cushion.&lt;br&gt;Right now, my husband and I are looking at this very thing coming at us in the next 6 months.&lt;br&gt;NAFTA and all free trade has destroyed so many people's lives who did everything they were suppose to and they are now looking at nothing.&lt;br&gt;I blame the Clintons as much as I do bush for this with their policies that did nothing more than help the corporations at the expense of the middle class.</description></item><item><title>Obama sits down with seniors</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/11/08/456047.aspx#456530</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 01:51:02 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:456530</guid><dc:creator>Disgusted</dc:creator><description>&lt;br&gt; &amp;nbsp;You will not get this seniors vote. &amp;nbsp;You have done nothing for Illinois. &amp;nbsp;You have sold our jobs overseas, you have given all of your support to illegal aliens and forgotten Illinois citizens. &amp;nbsp;You have not dropped the Illinois suit against Homeland Security. &amp;nbsp;You have not shown respect to our flag. &amp;nbsp;Members of my family have served in WW II, Korea, Vietnam. &amp;nbsp;You have direspected our Country, our Veterans and our Flag. &amp;nbsp; GO HOME. &amp;nbsp;MAYBE YOU WILL UNDERSTAND WHEN YOU ARE SENT PACKING. OH yes and you don't want English to be our official language. &amp;nbsp;</description></item><item><title>Obama sits down with seniors</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/11/08/456047.aspx#456532</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 01:51:22 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:456532</guid><dc:creator>Disgusted</dc:creator><description>&lt;br&gt; &amp;nbsp;You will not get this seniors vote. &amp;nbsp;You have done nothing for Illinois. &amp;nbsp;You have sold our jobs overseas, you have given all of your support to illegal aliens and forgotten Illinois citizens. &amp;nbsp;You have not dropped the Illinois suit against Homeland Security. &amp;nbsp;You have not shown respect to our flag. &amp;nbsp;Members of my family have served in WW II, Korea, Vietnam. &amp;nbsp;You have direspected our Country, our Veterans and our Flag. &amp;nbsp; GO HOME. &amp;nbsp;MAYBE YOU WILL UNDERSTAND WHEN YOU ARE SENT PACKING. OH yes and you don't want English to be our official language. &amp;nbsp;</description></item><item><title>Obama sits down with seniors</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/11/08/456047.aspx#457035</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 15:21:50 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:457035</guid><dc:creator>Dante, largo, Maryland</dc:creator><description>Tuck, Realityville-every comment you makes literally makes me vomit. You are such a racist? That is the only reason why you don't like Obama. You focus all your attention on bashing him. Please just take your white sheet outside the closet, poke holes in the eyes and nose and start marching!!!</description></item></channel></rss>