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On the Obama Campaign Trail: Shouting for Change

SPARKS, Nev. — By the end of Day Two in San Antonio, my brain was fried, but the good kind of fried.

My task at the "Stand for Change" rally was to supervise the ticket-takers. They never tell you about the logistics of a candidate event in campaign school; it's more along the lines of on-the-job training. Estimates put the crowd of people expected to hear Sen. Barack Obama (D - Ill.) speak anywhere from 5,000 to 7,000. That meant two things: a long line of people and various personality types with which, to deal.

Navajobama
Navajobama
Tell us what you think about the 'Navajobama' T-shirt, and we'll send your comments to the manufacturer—and to the Obama for President campaign. (No profanities, please.)  (3/6/2008)

  • Tell us what you think about the 'Navajobama' T-shirt, and we'll send your comments to the manufacturer—and to the Obama for President campaign. (No profanities, please.)
  • A Native American gay wedding ceremony takes place at a Two Spirit gathering in Montana.
  • Omission disappoints Native Americans attending the presidential candidate's speech in Wisconsin. Others express concern over Obama's stance on Indian gaming.
  • Here's how our petite, 5-foot-4 Navajo reporter managed to elbow her way through a mob of crazed sports journalists and ask the Super Bowl superstar what he knows about Indian people. And as for that football player who looked down her blouse ...
  • Floyd Red Crow Westerman's death has left a void in Indian Country and a burden Native people must find a way to shoulder in his absence.

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