ST. LOUIS - As the race to be the next president of the United States heats up, four Democratic candidates spoke here about issues concerning the black community.
In a presidential forum this morning at the 2007 National Urban League Conference in St. Louis, Sens. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., Barack Obama, D-Ill., former Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., and Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, outlined plans encouraging change in American policy.
Obama took the stage to a thunderous roar of applause from the audience, the warmest reception any candidate received.
After thanking the Urban League and some of its members in his opening remarks, Obama told the crowd he stood before them with a great deal of humility “because I know my story would not be possible without all these things the Urban League has done to open up the doors of opportunity to all Americans.”
Candidates addressed a number of issues, including:
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