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Obama to expand Bush's faith based programs :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Barack Obama
Summary from the United Kingdom, from articles in English
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US presidential hopeful Barack Obama has said he would expand George W Bush's programme of involving religious groups in government initiatives. (article 1)
He said challenges from saving the planet to ending poverty were too big for the government to solve on its own. (article 1)
" We know that faith and values can be a source of strength in our own lives said Mr Obama. (article 1)
" That's what it has been to me and that's what it has been to so many Americans. (article 1)
" It can be the foundation of a new project of American renewal and that's the kind of effort I intend to lead as president of the United States. (article 1)
The Illinois senator was speaking in the key battleground state of Ohio as part of a series of speeches he is giving this week with an eye to voters in middle America who remain unsure about his patriotism and religious background. (article 1)
Yet even as he was stressing his belief in the separation of church and state, the senator's plan was provoking unease amongst some groups who see it as a continuation of the faith-based programme of President Bush. (article 1)
Paradoxically it is some of these ex-Bush administration insiders who are embracing Mr Obama's plans most enthusiastically. (article 1)
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Source articles
- Obama backs faith in public life (BBC News, 07/01/2008, 268 words)
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