Obama will officially announce his bid for the presidential campaign this Saturday in Springfield, IL.  Springfield is an interesting place to start a bid for presidental election when you consider the history of the city.  Abe Lincoln, the “great emancipator”, claimed Springfield as his hometown and in 1908, Springfield was host to a race riot that was sparked [...]

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Since the first soldiers landed on Iraqi soil in March of 2003, 3,118 soldiers have lost their life. When is enough, enough? 

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