Posted by Maia on January 18th, 2009 | Categorized as Arriving in D.C. | Tagged as 1776, America, American, American Revolution, Asian, Baltimore, Barack, Barack Obama, changes, country, Democrats, disabled, gay, government, healthcare, history, hopeful, Independents, jobs, Latino, McHenry, Native American, Obama, Philadelphia, Republicans, schools, speech, Star-Spangled Banner, straight, Washington, White House
We began this train trip in Philadelphia earlier today. It is fitting that we did so - because it was there that our American journey began. It was there that a group of farmers and lawyers, merchants and soldiers, gathered to declare their independence and lay claim to a destiny that they were being denied.
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