Is Obama Forgetting the Lessons He Learned on Chicago's Streets?

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During the presidential campaign, Barack Obama, as well as his advisers and followers, often touted the candidate's experience as a community organizer in Chicago. Now that he is in office, his administration seems to have left community organizing behind.

At a time when legislation on health insurance, climate change, and financial regulation is facing brutal challenges from conservatives — both Republicans and Democrats — grass-roots organizing in Congressional

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