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(Message started by: Shannon on Oct 11^th, 2007, 11:36am)

Title: Hub goes Goo Goo for Hillary / another article
Post by Shannon on Oct 11^th, 2007, 11:36am

Hub goes Goo Goo for Hillary

By O�Ryan Johnson
Thursday, October 11, 2007 - Updated 1h ago

Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton vowed to bring an end to the Iraq war, put health care costs within reach of all citizens and rebuild America�s image overseas during a rally last night at Symphony Hall aimed at her younger campaign supporters.

�Are you ready for a president with an energy policy that moves us towards energy independence?� she asked the cheering crowd. �Are you ready for a president who will not only say the words global warming, but do something about it? Are you ready for a vice president who respects the constitution of the United States? Are you ready to have the war in Iraq over with? Then you�re ready for change, and I�m ready to lead.�

The crowd of college-age-and-beyond supporters applauded Clinton at each question, lofting �Hillary for President� signs in the air after waiting more than two hours, sitting through several musical acts and listening to flattering speeches from state-level politicians before Clinton came on to speak.

Clinton�s visit to the Hub was geared toward collecting money and building support among the college-age crowd through her Club 44, which requires a $50 donation for membership. Her campaign chairman, Terry McAuliffe, the former chairman of the Democratic Party, repeatedly urged those at the rally to buy T-shirts, pins and bumper sticker that lined tables set up in the lobby.

Clinton herself told those in the crowd that she cannot become president without their help.

�I need each and every one of you to not only come here tonight, but to think seriously about what you�ll do throughout this campaign,� she said. �Because this campaign is not just about me, this campaign is about every single one of us and particularly those of you who are students.�

Headlining the event�s musical acts was the Buffalo, N.Y.-based band the Goo Goo Dolls, which performed its own brand of soft rock in between stumping for Clinton.

�We�re here to celebrate an awesome, great woman,� said Goo Goo Dolls frontman Johnny Rzeznik. �And a great American, too.�

http://news.bostonherald.com/news/regional/general/view.bg?articleid=1037405