U.S. Presidential Race Kicks Off (ABC Online)
BARACK OBAMA: You know, I'm not in an enormous rush. I think these are the decisions that you try to make sure that you have all the information you need, and that you know what's in your gut and what's in your heart.
KIM LANDERS: It's already clear that the US involvement in Iraq will drive the presidential race. Barack Obama has opposed the war from the outset, and he's now calling for a staged withdrawal.He hasn't decided whether to seek the Democratic nomination for President, but the African American Senator is being egged on by the likes of Oprah.Fellow Democrat Maxine Waters regards Barack Obama as the future of her party
.MAXINE WATERS: Well, I mean, he is the rock star of politics.