Upcoming Presidential Election Will Set Stage For Future PoliticalCampaigns« Thread Started on Aug 15, 2007, 12:02am » --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Upcoming Presidential Election Will Set Stage For Future PoliticalCampaignsBy Marc H. Morial, President and CEO, National Urban League read at source> http://www.louisianaweekly.com/weekly/n ... 0070813kAt the National Urban League's recent annual conference, our presidential candidates forum illustrated just how difficult the choice for president will be among African Americans of all political affiliations, in light of the strong field of contenders from both sides of the aisle. From Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich's impassioned plea for universal health care to New York Sen. Hillary Clinton's plan to put all the nation's children on the path to success to Illinois Sen. Barack Obama's idea of holding a White House summit on minority business to former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards' ongoing fight against poverty, all four presidential contenders threw their arms around the Urban League's Opportunity Compact, a public policy blueprint for a stronger urban America.