Obama celebrates July Fourth in Montana

Presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barrack Obama (D-IL) speaks at the 25th annual conference of National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) in Washington on June 28, 2008. (UPI Photo/Alexis C. Glenn) BUTTE, Mont., July 4 (UPI) -- Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama celebrated July Fourth in Butte, Mont., with a parade and picnic. Obama, accompanied by his wife, daughters and other relatives, was in a state that is generally Republican territory. Lyndon Johnson and Bill Clinton are the only Democratic presidential nominees to win Montana in the past 60 years. About 1,500 people turned out to see Obama, The Washington Post reported. "Are we going to seize this moment?" Obama asked a crowd. "Are we going to declare our independence from special interests, the oil... [read full story]