Volume 77 / Number 44 - April 02 - 08, 2008
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 Villager photo by Elisabeth Robert

Presidential candidate Barack Obama spoke at The Cooper Union’s storied Great Hall last Thursday, focusing his remarks on reviving the country’s economy. He was introduced by Mayor Bloomberg. A key speech at the Great Hall by another great American political orator, Abraham Lincoln, helped propel him to the presidency.