NBC"S First Read: Obama Courts Women Voters in Iowa. Photos included.

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Democratic Presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., second from right, listens during a round table discussion in Des Moines, Iowa, Friday, Nov. 9, 2007. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)


Democratic Presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., left, talks with Mindy Shrum, after a round table discussion in Des Moines, Iowa, Friday, Nov. 9, 2007. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)


Democratic Presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., right, speaks as Judy Reha, left, listens during a round table discussion in Des Moines, Iowa, Friday, Nov. 9, 2007. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Obama courts women voters

Posted: Friday, November 09, 2007
1:40 PM by Domenico Montanaro

From NBC/NJ’s Aswini Anburajan

DES MOINES, IA -- At a roundtable on women's issues in Des Moines today, Obama presented himself as a candidate who can relate to the economic and work-family challenges facing women voters. Obama spoke to a group of five women from Iowa, including single and working moms. He talked openly about his own biography, having been raised by a single mother and his experience with the challenges of raising his own children.

"For Michelle and I, it put a strain on our marriage; it was tough," Obama said of finding adequate day care and child care for his children and sharing those responsibilities with his wife.

The roundtable is the second Obama has done in two days, designed to highlight his latest economic rollout entitled, "Reclaiming the American Dream." Obama's package of proposals targets women voters by including calling for work and family balance. His proposals include a refundable tax credit for day care and for low-income families to receive a 50 percent credit for their child-care expenses. He has also called for expanding the family and medical leave act to include paid time off and mandatory sick days for all workers.

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/11/09/457597.aspx

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1. Damn he is photogenic I will give him that. We could use a little eye candy after GWB.