Barack Obama declares he is a candidate for President of the United States.

United States Senator Barack Obama on Saturday February 10 declared before a crowd of 15 thousand people in Springfield Illinois that he is a candidate for President of the United States.

Michael McCafferty says: Barack Obama reminds me of John F. Kennedy with his youth and charisma. Senator Obama is going to make history and even though he is a 'liberal' I wish him the very best.