Obama at McArthur Court

3/21/08 | See video and photos from the rally with selected clips from Barack Obama's speech in Eugene on Friday.

By Desiree Aflleje

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Published: Saturday, May 10, 2008

Updated: Wednesday, July 29, 2009

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Barack Obama knows how to start off on the right foot. The first words out of the Democratic presidential candidate's mouth at his "Stand for Change" rally Friday night seemed to boost his audience support even further. "Wow," Obama said after walking onstage to a U2 song and cheering decibel levels louder than those at Oregon basketball games. "So is this what they call The Pit?"

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