Read in the Washington Post about how he put his heart and soul
behind a law to stop police beatings of suspects in custody. The first law
of its kind in our nation that got passed because Obama could reach
across party lines:

Judge Him by His Laws
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/03/AR200
8010303303.html

Or read in the New Yorker about how his skills as a listener have enabled
him to get diverse groups of people to give him their trust even if they
don't always agree with him:

Where is Barack Obama coming from?
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2007/05/07/070507fa_fact_macfarqu
har?printable=true

Or read about his early years doing community organizing in one of the
toughest areas of our nation:

Where Obama got his charisma
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080111.wobama
-cover12/BNStory/Front/?pageRequested=all