Obama supporters fill three buses, make trip to see history

SPRINGFIELD – U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., wasn't the only one with enthusiasm as he announced his bid for the presidency.

Three busloads of Obama supporters, two of them sponsored by the University of Illinois College Democrats, made the trip from Champaign-Urbana to Springfield on Saturday to watch history in the making.

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