What would Obama say?

• Position: THE CAMPAIGN - Barack Obama - Brief article

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When Jon Favreau first started working for Senator Barack Obama in 2005, he took down almost every word the Senator said and tried to absorb it. The effort paid off: Favreau, 26, is now Obama's chief speechwriter and heads up a team of two other young writers. It can be a challenge working for a candidate known for his speaking ability: Favreau says that when he sits down to write, he just channels Obama--his ideas, his sentences, his phrases. A graduate of the College of the Holy Cross in his hometown of Worcester, Mass., Favreau says being Obama's...