By MARK PAZNIOKAS And CHARLES PROCTOR
Barack Obama stepped in Sunday for the ailing Sen. Edward Kennedy with a call to service at Wesleyan University that was a tribute to a storied political dynasty and a nod to his own presidential ambitions.
With words borrowed from John F. Kennedy's inaugural and Robert F. Kennedy's visit to Africa, Obama invoked the idealism that drew previous generations to the Peace Corps and the Civil Rights movement.
"And because they did, they changed the world," Obama said.
Obama, 46, who is poised to earn his own place in history as the Democratic presidential front-runner with three remaining primaries, spoke to 737 graduating seniors and 15,000 onlookers at Wesleyan's 176th commencement.
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