Presidential Election 2008
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Most Americans Don't Blame Obama for Economy, Poll Finds - washingtonpost.comThe number of Americans who believe that the nation is headed in the right direction has roughly tripled since Barack Obama's election, and the public overwhelmingly blames the excesses of the financial industry, rather than the new president, for turmoil in the economy
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7 months ago
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Lego Obamas get Inauguration Day fashion makeover - Travel - LATimes.comLegoland California updated the recently unveiled presidential inauguration scene at the Carlsbad theme park to more closely resemble the wardrobes worn by First Lady Michelle Obama and first daughters Malia and Sasha.Lego Michelle, who wore a red dress at the Capitol in Miniland USA before the ...
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9 months ago
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Yes, we can...take out the trash!No comment sums it up better than this one for me: From http://tigerhawk.blogspot.com/ - Author: Purple Avenger: "I use events like this on public property to judge the nature of the supporters. If the place is strewn with trash after, and all the plants are trampled, then you've got boorish ...peterloo added 9 months ago
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That's a lot of balloons - Yahoo! NewsAs the recession continues to wreak havoc on the U.S. economy and inauguration celebrations ramp up, a lot of people are asking: "How much will this shindig cost?" The short answer? Likely more than $150 million — and yep, that could be the most expensive ever. (George W. Bush was given a hard ...
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Joe the Plumber to become war correspondent - International Herald TribuneJoe the Plumber is taking on a new job.The Ohio man, who became famous during the U.S. presidential campaign after asking Barack Obama about his tax plan, is heading to Israel as a war correspondent for a conservative Web site called pjtv.com.
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10 months ago
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Politics Is No Longer Local. It's Viral. - washingtonpost.comIn the past, we've thought of politics as something over there -- isolated, separate from our daily lives, as if on a stage upon which journalists, consultants, pollsters and candidates spun and dictated and acted out the process. Now, because of technology in general and the Internet in ...
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Cinderella vs. the Barracuda by Jonah Goldberg on National Review OnlineFor people who think there’s no cultural divide in this country, consider the treatment of two women much in the news in 2008. The first is Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. A woman from very humble roots and with a very blue-collar life story, she worked with her steelworker and professional-fisherman ...
Lesley Rockafellow Webster
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Barack Obama pledges not to smoke in White HouseBarack Obama says you won't catch him lighting up a cigarette in the smoke-free White House. "There are times where I've fallen off the wagon," the president-elect said when asked in a television interview whether he has kicked the habit.
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10 months ago
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Obama Wants To Keep His BlackberryBarack Obama has a BlackBerry problem. He's hooked on the phone, but he's about to lose it when he becomes president. In an interview airing tonight on ABC, Barbara Walters asked the president-elect about how he's going to handle losing his favorite gadget. Obama seems to be working on a ...
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11 months ago