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Source: The Bellingham HeraldA former employee of an affiliate of ACORN testified Wednesday that the community group now in the national spotlight knew that most new voter registration forms it had gathered were fraudulent. "Forty percent was OK," said Anita Moncrief, referring to the number of bona fide registrations that officials at the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now believed was acceptable. Read more: http://www.bellinghamherald.com/campaign08...
Four years ago Time photographer Callie Shell met Barack Obama backstage when she was covering presidential candidate John Kerry. She sent her editor more photographs of Obama than Kerry. When asked why, she said, "I do not know. I just have a feeling about him. I think he will be important down the road." Her first photo essay on Obama was two and half years ago. She has stuck with him ever since. All pictures courtesy of Callie Shell at Digital JournalistsSeems some people can see the images and some can't.... I suggest going to the text link and seeing them there. Worth it.  Waiting: Obama listens from a back stairwell as he is introduced in Muscatine, Iowa. It was his second or third
speech of the day. Unlike many of the politicians I have photographed in the past, I find it is easy to get a
photograph of Obama alone. He lets his staff do their jobs and not fuss over him. Nov. 7, 2007. Senator Obama was doing press interviews by telephone in a holding room between events. Sometime later as he was
getting ready to begin his event, he asked me if I was photographing his shoes. When I said yes, he told me that
he had already had them resoled once since he entered the race a year earlier. Providence, R.I., 3/1/2008. I loved that he cleaned up after himself before leaving an ice cream shop in Wapello, Iowa. He didn't have to.
The event was over and the press had left. He is used to taking care of things himself and I think this is one
of the qualities that makes Obama different from so many other political candidates I've encountered. Nov. 7, 2007. While Obama goes over his speech in his head, Michelle and their daughters, Malia and Sasha, check him over.
Several minutes later he walked out to announce he was running for President of the United States.
Springfield, Ill., 2/10/2007. On the campaign bus driving through New Hampshire, 1/6/2008.  Two staffers had just passed this site and done two pull-ups. Not to be outdone, Obama did three with ease,
dropped and walked out to make a speech. Missoula, Mont., 4/5/2008.All pictures courtesy of Callie Shell at Digital Journalists
Source: CreditCards.comIn an effort to revive a battered economy, the Fed cut its benchmark rate by half a percentage point. Committee members voted unanimously on Wednesday to drop the federal funds rate from 1.5 percent to 1 percent, equalling the rate's all-time record low. Read more: http://www.creditcards.com/credit-card-new...
 "And then, he taxed all your money & gave it away to the poor!" What a cool piece of art.Source: GoogleBot
Thanks to his newfound fame, Caribaya Rums wants to make Alaska's First Gentleman, Todd Palin, their spokesperson. Take that Joe Six Pack! We found out the NY-based alcohol company sent a letter to Mr. Palin asking him to be the face of their rum and believes he "would become a sex symbol to the millions of women that enjoy our product." A hockey mom's gotta have her daiquiris! Read the TMZ story here
Source: The Associated PressROSWELL, N.M. (AP) — Joe the Plumber, meet Ed the Dairyman. Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin spoke to a crowd of about 10,000 supporters Sunday in a Roswell airplane hangar, not only making a reference to Joe the Plumber, but alluding several times to "Ed the Dairyman" after seeing someone in the crowd holding a sign identifying himself that way. Read more: http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5h21Zbzg...
Top 10 Credit Crunch Jokes Making the Rounds On The InternetWith the current market turmoil, what's the easiest way to make a small fortune?Start off with a large one. How do you define optimism? A banker who irons five shirts on a Sunday What's the difference between an investment banker and a large pizza?A large pizza can still feed a family of four What's the difference between the BBC's business editor Robert Peston and God?God doesn't think he's Robert Peston What's the capital of Iceland? About $6.00 George Bush was asked today "what did he think of the Credit Crunch?"He replied: "It was his favorite Candy Bar." Why have estate agents stopped looking out the window in the morning?Because otherwise they'd have nothing to do in the afternoon I went to the ATM this morning and it said "insufficient funds"..I'm wondering is it them or me? What is the one thing Wall Street and the Olympics have in common?Synchronised diving. What's the difference between an investment banker and a pigeon?The pigeon is still capable of leaving a deposit on a new Ferrari. Enjoy and please feel free to add your own!! hat tip to Mirror.co.uk
Source: San Francisco ChronicleIn last night's debate, Sen. John McCain suggested that ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now) was responsible for massive voter fraud that could destroy ''the fabric of democracy.'' Now the leaders of the community organizing group have emerged with an aggressive effort to push back. In a conference call with reporters this morning, they've accused McCain -- whose recent ad also suggests ACORN has a role in the widespread home mortgage crisis -- of an ''outlandish'' attempt to ''hoodwink the American public'' in order to distract from what they say is his "desperate'' presidential campaign. Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate...
Source: Associated PressPHOENIX (AP) — A half sister of Cindy McCain, wife of Republican presidential candidate John McCain, has died of Alzheimer's disease, the family announced. Read more: http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gb1JrPC...
Source: ClusterStock.comUnder this program, the New York Fed will borrow up to $37.8 billion in investment-grade, fixed-income securities from AIG in return for cash collateral. These securities were previously lent by AIG’s insurance company subsidiaries to third parties. Read more: http://www.clusterstock.com/2008/10/aig-ta...
Source: TPM Election CentralFor the first time, both Clintons will campaign together for the Obama-Biden ticket. Hillary and Bill will be campaigning alongside Joe Biden this Sunday at an event in Scranton, Pennsylvania, according to Obama Pennsylvania spokesperson Sean Smith. Read more: http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmem... |
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