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College Students for Obama

Nowhere is political action felt more vividly or more actively than in the hearts and minds of America's talented college students. It is with these aims of social justice and political responsibility that this group is designed to build a nationwide college support group to mobilize for Senator Obama in his quest for the presidency.

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Clothing

By dealsrus - Oct 26th, 2008 at 10:42 pm EDT

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I believe the media made to much out of the clothes Sarah Palin wore and how much it cost. She was in the process of campaigning and I personally thought the choices she made were up to date. I think her going to a consignment shop to purchase clothes is wrong. Eventhough her wardrobe was 150,000 she was going to donate them anyway. All of the women during the campaign looked very nice and sheek and I personally have appreciated their style. It's hard enough standing in front of a crowd so at least give them something to wear thats appropriate.

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ABSENTEE BALLOT POSTAGE DIFFERS FROM COUNTY TO COUNTY

By Bon - Oct 23rd, 2008 at 9:31 am EDT

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BEWARE...

ABSENTEE BALLOT POSTAGE DIFFERS FROM COUNTY TO COUNTY

Absentee Ballots vary from county to county in most states. Here is Broward county, Florida the ballot will cost $1.17 to mail back. This all depends on how many "extras" the county has on the ballot. This translates into extra ballot pages in the packet, thereby creating a higher than usual postage.

Most states should have the postage required, printed on the instructional page of the ballot packet. Here in Broward County, the pages are printed in black ink but the postage requirement on that instructional page is printed in red ink.

If yours does not have the postage listed, please take the ballot INTO the nearest post office so that they can properly weight the envelope and apply correct postage.

Bonnie

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ELECTION PROTECTION

By Bon - Oct 21st, 2008 at 4:51 pm EDT

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IF YOU SEE OR ENCOUNTER ANY PROBLEMS AT EARLY POLLING PLACES AS WELL AS ON NOVEMBER 4TH, PLEASE CALL:

ELECTION PROTECTION:

1-866-OURVOTE

YOU MAY EVEN CALL THEM IF YOU HAVE PROBLEMS RECEIVING YOUR REQUESTED ABSENTEE BALLOT.

PLEASE PASS THIS INFORMATION ALONG TO ALL OBAMA SUPPORTERS

Thanks,

Bonnie

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This really pisses me off

By Tania - Oct 18th, 2008 at 6:56 pm EDT

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On Thursday, I picked up a copy of my school's newspaper (I go to Cal State LA) and started browsing it. When I got to the letters to the editor section, I saw a photo with the story that absolutely horrified me. Since it is so offensive, I will only post the link to the article rather than fully describing the photo.

http://www.calstatela.edu/univ/ut/ut_pdf/Issue%20187/ISSUE187.5.pdf

Basically, some fake flyers were posted across campus using an extremely offensive term in reference to Obama, and some legitimate flyers from the Pan-African Studies department, with pictures of Obama, were defaced. So far, the campus police have not discovered who committed these acts. I am shocked that such acts would happen on this campus in particular because Cal State LA is a very liberal school. Everyone at school always seems to be very accepting of everyone else, regardless of race, sex, disability, sexual orientation, etc.

Then, yesterday, in the LA Times, I read an article about a photo that the president of a Republican club in Upland, CA, sent to club members. Again, because of the nature of the photo, I will only post the link to the article.

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-foodstamps17-2008oct17,0,2209911.story

The woman who created the photo claims that she did not realize it was racist, but it definitely speaks for itself. Also, since this group is all volunteer, she cannot be fired from her post. She has been reprimanded by the chairman of the CA Republican Party, but that is clearly not enough. Someone should search the CA penal code and find something to charge her with. Her actions were simply unacceptable.

It never ceases to shock and amaze me how low some will sink to disrespect Obama and try to get people to not vote for him. It certainly didn't work on me. In fact, I, with a smile on my face, filled out and mailed my absentee ballot yesterday! It was such a relief to finally vote for Obama in the General Election.

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Me, Myself and I

By dealsrus - Oct 8th, 2008 at 7:08 pm EDT

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Countdown for change. It's a good thing.

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A "Bottom-Up" alternative to the Financial Bailout

By Paul - Oct 1st, 2008 at 10:55 am EDT

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Please write your senators/congressmen regarding the proposed bailout. Below is the letter I sent to my representatives. Thanks! -Paul

Dear Senator,

I urge you to vote NO on the Wall Street bailout package. Please consider and propose the following alternative as a solution to this financial crisis. I suggest taking the $700 billion and simply give it to struggling homeowners to help them pay off part of their mortgages. This hasn't even been discussed and is a much better alternative to the current plan. If the root of the problem is people not being able to pay off their mortgages, and those defaults then devaluing banks' mortgage-backed assets, then simply helping people pay their mortgages would preserve the value of the mortgage-backed assets and recharge the market with liquidity. That would be a bottom-up solution helping the mass public, rather than a top-down move helping only financial industry executives.

Some may argue that giving any relief to homeowners is "unfair" in that those homeowners created their problems, so why should taxpayers have to help them? But then, is helping homeowners any less fair than simply giving all the money away to Wall Street, no strings attached? I say no - and helping homeowners also serves a second purpose: namely, keeping people in their homes, which not only helps them, but helps an entire neighborhood (as any homeowner knows, nearby properties can be devalued when foreclosures hit).

Sincerely,
Paul Rihani
Columbia, MD

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Lipstick on Hypocrisy

By Pat Clarke - Sep 12th, 2008 at 8:48 pm EDT

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I am sure you have all heard about the inane uproar over Obama’s “Lipstick on a pig “comment. The McCain campaign, feigning disgust, demanded an immediate apology from Barack Obama for calling Vice Presidential candidate, Sarah Palin a pig. In their rush to outrage, the McCain campaign apparently forgot that McCain himself used that analogy while discussing Hillary Clinton’s health care plan late last year. Apparently they either think she is a pig or they need Ginkgo Biloba. They also apparently misremembered that former McCain press secretary Torie Clarke has penned the book “Lipstick on a Pig”.

So assuming the McCain campaign is correct and both Sens. Obama and McCain refer to women as pigs I wanted to find out just how rampant this Women as Pigs movement has become. Naturally I started at http://www.lipstickonapig.com/ . And imagine my horror at finding out that even Evangelicals are getting in on the Women are Pigs bandwagon:

For the past 3-4 years, Lipstick on a Pig has been an avenue for me to develop my skills as I worked toward the goal of doing design work full time. During this time, I have slowly discovered my passion and ultimately, what I feel is God's purpose for my life.

Design as a ministry.

I want to give back to the Lord using my time and talents by helping churches, ministries, charities, etc. with their design and website needs. Of course, I love all types of design work, so please let me know if I can be of service to you with your design needs.

So apparently God feels that his purpose is to degrade women in such a cold, callous and sexist way. My fake outrage grows stronger by the second!

The madness has even infiltrated our beloved library system as apparent in Roy Tennant’s scathingly sexist piece for the Library Journal entitled “Digital Libraries: ‘Lipstick on a Pig’” Apparently Mr. Tennant is not the only sexist librarian as he describes here:

I am not the only one frustrated with the current state of our integrated library systems (ILS). North Carolina State University's Andrew Pace (from whom I first heard the "lipstick on a pig" reference) and others have been bemoaning the sad state of systems. We should listen.

No we should NOT listen to your sexist rants!!!! Now I am just as frustrated with the current state of our integrated library systems (ILS) as the next guy but referring to women as pigs is a line I refuse to cross!

I have to admit when I first decided to research this topic; I never realized the depth to which sexist librarians, Evangelical web designers and others will sink. This is truly eye opening. I figured I would find that it was just a harmless colloquial expression used by normal people from all walks of life. How wrong I was!

In similar news Wilbur, Homer Zuckerman’s award winning pig, has also asked the Obama Campaign for an apology. “Anyone who knows me knows that I am SOME PIG.” Declared Wilbur from his pile of filth out by the Zuckerman barn, “And for Obama to compare me to some gun toting, polar bear hating, bridge to nowhere loving then hating, pot smoking then hating, global warming denying, wife of a drunken separatist? There’s just no call for that and I demand an immediate and total apology.”

As of press time, neither the McCain campaign nor Wilbur has received an apology. But I don’t know why I would expect them to. Any such apology would be like putting lipstick on a pig.

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voter registration update

By Grace - Sep 8th, 2008 at 10:27 pm EDT

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Getting Democrats registered to vote is an effort that can help deliver victory for us in November. TIME IS GETTING SHORT. SOME REGISTRATION DEADLINES ARE JUST A FEW WEEKS AWAY.

Please encourage people to visit the new VOTE FOR CHANGE website https://voteforchange.com/index_alt.php
At this site people will be able to: find out if they are registered to vote; get registered to vote; apply to vote absentee; plus find early vote locations.

You can hand out slips of paper to people printed with the VOTE FOR CHANGE web address. Or you can find voter registration forms to print out for each state at the Board of Elections links below. You’ll also find contact information at these sites so you can call and ask about voter registration requirements.

Registering someone can be a pretty quick and simple process. It literally takes me about two minutes to get a registration form completed. I keep a stack of registration forms with me and just in going about my day, I have been able to register sales clerks, waiters, people at sporting events, and even the plumber who was fixing our faucet!

Again, if you’re going to try to register voters, be sure to find out registration requirements for your area and also please remind people about the IMPORTANCE OF BRINGING PROPER I.D. WITH A CORRECT ADDRESS ON VOTING DAY. (This set of links is also posted on my blog.) Thank you.

ALABAMA http://www.sos.state.al.us/elections/
ALASKA http://www.elections.alaska.gov/regapp.php
ARIZONA http://www.azsos.gov/election/
ARKANSAS http://www.votenaturally.org/all_about_voting.html
CALIFORNIA http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections.htm
COLORADO http://www.elections.colorado.gov/DDefault.aspx?
CONNECTICUT http://www.ct.gov/sots/cwp/view.asp?a=3179&Q=411292&sotsNav=|47610|&sotsNav_GID=1846
DELAWARE http://elections.delaware.gov/
DC http://www.dcboee.org/
FLORIDA http://election.dos.state.fl.us/
GEORGIA http://www.sos.ga.gov/elections/
HAWAII http://hawaii.gov/elections/
IDAHO http://www.idahovotes.gov/
ILLINOIS http://www.elections.state.il.us/
INDIANA http://www.in.gov/sos/elections/vote_reg.html
IOWA http://www.sos.state.ia.us/elections/
KANSAS http://www.kssos.org/elections/elections_registration.html
KENTUCKY http://elect.ky.gov/
LOUISIANA http://www.sos.louisiana.gov/tabid/68/Default.aspx
MAINE http://maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/voter_info/index.html
MARYLAND http://www.elections.state.md.us/
MASSACHUSETTS http://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/
MICHIGAN http://www.michigan.gov/sos/0,1607,7-127-1633---,00.html
MINNESOTA http://www.sos.state.mn.us/home/index.asp?page=134
MISSISSIPPI http://www.sos.state.ms.us/elections/elections.asp
MISSOURI http://www.sos.mo.gov/elections/
MONTATA http://sos.mt.gov/elb/calendar/index.asp
NEBRASKA http://www.sos.state.ne.us/elec/
NEVADA http://sos.state.nv.us/elections/voter/index.asp
NEWS HAMPSHIRE http://www.sos.nh.gov/electionsnew.html
NEW JERSEY http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/vote_doe.html
NEW MEXICO http://www.sos.state.nm.us/sos-VoterReg.html
NEW YORK http://www.elections.state.ny.us/
NORTH CAROLINA http://www.sboe.state.nc.us/items.aspx?id=1&s=1
NORTH DAKOTA http://www.nd.gov/sos/electvote/voting/index.html
OHIO http://www.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/
OKLAHOMA http://www.elections.state.ok.us/
OREGON http://www.sos.state.or.us/elections/other.info/vr.htm
PENNSYLVANIA http://www.dos.state.pa.us/voting/
RHODE ISLAND http://www.elections.state.ri.us/registration/intro.htm
SOUTH CAROLINA http://www.scvotes.org/
SOUTH DAKOTA http://www.sdsos.gov/electionsvoteregistration/registrationvoting.shtm
TENNESSEE http://www.state.tn.us/sos/election/index.htm
TEXAS http://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/index.shtml
UTAH http://elections.utah.gov/
VERMONT http://www.vermont-elections.org/elections1/voters.html
VIRGINIA http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/cms/Voter_Information/Registering_to_Vote/Index.html
WASHINGTON http://www.secstate.wa.gov/elections/register.aspx
WEST VIRGINIA http://www.wvsos.com/common/participate.htm
WISCONSIN http://elections.state.wi.us/faq_que_list.asp?fid=27&locid=47&linkid=
WYOMING http://soswy.state.wy.us/election/election.htm

VOTING FROM ABROAD http://www.votefromabroad.org/

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VERIFY YOUR VOTER REGISTRATION STATUS!

By Bon - Aug 29th, 2008 at 8:22 pm EDT

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To verify your voter registration status, please contact your supervisor of elections office here: Link

Go to the above LINK, click on your STATE, then click on VERIFY YOUR REGISTRATION STATUS. FOLLOW YOUR SPECIFIC STATE'S INSTRUCTIONS TO VERIFY.

Please note: MISTAKES HAPPEN VERY OFTEN RESULTING IN MANY PEOPLE BEING TURNED AWAY FROM THE POLLING PLACES ON ELECTION DAY.
IF YOUR REGISTRATION IS INVALID, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO VOTE ON NOVEMBER 4TH.

Please take the time to check!

PASS THIS IMPORTANT MESSAGE ALONG TO ALL OBAMA SUPPORTERS.

Thanks,

Bonnie

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Let Your Voices Be Heard...

By Nicholas Short - Aug 23rd, 2008 at 2:18 pm EDT

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Hello, group members and Obama supporters.

I'm doing an article for Urban Influence Magazine about Obama and his attempts to reach young COLLEGE STUDENTS. I would love to do a brief online interview with you (or any of your friends). I just want to talk to you about why you chose Obama, what have you done to help his campaign so far, and/or what will you do for him in the future.

Here are the questions:

1. Tell me a little bit about yourself. (Your name, where you are from, what year of college are you in, etc.)

2. What is your major, what is your goal, and how can Obama help you achieve that goal?

3. Why did you choose Obama? (What does he offer that other candidates don't?)

4. What have you done to support Obama so far? (Have you attended any events, participated in any activities, etc.?) Tell me about it.

5. What do you plan to do for the Obama campaign in the future?

6. What do you say to people who believe that college students are uninformed, immature, and should not be allowed to vote or state opinions about political issues?

7. Why should a college student vote for Obama?

Give me as much detail as you can. And please send me your answers by Sunday evening (before midnight). I have to turn in the article on Monday. Also, I would like your permission to correct any spelling or any other errors in grammar that may be found in the answers you give me. My e-mail address is short_nicholas@yahoo.com. You can also call me at 773-310-6280 if you have any questions. Or we can communicate through this website if you want. And for more info on Urban Influence Magazine go to www.urbaninfluencemagazine.com.

Get back to me as soon as you can.

Sincerely,
Nicholas Short

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We need every college student to register to vote properly

By Bon - Aug 19th, 2008 at 2:34 pm EDT

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The Fall '08 College semester has already started in many states this week. Please email to EVERYONE in your address book and ask them to do the same.

IMPORTANT REMINDER: College students

We must remind all college students that IF they are away from home attending college on election day, they must be registered to vote at THEIR LEGAL RESIDENCES.

If they are still registered at home, THEY MUST OBTAIN an absentee ballot and mail it EARLY to their home state. A first class stamp is required.

IF THEY NOW LEGALLY RESIDE IN THE STATE OF THEIR COLLEGE, they have to change their voter registration to their current address (away at college) BY FILLING OUT A NEW VOTER REGISTRATION APPLICATION and *** RENEWING THEIR DRIVER'S LICENSE WITH THEIR NEW ADDRESS.

***Driver's License ADDRESS changes, in SOME states, MAY not be necessary. PLEASE CHECK WITH YOUR INDIVIDUAL STATE.

Many college students wait until the last minute to make the necessary changes and consequently are unable to vote.

Please pass this along to all college age students.

NOTE: This IMPORTANT REMINDER will be posted on most threads over the next few months.

Thanks all,

Bonnie

For those that have not registered as yet, they may do so here:

http://www.registrationbyworkingassets.com/register/?source=homedropdown&api_key=gQKGZ9xr0iTIct4XGnRHB1ALGT4

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McCain Proves He is Senile!

By Beverly - Aug 14th, 2008 at 1:09 pm EDT

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In a recent press release McCain said the following:

"But there are also stark contrasts between myself and Senator Obama. I intend to keep my promise of accepting federal funds for the general election. Senator Obama has chosen to break the promise he made many times before and will opt out of accepting these funds. I am a man of my word and I intend to honor the promises I have made during this campaign."

Obama has always said he would not accept federal funds for the general election. McCain cannot keep anything straight. He scares me. What if he accidently pushed the nuclear button because he thought the wrong thing. We need to keep this guy out of the White house and out of Politics. - IMHO.

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McCain is so Far behind - just released McCain Nation

By Beverly - Jul 25th, 2008 at 9:46 pm EDT

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McCain just released his McCain nation web site (http://www.johnmccain.com/McCainNation/). I guess it is never too late to join the online generation. The site is pathetic and does not hold a candle to what Obama has created.

I really feel McCain just does not understand todays world or technology. Obama has made use of technology, very effectively in my opinion, to join so many of us together and given us a place to vent the good, the bad and the...

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Vanity Fair Spoofs New Yorker Cover

By Beverly - Jul 23rd, 2008 at 3:09 pm EDT

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First the New Yroker published an inflammatory magazine cover of Barack & Michelle Obama.

Now Vanity Fair has Published a Spoof of that cover with McCain and Cindy, it shows Cindy holding a hand full of perscription drugs.

For a good laugh go to:

http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2008/07/vanity_fair_spo.html

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McCain does it again

By Beverly - Jul 22nd, 2008 at 1:54 pm EDT

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McCain and his people do not have a political leg to stand on. Now they are attacking the fact that every news outlet (except Fox or course) is endorsing Obama and that he is very popular internationally.

View the really dumb video they put together. They are getting really despirate.

http://www.johnmccain.com/video/love.htm

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Muslims Believe Hijab Snub Not Obama’s Fault

By funkfresh01 - Jul 20th, 2008 at 6:34 pm EDT

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http://www.hbindependent.com/articles/2008/07/16/blogs_and_columns/soulfood/hbi-soulfood071008.tx

Source: Huntington Beach Independent

Author: Michèle Marr

For nearly two years detractors have accused Barack Obama of being a Muslim. Ultra-conservative commentators have referred to him as B. Hussein Obama and deliberately likened his surname to bin Laden’s first name Osama.

He has defended himself while also condemning the prejudice toward Muslims these acts reflect. As a presidential candidate he has stumped relentlessly on unity, equality and justice.

So to hear of him snubbing two Muslim women at a Detroit political rally in June rang dissonant. In case you missed the incident, I’ll explain.

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John McCain Surrogate Says Muslims 'Going to Kill Us'

By funkfresh01 - Jul 20th, 2008 at 6:29 pm EDT

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(WASHINGTON, D.C., 7/18/2008) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on presidential candidate John McCain to repudiate remarks seemingly made on his behalf by a GOP spokesman during a campaign call in Florida.

On a conference call with journalists arranged by the Republican Party of Florida, Bud Day reportedly said: “The Muslims have said either we kneel or they're going to kill us... I don't intend to kneel and I don't advocate to anybody that we kneel, and John doesn't advocate to anybody that we kneel.”

SEE: McCain Surrogate Makes Controversial Muslim Comment (CNN)

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/07/18/mccain-surrogate-makes-controversial-muslim-comment/

SEE: McCain POW Bud: Muslims 'Going to Kill Us' (Miami Herald)

http://miamiherald.typepad.com/nakedpolitics/2008/07/mccain-pow-bud.html

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+2 Nevada, -1 Virginia

By RBlake - Jul 18th, 2008 at 3:58 pm EDT

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New polls show Obama up by 2 points in Nevada and down 1 in Virginia. When polls are averaged together, Obama is +1 in Virginia and +1.7 in Nevada.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/latestpolls/index.html

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Help Stop War with Iran: Sign the Petition

By RBlake - Jul 12th, 2008 at 6:17 pm EDT

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Help us demand diplomacy and prevent a war with Iran. Visit the link below and sign the petition.

Thanks.

http://pol.moveon.org/diplomacyiran/?r_by=-6265924-q9boLQx&rc=paste

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Inauguration Countdown: 193

By RBlake - Jul 11th, 2008 at 8:22 am EDT

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193 days until Barack is inaugurated!

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