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General consensus is that Hillary Clinton will win West Virginia by a landslide, thus adding to her recent victory in the state of Denial: Clinton shows no sign of giving up despite the seemingly insurmountable odds, calling the state a “crucial turning point.” She and former President Clinton have made 29 campaign stops in West Virginia; Obama has made three. Which he apparently counts as three separate states. Couldn’t resist… Yep, Hillary’s pretty much secured the Mountain State but Everest still lies ahead.
Idaho Superdelegate Keith Roark Endorses Barack Obama; Delegate CHICAGO, IL Today, Idaho Superdelegate Keith Roark endorsed Barack Obama for President. Roark is the 281st superdelegate to endorse Obama, who is 150 delegates away from securing the Democratic nomination. Roark's statement: IDP Chairman & superdelegate R. Keith Roark officially announces Keith Roark has announced he is officially throwing his support (and SD vote) to Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.
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It is an unbearably hot and humid day in West Virginia in 1998. We are building a small flight of stairs for a family living in a mobile home; for hours we have been pounding nails, sawing, measuring, and sweating in the heat. “We” is a group of kids from Chicago on a mission trip to this impoverished state. The family is a single mother and her son, who have lived together her for several years. The stairs need to be built because recently the mother tripped on the makeshift staircase: a pair of cement blocks.
Our votes? May 13, 2008 at 11:18 am (Uncategorized) (Barack Obama, Election 2008, Hilary Clinton, Voting) By 2001 the National Council on Disability noted: “14 million people of voting age who have a disability are unregistered voters People with disabilities vote at a rate 11 percent lower than the general population 81 percent of voters who are blind or have visual impairments rely on others to mark their ballots An estimated 20,000 of the nation’s 170,000 polling places are
How big an issue will race be in November? Posted: 02:05 PM ET Hereâs my question to you: Now that it looks like it will be Barack Obama against John McCain, how big an issue will race become? Tune in to the Situation Room at 4pm to see if Jack reads your answer on air. And, we love to know where youâre writing from, so please include your city and state with your comment. Filed under: Barack Obama John McCain Race
Bush’s approval rating & country’s mood working against McCain? Posted: 02:04 PM ET Hereâs my question to you: Considering 82% of Americans think the country is on the wrong track and 66% disapprove of President Bush, what are the chances John McCain wins in November? Tune in to the Situation Room at 5pm to see if Jack reads your answer on air. And, we love to know where youâre writing from, so please include your city and state with your comment.
Robert Malley, one of Obama’s Middle East Policy ADVISORs, admitted that he has been in constant contact with Hamas. He has now been tossed under the bus…it’s getting pretty crowded underneath there, eh? Robert Malley told The Times that he had been in regular contact with Hamas, which controls Gaza and is listed by the US State Department as a terrorist organisation. Such talks, he stressed, were related to his work for a conflict resolution think-tank and had no connection with his position on Mr Obama’s Middle East advisory council.
Check out the new site for this powerful group of important women leaders As we see the outpouring of support for both a woman and a black man running for president, I am struck by the progress we have made in the United States. So many have been touched by Barack Obama and many are pinning their hopes on Hillary Clinton. In both cases we see signaling of a true change and the turning to a new chapter. Around the world we see change at different cadences.