Father spent months getting daughter pictured with '08 presidential hopefuls Posted: 10 months ago by muppet
When it comes to kissing babies, Barack Obama is a pro. Rudy Giuliani? Not so much.
That's what freelance journalist Darren Garnick found when he embarked upon an unusual quest — to get every presidential candidate to pose for a picture with his infant daughter, Dahlia.
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Giuliani's Daughter Backing Obama Posted: 1 year ago by Bornbad
The daughter of Republican hopeful Rudy Giuliani has signaled she's backing Democrat Barack Obama for president.
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Green Jobs by John Stossel Posted: 2 months ago by JoshSF49
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has a great twofer pitch: "green jobs." It sounds like a winner. In one fell swoop he can promise to end unemployment and fix and save the planet from climate change.
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Obama photo in turban, robe causes stir Posted: 9 months ago by bevissimo
No they're getting petty - what politician hasn't donned 'traditional garb' to win favor?
A photograph circulating on the Internet of Democratic Sen. Barack Obama dressed in traditional local garments during a visit to Kenya in 2006 is causing a dustup in the presidential campaign over what constitutes a smear.
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Chris Dodd Backs Obama Posted: 9 months ago by MandolinOrange
Sen. Christopher Dodd endorsed one-time presidential rival Barack Obama on Tuesday and said it is time for Democrats to join forces to defeat the Republicans in the fall campaign.
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Father guilty of burning daughter in microwave Posted: 8 months ago by AutumnLotus
A young father has been convicted of badly injuring his infant daughter by putting her in a microwave in a Texas hotel room, with jurors rejecting his claim he was insane at the time.
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Obama Opens Double-Digit Lead Over McCain: Poll Posted: 4 weeks ago by punthe
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has opened up a 10-point lead over Republican opponent John McCain two weeks before the November 4 U.S. election, according to Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll released on Tuesday.
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Obama, the Candidate of Shadows Posted: 7 months ago by 1thirteen3
Throughout his campaign Barack Obama has mocked his critics, noting that they just don't get what a novel figure and consistent unifier he has been for his whole life. "They say: We don't know enough about him. His pastor once said something. He's got a funny name, sounds Muslim."
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Sen. Robert C. Byrd endorses Obama Posted: 6 months ago by 2manyusernames
Sen. Robert C. Byrd, a former member of the Ku Klux Klan and a one-time opponent of civil rights legislation, endorsed Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination on Monday.
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Father given six years for bashing baby Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
A Melbourne father who bashed his four-month-old daughter, breaking her ribs and thigh, has been sentenced to six years in jail.
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Send Barack Your Baby Posted: 5 months ago by WeeBeastie
Barack Obama travels a lot, but many babies live in places he hasn’t been. That’s why he’s now accepting babies by mail. Send him your baby, and he’ll kiss it and send it back to you.
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Ralph Nader considering entering Presidential race Posted: 9 months ago by ashlesdc
Ralph Nader may soon announce intent to run in this years presidential election.
Seriously.
(Kinda sorta update, He will be on Meet the Press Sunday morning, original here
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McCain v. Obama on the Economy Posted: 6 months ago by sykeo56
Okay, this article doesn't have pretty pictures or fancy videos, but it does contian some really important information on the economic platforms of our presidential candidates. If you live in America and plan to vote, please read it (as well as anything else you can find on their platforms). Please, people, let's not vote either way because of race. There's much more to it than that.
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Obama On Cable: Duel Of Softballs vs. Shout-Downs Posted: 2 months ago by ImNotBlue
Barack Obama competed against himself Monday with interviews airing simultaneously on two different networks. They might as well have been two different galaxies.
The Democrat waded into cable TV's blood feud, between Keith Olbermann of MSNBC and Bill O'Reilly of Fox News Channel, becoming as much a bit player as any even-odds presidential candidate can be.
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Man Killed Baby Daughter Because He Wanted Son Posted: 10 months ago by dollyllama
A Winter Haven man was charged with murder, accused of fatally beating his 4-month-old daughter because he wanted a son, authorities said.
*yes, you guessed where.
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Daughter kept in cellar for 24 years Posted: 7 months ago by dollyllama
A father allegedly kept his daughter captive in a cellar for 24 years, Austrian police said Sunday.
*Update to this story here.
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Obama says no debates with Clinton between now and Indiana Posted: 7 months ago by keroBEROS32
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Sunday brushed aside a challenge from Hillary Rodham Clinton to debate before the May 6 primaries in Indiana and North Carolina.
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Allow me to introduce Barack Obama’s aunt Zeituni Onyango Posted: 3 weeks ago by Nateebiinature
Barack Obama has lived one version of the American Dream that has taken him to the steps of the White House. But a few miles from where the Democratic presidential candidate studied at Harvard, his Kenyan aunt and uncle, immigrants living in modest circumstances in Boston, have a contrasting American story.
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Father finds daughter, 1, alone in locked-up centre Posted: 6 months ago by AutumnLotus
When the father of one-year-old Ankita arrived at the Scribbles and Giggles child-care centre to pick her up last Monday, he found the doors and windows locked, the lights switched off and no sounds from inside.
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Obama wins first voting... Posted: 2 weeks ago by belvario
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama emerged victorious in the first election returns of the 2008 presidential race, winning 15 of 21 votes cast in Dixville Notch, New Hampshire.
It was the first time since 1968 that the village leaned Democratic in an election.
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Conservative Nicolas Sarkozy wins France's presidential election. Posted: 2 years ago by 2manyusernames
• Conservative Nicolas Sarkozy wins France's presidential election.
• Sarkozy won around 53 percent of the vote, according to early results.
video here.
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