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Have you known that Barack Obama campaign for 2 years now made in a DVD? I recently found this great information at NBC.com, there says, NBC News presents “Yes We Can!” the story of Barack Obama. This commemorative DVD takes you through the story of Barack Obama’s life his campaign to win his party’s nomination, his campaign for the presidency, and finally his victorious history-making win. DVD extras include footage of the full ...
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His parents separated when he was two years and then divorced. His mother remarried and the family moved to Indonesia in 1967. Barack Obama attended schools in Jakarta until he was ten years old. Barack returned to Hawaii with his grandparents. He studied at Columbia University in New York, where he majored in political science. He studied law at Harvard and graduated in 1991. After Harvard Law School, Obama returned to Chicago, joined a ...
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Season's Greetings ! President Obama is extending the federal subsidy to help unemployed workers acquire health insurance. President Obama signed the bill into law on 12/21/09. Here is how it works. The old deadline of 12/31/09 has been extended to 2/28/10. Now employees who are involuntarily terminated between now and 2/28/10 can receive the 65 percent subsidy for 15 months. It used to be just 9 months. That leads me to ...
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Today, Representative Parker Griffith (AL-05) switched parties from Democrat to Republican (see the Politico: House Dem blames leaders for party switch ). This takes the ratio of seats in the state back to 5-2 (Reps to Dems), where it had been for some time prior to the Democrats winning AL02 upon the retirement of Republican Terry Everett, taking the state to 4-3 for less than a year. My guess is that this is pure electoral politics, ...
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Parker Griffith, my representative, is switching from the Democratic Party to the Republicans. This is not shocking news, as rumors have been swirling for months and Griffith has been reciting right-wing memes for a very long time. For example: at an August town hall in Florence, Alabama, Griffith pandered to the worst elements of the crowd. From death panels to immigration hysteria, he didn't miss a single teabagger talking point. ...
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Parker Griffith can't win. Earlier today, it was reported that the freshman Representative from Alabama's 5th Congressional District has decided to switch parties, from Democrat to Republican. Politico calls the news a "jolt" to House Democrats, but it seems pretty clear that the only "jolt" they are concerned with is the one to his backside as the door to the Democratic caucus closes behind him. Meanwhile, conservative activists are ...
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By Susan Davis Rep. Parker Griffith , an Alabama Democrat, announced today that he is switching parties and joining the ranks of the GOP. It is the latest in a string of bad electoral news for House Democrats following a series of recent retirement announcement by lawmakers in right-leaning districts. The departures have given Republicans greater opportunities to pick up seats in the mid-term elections next year. Associated Press Heres ...
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Rep. Parker Griffith , a conservative Democratic Congressman from northern Alabama, will announce today that he is switching from the Democratic to the Republican party, Politics Daily has confirmed with senior Democratic aides. The news was first reported by Josh Kraushaar in Politico . Griffith, who is in his first term in the House, has one of the most conservative voting records of any Democrat in Washington. He has voted against ...
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