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Published 11/28/2008 at L.A. Times - Politics

Sheryl Oring traveled the country collecting postcards for the next president. She wants to hand-deliver them. > A performance artist who collected hundreds of postcards from Americans expressing their hopes for the future president has a wish of her own: to meet President-elect Barack Obama and hand over the stack of messages. (link)

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