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Barack Obama: The 50 facts you might not know
telegraph.co.uk - 11/10/2008
Barack Obama: The 50 facts you might not know
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Things you might not know about PresidentElect Barack Obama
cbsnews.com - 11/17/2008
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— cbsnews.com — Nov. 16, 2008 (CBS) Since Barack Obama was elected the 44th president of the United States 12... days ago, he has largely remained out of sight, getting high-level government briefings and conferring with his transition team. But he surfaced on Friday ... (more) Print This Story

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Trans in the Red States
prospect.org - 11/12/2008
Trans in the Red States
— prospect.org — A grass-roots movement for transgender rights is flourishing in some of America's most conservative regions. And if... successes like these are possible here, they're possible anywhere. (more) Trans in the Red States

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crooksandliars.com - 11/16/2008
Michelle Bernard on Hardball : Hillary Clinton "will run a parallel government" if named ...
— crooksandliars.com — Download | play QT only C&Ler Jim T. alerted me to this segment from Hardball and said... this: The last 20 minutes or so are a case study of the gossip-fest that cable and "journalism" in general have become. The segment features Michelle Bernard ... (more) Michelle Bernard on Hardball : Hillary Clinton "will ...

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Ben Smith's Blog — ... The Daily Telegraph has a list of "50 facts you might not know" about Barack Obama that could be interpreted as a Christmas wish list for the president-elect. Some examples: ...

Obama Collects Comics? 50 Things You Might Not Know About The President-Elect
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... Swahili • His favourite meal is wife Michelle's shrimp linguini • He won a Grammy in 2006 for the audio version of his memoir, Dreams From My Father • He is left-handed -- the sixth post-war president to be left-handed • He has read every Harry Potter book • He owns a set of red boxing gloves autographed by Muhammad Ali • He worked in a Baskin-Robbins ice cream shop as a teenager and now can't stand ice cream Keep reading or PREVIOUSLY: No Matter What, A Lefty Will ...

Obama Collects Comics? 50 Things You Might Not Know About The President-Elect
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — ... blessed" in Swahili • His favourite meal is wife Michelle's shrimp linguini • He won a Grammy in 2006 for the audio version of his memoir, Dreams From My Father • He is left-handed -- the sixth post-war president to be left-handed • He has read every Harry Potter book • He owns a set of red boxing gloves autographed by Muhammad Ali • He worked in a Baskin-Robbins ice cream shop as a teenager and now can't stand ice cream Keep reading or PREVIOUSLY: No Matter What, A Lefty Will ...

President-Elect Obama's Spider Senses Are Tingling
Political Punch — ... President-Elect Obama's Spider Senses Are Tingling January 10, 2009 10:02 AM After the British Telegraph printed a list of 50 facts you may not know about Barack Obama -- which included the tidbit that he collects Spiderman and Conan the Barbarian comic books -- the folks at Marvel Comics were prompted to act. "When we heard that President-Elect Obama is a collector of Spider-Man comics, we knew that these two historic figures had to meet in our comics' Marvel Universe," ...

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