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Obama and the Closing of the American Dream | n+1
Obama and the Closing of the American Dream | n+1
How can Barack Obama, a man who only recently paid off his student loans and who lives a relatively modest life in Chicago's Hyde Park, a few blocks from one of America's poorest neighborhoods, be more "elitist" than John McCain, the son of an admiral (not to mention the husband of a beer ...
RE: Well That Didn't Take Long
corner.nationalreview.com — Getting a lot of emails along these lines: I don't know why I'm e-mailing you, except that... I just need to vent to someone on The Corner. Pass this around to the others if you like -- I bet I'm not the only one. I really don't like McCain. I'll ... (more) RE: Well That Didn't Take Long
Who Is Barack Obama?
snopes.com — If you do not ever forward anything else, please forward this to all your contacts...this is very... scary to think of what lies ahead of us here in our own United States...better heed this and pray about it and share it. Who is Barack Obama? Probable ... (more) Who Is Barack Obama?
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