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Last-Minute Push for Reluctant Technologists to Embrace, Evangelize Obama
techPresident — Employees of some of the biggest tech firms in the United States are financially backing Barack Obama over John McCain by a lopsided ratio of nine to one, according to ZDNet's Robin Harris. Using fundraising data from OpenSecrets that covers donors who have contributed above $200, Harris found that employees of Apple, Dell, Microsoft, and Google and six other companies overwhelmingly support the Democratic nominee over his Republican counterpart. If you're Obama or a supporter, that 90% figure might seem like cause for celebration. But you might also spot some room for improvement. Considering that Harris's list ...

The Affirmative Case: Jay For Obama
Politics Daily — Filed under: Endorsements, Barack Obama, Featured Stories, 2008 PresidentLike so many others, the first time I heard of Barack Obama was in 2004, when he gave the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention. In his remarkable introduction to the American people, Obama showed he could communicate so effectively that one twenty minute speech made him a national political force. One of the ideas Barack Obama pushed in that speech was that America was not hopelessly divided. He went through a litany of touching anecdotes from individuals living in red states and blue states. All of these ...