Black Friday Pales SanDisk blowout, CyberMonday Extravaganza Cometh. Like many of you who are smart enough to know better, we tend to steer clear of the insanity of the crowd and resist the temptation to go deal shopping on the busiest day of the retail calendar. Why on earth would you subject yourself to all [...]
Halle Berry, Angelina Jolie Julianne Hough and Charlize Theron Talent Counts. Hough talent, will travel. Julianne Hough And Charlize Theron Do It All. There are many people that are talented, what makes these women stand out is that they are very beautiful. its their beauty not their mutitasking or whatever that you are referring to.
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Obama to announce economic team leaders, naming Timothy Geithner, Lawrence Summers. News from NEW YORK – President-elect Barack Obama will announce the leaders of his economic team Monday, naming Timothy Geithner as treasury secretary and Lawrence Summers to direct the National Economic Council, transition officials said.
If confirmed by the Senate, Geithner, 47, president of the [...]
Barack Obama wins Ohio and Iowa, takes commanding lead over McCain. News from WASHINGTON – Barack Obama seized command of the race for the White House Tuesday night, defeating John McCain in Ohio and Iowa and building a near insurmountable Electoral College advantage in his historic bid to become the first black president. Fellow Democrats [...]
As Presidential Election Results Roll In, Take Care Ohio Florida Pennsylvania Virginia. The four contested states hold key to winning presidency.
Florida. Ohio. Virginia. Pennsylvania. After nearly two years of stump speeches, commercials, infomercials, debates, robocalls, conventions, a landfill’s worth of mailings, hundreds of rallies and a mountain of yard signs, the presidential race could be [...]
Early Voting Exit Polls 2008 and Presidential Election Results. In a matter of hours, you are going to start hearing talk of exit polls. We are going to post them ourselves, right here, in this entry.
For those looking to get details on the early voting exit polls in 2008 and the U.S. Presidential election results, [...]
Vote 2008 Presidential Election: Obama leads McCain as early vote tallies arrive. News from WASHINGTON – Barack Obama opened a lead in his bid to become the first black president Tuesday night, moving ahead of Republican John McCain in a nation clamoring for change. Fellow Democrats picked up Senate seats in Virginia and North Carolina [...]
How does oil speculation raise gas prices? U.S. gas prices rose to record highs in July 2008. In the aftermath, it appears speculators are to blame.
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Barack Obama Grandmother Dies Of Cancer: Madelyn Dunham Death. Barack Obama’s grandmother, who raised him while his mother pursued a career in anthropology, has died at age 86. Madelyn Dunham passed away in Hawaii on Monday following long battle with cancer, the Democratic presidential candidate and his half-sister have announced.
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Obama wins in earliest vote in tiny NH town: News from DIXVILLE NOTCH, N.H. – Barack Obama came up a big winner in the presidential race in Dixville Notch and Hart’s Location, N.H., where tradition of having the first Election Day ballots tallied lives on.
Democrat Obama defeated Republican John McCain by a count of 15 [...]