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Barack Obama, The Internet President

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  (EMAILWIRE.COM, November 16, 2008 ) Barack Obama truly is our internet President. His evolution into a groundbreaking political superstar was the product of many sweeping changes in American culture in the past fifty years. One of these changes is how quickly the internet is becoming a dominant vehicle in the pursuit of attaining huge amounts of campaign fundraising cash so critical to political campaigns here in the United States. Howard Dean: Early Adopter of Internet Political Fundraising Tactics In the race for the presidency in 2004 Howard Dean made Americans and the world aware that the web could be a place for effectuating enormous... read more >>

Obama weighs Clinton, Richardson as sec. of state

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Barack Obama has interviewed primary election rivals Hillary Rodham Clinton and Bill Richardson for secretary of state, according to Democratic officials who revealed his secret meetings with both as he weighed the decision on folding former foes into his new administration. Obama met with Richardson late Friday afternoon, a day after conferring one-on-one with Clinton at his Chicago office, said several Democratic officials. He plans to meet there Monday with his Republican opponent, John McCain, but advisers to both of the general election rivals say they don’t expect Obama to consider McCain for an... read more >>