Archive for November 5th, 2008
Obama Campaign Workers Line Up To Get Paid
Update – 11/6/08 Indianapolis – Lines were long and tempers flared Wednesday not to vote but to get paid for canvassing for Barack Obama. Several hundred people are still waiting to get their pay for last-minute campaigning. Police were called to the Obama campaign office on North Meridian Street downtown to control the crowd. The [...]
Rep. Emanuel Offered Chief of Staff Position, Officials Say
Illinois Rep. Rahm Emanuel has been offered the job of chief of staff to President-elect Barack Obama, Democratic officials say. WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama chose Illinois lawmaker Rahm Emanual to be his White House chief of staff, his first selection for the new administration, Democratic officials said Wednesday. If Emanuel accepts, the congressman would [...]
Author Michael Crichton Dies in Los Angeles
Breaking news – no further details yet – but check back – i’ll be updating as it become available From http://www.etonline.com/news/2008/11/67369/ Prolific novelist and “ER” creator Michael Crichton has passed away. He was 66. Perhaps best known for being the author of Jurassic Park and its sequel The Lost World, which were turned into a [...]
Class Act – John McCain
John McCain congratulates Barack Obama on his “historic” election as president of “the greatest nation on Earth.” Wednesday, November 5, 2008 PHOENIX (Reuters) – Republican John McCain congratulated Democrat Barack Obama for winning the U.S. presidency on Tuesday, saying “the American people have spoken” and promising to help his former rival address the country’s many [...]
Barack Obama’s Victory Speech – Raw Transcript
BARACK OBAMA: Hello, Chicago. (APPLAUSE) If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible, who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time, who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer. (APPLAUSE) It’s the answer told [...]
