Barack Obama arrived in Portsmouth, New Hampshire today to speak at the local high school to push his health care plan. Protesters were seen holding up signs such as “No Spening Our Future” and “Don’t Let the Government get their Hands on Medicare”. Local traffic experienced delays from the time Air Force One landed at [...]
Tue, August 11 2009 » 2009, current events, health » No Comments
This may be the most important presidential election for many voters (and not just the young voters either!). According to the polls, Obama has anywhere from a 5% to 11% lead over McCain. Check out this USA Today Presidential Poll Tracker, which is a graph of all the polls taken since January 2008. If there [...]
Mon, November 3 2008 » campaign 2008, current events » No Comments
The 2008 presidential campaign has seen a record amount of advertising and campaign contributions. But who is contributing the most to the McCain and Obama campaigns? Here is a list of the top contributors to the Republican and Democratic presidential candidates.
Barack Obama
John McCain
University of California
$909,283
Merrill Lynch
$359,070
Goldman Sachs
$874,207
Citigroup Inc
$296,151
Harvard University [...]
Fri, October 31 2008 » campaign 2008, current events, financing » No Comments
