CARNEGIE- Just outside of Pittsburgh is where you’ll find Carnegie, a smaller city with a population of under 9,000. And today, despite the unusual 80 degree heat, approximately 250 people turned out to listen to four Pittsburgh Steelers players address the crowd with Barack Obama’s message for Change.
Just as former star Franco Harris, who is […]

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Starts, starlets, musicians and socialites alike unite to stand up for a cause. On the both sides of the race, Hollywood has been raising its voice for the presidential candidates.
It seems that the celebrities are reaching a different group of potential voters.
Notably, Barack Obama has received support from Will.I.Am, Hillary Clinton has received support from […]

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Brandon Chicotsky of the UT Obama campaign office has told me by phone that about 200 students voted this morning at the Jester Hall polling site on campus.
He said he expects that number to double this afternoon and triple this evening because “students are less apt to participate in civic activities in the morning.”
Chicotsky told […]

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While waiting for actress Kate Walsh to arrive at the University of Texas Barack Obama campaign office, Max Kennedy encouraged volunteers and students to call Texas voters and ask them to vote and caucus for the Illinois Senator.
Kennedy, son of the late Sen. Bobby Kennedy, even joined in on the effort:

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I’m currently parked at one of many empty desks at the University of Texas Barack Obama campaign office.  Outside, rain is pouring sideways and temperatures have dropped dramatically - Austinites are getting a taste of our wonderful Seattle weather.
Many students are in class and perhaps others just don’t want to trek through the rain to […]

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By Mehgan Sellers and Emily Kim
The community leaders at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church don’t tell their congregation who to vote for; but they do tell them to vote.
Antioch, the first African-American Baptist church in Houston, has run announcements in their newsletters and even has an example voting machine near the entrance where people can […]

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A few days ago, Lawrence Talbot wheeled his suitcase into a Barack Obama campaign office in downtown Austin. He works in public relations in Los Angeles, but decided to stop in Texas on his way back from a Florida business trip.
He did not know anyone in Austin and had no place to stay. […]

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The February 4th Texas primary is approaching, and young voters are getting involved: Away from the hustle and bustle of the bigger cities in Texas, San Antonio Christian School decided to hold a rally to educate their friends about the primary process, and express their political views.  More of what they had to say is coming […]

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Clusters of volunteers are discussing plans of action in the student-run University of Texas Barack Obama campaign office. The supporters range from UT students to out-of-state volunteers who have previously assisted with Obama campaigns in California, Nevada, South Carolina, Georgia and Colorado.
The O.C. star and Austin native Ben McKenzie and Ray actress Kerry Washington […]

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It’s difficult to say when one becomes an adult.  Growing up, you hear adults beginning sentences with, “When you’re an adult…” but no one ever tells you exactly when that is.  Perhaps we don’t know because there is not an exact moment, but rather a series of moments that lead to a point when you […]

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