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Lamont Decides To Back Barack Obama

January 11, 2008

Ned Lamont, who remains popular among liberal Netroots activists for challenging U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman over the war in 2006, endorsed Barack Obama for president Thursday.The withdrawal of U.S. Sen. Christopher J. Dodd from the presidential race last week left Lamont without a candidate just weeks away from the Super Tuesday primaries in Connecticut and 21 other states on Feb. 5.
"I don't want to sit it out," Lamont said.
Lamont was courted by Obama, Hillary Rodham Clinton and John Edwards after winning the Democratic primary in 2006. Clinton met him at her home in Chappaqua, N.Y., and offered consulting help.The courtship resumed last week. But he decided to back Barack Obama, the Democratic winner of the Iowa caucuses and runner-up in the New Hampshire primary."At the end of the day, it just seems to me that Barack Obama is the guy who can energize new voters, build coalitions and be in the position to get real change," Lamont said in a telephone interview.Obama, who accepted the endorsement of the 2004 Democratic nominee for president, Sen. John Kerry, earlier Thursday in South Carolina, praised Lamont in an e-mailed statement."Ned Lamont is a strong progressive leader who understands the power of the grass roots, and I'm proud to have his support," Obama said."Ned and I have both refused to accept money from Washington lobbyists," Obama said, "and we both took a stand against the war in Iraq that never should have been authorized and never should have been waged."But Obama also had strongly urged support of Lieberman during a speech in March 2006 at the Connecticut Democratic Party's annual fundraising dinner."I am absolutely certain Connecticut is going to have the good sense to send Joe Lieberman back to the U.S. Senate," said Obama, who was mentored by Lieberman in his first months as a U.S. senator.
Bill Clinton then campaigned for Lieberman in Connecticut, sharing a stage with Lieberman and Dodd. But the political landscape of 2006 is largely unrecognizable today.Lieberman, who won re-election as a petitioning candidate after losing the Democratic primary to Lamont, is backing Republican John McCain for president. By his own admission, no Democrat wants his endorsement for president.
And Lamont, ultimately the loser in 2006, is a sought-after campaign surrogate among Democrats opposed to the war. He campaigned for Dodd in Iowa and New Hampshire. He also has worked for Tom Allen, the Democrat trying to unseat Lieberman's Republican ally in Maine, Sen. Susan Collins.
One irony in his endorsement of Obama is that the Illinois senator, though objecting to the war and what he says is the erosion of the rule of law under the Bush administration, has common cause with Lieberman in decrying the partisanship of Washington.
Senate President Pro Tem Donald E. Williams Jr., D-Brooklyn, endorsed Obama on Monday, but statewide Democratic officeholders and the congressional delegation have yet to publicly pick a candidate since the withdrawal of their favorite son, Dodd.
Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has held back, despite attending Yale University law school with Bill and Hillary Clinton.
"For me, it is an excruciatingly difficult decision. And I feel very torn. I have a very long-standing and deeply felt relationship to Bill Clinton, going back to our law school days," Blumenthal said. "On the other hand, I feel the genuine excitement and energy and  forgive me for using the word hope in Barack Obama's candidacy."
The Clinton campaign this week announced a Connecticut steering committee dominated by downstate politicians. The three co-chairmen are Jason Bartlett of Bethel, a state representative; Susan Cocco of Ridgefield, the local town chairwoman; and Adam Wood, the chief of staff for Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch.
Ellen Camhi of Stamford, a Democratic National Committee member, has joined the Clinton campaign, as has Finch.


Source: http://www.courant.com/news/politics/hc-ctendorse0111.artjan11,0,1184508.story

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Barack Obama waves with colleague John Kerry


2004 hopeful Kerry backs Obama for White House


COLUMBIA, South Carolina (AFP) — Defeated Democratic nominee John Kerry Thursday warmly embraced Barack Obama's White House run, implicitly attacking Hillary Clinton as a representative of stale old politics.
The moment was nigh for a far-reaching transformation of the nation, Kerry told a pumped-up Obama rally in South Carolina, "and I believe that this moment is the moment that we should make Barack Obama president of the United States."
The Massachusetts senator, who lost the 2004 election to President George W. Bush, said he "dared to hope" then that a fractured country might be reunited in Bush's second term.
"It didn't, but it will when Barack Obama is president," Kerry said in a fiery speech in Charleston that did not mention Clinton by name, but was full of veiled references to her attacks on Obama's lack of experience.
Taking on Clinton's charge that the Illinois senator is offering the American people "false hopes," Kerry said: "My friends, the only charge that rings false is one that tells you not to hope for a better tomorrow.
"The cynics may have spoken, but it's the people who will decide."
Obama burst on to the national stage with an electrifying speech at the 2004 Democratic convention that nominated Kerry in his doomed bid to unseat Bush.
Kerry still carries some sway among Democratic donors, fundraisers and activists who could assist Obama in his nail-biting contest against the former first lady for the Democratic nomination this time round.
Kerry's endorsement might also influence other members of the Democratic establishment who have so far stayed neutral between Obama and Clinton.
Heading into contests in Nevada and South Carolina, the race is finely poised after Obama took the Iowa caucuses only to see a resurgent Clinton win in New Hampshire Tuesday.
"I want to thank John Kerry for his support in this campaign but more importantly for his service to this nation," Obama told the rally, reprising his retooled stump speech that promises "Yes, we can."
Attacking the "chorus of cynics," he offered "not just change as a slogan, but real change, fundamental change, change that you can believe in -- that's why I'm running to be president of the United States of America."
"In the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything that is false about hope," added the man bidding to be the first black president of the United States.
Kerry's vice presidential running mate in 2004, John Edwards, is back in the race this year, and is campaigning hard in his native South Carolina after disappointing finishes in Iowa and New Hampshire.
In a statement, Edwards said he respected Kerry's decision to endorse his rival in the 2008 contest.
But he added that this election was "about the future, not the past," promising to take on the status quo on behalf of the powerless.

Source: http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hrv3xwT9t7wsEZsJhNnI60CRPjtg

But why the rage? Even if you are frustrated, you don't need to show it in front of your son.

Rage?,how?,When? I was just telling you a fact.

This was the period the Nubians invaded  Egypt and ruled.

Fake statement,The Egyptian were Black Negroid.

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Queen Tiye (Grandmother of King Tutankhamun)

The blacks continued to revel largely in their inordinate lifestyles and paganism which continued to put them under the curse of God despite their being under the curse of man (their father).

Absolute CRAP!! and white Supremecist PROPAGANDA!!
Canaan was pale skinned.The Caucasian, Albino, Ghost or Moon man was created or grown by 3 ether spirit forces called Sin, The Moon God. They were created during the Winter or Death cycle in Nature, The right CYCLE and SEASON for this to occur. The Bible refers to him as Canaan in Genesis Chapter 9 verse 25. He is the Cursed 4th son of Ham, and he was cursed to be a servant of servants to his brothers called Hammites, Easterners or Asiatics a branch of the East Indian or Hindu Race. That is why they are called Indo-Europeans. In the book of Leviticus Chapter 14 verse 33-34 Moses is told by the God of the bible that there is a curse of leprosy in the land of Canaan. The word for leprosy in the Hebrew language is 'Tsawsarah' which means a malignant skin disease. This disease is called[b] Albinism [/b]today, a term used for species that are melanin recessive.

The Cursed Seed,Canaanite, Tamahu(Created Filth)

The Winter or Death Seed of the Races

If you look further in Leviticus Chapter 13 verse 30 and also verse 36, you will see that these Cursed Albinos had yellow thin hair, today they call it blonde hair, which is really Fur not hair. Notice how the name Canaan and Canine, the term used for dogs, phonetically sound the same. Caucasians or Canaanites are genetically related to the dog, that's why a Caucasian will care for or love a dog more than they will a human. This is where the term 'Man's best friend' came from. He is a man, we are not, we are GODS. They are the PERSONIFICATION of DEATH and they are the NATURAL OPPOSITE of the NUWBUN RACE.
The name for this Leprosy mentioned in Leviticus Chapter 13 and 14 is called in the Hebrew language 'Tsawsarah' pronounced ta-sa-ra, which means a malignent skin disease. So the plague in this 'house' was not mildew, it was a 'Tsawsarah' an ailment in the skin, today called Albinism or lack of Melanin. The confusion comes in when reading it in the English language and not the original language of the Torah which is Aramic Hebrew, because the English language has things such synonyms, anonyms and homonyms you can interpret these Text in many different ways. This is not the case when reading it in the original tongue, there is no room for misinterpretation, because the ancient languages were more clear and concise than modern languages. If you go even further you will find in Leviticus 13:30 that the Lord of the bible is describing these plague or cursed people as having 'yellow thin hair' and that they are unclean. The Hebrew word for yellow in this verse 'tsahob' meaning golden in color or yellow. I think we all know who this is describing. Let's look further, according to Numbers 12:10 Miriam the sister of Moses and Aaron was cursed to be 'leprous,white as snow', Deuteronomy 24:8-9 says that this is the same leprosy from Leviticus. This leprosy is also mentioned in 2nd Kings 5:27 as making Namaan the son of Benjamin and his seed 'white as snow'. This leprosy or Tsasaraw would cause ones skin to become as white as snow. So as you can see this 'curse' and the people that have it are clearly defined in the bible, if it was just read thoroughly and in it's original language. As a matter of fact according to Genesis 24:3, Genesis 24:37 and Genesis 28:1 the lord god of the bible forbids Abraham and his sons not to ever mixed their seed with or have children by these cursed filthy white people.

I hope this clears this matter up.

@cgift
There are two things that are infinite:Your stupidity and the universe, and I'm not too sure about the universe.

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Yes We Can!! Yes Barack Obama for President!!
No one asked if America was ready to see a black man in Major League Baseball. It wasn’t–until the right man, Jackie Robinson, accepted the challenge and made the most of it, and in the process changed America forever. Nor did anyone ask if America was ready for the first black CEOs of multinational corporations such as American Express, TimeWarner, or Aetna. When the best candidates for those positions happened to be black, the way was cleared for Kenneth Chenault, Richard Parsons, and Ron Williams. Similarly, Barack Obama is the right person, in the right place, at the right time to be America’s next president. If we continue to lend credence to the idea that it can’t happen, that America as a nation is not "ready" (whatever that means), then it won’t.We have to be optimistic with unity. The proof of whether America is ready or not should be determined on Election Days,and not by political pundits or polls. Yes We Can!! Yes Barack Obama for President!!
Tell all your friends and familly who live in America to VOTE Barack Obama NOW.

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Barack Obama

White house with white men made too much mistakes. It plunders Iraq, Vietnam, Panama, Korea,Afganistan,etc. and started more unjust wars then all the other nations combined on this planet in the last 100 years. All these under the guise of human rights, freedom and democracy. What a sham. A  biracial person will have better perspective and sense of this multipolar world and this multicultural america. Long live the new america.Go Obama!!

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Official Website of Barack Obama 2008 Presidential Campaign.
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the black man and his penchant for self debasement. We are our own worst enemies

Correct!!

there's a slim hope for hillary clinton

Yes slim,and just wait fews hours for the result of New Hamshire,Hilary Clinton will cry with tears.
We have a record of Hillary Clinton's accomplishments, and none of it promises a change for the better. She has gone from being a greedy corporate lawyer to the wife of a governer/president, to senator. Much of it by exploiting her marriage to Bill for which she has paid by putting up with marital infidelities that would have caused a divorce for any self-respecting woman who cared about her dignity before her career.

If the Democrats want to WIN the White House, they would rally around Barack Obama as the nominee. Hillary Clinton is a sure loser and she has a significant number of people who cannot stand her.
Barack Obama himself has never played the race card. He's not campaigning as the first black president, he's campaigning as a democrat who's not an insider and hasn't been embroiled in sleazy Washington politics and doesn't owe his soul to it. He has some fresh ideas, he comes across as someone who genuinely believes what he says.Barack Obama is clean.I think we can trust that Barack Obama will do a fine job as the next President of the United States.

Obama-mania in New Hampshire as new poll shocks Clinton camp

New Hampshire 06 January 2008

Senator Barack Obama has been catapaulted by his Iowa victory into a sensational lead over Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire, just three days before the state's primary on Tuesday. The national pollster, Rasmussen Reports, which had Mr Obama trailing Mrs Clinton by three points just a few weeks ago, now gives him a lead of 10 per cent. The Republican poll has Senator John McCain improving his position against Mitt Romney and now holding a five-point lead.A foretaste of the way the wind is blowing here for the Clinton camp came on Friday night. Just over 3,000 activists of the New Hampshire Democratic Party gathered in an indoor sports hall in the city of Milford to listen to their candidates for the presidential nomination. Not the sort of folk to rush the stage or indulge in boos.

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For months, Mrs Clinton has led polls here and has seemed unassailable. Yet, anyone attending the party's "100 Club" dinner here will surely know she faces a possible mincing on Tuesday thanks to one man."All Fired Up! Ready to Go!" Barack Obama, the victor among Democrats in Iowa, was the last scheduled speaker, and this was the chant that erupted even before he reached the stage. A security announcement followed: please take your seats! As if. And when the Senator from Illinois finally did step to the microphone, he struggled to make himself heard, such was the explosion of enthusiasm.This was not some campus affair attended by mad-for-Barack students. (And they are legion.) We are talking about middle-aged white folks and the elite of the state's Democrat Party waving their signs and yelling a decidedly non-Anglo-Saxon name. O-BA-MA! O-BA-MA! And this in New Hampshire, the last state to honour Martin Luther King Day in January as an official holiday.Mrs Clinton did have her fans in the Astro-turfed hall. But if this event was a straw poll by voice, she will crash here on Tuesday, as she did with her third place in Iowa, and the dream, shared with husband Bill, of becoming the first woman in the White House will all but dissolve. She looked tired and when, twice, her remarks drew groans and even a few boos, you knew she heard them.For her and probably also for Governor Romney, Tuesday may thus be make-or-break time. Iowa has had its say and the impact has been huge. This will be the first fully fledged primary election, kicking off the state-by-state primaries battle for the party nominations, and New Hampshire has a strong record of picking candidates who go on to be nominees and presidents.All the runners were again fanning out yesterday, straining to recover ground lost in Iowa or vying, in the cases of Mike Huckabee and Senator Obama, to maintain momentum. In different ways, most of them were peddling a single theme: their ability to bring change to Washington.For Mr Romney, it is an avenue for attacking Mr McCain, whose campaign, shrivelled just months ago, has shown new signs of resurgence. But the Arizona war hero is 71 years old and a long-time fixture on Capitol Hill. "The American people recognise we are not going to change Washington by sending back the same old faces and having them just change chairs," Mr Romney said at a rally here yesterday.The pressure on him is huge. He spent wildly in Iowa and still only came second. He has a house in New Hampshire and was Governor of Massachusetts right next door. The good news is that Mr Huckabee is not so well placed here because, while Iowa is home to very large numbers of Christian conservatives who flocked to him, here they represent just 3 per cent of voters. It is Senator McCain he must beat.Meanwhile, back at the "100 Club" dinner, the reception for Mr Obama took some of Clinton's supporters by surprise. Ellen Fineberg, 56, of Portsmouth, likes his oratory but insists that Hillary's message is more substantive if less soaring. "It is less sexy to speak realistically about what will work, what her experience tells her will work," she said. "I have seen Obama four times now and each time I leave thinking I should support this guy. But somehow I just don't."The senator has not closed the deal with her, but it seems that on a decibel count she  and Hillary – may be slipping into a minority among New Hampshire Democrats.

Source: http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/article3312828.ece

Obama-mania in New Hampshire as new poll shocks Clinton camp

New Hampshire 06 January 2008

Senator Barack Obama has been catapaulted by his Iowa victory into a sensational lead over Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire, just three days before the state's primary on Tuesday. The national pollster, Rasmussen Reports, which had Mr Obama trailing Mrs Clinton by three points just a few weeks ago, now gives him a lead of 10 per cent. The Republican poll has Senator John McCain improving his position against Mitt Romney and now holding a five-point lead.A foretaste of the way the wind is blowing here for the Clinton camp came on Friday night. Just over 3,000 activists of the New Hampshire Democratic Party gathered in an indoor sports hall in the city of Milford to listen to their candidates for the presidential nomination. Not the sort of folk to rush the stage or indulge in boos.

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For months, Mrs Clinton has led polls here and has seemed unassailable. Yet, anyone attending the party's "100 Club" dinner here will surely know she faces a possible mincing on Tuesday thanks to one man."All Fired Up! Ready to Go!" Barack Obama, the victor among Democrats in Iowa, was the last scheduled speaker, and this was the chant that erupted even before he reached the stage. A security announcement followed: please take your seats! As if. And when the Senator from Illinois finally did step to the microphone, he struggled to make himself heard, such was the explosion of enthusiasm.This was not some campus affair attended by mad-for-Barack students. (And they are legion.) We are talking about middle-aged white folks and the elite of the state's Democrat Party waving their signs and yelling a decidedly non-Anglo-Saxon name. O-BA-MA! O-BA-MA! And this in New Hampshire, the last state to honour Martin Luther King Day in January as an official holiday.Mrs Clinton did have her fans in the Astro-turfed hall. But if this event was a straw poll by voice, she will crash here on Tuesday, as she did with her third place in Iowa, and the dream, shared with husband Bill, of becoming the first woman in the White House will all but dissolve. She looked tired and when, twice, her remarks drew groans and even a few boos, you knew she heard them.For her and probably also for Governor Romney, Tuesday may thus be make-or-break time. Iowa has had its say and the impact has been huge. This will be the first fully fledged primary election, kicking off the state-by-state primaries battle for the party nominations, and New Hampshire has a strong record of picking candidates who go on to be nominees and presidents.All the runners were again fanning out yesterday, straining to recover ground lost in Iowa or vying, in the cases of Mike Huckabee and Senator Obama, to maintain momentum. In different ways, most of them were peddling a single theme: their ability to bring change to Washington.For Mr Romney, it is an avenue for attacking Mr McCain, whose campaign, shrivelled just months ago, has shown new signs of resurgence. But the Arizona war hero is 71 years old and a long-time fixture on Capitol Hill. "The American people recognise we are not going to change Washington by sending back the same old faces and having them just change chairs," Mr Romney said at a rally here yesterday.The pressure on him is huge. He spent wildly in Iowa and still only came second. He has a house in New Hampshire and was Governor of Massachusetts right next door. The good news is that Mr Huckabee is not so well placed here because, while Iowa is home to very large numbers of Christian conservatives who flocked to him, here they represent just 3 per cent of voters. It is Senator McCain he must beat.Meanwhile, back at the "100 Club" dinner, the reception for Mr Obama took some of Clinton's supporters by surprise. Ellen Fineberg, 56, of Portsmouth, likes his oratory but insists that Hillary's message is more substantive if less soaring. "It is less sexy to speak realistically about what will work, what her experience tells her will work," she said. "I have seen Obama four times now and each time I leave thinking I should support this guy. But somehow I just don't."The senator has not closed the deal with her, but it seems that on a decibel count she  and Hillary – may be slipping into a minority among New Hampshire Democrats.

Source: http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/article3312828.ece

I hear. Anymore your race can do?

We know you are from a different race,this is why you spend most of your time to fight Africans on this forum,because there is nothing else that you can do,you Bitch!!.

I hear. Is that all your race can do?

No we can kill mental slave like you!! , because a mental slave is worse than the enemy.

Only you pilgrim.1 is to blame here.On this forum you are the Number One mental slave.

New Hampshire was among the last state in the nation to recognize Martin Luther King Day. It wasn’t until 2000 that the state recognized the holiday.

How is someone whose mother is white a black man? At best,he is half-black.

Most American Blacks, whites and Hispanics are familiar with crossover music. Artists like George Benson, Lionel Richie, Diana Ross, Whitney Houston and Michael Jackson perform music that appeals to a national and international audience. We didn't ask if their music was Black enough; we continued to listen and appreciate their great talents and contributions. Barack Obama has the same crossover appeal, he's a crossover politician. Why should we allow the media to cloud the issues and cause confusion in our mind by asking whether or not Barack Obama is Black enough?

Is America ready to elect a black president?

Barack Obama has taken a major step towards becoming America's first black president by winning the Iowa Democratic caucus, leaving Hillary Clinton, for months the presumed front runner, languishing in third place.

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Barack Obama achieved a stunning victory in Iowa

The Illinois senator secured a convincing 37 per cent of the vote with John Edwards, a former North Carolina senator, in second with 30 per cent and Mrs Clinton finishing an ignominious third.
The clear win will give Mr Obama powerful momentum going into Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary, the next stage in the run-up to deciding which Republican and Democratic candidates will battle it out for the presidency.
Do you believe America is ready to elect a black president? Is Mr Obama’s race irrelevant to the campaign or will it still influence voters? Is he likely to lose or gain support in any of America’s states because of the colour of his skin?
If he does win the presidency, what will it say about modern America and what sort of president will he be?

Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/01/04/view04.xml

BARACK OBAMA WINS IN IOWA: He is now the front-runner to head Democratic ticket for president.

Could Barack Obama actually become the first black president? If what happened Thursday night in Iowa is any indication, he could very well be on his way to fulfilling that goal. The Illinois senator captured the first Democratic prize on the road to the White House with a comeback win over former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards, who edged out one-time front-runner Clinton for second. "We are choosing hope over fear, we are choosing unity over division and sending a powerful message that change is coming to America," Obama, 46, told thousands of cheering, chanting and foot-stamping supporters. The third-place finish was a huge blow for Clinton, 60, the former first lady who a few months ago was considered in some quarters the almost certain Democratic nominee. She now faces immense pressure to turn around her campaign in New Hampshire over the next five days."Today we are sending a clear message that we are going to have change, and that change will be a Democratic president in the White House," Clinton, with husband and former President Bill Clinton at her shoulder, said in Des Moines.

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Senator Barack Obama and wife Michelle and their daughters after his victory in Iowa

Obama's win effectively makes him the candidate to beat among Democrats, and a win next week in New Hampshire could put him in prime position to capture the nomination. After Nevada on January 19, the next big contest would be in South Carolina, where more than half of the voters in the Democratic primary are likely to be black.Obama finished with 38 percent of the vote, easily beating Edwards at 30 percent and Clinton at 29 percent. New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson finished fourth at 2 percent. Huckabee finished with 34 percent of the vote, ahead of Romney's 26 percent. Arizona Sen. John McCain and former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson were tied at 13 percent, with Texas Rep. Ron Paul at 10 percent.Entrance polls showed Obama won big among young voters and even beat Clinton among women voters as his message of change resonated with voters.Meanwhile on the Republican side , Mike Huckabee capped a stunning political rise to beat rival Mitt Romney in Iowa, despite being dramatically outspent by the wealthy former Massachusetts governor and venture capitalist.Both Obama and Huckabee, 52, a former Arkansas governor and ordained Baptist minister, once trailed better-known rivals Clinton and Romney in their race to be on the November election ballot.But they rode a wave of grass-roots enthusiasm to victories by touting an outsider's message of change in Washington."Tonight what we have seen is a new day in American politics," Huckabee, with actor and supporter Chuck Norris nearby, told cheering backers in Des Moines. "Tonight we proved that American politics is still in the hands of people like you."The 2008 campaign is the most open presidential race in more than 50 years, with no sitting president or vice president seeking their party's nomination, and the Iowa contest was the most hotly contested in the state's history.Turnout among Democrats topped 220,000, smashing the previous record of 124,000 in 2004 testament to the high enthusiasm among Democrats heading into November's election.For the winner in Iowa, the prize is valuable momentum and at least a temporary claim to the front-runner's slot in the battle to win the party's presidential nomination in the November election.All eyes now turn to New Hampshire, which holds the next contest on Tuesday and where Romney and Clinton will face high-pressure bids to revive their candidacies.

Source: http://www.eurweb.com/story/eur39742.cfm

Victorious Obama vows to bring change to America

DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - Democratic Sen. Barack Obama promised on Thursday to bring change to America if he wins his historic bid to be the first black US. president.

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"They said this day would never come," the Illinois senator, surrounded by cheering supporters, declared after winning the Iowa Democratic caucus and defeating Sen. Hillary Clinton, the long-time national front-runner.

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"They said our sights were set too high. They said this country was too divided, too disillusioned to ever come together," Obama said. "But on this January night at this defining moment in history, you have done what the cynics said we couldn't do."

Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/bondsNews/idUSN0327157020080104

Official Website of Barack Obama 2008 Presidential Campaign.

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Kenya 'plunged into bloodshed'

Nairobi - Kenya's newspapers warned on Wednesday that the dispute over last week's presidential vote risked plunging the relatively stable nation into the kind of ethnic bloodshed seen in some of its neighbours.
Violence since the December 27 poll has claimed more than 300 lives. It said: "If no urgent step is taken to arrest the killings, Kenya is bound to sink into the abyss and join the ranks of war-torn countries like Cote d'Ivoire, Somalia, Rwanda and Sierra Leone and others which have experienced genocide on an unimaginable scale.

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"This is not a situation that will peter out on its own. Urgent intervention is required to save Kenya, which until now was regarded as one of the most stable democracies in Africa."

'It will not help the situation'

Since President Mwai Kibaki was re-elected and sworn in on Sunday despite widespread accusations of fraud, tribal violence had flared in strongholds of defeated challenger Raila Odinga's Orange Democratic Movement (ODM).
"It will not help the situation for the president to carry on as if there is nothing the matter, or for ODM to believe it can march its way to State House without further spillage of blood," The Standard newspaper said.
The Daily Nation ended its front-page editorial by also taking a swipe at its leaders.
"This is about saving the lives of innocent Kenyans who are dying in the most gruesome manner while their leaders continue to enjoy the comforts and luxuries paid for by the taxpayer."
The newspaper also carried a full-page appeal entitled "Give Peace and Dialogue a Chance", signed by a Kenyan diplomat who was involved in Somali peace negotiations, and the Kenyan general who brokered Sudan's north-south peace deal.


Source: http://www.news24.com/News24/Africa/News/0,,2-11-1447_2245476,00.html

If the Chinese can close their doors and give only a handful of visas to their own country, then it is high time we shut our doors to their invasion. A reasonable percentage of our imported materials and goods come from China. What are we exporting to them?
   
Chinese Invasion of Nigeria

By Alinnnor Arinze

China besides being one of the countries with a huge population has the world longest continuous history. Spanning five millennia, China's history is colourful and complex. Wars, emperors, invasions, rebellions, revolution, invention, wonderful art, beauty, natural disaster, foreign exploitation, foreign rule, frustration, hope, isolation, opening, renewal and modernization all form a part of China's history. China's history will fill your mind with images and insights that intrigue, awe, amaze, and even shock you. China's history is about her people. History dictates that politics and government will change, and China's have repeatedly.
One cannot separate China’s culture from her history. Therefore, to know China and her people, you must know something of her history. But I am not going to bore you with the details here. Mainland China is now one of the largest economic powerhouses in the world. In a few short years after Deng Xiao Ping liberalized the Chinese economy in 1989, China has raced from a Third World country to jostle or position as one of the world most influential economic powers. China with huge reserves is blessed with human and mineral resources with which she can offer affordable products and services at the cheapest level. Many are even confused that they do not know whether to now regard China as a communist enclave or a capitalist. It only remains the truth that they are everywhere and into everything.
I don’t think there is a place or sector you will go to now in our nation and not have Chinese presence and domination. Recently, I visited Balogun Market in Lagos, and even saw some hawking their wares there. The ones I saw in Apapa on my way to Tincan area also were hawking. I am not particularly against their presence and their seeing and using the opportunities our people had neglected. But they are helping spoil most of the things here. They are interested in their welfare and not ours. They are the major people pirating people’s works here. They cannot even afford to do most of the stuff they are doing here in their place.
How many of them pay their taxes? How many are with up-to-date papers or resident permits? How easy is it now to secure a Chinese visa? Can a Nigerian do business freely in their place without undue interference by their authorities? Can a Nigerian move freely the way they are doing here in China? What are their authorities doing about the fake and sub-standard goods coming daily from their place? What are their authorities doing about their nationals here who import our registered products and sell? What are they doing about their people here who engage in piracy and duplication of fake works of art? I hope intellectual property rights are respected in their place.
Nigerians are very accommodating. Many nationals come here and are not disturbed, but our people are not given the same opportunity over there. If the Chinese can close their doors and give only a handful of visas to their own country, then it is high time we shut our doors to their invasion. A reasonable percentage of our imported materials and goods come from China. What are we exporting to them? A member of the Chinese trade delegation talked about their direct investment in Nigeria in recent times and it looked huge on paper. How much of our foreign exchange that goes into their economy was not mentioned.
Our manufacturers are crying. Many cannot remain in business because of the influx of the Chinese goods and services. If they really want to contribute to the growth of our economy, what stops them from setting up industries that will employ our youths and manufacture most of those goods here? The ones who have their companies here fill them up with their own people and leave little or no space to employ our youths. The ones they even dare to employ are contract staff of those companies who are sacked at will.  Our government should wake up from this deep sleep before the Chinese invasion halt whatever they project for vision 2020 economically.
I read sometime ago and China was listed amongst the countries that are mostly likely to offer bribe to get whatever they desire from foreign public office holders. Does it mean our own office holders have been bought to turn deaf ears and blind eyes to this invasion? We have seen different Chinese trade delegation visit our country. After their visits, every contract given out by the government goes the way of the Chinese companies from railway contracts to other sectors of the economy. I cannot say that they are the best companies around. But maybe their companies are the only ones who bid for such contracts. But how well have they faired with such contracts? Our satellite was launched recently. Who were the brains behind the big project? The Chinese of course. And I believe they are the only capable or qualified hands to do such projects for us. Kudos to them.
One good turn deserves another. Love is not a lopsided affair; you cannot give and not receive, you cannot receive and not give back. We are giving visas and permits to the Chinese nationals who wish to come and do business here. They should reciprocate by making it much easier for our businessmen to procure Chinese visas. They should consider aiding our government curb the menace of counterfeiting and piracy by their nationals who hide under different fronts. They should genuinely help our economy by bringing down their people to come and build industries that will employ our people here, instead of helping close down our industries by their nefarious activities. Nigeria deserves more than what we are getting from the Chinese diplomatic or bilateral relationship. God bless them as they adjust.

Arinze Alinnor is an inspirational public speaker, newspaper columnist, and author of inspirational books. He is based presently in Lagos, Nigeria. He comments on social and human rights issues and other issues concerning life, especially marriage

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The China Business Daily has reported that more than 500,000 Chinese businessmen and merchants have set up shop in Africa.There is resentment among small traders in Africa over the inflow of cheap Chinese goods. Campaigners against corruption claim some Chinese firms have no hesitation in paying bribes, underbid local firms and fail to employ enough Africans.

There are no Nigerian restaurants in Chinatown and there certainly is no Chinese Food restaurant in China town owned and operated by a Nigerian family. If a Nigerian person tried, the business would be shut down, before it started. Why??, [b]Economic Violence.[/b]Every group of people understands practices and strategically utilizes the concept of economic violence, except Nigerian people. In fact the economic violence that we, as Nigerian people, practice is economic violence against ourselves. Economic violence is the art and science of using the exchange of money for goods and/or services as an aspect of ethnic warfare, survival and prosperity.The Chinese will not support a Nigerian business over their own, because they are not interested in ethnic suicide. The Chinese are logical, as self preservation is the most basic of human instincts. So not only will a Chinese person not support a Nigerian business over a Chinese business, they take it one step further and plant their business in a Nigerian community and implement plans to take Nigerian people's money. This ideological posture is pure and scientific economic violence. Replace Chinese with any other ethnic group besides Nigerian, and the picture becomes clearer.The above is not a condemnation of Chinese, Korean, Arab or white businesses at all. It is a condemnation of Nigerian people who have forgotten The[b] "African First"[/b]. Every ethnic group has mastered this concept except Nigerian people. It is in my interest to come from a powerful people. Therefore, my interest is committing economic violence on behalf of Nigerian people. That means purchasing a Nigerian or African person's service or product "first" before I purchase any other race's service or product.

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Chinese goods can sell ,but they must be of high quality only. What products do you have in mind.

It is much easier to order goods Directly from China, a few things you should still need to be noted:
Products Quality.
Products quality is always the primary concern of an importer. Many of the wholesalers claim that they will do some quality-checks before the products are sent out. This is a good service but I’d suggest you, to be safe, to find a site that offers samples so that you can have a check on the product yourself.
Things have changed and now you just need a few clicks online and you will have the latest qualified products to your home/office directly from China, thanks to the appearance of online wholesale shops in China in recent years.