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From: info@barackobama.com(Barack Obama) Date: Thu, Sep 4, 2008, 8:36pm (PDT+3) To: DELETED BY ME Subject: The attacks King Vanity Why would the Republicans spend a whole night of their convention attacking ordinary people? With the nation watching, the Republicans mocked, dismissed, and actually laughed out loud at Americans who engage in community service and organizing. Our convention was different. We gave the stage to everyday Americans who hunger for change and stepped up to make phone calls, knock on doors, and raise money in small amounts in their communities. You may have missed it, but we also showed the country a...

The U.N. issued a "stern warning" yesterday to the United States over falling terrorist life expectancies, according to U.N. insiders. The warning was the result of a U.N. study that showed the average terrorist has a life expectancy of 26.3 years, nearly ten years younger than the pre-9/11 era. Before the U.S. launched the war on terror, a terrorist could expect to live 35.8 years. Asked if a ten-year reduction of a terrorist's lifespan was acceptable, U.N. General Secretary Kofi Annan said, "Hell, no." An anonymous U.N. official said "human rights" should be a priority to everyone on the planet,...