1.
Poll: Almost half in U.S. creationist
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- As a Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. President-elect Barack Obama did not donate to his campaign, which is not uncommon for presidential candidates.
The Chicago Tribune reported Friday that candidates don't often support their campaigns. In fact, neither former Republican presidential nominee John McCain nor did his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, donated to their own campaign.
Obama's wife Michelle did give $399 to her husband's campaign.
An Obama spokesman did not say why the president-elect never donated to his own campaign, saying only that Obama was "deeply grateful for the more than 3 million Americans who did give.
"It may be that campaign managers and consultants tell people, 'Don't put your own money in the campaign,'" says Kent Redfield, a campaign finance expert at the University of Illinois' Springfield campus. "If you're having to finance your campaign, maybe you ought to rethink your candidacy."
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Additional Top News Stories | |
WILMINGTON, Del., June 3 (UPI) --
A group investigating the disappearance of Amelia Earhart concluded she died on an uninhabited Pacific island where her plane made an emergency landing in 1937.
|
SAN FRANCISCO, June 3 (UPI) --
"Grey's Anatomy" creator Shonda Rhimes, was honored at the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation Media Awards in San Francisco, the organization said.
|
If you're in the market for a car or truck it might make more sense to consider a new vehicle this year rather than a used one.
|
LAKE PARK, Fla., June 3 (UPI) --
A Florida man says he wants to install a 341-foot flagpole at the car dealership he owns in memory of the Sept. 11, 2001, victims and first-responders.
|
| Stories | Photos | People | Comments |
View Caption
