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Tuesday, October 28, 2008

109-Year-Old Daughter of a Slave Casts Her Vote for Obama


Courtesy of Mydd.com, this story left me deeply moved and utterly gobsmacked.

May God bless Amanda Jones.

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Posted by Leonard Jacobs at 10:30 PM  

Labels: 2008 Election, Decision 2008

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