Billions in aid go to areas that backed Obama in '08 (USA Today)

By Brad Heath
USA TODAY
July 8, 2009

WASHINGTON — Billions of dollars in federal aid delivered directly to the local level to help revive the economy have gone overwhelmingly to places that supported President Obama in last year's presidential election.

That aid — about $17 billion — is the first piece of the administration's massive stimulus package that can be tracked locally. Much of it has followed a well-worn path to places that regularly collect a bigger share of federal grants and contracts, guided by formulas that have been in place for decades and leave little room for manipulation.

STIMULUS FUNDS: States aren't using money as intended

"There's no politics at work when it comes to spending for the recovery," White House spokesman Robert Gibbs says.

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Larry David: Is It Over Yet? (Huffington Post)

Image by Getty Images via DaylifeBy Larry David
Huffington Post
October 22, 2008
06:44 PM (EST)

I can't take much more of this. Two weeks to go, and I'm at the end of my rope. I can't work. I can eat, but mostly standing up. I'm anxious all the time and taking it out on my ex-wife, which, ironically, I'm finding enjoyable. This is like waiting for the results of a biopsy. Actually, it's worse. Biopsies only take a few days, maybe a week at the most, and if the biopsy comes back positive, there's still a potential cure. With this, there's no cure. The result is final. Like death.

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Barack Obama's Got Game! (MarketigVox.com)

The web site MarketingVox.com reports that Barack Obama's presidential campaign may have broken new ground by placing an advertisement in the videogame Burnout Paradise.

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