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  Most Recent Entries
In Her Shoes @ Jubilee
Posted  on November 04, 2008 at 11:58 PM
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I was talking to voters in Hoboken, when I couldn't help but stop in Jubilee shoes for the sale. Check out my new video to see what I'm talking about.

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Kean College Democrats Work It Out
Posted  on November 04, 2008 at 7:12 PM
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Kean University College Democrats were hard at work today.  President, Aruna Matthews says "Today our main focus is gettting out the vote-making sure EVERYONE gets to the polls." 

Members from the organization were also involved with mentoring students at Hillside High School in which they did a program explaining the electoral process,   They say it's important that students understand the process in which we elect our leader.

Stay tuned for more info from around the state.

 

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Students in Jersey City Speak!
Posted  on November 04, 2008 at 10:05 AM
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Students from NJCU in Jersey City broke it down and told me why they voted.  Sia Nyorkor reports.

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It's FINALLY Here!!!!
Posted  on November 04, 2008 at 4:21 AM
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OMG!!!!  The day we've been watitng for is FINALLY here! 

Almost 130 million Americans will cast their vote for the next President of the United States of America.

Most of us have been waiting to cast our votes for months now...make sure you get out and do it!

Check out my morning videos of me in the election booth!

Stay tuned!

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The Countdown Is On! Are You Ready?
Posted  on November 02, 2008 at 5:36 AM
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     It's all anyone's been talking about for months now...the presidential election.  Historic.  Unbelievable. Groundbreaking. All words used to describe this election cycle.  With less than a few days left until we elect either Senator John McCain or Senator Barack Obama as the next President of the United States of America, the excitement is palpable. 
     27-year-old, Megan Higgenbotham from Trenton, NJ, said that she wouldn't miss this election for anything. "I feel that my vote does count and I feel that even though nothing is perfect, I think it's better to have a person in office that understands the working class men and women that make up a greater part of the nations population."  A feeling that's shared by many others.
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Real Talk: Conversations on Race and Voting
Posted  on November 01, 2008 at 6:06 AM
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Me and students from Rutgers University-New Brunswick were headed to an event sponsored by the ACLU-NJ called "Unlock the Vote" when the conversation turned to Race and Voting.  Here's just a small clip of what was discussed.

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Wall Street vs. New Jersey's Main Streets
Posted  on October 24, 2008 at 11:59 AM
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How has what happened on Wall Street affected you?  Here's a peep of what residents of New Jersey are going through.

 

 

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New Jersey On Its Way To Record Number of New Voters
Posted  on October 14, 2008 at 4:26 PM
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    The deadline to register to vote in New Jersey is today (October 14, 2008) but thats not stopping New Jerseyans from rushing to get their applications in.  Election Officials say they've never seen this many registrations before and partly attribute the increase to presidential candidates, John McCain and Barack Obama. 

    The two candidates were part of the reason, 31-year old Andrea Lyons decided to register.

   Lyons moved from Philadelphia, PA to Lawrenceville, NJ two years ago but only recently registered her new address. 

       27-year old, Fanta Weekes can relate.  The Trenton resident moved three years ago from Hamilton, but never registered her new address.  It was her boyfriend who encouraged her to follow-up before the deadline. 

 

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"McCain and Obama 'Duke' It Out On Campus"
Posted  on September 30, 2008 at 10:46 AM
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21-year-old seniors, Elliot D. and Gabe Espinal from Columbia University stepped outside the circus surrounding the Presidential candiates'  visit to their campus and decided to liven things up in their very own boxing ring.  Campus security observed from the sidelines before asking the students to leave.

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A Sight For Sore Eyes: A McCain Poster
Posted  on September 11, 2008 at 7:52 AM
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I think I’ve been pretty fair and balanced this election cycle, covering Democrats, Independents, Republicans and non-voters alike.  

 

It’s been my experience here in the very diverse state of New Jersey that there has been an overwhelming response to Senator Barack Obama’s campaign and patches here and there for John McCain.  The Republicans are definitely out there but it’s just been harder for me to find and I’ve been looking!

 

Imagine my surprise when I was on my way to school the other day and noticed a McCain ’08 sign, posted in the front window of a house.  I was in Weehawken Township, a riverside town in north Jersey, right across the Hudson from New York City. 

 


New Jersey is a typically Democratic state and it’s been hard to find the strong show of McCain support amongst the Obamamania.


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