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To: Webster Groves who wrote (9701)	10/11/2007 7:47:33 PM
From: pompsander	Respond to of 25737

What you need to know about the candidates Posted by: Economist.com \| NEW YORK Categories: 08 A COLLEAGUE just passed me Mark Halperin's new book, "The Undecided Voter's Guide to the Next President". In it you'll find easy-to-read profiles of the leading candidates, and for these alone the book is worth its $10 price tag. But Mr Halperin also includes some salient, but perhaps less-well-known, facts about the candidates. Here's a sampling: -John McCain and Hillary Clinton "reportedly engaged in a vodka drinking contest...during an official trip to Estonia in 2004." -Mitt Romney was declared dead by a policeman after surviving a serious car accident as a missionary in France. -While living in Indonesia Barack Obama's family had a pet ape named Tata and "some crocodiles, which were kept in a concrete tub." -Bill Richardson received a Vietnam draft deferment because of a deviated septum. -Ron Paul lists his home address and phone number on his campaign website (though this blogger couldn't find them). -Back in high school Mr Obama signed his last name using a big "O" with an afro on top. And now you're ready to vote.