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To: LindyBill who wrote (244746)	4/6/2008 9:21:11 AM
From: John Carragher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793914

i guess you can slant the picture which ever way you want to present it. there are a few hundred local colleges,, one good example was last week. on chris matthews show obama at west chester univ. this is a local college , of which there maybe a few hundred throughout pa. the place was packed, the people mixed race, were very excited , and a i believe a good example of younger voters turning out for Obama in pa. i believe the week before at penn state there were thousands in attendance. I do not know how many out of state attend pa state but i would think majority are from instate.

To: LindyBill who wrote (244746)	4/6/2008 1:43:04 PM
From: unclewest	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793914

The average total annual charges per each credit card holder are - $185,714.28 You could not make this stuff up. Investigators Review VA Credit Charges By HOPE YEN, Associated Press Posted: 2008-04-06 09:43:43 WASHINGTON (AP) - Veterans Affairs employees last year racked up hundreds of thousands of dollars in government credit-card bills at casino and luxury hotels, movie theaters and high-end retailers such as Sharper Image and Franklin Covey - and government auditors are investigating, citing past spending abuses. All told, VA staff charged $2.6 billion to their government credit cards. The Associated Press, through a Freedom of Information request, obtained the VA list of 3.1 million purchases made in the 2007 budget year. The list offers a detailed look into the everyday spending at the government's second largest department. By and large, it reveals few outward signs of questionable spending, with hundreds of purchases at prosthetic, orthopedic and other medical supply stores. But there are multiple charges that have caught the eye of government investigators. At least 13 purchases totaling $8,471 were charged at Sharper Image, a specialty store featuring high-tech electronics and gizmos such as robotic barking dogs. In addition, 19 charges worth $1,999.56 were made at Franklin Covey, which sells leather totes and planners geared toward corporate executives. Government reports in 2004 said these two companies, by virtue of the types of products they market, would "more likely be selling unauthorized or personal use items" to federal employees. Many of the 14,000 VA employees with credit cards, who work at headquarters in Washington and at medical centers around the nation, also spent tens of thousands of dollars at Wyndham hotels in places such as San Diego, Orlando, Fla., and on the riverfront in Little Rock, Ark. One-time charges ranged up to $8,000.