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To: energyplay who wrote (35814)	6/16/2008 11:33:18 AM
From: RJA_	Respond to of 219952

>>As for the age issue - McCain has appeared resonably vigourous on the campaign trail. Vigorous, yes. Mentally acute? That is another matter entirely.

To: energyplay who wrote (35814)	6/16/2008 6:31:14 PM
From: Tommaso	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 219952

>>>Because Obama is very young for a presidential candidate, he should not be jumping around the stage,<<, I don't seem to recall his doing much jumping around.

To: energyplay who wrote (35814)	6/16/2008 8:21:25 PM
From: elmatador	Respond to of 219952

Brazil's Lula says Obama's Nomination a ``revolution in the mindset of the American electorate.'' Brazil's Lula Tells Gazeta Obama's Nomination a `Revolution' By Joshua Goodman June 16 (Bloomberg) -- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said the U.S. Democratic Party's likely choice of Barack Obama as its presidential candidate represented a ``revolution in the mindset of the American electorate.'' The president said he talked to Roberto Mangabeira Unger, his minister for strategic matters, about Obama, the newspaper said. Mangabeira Unger taught Obama at Harvard University, Lula said. ``This is the biggest news in 100 years,'' Lula said in an interview with Gazeta Mercantil published today. Lula said a deceased Brazilian writer, Jose Bento Monteiro Lobato, predicted one day a woman and a black person would dispute the U.S. presidency. ``That's what's happening to Barack Obama. I wish to God that, should he win the election, he might have a different U.S. policy for Latin America.'' Lula, a former union leader, said he did not congratulate Obama for his victory in the Democratic primaries, Gazeta said. The president said he talked to Roberto Mangabeira Unger, his minister for strategic matters, about Obama, the newspaper said. Mangabeira Unger taught Obama at Harvard University, Lula said. ``The ideal thing to do is to wait until the end of the campaign to know what his policy for Latin America will be. What he's already done for Brazil, with regard to renewable fuels, is a big step.'' Lula declined to say whether he was backing any candidate. Lula said he hoped Senator John McCain, the presumptive Republican presidential candidate, would also have a different policy for Latin America. Lula hopes the next U.S. president doesn't ``view Latin America with a conspiratorial eye,'' Gazeta said. A spokeswoman for Lula's office in Brasilia said the president wouldn't comment on his remarks given during the interview. To contact the reporter on this story: Joshua Goodman in Rio de Janeiro at jgoodman19@bloomberg.net