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From NBC/NJ's Athena JonesCHARLESTON, WV -- On the eve of what is almost sure to be a big defeat for Obama in West Virginia's primary, the Illinois senator focused on veterans' issues and blasted McCain for his opposition to the GI Bill being debated</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.0 (Build: 60608.1)</generator><item><title>Obama focuses on veterans' issues in WV</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/12/1011399.aspx#1011445</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 18:47:30 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1011445</guid><dc:creator>Cory (SC)</dc:creator><description>Hopefully Obama is right and the party can be unified once Clinton is out. That is going to be very important heading into November!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.politivine.com"&gt;http://www.politivine.com&lt;/a&gt;</description></item><item><title>Obama focuses on veterans' issues in WV</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/12/1011399.aspx#1011472</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 18:50:20 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1011472</guid><dc:creator>A LIFELONG DEM &amp;amp; MILITARY VET WHO WONT WHORE HIMSELF TO OBAMA</dc:creator><description>Like Obama would know ANYTHING about veterans affairs.&lt;br&gt;GET REAL!</description></item><item><title>Obama focuses on veterans' issues in WV</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/12/1011399.aspx#1011478</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 18:51:18 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1011478</guid><dc:creator>Bill Johnson, Anaconda, Montana</dc:creator><description>Come on West Virginia. &amp;nbsp; Help end this thing now.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We need to get on with the general campaign.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Vote Senator Obama!</description></item><item><title>Obama focuses on veterans' issues in WV</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/12/1011399.aspx#1011487</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 18:52:51 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1011487</guid><dc:creator>Jay, Chicago, Illinois</dc:creator><description>I actually feel bad for McCain. &amp;nbsp;If he was able to vote his conscience he could ride his &amp;quot;maverick&amp;quot; image to the White House as a Washington outsider. &amp;nbsp;Too bad he has to pander to the filthy rich members of the GOP, who have clearly taken the strings off of Dubya and attached them to McCain as their new puppet.</description></item><item><title>Obama focuses on veterans' issues in WV</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/12/1011399.aspx#1011492</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 18:53:26 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1011492</guid><dc:creator>P, CA</dc:creator><description>I hope that, at least this time, the Clinton people won't try to say they beat some kind of odds or came from behind. They're winning this state by a lot and they know it, but it still won't save them...&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Congrats in advance, Senator Clinton. Just don't try to make this an &amp;quot;upset&amp;quot;, or you'll really see us &amp;quot;upset&amp;quot;.</description></item><item><title>Obama focuses on veterans' issues in WV</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/12/1011399.aspx#1011496</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 18:53:54 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1011496</guid><dc:creator>A Charles, LA, CA</dc:creator><description>Lapel Pin. So far, no one in the press has noticed that Obama was wearing his pin today in WV.</description></item><item><title>Obama focuses on veterans' issues in WV</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/12/1011399.aspx#1011504</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 18:54:21 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1011504</guid><dc:creator>BobW Mendon, NY</dc:creator><description>In an ideal world, the people of West Virginia would look at the numbers, who the real leader is and surprise the world by voting overwhelmingly for Obama. Unfortunately, ignorance and racism will ensure a Clinton win and help to rationalize her demented quest of staying in the race when everyone else has boarded the Obama Express. It is going leave the good people of my mother’s home state looking foolish and bigoted.</description></item><item><title>Obama focuses on veterans' issues in WV</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/12/1011399.aspx#1011506</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 18:54:36 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1011506</guid><dc:creator>DJ</dc:creator><description>VOTE OBAMA</description></item><item><title>Obama focuses on veterans' issues in WV</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/12/1011399.aspx#1011508</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 18:54:39 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1011508</guid><dc:creator>patty,sd,ca</dc:creator><description>Get used to saying President John McCain.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Obama will get his butt kicked in November.The USA doesn't need radicals like the Obama crowd.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Democrats have gift wrapped Florida, Michigan, Ohio and the Supreme Court for McCain.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;woot woot</description></item><item><title>Obama focuses on veterans' issues in WV</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/12/1011399.aspx#1011531</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 18:57:51 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1011531</guid><dc:creator>Liz in SD</dc:creator><description>To the WV Obama supporters valiently working to get the vote out for Obama, against all odds, the rest of us appreciate your efforts. &amp;nbsp;</description></item><item><title>Obama focuses on veterans' issues in WV</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/12/1011399.aspx#1011545</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 18:59:05 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1011545</guid><dc:creator>Dat</dc:creator><description>I'm so glad he went. Though he does not expect much from W. Va., good for him that he made the effort, not to pander, but to tell the people some of what they can expect from his Presidency. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Class Act That!</description></item><item><title>Obama focuses on veterans' issues in WV</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/12/1011399.aspx#1011550</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 18:59:32 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1011550</guid><dc:creator>Sick of Obama, Wakefield, Massachusetts</dc:creator><description>the has to be THE phonyist candidate that ever lived. so now, that he thinks it's over, let go see the voters of Michigan and Florida. Well I hope they give that presumptive democratic nominee the boot out of their respective states.</description></item><item><title>Obama focuses on veterans' issues in WV</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/12/1011399.aspx#1011552</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 18:59:42 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1011552</guid><dc:creator>Terry, IN</dc:creator><description>Behind the scenes - the real measure of Obama&lt;br&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.newsweek.com/id/136440"&gt;http://www.newsweek.com/id/136440&lt;/a&gt; </description></item><item><title>Obama focuses on veterans' issues in WV</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/12/1011399.aspx#1011556</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 19:00:06 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1011556</guid><dc:creator>garyd, amherst, nh</dc:creator><description>Why would the good people of West Virginia vote for Hillary after she puts them down in her patronizing remarks? .... fear. &amp;nbsp;I guess the simplicity of virtue lived by the West Virginia people is somewhat like that of Arkansas .... they are too nice to see the truth and they are to honest not to believe what they are told. &amp;nbsp;Thank God that their sister states will take care of them. &amp;nbsp;</description></item><item><title>Obama focuses on veterans' issues in WV</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/12/1011399.aspx#1011559</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 19:00:42 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1011559</guid><dc:creator>James, Texas</dc:creator><description>This is laughable, like Obama is gonna win many veteran votes. &amp;nbsp;Not only have veterans and military memebers voted Republican overwhelmingly over the last 30 years, but now we have a war hero and ex POW in McCain, he will win both big in November.</description></item><item><title>Obama focuses on veterans' issues in WV</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/12/1011399.aspx#1011566</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 19:01:33 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1011566</guid><dc:creator>emily Latella</dc:creator><description>Overheard on the Double Talk Express...&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;McCain: &amp;nbsp;&amp;quot;What's all this fuss about the new GI Pill?? I would never support something like that. &amp;nbsp;What would Pastor Presley think?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Liverman (whispered): &amp;nbsp;Ahh, Senator, that's Pastor Parsley. &amp;nbsp;Elvis has left the building, sir.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;McCain: &amp;nbsp;Huh? &amp;nbsp;Oh, right. &amp;nbsp;Parsley. &amp;nbsp;Well he'd never agree to a GI Pill. &amp;nbsp;Right-to-life and all that. &amp;nbsp;Never in 50 years. &amp;nbsp;100 years is fine with me.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Liverman (whispered again): &amp;nbsp;Uh.. Senator, just wanted to point out that it's the GI Bill, sir. &amp;nbsp;Um.. not birth control, but GI Bill. &amp;nbsp;GI Benefits.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;McCain (sounding dazed): &amp;nbsp;What? GI What? &amp;nbsp;Bill? &amp;nbsp;oh... never mind....</description></item><item><title>Obama focuses on veterans' issues in WV</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/12/1011399.aspx#1011600</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 19:04:51 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1011600</guid><dc:creator>Kim M--AZ</dc:creator><description>The statement from the McCain's camp is absurd. How &lt;br&gt;many times has Johnny voted against supporting our&lt;br&gt;troops. PLEASE!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Obama '08</description></item><item><title>Obama focuses on veterans' issues in WV</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/12/1011399.aspx#1011611</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 19:05:45 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1011611</guid><dc:creator>Lynn Jarman</dc:creator><description>I would like to see the complete video of Senator Obama's address in West Virginia. You are showing parts of Senator Clinton's video, why can't you be fair enough to show Senator Obama's video equally?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Julanna Jarman&lt;br&gt;Obama Supportor</description></item><item><title>Obama focuses on veterans' issues in WV</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/12/1011399.aspx#1011615</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 19:06:22 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1011615</guid><dc:creator>Pa Voter</dc:creator><description>WOW !! Why the sudden shift for Sen. Obama campaigning in WV??? &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;From all that I have read --he was writting WV off!!&lt;br&gt;Wow, how shocking to see that he actually cares somewhat about WV.</description></item><item><title>Obama focuses on veterans' issues in WV</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/12/1011399.aspx#1011618</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 19:06:33 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1011618</guid><dc:creator>Jay Rod, Morgantown, West Virginia</dc:creator><description>Old man McSame will lose come November, say no to a 3rd Bush term. &amp;nbsp;Democrats unite! &amp;nbsp;The Republican party will be very afraid of a strong, united Democratic party..and they should be..</description></item><item><title>Obama focuses on veterans' issues in WV</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/12/1011399.aspx#1011627</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 19:07:01 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1011627</guid><dc:creator>Obama would not be a good choice for president. </dc:creator><description>Obama and veterans affairs. &amp;nbsp;Is that a joke?? &amp;nbsp;Obama is a joke. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Come on Obama, &amp;nbsp;implode.</description></item><item><title>Obama focuses on veterans' issues in WV</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/12/1011399.aspx#1011642</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 19:08:43 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1011642</guid><dc:creator>Kim M--AZ</dc:creator><description>Please WV, vote for Obama tommorrow. The RNC want this&lt;br&gt;debate to go on and on. The longer it does, the more&lt;br&gt;leverage they have to try to take the White House in&lt;br&gt;Nov.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;You good people can help insure a Dem has a good shot&lt;br&gt;at winning, instead.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Obama '08</description></item><item><title>Obama focuses on veterans' issues in WV</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/12/1011399.aspx#1011655</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 19:10:03 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1011655</guid><dc:creator>Anne/Ohio</dc:creator><description>Anyone that is a democrat needs to vote democrat, if you don’t like Obama then vote for MICKEY MOUSE, but don’t give your vote to McCain!</description></item><item><title>Obama focuses on veterans' issues in WV</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/12/1011399.aspx#1011656</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 19:10:03 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1011656</guid><dc:creator>Obama would not be a good choice for president. </dc:creator><description>Obama and veterans affairs. &amp;nbsp;Is that a joke?? &amp;nbsp;Obama is a joke. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Come on Obama, &amp;nbsp;implode.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Just heard that he is going to Florida and Michigan.&lt;br&gt;Why? &amp;nbsp;Is it to &amp;nbsp;explain why he fought so hard to stop a revote???? &amp;nbsp; Hope they show him how to get to the border and out of their states. </description></item><item><title>Obama focuses on veterans' issues in WV</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/12/1011399.aspx#1011663</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 19:10:53 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1011663</guid><dc:creator>Rademacker, Hermitage</dc:creator><description>&amp;quot;Like Obama would know ANYTHING about veterans affairs. &lt;br&gt;GET REAL!&amp;quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Like you are worth anyone's time? I think this bill is very important to those serving right now, and its a bill John McCain OPPOSED. &amp;nbsp;But then again, America has some of the most close-minded citizens. How about you whore yourself for someone who isn't going along with a bill that would benefit our young men today who have honored us like you have in the past. &amp;nbsp;Because you are ridiculous </description></item><item><title>Obama focuses on veterans' issues in WV</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/12/1011399.aspx#1011666</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 19:11:12 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1011666</guid><dc:creator>RENEA,PLYMOUTH,MI</dc:creator><description>JOHN RECKLESSLY DISHONEST MCCAIN TALKS OUT OF BOTH SIDES OF HIS FACE!HE CAN NOT JUSTIFY NOT SUPPORTING THE GI BILL.</description></item><item><title>Obama focuses on veterans' issues in WV</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/12/1011399.aspx#1011671</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 19:11:54 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1011671</guid><dc:creator>GG, FL</dc:creator><description>Any American who votes to continue the current direction of this country needs prayer. &amp;nbsp;We are currently in a Recession and the failed policies got us to this point. &amp;nbsp;THis is not about partisanship it's about our families and our childrens lives and future generations and anyone who is selfish enough to throw their families under the bus, for any political party needs prayer. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;You never know when someone in your family will end up in the position that thousands of Americans are in now loosing homes, we are all paying significantly high gas prices, high food prices, lost traditional pensions, high education costs, women can't get equal pay and the Republicans lead by Sen. McCain made sure the bill did not pass, our vetrans living in disgusting conditions, homeless, no jobs, Americans with no or limited health care, does this sound like the America we know and love? &amp;nbsp;We must restore our country NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!! &amp;nbsp;Partisanship will only drive our country deeper into despair.</description></item><item><title>Obama focuses on veterans' issues in WV</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/12/1011399.aspx#1011674</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 19:12:11 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1011674</guid><dc:creator>Anne/Ohio</dc:creator><description>To the good folks of West Virginia,&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Please do not let the American people think that you are bigoted because of what Hillary Clinton has said! &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I know the folks in West Virginia are good folks and will not be told that they are a bunch of racists bigoted people!</description></item><item><title>Obama focuses on veterans' issues in WV</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/12/1011399.aspx#1011681</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 19:12:57 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1011681</guid><dc:creator>Pete - Albany, NY</dc:creator><description>Senator McCain must expect every veteran to follow his path...&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;...come home from service, marry a trophy wife and live off of her beer distributorship!</description></item><item><title>Obama focuses on veterans' issues in WV</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/12/1011399.aspx#1011690</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 19:13:21 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1011690</guid><dc:creator>CitizenJ</dc:creator><description>Like Obama would know ANYTHING about veterans affairs. &lt;br&gt;GET REAL! &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A LIFELONG DEM &amp;amp; MILITARY VET WHO WONT WHORE HIMSELF TO OBAMA (Sent Monday, May 12, 2008 2:50 PM)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So you're going to &amp;quot;whore&amp;quot; yourself to someone else.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Congratulations.</description></item><item><title>Obama focuses on veterans' issues in WV</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/12/1011399.aspx#1011692</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 19:13:22 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1011692</guid><dc:creator>Lin Lo</dc:creator><description>A Charles, LA, CA: Lapel Pin. So far, no one in the press has noticed that Obama was wearing his pin today in WV.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;THE FOLLOW UP TO THAT STATEMENT IS &amp;quot;AND NO ONE EVER QUESTIONS WHEN CLINTON OR MCCAIN DO NOT WEAR LAPEL PINS.&amp;quot; </description></item><item><title>Obama focuses on veterans' issues in WV</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/12/1011399.aspx#1011708</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 19:15:34 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1011708</guid><dc:creator>Lin Lo</dc:creator><description>patty,sd,ca: One day you're for Hillary, the next McCain, I've also seen you post that you're for Obama! &amp;nbsp;No one takes your comments seriously anymore!</description></item><item><title>Obama focuses on veterans' issues in WV</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/12/1011399.aspx#1011710</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 19:15:38 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1011710</guid><dc:creator>Capt. Smash, Salt Lake City, Utah</dc:creator><description>It is funny how Hillary wants to stay in the past. &amp;nbsp;Things are so differnt now. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I GOT SOME NEWS FOR HER HERE OUT WEST! &amp;nbsp;OBAMA WELL WIN:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;MONTANA&lt;br&gt;NEBERSKA&lt;br&gt;COLORADO&lt;br&gt;UTAH&lt;br&gt;IDAHO&lt;br&gt;KANSAS&lt;br&gt;NEVADA&lt;br&gt;CALIF.&lt;br&gt;ORAGAN&lt;br&gt;WASHINGTON&lt;br&gt;TEXAS&lt;br&gt;SD&lt;br&gt;ND&lt;br&gt;NM&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Obama is going to change the map mark my words. &amp;nbsp;You see out west we do live in the past we always look forward. &amp;nbsp;People back east seem to hold on to there BITTER past! &amp;nbsp;The media has no clue about who people here out west feel about Obama. &amp;nbsp;It's always about the eastern states.</description></item><item><title>Obama focuses on veterans' issues in WV</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/12/1011399.aspx#1011716</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 19:16:18 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1011716</guid><dc:creator>Diane from Illinois</dc:creator><description>It is going leave the good people of my mother’s home state looking foolish and bigoted. &lt;br&gt; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;BobW Mendon, NY&lt;br&gt;------------------------------------------------------&lt;br&gt;I'm afraid they ALREADY look like that! Kentucky isn't far behind! Someone needs to campaign there and tell them that a little thing like civil rights happened while they were under their rocks! They are an embarrassment to the rest of the country who wants to move forward. &lt;br&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>