Why Brits Care About Our Election


	Why Brits Care About Our Election

Hana Alberts

4-9-2008 6:23 PM

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Hana Alberts says:

It boggles my mind that BarackObama.com was the 11th most visited sited in the U.K. in February. I suppose it's a good thing that there are a lot of American expats in the U.K., because those are the only ones who can actually vote on Election Day...

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