The latest Public Policy Polling survey in North Carolina shows Sen. Barack Obama barely edging Sen. Hillary Clinton, 44% to 43%. Clinton actually leads among Democrats in the poll, 44% to 43%. But Obama has the overall lead based on a very strong performance with unaffiliated voters, with whom he has a 53% to 35% advantage.
While they appear tied, I believe Obama still has the advantage there. Nonetheless, GO HILL!
Shia LaBeouffailed to appear in court on Tuesday to face an unlawful smoking charge. The Transformers star was scheduled to appear in a Los Angeles County courthouse on the misdemeanor offense, but neither he nor his lawyer showed up. A $1,000 bench warrant for LaBeouf was subsequently issued cause he dissed the law!
CNN Anchor Anderson Cooper was diagnosed with a small spot of skin cancer underneath his left eye. He has already had it treated and it was only a minor case. He returns to the air tonight. Get well, Coop.
Variety is reporting that Fat Actress star and former Jenny Craig spokewoman Kirstie Alley has inked a development deal with Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Productions.
After a month long drought where Senator Barack Obama picked up a large number of superdelegates, Hillary Clinton finally picked up two today. She picked up a superdelegate in West Virginia and one in Pennsylvania with Representative John Murtha. The current superdelegate totals are Clinton at 249 and Obama at 212.
Yesterday morning, Senator Barack Obama addressed the issue of race, which has been a hot topic recently in the 2008 presidential election. In what proved to be one of the most inspiring speeches, Obama cited American history, his personal story, and his relationship to Rev. Jeremiah Wright. It is true that Obama is known for giving great speeches, but this one was quite groundbreaking. Click below to watch an excerpt of his speech. To read the full transcript of the speech click here.