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LynneSin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-31-08 11:41 PM
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BTW the official population of Wasilla is 5,469. Population of the district Obama represented.....
in Illinois - 217839 (approximetely)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wasilla,_Alaska

There are 59 Senators in the Illinois which most states divide those up pretty evenly - so Barack represented about 215K people in Illinois, which ironically about a third the population of the ENTIRE state of Alaska.

Just putting into perspective the 'experience' thingie
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Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-31-08 11:52 PM
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1. And the only "foreign" exposure she's had
is her husband's job with Foreign OIL.
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LynneSin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-08 04:32 PM
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2. Don't forget she's close to Alaska
but then again isn't Illinois pretty darn close to Canada?
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