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...quarter, has exploded in the past three months to nearly 250,000. Many of the individual contributions are miniscule by the standards of big-time presidential politics. Obama has been appearing at campaign events where the cost of admission is as little as $25, and his campaign sponsored a contest that gave contributors of as little as $5 a chance to compete for dinner with the candidate. And, borrowing a move from the social networking sites, the Obama operation has made it possible for supporters to set up personal fundraising webpages that allow them to solicit their family and friends...
Hillary Clinton won geek points --and huge hype --for her Web contest that asked viewers to vote on her campaign song. Celine Dion's You and I won the contest, but the bigger winner was the video spoof of The Sopranos finale that delivered the voting results. Featuring Bill and Hillary at a Jersey-esque diner, the clip wryly addresses concerns about the power couple's integrity, while using humor to disarm her netroots enemies on their own turf. Bada bing...
...long known for its carnival atmosphere and amusement parks by the sea. This year, though, the mood isn't entirely festive. Uncertainty shrouds the original America's Playground, from the wood-trestled Cyclone roller coaster to the billboard counting down the days until Nathan's annual hot-dog-eating contest. An ambitious real estate developer has bought up two-thirds of Coney Island's main amusement district, and no one is quite sure what will become of it in the fall. "I've been telling everyone to live it up this summer," says Dianna Carlin, who sells T shirts...
...McCain searchers are looking for information on his military service. On the lighter side, the users searching for Fred Thompson are focusing on his wife. And while Hillary has several associations with health care, specifically Medicare, her searchers seemed most focused on a different pressing issue: her theme song contest...
...Japan's waning interest in the pageant. "When I came in 1997, Miss Japan was run by a broadcaster, and had turned into a show by men, for men," says Ligron. With the backing of the Trump Foundation, Ligron hired an all-female staff to refashion the tacky swimsuit contest into a lucrative entertainment business - which aimed at nothing less than winning the title...