Support For Obama Reaches Australia

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From coverage of the Democratic Convention came photographs displaying great support for Barack Obama. In fact, we published Obama-Mania, a slideshow dedicated to all the photos we received showcasing Barack fanatics. Well, it turns out that support for Obama reached as far as Sydney, Australia, where forty supporters rallied together to raise awareness for the Overseas Vote. The Overseas Vote Foundation (OVF) is a nonprofit and nonpartisan public charity that helps overseas and military voters participate in federal elections.

• • • Photo Credit: Trish Mitchell 40 Obama supporters marched around Sydney Harbor to raise awareness for the overseas vote on August 24, 2008. They received quite a lot of media attention, including TV, radio and newspaper.

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Comments

[TStone]

excellent news - I'm a Sydneysider myself and saw the march. I have a couple of friends who are US Citizens and will be voting in absentia for Obama.