1.0 link 148545 <![CDATA[Obama: "I Can't Grow Facial Hair"]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/04/obama-i-cant-grow-facial_n_148545.html On Wednesday, Barack Obama addressed Bill Richardson's shaven beard, stating "It was a mistake for him to get rid of it. I thought that whole Western rugged look was really working for him....we're deeply disappointed with the loss."

But perhaps the disappointment was more personal than the president-elect let on. In a September 20, 2006 article in The Hill about how voters prefer politicians to be clean-shaven, Obama told reporter Betsy Rothstein "I can't grow facial hair... I get...

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