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October 13, 2008

Obama Listed as “Barack Osama” on Absentee Ballot
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Here in New York, lawmakers in Rensselaer County are calling for an
investigation into the misspelling of Barack Obama’s name on absentee
ballots. 300 absentee ballots were recently sent out that read “Barack
Osama.” Election officials say the mistake was a typo.



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