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Running Mates: Obama’s Best Vice Presidential Picks

With Barack Obama passing the delegate threshold and assuming the role of his party’s presumptive nominee, all attention is now turning towards the Veepstakes. Who will Barack Obama choose as the Democratic Vice Presidential nominee?

The Dream Ticket

The media, as well as the talking heads that they prop up, have made a deal of exceptionally loud noise about a unity ticket in which Obama makes his chief rival, Hillary Clinton, his running mate for the fall. This so called “dream ticket” scenario is a very, very bad idea.

If Obama does choose Senator Clinton, the move does not bolster him in any state where A) he lost to Clinton and is polling poorly against John McCain, or B) he won, but is polling poorly against McCain. There is no sustentative polling data at the time of this writing that suggests otherwise.

Further, in the general election, the role of VP candidate is to campaign for the person on the top of the ticket and say why that person should be president. That role would be kind of hard for Clinton, when she and her husband just spend the past year saying why he isn’t qualified, and why someone with experience, Senator McCain, would be a better choice for the voters.

There is no doubt that, at this very moment, the RNC is readying a backlog of sound bites from both Hillary Clinton and the former President, and they’re preparing to unleash them in print, radio, and television ads in states like Michigan and Ohio, two must wins for Democrats to take back the White House.

The idea of Senator Clinton being on the Democratic ended when her campaign ended. Having her on the ticket would hurt, not help Obama, it doesn’t help him win any state, and it provides fodder for Republicans. (Click here for full story)

John McCain: See Who’s on Top of His Shortlist for Vice President

When it comes to the Republicans, speculation about the Veepstakes has been much more toned down than it has when the media ponders who Barack Obama will pick to run by his side, but it’s hardly any less wildly speculative.

Cutting through the fanaticism, candidates who are only popular with select advocates will be cast by the wayside, and only the potential running mates who have the largest electoral prize to offer will make the shortlist. (Click here for full story)

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Fighting Foreclosure: The Tools and Resources to Prevent Foreclosure

Foreclosure auctions are becoming commonplace in America today, as are streets littered with “For Sale” signs placed in the yards of homes that have been on the market for months, with little hope of actually selling. Bankruptcy laws have now been changed to favor the lenders, leaving consumers will little protection when times get tough.

With foreclosure rates at their highest in history, it is more important than ever that every homeowner understand their rights.

This article will talk specifically about FHA insured home loans. However, the remedies discussed within are typically made available by conventional mortgage lenders as well. If you do not have an FHA loan, it may be possible to refinance in order to obtain one. Consult your current lender or other mortgage lending professional for advice on establishing an FHA loan.

Why would my lender want to help me?

Your mortgage lender has made an investment in you. They have calculated how much you are worth to them. After all, you are making monthly payments for 30 years or more, and you’re paying interest.

If the lender forecloses on a property, they lose the 30 years of payments, they lose the 30 years of interest, incur legal fees, and they are required by law to sell the house at auction, a venue that characteristically brings in less than the market value of the property. (Click here for full story)

Typing: One Space or Two between Sentences?

...That is the question. Which is nobler? Technically, whether a single or a double space is used following the final punctuation in each sentence, it is correct; however, one method is antiquated, unnecessary, and even troublesome at times.

Our story begins long ago in the year 1450 when a German goldsmith named Johannes Gutenberg invented the European moveable type printing system. Gutenberg’s printing press worked by arranging individual characters and placing them in a matrix to be printed. Because of the nature of the device, the resulting prints gave the illusion that two spaces were entered between sentences. (Click here for full story)

Adult Learning Theory for Mentors, Managers, Trainers, and Support Professionals

Trainers, mentors, managers, and support professionals oftentimes we find themselves in a position where they are required to coach or train an employee on aspects of a new technology, website, report, hardware usage, or application.

However, other staff members won’t always “get” the concept that is so professionally being explained to them. That could be, in part, because adults are very picky learners and it is difficult for them to retain new information. Fortunately, applying aspects of Adult Learning Theory can help to change that.

The following is a list of several basic points of adult learning, including the challenges that many adults face, and how to overcome them. (Click here for full story)