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dear senator obama, well my mom still havent recieve the permit to become an american sitesin...she havent recieve her permit yet,so can you please help her, i dont want to stay with out my mother thats all i have left in this world so please dont take my mom away from me...if you could just do me that favor of givin my mom the permit,ill appriciated very much..hopelly you recieve this..its really important....thank you!!! from:mandis villatoro

Question for Obama... why are their not solar panels on the White House roof?

Wyh would cheyenne,ok rodeo obuse horses. if you would, please talk to me.

YES SIR, I wrote a commit about my story as getting ready to be a divorced for the first time. And also not having ang children and someone commited that anybody can have kids!First of all I had ovarion cancer when I was just 30 by 32 it had returned!I also said that I am disablied and could not drive and this mastermind said to go get a license.First of all I had a bad accident when I was just 16 years old. I broke my anklealmost completly off except it was still hanging on by skin of my heel.Had lots of pins and bolts,had to learn to walk again!I also have M.S. severve seizures.By the way if I could drive would you want me behind you or someone you love?????? I;m just trying to survive in this world just like anyone else!Lord said let your heart not be troubled!THANK YOU tammy creswell

i just want to know what am i supposed to do? i have a mass on a gland on the left side of my neck and doctors tell me i need a ear nose and throat doctor but i cant because i do not have insurance. my job does not provide insurance at all. i can go to er but i already have a lawyer wanting to garnish my pay check and i only make a 180 dollars a week. so what am i supposed todo DIE?

hey obama my name is teryan im 11 im not trying to be greadie but can you ask your scientist to make me hovershoes thank you and by the way YOU ROCK!!!!!!!

There's to many fraudulent complaints about free grants

Please help our family.

Lidia Lopez
P.O. Box 8065
Sierra Vista Dr 577
San Luis, AZ 85349
lidialopez@Q.com

Dear Mr. President,

JP Morgan Chase received $25B of taxpayer bailout money. Two days ago it was announced that they had taken delivery on a tanker filled with oil and planned to anchor the tanker for up to 9 months in order to ride the price of oil higer and profit from their speculation. First of all do you believe this is a good use of Taxpayer money and secondly, how much taxpayer money is being used by banks to speculate in commodities?

Thanks,

Writer of this article,

Have you ever thought about proof-reading what you have written before submitting it as your final work? Your spelling mistakes lead me to assume that you are a nine year old child still learning the English language. Congratulations, you're a typical American!!

Why are the wealthy Republicans always stealing away benefits of the seriously chronically ill disabled? Didn't Adolph Hitler kill enough people in that holocaust alone? How would you like to be sick,disabled,and living in poverty unable to pay your bills except by using credit cards to buy everything from food to sanitary napkins?

Mr. President,
How can you, in light of all of the evidence before you, not prosecute the Executive Branch of the previous administration? Mr. Bush and Mr. Cheney should be charged criminally for war crimes against humanity. There is overwhelming support for this and if the individuals were charged for their actions at Abu Ghraib, then the people giving the orders should be charged right along with them.
Continue your excellent work!
A respectful Canadian.

Dear Mr. President,
I want to applaud you on your decision with Pell grants and making higher education more affordable for our youth. I have taken pell grants, loans, and have worked my way through college. The only problem I have is getting a job that I can make enough money to: number #1 to live on and #2 to be able to pay my loans back. I do not make enough money to pay down my loan. I have only been able to pay the interest. If I had known this from the begining, I probably would not have gone to college. I want to know how I am going to be able to pay my loans off?

DEAR MR PRESIDENT, IT WOULD BE NICE TO SEE A LIMIT PLACED ON THE ABSURD AMOUNT OF INTEREST BANKS ARE CHARGING ON CONSUMER CREDIT ACCOUNTS. HOLDERS ARE FORCED TO PAY RATES UP TO 35 % INTEREST AND HIGHER (EVEN IF YOU ARE IN GOOD STANDING) THESE ARE THE SAME BANKS WE JUST PAID TO BAIL OUT ISNT THAT CONSIDERED DOUBLE DIPPING ON THEIR PART. IF THE INTEREST RATE WOULD BE A REASONABLE FIXED RATE ACCROSS THE BOARD LIKE 4% OR SO PEOPLE HOLDING BALANCES ON THEM WOULD HAVE A FAIR CHANCE AT GETTING THEIR OWN DEBT UNDER CONTROL, AVOID BANKRUPTCY AND BE ABLE TO HELP OUR COUNTRY BECOME MORE STABLE THANKS FOR YOUR TIME

Good Morning President Obama,

I live in the State of Florida and the Legislative Session will end on May 1, 2009. The stimulus money is not being used as intended. Reducing State workers pay by 4% who earn $26,000 - $80,000; 5% for those making $80,000 - $100,000 and only 1% reductions to those double dippers making over $100,000. I do not know about you but something is wrong with this picture. I believe more oversight is needed to ensure that what happened with the Banking Industry with regards to bonus does not happen here and I believe that is exactly what is going on. Please inquire for me if this is something that can actually happens because this would only create more hardships for Floridians and have a triple effect for more loss of jobs; bankruptcy; and more. I await your response.

Mr. Obama,
I have recently read an article about the violence and homophobia in Jamaica. Apparently much of their music promotes the killing of homosexuals. Time magazine has cited Jamaica as the most homophobic place on earth, gays face death and violence from members of their very own family much less strangers. As I'm sure you know, two prominent Jamaican gay rights activists were recently murdered in cold blood for trying to make a difference. The story that affected me the most was about a young man whose family told him he must either kill himself, be beaten to death by them or move out of the country. He didn't have the money to move so he has decided to stay until he is murdered. He only hopes that he can experience the love of another man before he dies. That story broke my heart.
I have done a little research and I have found that Jamaicans have an amazing amount of respect for you. You have tremendous influence in Jamaica. Could you speak out against the hate and violence that goes on there? You have the power to make a huge difference where many people do not. I know that you don't support violence against homosexuals. With only a few words you could make a huge difference in the lives of thousands of gay men and women who live in Jamaica

HI MR Obama.
My name is HEND TAMIM From Egypt iam single mother for 2 kids 13 years and 10 years old.i would like to be in U.S.A with my kids to study English we need good life we have money .here in Egypt we have 2 flat and care .but what we miss .....meny thing we missing like study english ...work with people understanding you. i want see my kids something .
MR Obama.
i tray many time to flay to usa but no way no visa no speak no way....
i want know and sea what dose it mean U.S.A.
iam good mother i locking forworld to make my kids happy ....please help me and help my kids.
thanks to you.

Mr. president... why do ALL the auto makers HAVE to make a NEW model of a car EVERY YEAR? my reason for this question is, well just look at all the unsold cars that are just sitting there. I mean, its a waste of materials and fuel that just sit there for the year, and no one right now is really buying cars... thats why the companys like GM and Crysler are asking for BAILOUT money ... and another question is ... what is goint to happen to the lower/mid class of people like me that dont have a chance to get a job right now, and are not able to afford to eat everyday. I get to eat every 2 to 3 days.

I have worked as a bookkeeper and Office Manager for a small business in NE Oklahoma for almost 4 years. I have become an integrated part in the financial and personal lives of these people. I love and care for them dearly. I once supported Obama, thinking that things were going to change in a much bigger way than they have. Yes, this is asking a lot, only being in office less than 90 days. Every year the IRS seems to think that it is okay to take $4000-$5000 in taxes for the year. The PROBLEM: Small business that generate maybe 100K-125K a year, minus expenses do not actually net profit to cover this. We spend time trying to reconcile our debt with the IRS by taking out loans, (about 2 year note) and by the time it is paid off, we have to renew the loan for the next year's and file for the current year, falling further and further behind like a domino effect. What are you going to do about this, and soon? Why should someone who is able to get by on his own, even have to pay taxes? We need an answer soon, this can't wait. If we don't pay the taxes, the government can (and probably will)levy accounts to get their money, if we do, we're cutting out other bills (i.e. the van to do our work, the mortgage on the business and house), either way our business (and many like ours)will be forced to close, all because of a power & money hungry system, that helps the lower to lower middle class out at all. Please do something. This family and those all across the US like them, deserve some breathing room.

President Obama is involved with going after the financial institutions--the auto makers--but no mention about the oil companies. I wonder when do we actually go after the major oil companies? Companies such as Exxon mobile are recording record profits--oil is down to $54 a barrel and yet our prices at the pump are still going up. I feel that OPEC and our major oil companies were a major contribitor to the mess that we are in. As the price of fuel went up transportation costs also went up causing the cost to the consumer to go up. It caused a snowball effect accross the world. I know that in the U.S.A. alone that the government pays to keep oil wells idle. So my question is when is enough enough? Obama---you want to stimulate the economy give me a Million and I will stimulate the economy in a very short period of time. Ed Feldhusen


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