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SALT LAKE CITY — It turns out even former Pres. George W. Bush thought Pres. Obama would win the 2008 election — at least according to a former French ambassador to the U.S.
Jean-David Levitte told French newspaper Le Monde that Bush had told him that his daughters, Barbara and Jenna, had made no secret of their support for the Democratic candidate, despite their father backing John McCain, the Republican candidate.
"Bush believed that Obama would win because his twins swore by him," he said.
Huntsman's wife distrusted certain aides
Mary Kaye Huntsman, wife of former presidential candidate Jon Huntsman Jr., told POLITICO's Mike Allen she did not trust all of Huntsman's aides, according to a report by Buzzfeed.
"Some on the campaign didn't have my husband's best interest at heart," she reportedly told Allen.
A former campaign staffer defended the staff, saying he couldn't think of any instances where that would have been the case. He did say, though, that he hoped her reservations were over money spent, and not advice given.
"The campaign infrastructure was too big at the start, and we adjusted, but I would really hope she wouldn't think we didn't have his best interests at heart, because the advice that was given did," he told Buzzfeed's Zeke Miller.
Obama's informal emails
Bush believed that Obama would win because his twins swore by him.
–Jean-David Levitte
Pres. Obama got friendly Saturday in the hopes of raising a bit more on the final fundraising day of the month.
Emails sent out Friday to those subscribed to the Obama campaign's email list simply said "hey" in the subject line — perhaps meaning to take advantage of a chatty, informal method of communication often reserved for conversations between friends.
Obama is not the only guilty party, though. A March email attributed to First Lady Michelle Obama had the subject, "I love you back." And GOP candidate Mitt Romney's campaign has used the same method in the past, recently sending an email with the subject, "You'll make me jealous."
Subscribers to the various lists expressed their displeasure Friday, saying the misleadingly cozy emails were attempting to manipulate the emotions of readers in order to gain another donation. Others, though, said it's all a part of the game.
Sarah Palin on the Today show
The Today show invited Sarah Palin to co-host with Matt Lauer and Ann Curry Tuesday.
In a phone call Monday with the Today co-hosts, Palin expressed her excitement at being on the show, and joked with the hosts.
"My big day tomorrow! How nervous should you all be, perhaps?" she asked.
Palin said she does not want to "bore" viewers with a lot of political discussion, but that rising energy costs and national security issues "have to be addressed."
"I think no matter what it is that we discuss, somehow it's going to turn into a bit of a political discussion because it's absolutely paramount right now that people are paying attention to what's going on in our country in order to make good decisions to get it back on the right track, guys," she said.
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Master prankster gets prankedGoogle, known for its intricate April Fools' Day pranks, was inadvertently fooled Sunday by a Forbes prank gone awry.
Forbes posted online Sunday morning a false story claiming Mitt Romney had dropped out of the race for the GOP nomination. The story claimed Romney had chosen to endorse Rick Santorum instead.
"In a surprise move, Mitt Romney announced today that he is ending his presidential campaign and throwing his support behind Rick Santorum," the story began. "The move shocked observers, including Senator Santorum, as Governor Romney seemed poised for a decisive victory in Wisconsin."
The story fooled Google News, which featured the article in its top stories for a time on Sunday. And CNN picked up the story as well, posting it online before Forbes had the chance to correct the situation.
