A pair of Scranton, PA high school students have been suspended, and one of the pair claims he was forced to resign as class president, for leaving the campus to see Barack Obama at a campaign stop near their school. They took pictures with the candidate and even had Obama sign excuse notes for their teachers, to no avail.
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Obama Ate My Homework
by Robert PondiscioApril 23rd, 2008
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