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Government

May 14, 2007

Tug-of-War Over Obama MySpace Page Pits Campaign Against L.A. Paralegal

Unfortunately for a 29-year-old paralegal from Los Angeles, both the new-media staffers at the Barack Obama campaign chose to color outside the lines and turned the most successful political Web page on MySpace.com into a messy game of tug-of-war.

By Peter B. Matuszak
Special to the Daily Journal

      As any elementary-school teacher can tell you, if everyone on the playground does not adhere to a few basic rules, there will be trouble, and feelings will get hurt. Unfortunately for a 29-year-old paralegal from Los Angeles, both the new-media staffers at the Barack Obama campaign chose to color outside the lines and turned the most successful political Web page on MySpace.co...

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