Wall Street Journal: Campaign Hook-Ups

The seemingly endless presidential campaign has led to an unusually high number of staff romances.

By AMY CHOZICKApril 18, 2008; Page W1

The most heated presidential primary in recent history has drawn a record number of new voters, galvanized young Americans and forced the nation to confront deep-rooted race and gender issues. It also got Brendan Gilfillan a girlfriend. Within the tightknit world of political organizing, the traveling roadshows that accompany the candidates are known for being one of the most effective ways to meet like-minded members of the opposite sex. The current campaign, one of the longest in political history, has led to an unusually large crop of couples.

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Excerpt from Ron Paul's Letter to the Editor of the Wall Street Journal

• Ron Paul's letter to the editor of the Wall Street Journal was published in today's Journal.


• The following is an excerpt from the letter:

"I was delighted to read in Judy Shelton's op-ed, "Security and the Falling Dollar" (Feb. 15), that at long last the security implications of the dollar's collapse have made their way into the mainstream media. The dollar's strength (or lack thereof) has been of paramount concern to me, and the subject of many of my statements over the past several years. Decades of manipulation by the Federal Reserve have benefited the government and certain politically-connected firms, while gradually destroying the purchasing power of middle-class Americans. Despite numerous warnings in the past, it is only now at a point of acute crisis that Washington insiders are beginning to awaken to the reality of the end of dollar hegemony."

• Click here for the full text of the letter from http://www.ronpaul2008.com/.


• Many candidates encourage supports to write letters to the editor however, this is the first letter to editor from a candidate that I've come across.