"We are all Georgians," announced John McCain in the pages of the Wall Street Journal today. But since the citizens of the invaded nation can't vote for president in the US, the senator is in Michigan today, where he stopped in at a Bloomfield Hills diner to "chat."
His Straight Talk Express almost made a longer unscheduled stop in the state after wife Cindy McCain injured her hand at a meet'n'greet in Royal Oak. All the hand-shaking aggravated her carpal-tunnel syndrome, but she's back by John's side today--albeit wearing a sling.
Barack Obama is still on vacation in Hawaii, but The New York Times style section has a tip for women who may have admired wife Michelle's style: Maria Pinto, who designed the purple dress Mrs. Obama was wearing during Fist Bump '08, has opened her first boutique in Chicago at 133 North Jefferson St. Oprah is also a fan of her sleek feminine silhouettes.
Related Stories:
· We Are All Georgians [WSJ]
· An Obama Fashion Bump [NYT]
· McCain's Wife Hospitalized in Michigan [WDIV]
· 2008 Candidates Travel coverage [Jaunted]
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