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Obama makes last minute stop at local bar
RALEIGH - Sen. Barack Obama made a last-minute, surprise appearance at a downtown bar this afternoon, ordering a Pabst Blue Ribbon (beer of the working man) and spending half an hour greeting voters.
“Everyone voted?” he hollered, walking up Martin Street as he headed into the Raleigh Times bar about 5:30 p.m.
He went inside, ordered a draft and tipped bartender Jay Winfrey $18.
“I think he forgot his change,” Winfrey joked.
Obama hoisted his beer, took a sip and asked again if everyone had voted. “You’ve only got two hours!” he said.
Outside, Obama spent 15 minutes moving down the sidewalk and greeting more voters, signing autographs and getting his picture taken as police officers, sheriff’s deputies and Secret Service agents kept onlookers at bay and a helicopter hovered overhead.
Michelle Obama followed, greeting more voters.
About 6:15 p.m., Obama waved to the crowd and left. RALEIGH - Sen. Barack Obama made a last-minute, surprise appearance at a downtown bar this afternoon, ordering a Pabst Blue Ribbon (be... more -
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