  Hey, how's this for comedy? We should've made bets as to how long Barack would last before urlLink reneging on his proposal for six debates : Obama insisted he had no fear of facing the former radio and television personality from Maryland, but said he would not abide by the deal he reached with Republican Jack Ryan before the Wilmette investment banker dropped out of the race in June.
"That was a special for in-state residents," Obama quipped. Har, har. More: "So let's see," Keyes said. "Before I came on the scene, Barack Obama thought of himself as if he was in the same class as Lincoln and Douglas in the critical drama of American life. And now he realizes that he's not in that class. "Well, I think that the state of Illinois remains in that class.
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And I think that it is a disservice to the people of this state to allow him to cower in timidity, and before the real historic challenge that is before us in this campaign. " And Q &amp; A with the board: Where will you live in Illinois? We're kind of looking at south suburbs at the moment.
That would be for the immediate. But over the long-term, I can't say.
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My wife and I will consult about this and then she'll tell me my opinion. Finally, the Alan Keyes urlLink eBay man , if you haven't already heard: "I noticed that he was sweating up a storm," said McGlothlin, a local publicist. "So I took a napkin out of my pocket, blotted the sweat from his brow and said, 'Welcome to Chicago. ' " McGlothlin, a Keyes supporter, preserved the napkin in a plastic bag. He plans on donating money from the auction to the Keyes campaign.
By late Monday, the auction had been viewed by almost 7,000 people and the price was up to about $250. "It's historical memorabilia," he said. "It's something worth framing. " I report, you decide. 
