Published: September 08, 2008

Republican National Committee: Friend Updates Added to 'BarackBook'

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WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Republican National Committee (RNC) today launched new friend updates to its social networking Web site, www.BarackBook.com.

The most recent friend updates include Barack Obama's notable associations with Larry Lessig, a technology adviser to Obama and former Harvard classmate who advocates the abolition of intellectual property rights; U.S. Rep. Rahm Emanuel (IL-05), chairman of the House Democratic Caucus with connections toChicago Mayor Daley and corruptChicago figures; Howard Gutman, an attorney and Obama bundler whose clients include a former member of the Weather Underground; and Obama donor Aiham Alsammarae, a close friend of convicted felon Tony Rezko who is identified by Interpol as an Iraqi fugitive with a warrant against him for corruption charges.

BarackBook will be updated routinely between now and Election Day with additional, new Obama friends. Users can receive automated updates or invite others to view BarackBook by installing the Facebook application here: http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=23308630814.

To view updates to the RNC's Web site, visit: www.BarackBook.com.

To learn more about Barack Obama, visit: www.MeetBarackObama.com.

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