Fla. congresswoman hangs up on Obama; thought call was a prank (Seattle Times)
When President-elect Obama called Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen at her Miami district office Wednesday, she hung up.Source : Seattle Times (subscribe)Explore : Politics
Congresswoman hangs up on 'prank' call from Barack Obama (Times Online)
A telephone conversation with Barack Obama is prized, even craved, by politicians across America and the world. But when the President-elect called Ileana Ros-Lehtinen she hung up on him. Twice.Source : Times Online (subscribe)
Thinking Prank, Fla. Congresswoman Hangs Up On Obama (Tampa Bay Online)
When a man sounding remarkably like President-elect Barack Obama called a Florida congresswoman Wednesday, she assumed it was a crank call. So Republican Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen hung up. But, the Miami Herald reports, this was no prank.Source : Tampa Bay Online (subscribe)
Obama calls; congresswoman hangs up on him (Detroit Free Press)
MIAMI ? When President-elect Barack Obama called Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen at her Miami district office Wednesday, she hung up on him.Source : Detroit Free Press (subscribe)
Fla. congresswoman's constituents angry she hung up on Obama (Baltimore Sun)
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen thought phone call was a prank First she hung up on President-elect Barack Obama ? twice. Now Republican Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen is fielding calls from angry constituents who think she did it on purpose.Source : Baltimore Sun (subscribe)
Congresswoman red-faced over hanging up on Obama (Political Intelligence)
A Florida congresswoman hung up, twice, on President-elect Barack Obama, thinking he was a prankster. Now she probably wishes she could hang up on angry constituents who think she purposely snubbed the next leader of the free world. Here's the...Source : Political Intelligence (subscribe)
GOP congresswoman hangs up on Obama ? twice (Political Ticker)
Above: Pre-election Obama makes a slightly smoother call. WASHINGTON (CNN) ?A Florida congresswoman ? convinced she was being prank-called by a Barack Obama sound-alike ? hung up on the actual president-elect Wednesday. Florida Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen was told by an aide that Obama wanted to speak with her. According to a statement released by her office, the [...]Source : Political Ticker (subscribe)Explore : Politics
Fla. congresswoman accidentally hangs up on Obama (Arizona Republic)
MIAMI (AP) -- When a man sounding remarkably like President-elect Barack Obama called a Florida congresswoman Wednesday, she assumed it was a crank call....Source : Arizona Republic (subscribe)Explore : Barack Obama, Florida, Politics, The 44th President of United States
Fla. congresswoman accidentally hangs up on Obama (AP)
AP - When a man sounding remarkably like President-elect Barack Obama called a Florida congresswoman Wednesday, she assumed it was a crank call.
Fla. congresswoman accidentally hangs up on Obama (Boston Globe)
When a man sounding remarkably like President-elect Barack Obama called a Florida congresswoman Wednesday, she assumed it was a crank call.Source : Boston Globe (subscribe)Explore : Barack Obama, Election 2008, Florida, Politics, The 44th President of United States
Congresswoman Hung Up on Obama. Twice! (Neatorama)
Florida congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen was convinced that the phone call she got was from a Barack Obama sound-alike, so she hung up on him. Twice. Turns out, it was the real Obama: According to a statement released by her office, the Republican congresswoman cut off the caller, telling him she thought ?this is a joke from one [...]Source : Neatorama (subscribe)
Fla. congresswoman accidentally hangs up on Obama (Miami Herald)
When a man sounding remarkably like President-elect Barack Obama called a Florida congresswoman Wednesday, she assumed it was a crank call.Source : Miami Herald (subscribe)Explore : Barack Obama, Election 2008, Florida, Politics, The 44th President of United States
Ohio's first black congresswoman remembered at memorial service as pioneer by Obama, Clintons (Star Tribune)
CLEVELAND - A former president and a presidential hopeful were among those who paid tribute Saturday to the late Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, Ohio's first black congresswoman who was remembered as a pioneering spirit, loyal friend and dedicated public servant.Former President Bill Clinton called Jones one of his family's closest advocates and advisers, recalling how she tirelessly worked to help Hillary...Source : Star Tribune (subscribe)Explore : Ohio, Politics
Obama to attend Ohio congresswoman's service (kansascity.com)
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama will be among the speakers at a memorial service Saturday for the late U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones of the Cleveland area.Source : kansascity.com (subscribe)Explore : Politics