We're down here in San Juan, Puerto Rico and we made our way to Hato Rey where the Obama camp has setup shop. I spoke with Temo Figueroa, Obama's national field director about the importance of Puerto Rico and how the campaign is reaching out to voters.
Haven't we seen this script before? When John McCain was cruising towards the Republican nomination, the pundits and party officials were calling on Mike Huckabee to get out of the race because he would be hurting the Republican Party. He didn't listen. He only got out when McCain clinched the nomination.
The Olympic torch relay hasn't been without its fair share of challenges, but none was as physically strenuous as what it endured earlier today. After a steady six-hour climb from the base camp, a 19-member team reached the top of the world, literally, atop Mount Everest.
The baby weighed one kilo. He was so very tiny. His cry was so faint, only someone within arms length could hear it. Standing there in the field hospital in Lui in south Sudan, I marveled that the little guy was still alive.
From SARs to bird flu, China's had its fair share of medical scares. Now a new outbreak of hand-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD) has caused a new wave of panic nationwide. Nationwide, nearly seventeen thousand children have been diagnosed with this highly contagious disease this year, and 28 have died from it, according to the latest numbers.
After a long night working hard in old San Juan, The Brody File was up and running this morning making an appearance by phone on The 700 Club to discuss the state of the Democratic race. Watch above.
We should call this week, "Social conservative week" for John McCain.
This was just sent to me from Barack Obama's religious outreach team. They are excited about winning an even greater share of the religious vote within Indiana and North Carolina. Read below from their Religious Outreach Director Joshua Dubois:
Today, John McCain delivers a big speech where he's speaking out about the horrible practice of human trafficking. However, according to the Congressional Record back on November 15, 2001 he complained about a $200,000 earmark that would have gone towards promoting a human trafficking conference in Hawaii, something the White House was pushing at the time.
We stopped by a Hillary Clinton watch party in San Juan, Puerto Rico Tuesday night. About 50 people were there. The folks here are excited about the fact that Puerto Rico will have a significant say in this Democratic race. Of course, will Hillary call it quits before Puerto Rico? Either way, watch the video of supporters above.