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Barack Obama gets lift from pizza man's bear hug | Barack Obama gets lift from pizza man's bear hug |
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If President Barack Obama was looking for a lift ahead of the presidential election, he got one this weekend on two fronts, first from an enthusiastic Republican and then from the latest campaign finance figures. | If President Barack Obama was looking for a lift ahead of the presidential election, he got one this weekend on two fronts, first from an enthusiastic Republican and then from the latest campaign finance figures. |
In Florida on Sunday, Scott Van Duzer, a 46-year-old, 1.9 metre tall (6ft 3in) man gave Obama a bear hug, raising him off the ground as Obama marvelled at the man's strength. | In Florida on Sunday, Scott Van Duzer, a 46-year-old, 1.9 metre tall (6ft 3in) man gave Obama a bear hug, raising him off the ground as Obama marvelled at the man's strength. |
Van Duzer owns the Big Apple Pizza and Pasta Italian restaurant where Obama stopped during a Florida bus swing. He also runs a foundation that helps collect blood for the ill and has received White House commendations for his work. | Van Duzer owns the Big Apple Pizza and Pasta Italian restaurant where Obama stopped during a Florida bus swing. He also runs a foundation that helps collect blood for the ill and has received White House commendations for his work. |
As he entered, Obama admired Van Duzer's physique: "The guy's just got a big heart, along with big pecs." | As he entered, Obama admired Van Duzer's physique: "The guy's just got a big heart, along with big pecs." |
Of his embrace, Van Duzer said: "I was overwhelmed when I saw him". Despite being a registered Republican, Van Duzer said he voted for Obama in 2008 and said he would do so again later this year. | Of his embrace, Van Duzer said: "I was overwhelmed when I saw him". Despite being a registered Republican, Van Duzer said he voted for Obama in 2008 and said he would do so again later this year. |
Meanwhile, the president's campaign and its Democratic partners raised more than $114m (£71m) in August, narrowly beating his Republican rival, Mitt Romney, for the first time in months as the race for the White House approaches its final stretch. Romney's campaign reported that it raised $111m in August. | Meanwhile, the president's campaign and its Democratic partners raised more than $114m (£71m) in August, narrowly beating his Republican rival, Mitt Romney, for the first time in months as the race for the White House approaches its final stretch. Romney's campaign reported that it raised $111m in August. |
Obama is reversing a three-month trend at the time he needs it most, having spent heavily on advertising over the summer in an attempt to keep Romney at bay. | Obama is reversing a three-month trend at the time he needs it most, having spent heavily on advertising over the summer in an attempt to keep Romney at bay. |
Both candidates are claiming momentum coming out of their national conventions over the past two weeks. | Both candidates are claiming momentum coming out of their national conventions over the past two weeks. |
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