Roosevelt Gala Dinner Honors Rapaport

23Jul09

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It seemed that just about every other person I accidentally bumped into at last night’s Roosevelt Gala at the Mellon Auditorium was a Senator or a Congressman. There were more Members of Congress per square foot at the VIP reception than anywhere else except on Capitol Hill. Senator Patrick Leahy [...]

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Future VP and ME!

05Sep08

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
The opportunity to shoot for the Obama campaign (9-4-08) came out of nowhere. Thanks ANNE!! After photographing DEM VP candidate Joe Biden’s “meet and greet “with what seemed like 100 people (they each paid $12,000+) he was kind enough to take a shot with me. Definitely presidential material!!!

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Tags: Barack Obama, Democratic fundraiser, Election, Joe Biden, running mate, Senator, Tony Powell, Vice President