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Washington retiree bets on Barack Obama success
A state retiree is making a $1,700 (Dh6,242) bet that Barack Obama's election will lead to prosperity.
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- Published: 23:20 November 7, 2008
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Washington: A state retiree is making a $1,700 (Dh6,242) bet that Barack Obama's election will lead to prosperity.
Sixty-seven-year-old Thomas Baldwin bought 10,000 copies on Wednesday of The Bellingham Herald's election wrap-up edition.
The front page carries a photo of the Democratic president-elect and the headline "Obama wins".
Obama will be the first black president of the US. Baldwin was sold the papers at a bulk rate. He thinks he could net a profit someday if the edition becomes a collector's item.
The Herald still had the plates for the publication when Baldwin called and was able to fill his special order.
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