ABC News is reporting that the prior statements of Barack Obama is which he denies having met with Iraqi-born billionaire, Nadhmi Auchi, contradicts the testimony of the federal government's star witness in the trial of indicted political fixer Tony Rezko.

The Obama campaign has maintained that Obama had no recollection of meeting Auchi "at any time or occasion," but today a Chicago Sun Times columnist reports that a source claims Obama had not only attended the April 2004 event but also "made a few toasts."

http://www.abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story? id=4666702&page=1

AND THIS IS THE MAN THAT WANTS TO "CHANGE AMERICA". He can't even be honest with the voters. Why is the Obama campaign having a representative sitting in on the trial and taking notes, does Obama have something to hide from the voters? apparently he does. In America we don't take a liking to people that lie and deceive in order to gain support.

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The other day,I was at the farmer's market where I table for John Edwards.

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Some eyewitness impressions of Zacarias Moussaoui's testimony at his sentencing hearing this past Monday, March 27, 2006.  

(1)    An atypical defense

The defense began proceedings with a wooden reading into the record of the statements of deposed high-ranking FBI employees.  In order to protect the identity of witnesses their "testimony" was read into the record by federal public defenders.  The written statements would also be given to the jurors.  

Depositions are highly unusual in a criminal trial where witnesses are almost always subject to cross-examination.  I felt this technique harmed the defense.  It's an accepted truism that the jury assesses credibility based on facial expression, gesture, and spontaneous response.  On top of that, listening to someone read is boring and the jury is less likely to retain read information than a colloquy between a witness and an examiner.  In fact, Moussaoui himself was vigorously shaking his head left to right and back as if to say "no" when Judge Leonie Brinkema made any mention of the agreement between the parties to admit the testimony in the form of statements.  In any case, the defense did not begin with a "bang." Perhaps counsel wanted to dull out the jurors enough to mute the effect of the defendant himself who testified on his own "behalf?"

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