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Monday, March 31, 2008 12:00 AM

Barack Obama, working-class hero?

On a bus tour through Pennsylvania, Obama tries to impress blue-collar white voters. He'll need them to keep the state close in April -- or to win it in November.

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  • Monday, March 31, 2008 09:34 AM

    I'm too Brooklyn

    Just not going deep enough and it cuts a bit too far in front. I think I need snap the ball off a little earlier. I also found that looking PAST the arrows, about 3/4ths of the way down the lane keeps my head up and straightens the lower back. But hey, we're still 1st in the league.

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