Dozens Running for President

Nearly everyone has heard the names Clinton and Obama tossed around this year in the 2008 presidential race. However there is a long list of candidates that most Americans have never heard of. They are from every corner of the country and represent nearly every party.

The following are some of the names listed as 2008 presidential candidates on the Federal Election Commission Web site. Most are not common household names.

Laura Davis Aaron, Dem., Memphis, Tenn; Steven Paul Adams, (I), Lexington, Ky; Virginia Algar, Rep., Arcadia, Fl; Donald Kenneth Allen, (I) Youngstown, Ohio; Thomas Wayne Allen, Other, Raleigh N.C.; Yul L. Anderson, NNE, Vallejo, Calif; Roland Aranjo, Dem.,Alhambra, Calif; Michael Andrew Arterburn, Rep., Peachtree City, Georgia; Blake Ashby, Ind., St. Louis, Mo; Warren R. President Ashe, Dem., Newport News, Virginia, and Alan Paul Augustson, Grn., Chicago, Ill.

Also, George Brent Bailey Jr., Rep., Edgewood, New Mexico; Jared Arlen Ball, Grn., Silver Spring Maryland; George Henry Ballard, Dem., Philadelphia, Penn; Daniel James Barnett, (Rep.) Greenwood Village, Colo; Evan Bayh, (Dem.) Indianapolis, Ind; William David Beadles, Cit., Peyton, Colo; William F.Berg, (I), Glens Falls, N.Y.; Christina Gerasimos Elias Billings, Dem., Beverly Hills, Calif; David Michael Bishop, Oth., Venice, Calif; Greg Black, (I), Austin, Texas; William Blakley, Rep., Gastonia, N.C.; John Douglas Blyth, (I), Chicago, Ill; Matthew Jay Borman, Amp., Tallahassee, Fl; John Taylor Bowles, Oth., Laurens, S.C.; Rev. J. Boydston, Cst., Salt Flat, Texas; Robert Edwin Boyer, Dem., Murphysboro, Ill; Ryan Joseph Brady, Dem., Billings Mont.; Dewey R. Broughman, Rep., Buchanan, Va; Jeffrey Earl Brown, Ind., Columbus, Ohio; Rev. Edward Allan Buck, Rep., Salt Lake City, Utah, and William Jason Burns, Rep., Crestview, Fl.