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The Obama Girl was pretty funny. The will i. am Yes We Can song and video was inspiring. And now it seems that Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is inspiring an album's worth of international songs. There's a lot out there, but here are a couple of my favorites.

Let's start with Spanish:

"Como se Dice? Como se Llama? Obama!" sung by Don Omar

On to Mighty's Sparrow's upbeat Calypso "Barack the Magnificent"

Now some Reggae Coco Tea's Barack Obama

And for all you pub music lovers: "There's no one as Irish as Barack O'Bama"

And from Africa, Kenyan Tony Nyadundo "Obama!"

Tyrical's "The Obama Song"

And for devotees of the Llama song:

Friends of Marcella "Sally" Grace Eiler, the young woman from Eugene who was found raped and murdered in Mexico in late September have created a website dedicated to memorializing her life.

Eiler was a passionate activist, saving old-growth forests in Oregon and working for indigenous rights in Mexico among other issues, as well as a musician and dancer, according to her friends.

They are encouraging those who knew and loved her to send memories and photos, as well as updates on the investigation into her death, to post on the site.

SATURDAY, OCT. 4
No, they’re not the Counting Crows, nor amphibious creatures for that matter ‡ UO Campus Quad EMU Ballroom ‡ FREE, but only the first 1,185 people will be let in. Doors open at 6:30 pm. The Daveys and Greenlander open the show at 7 pm.

In the pivotal, tight race in Oregon for U.S. Senate, Democrat Jeff Merkley has gone after Republican Gordon Smith for voting for George Bush's Wall Street bailout.

Here's a new Merkeley ad:

Vermont progressive Senator Bernie Sanders echoed local Congressman Peter Defazio's opposition to the Wall Street bailout.

Here's his video: