Long-distance obsessives get to join the crowd

19 January 2009

The Sydney Morning Herald

Article about Chris Ryan, winner of the US Studies Centre's Campaign Mash Up competition. His prize was a trip for two to Washington DC for the inauguration of the 44th US president.

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19 January 2009

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