{"id":2502,"date":"2009-01-05T11:12:04","date_gmt":"2009-01-05T11:12:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/idolchatter\/2009\/01\/obamas-lucky-charms.html"},"modified":"2009-01-05T11:12:04","modified_gmt":"2009-01-05T11:12:04","slug":"obamas-lucky-charms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2009\/01\/obamas-lucky-charms.html","title":{"rendered":"Obama&#8217;s Lucky Charms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mt-image-right\" height=\"200\" alt=\"obamagoodluckcharms.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/import\/imgs\/obamagoodluckcharms.jpg\" width=\"301\" \/><\/span>What do a Hindu monkey god, a Madonna and child, and a gambler&#8217;s chit have in common?<\/p>\n<p>They are just some of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.time.com\/time\/politics\/whitehouse\/photos\/0,27424,1811278,00.html\" target=\"_blank\">tiny good luck trinkets that soon-to-be-president Barack Obama carries with him<\/a>. They are charms that have been gifted by people he met on the campaign trail and they serve as a reminder of those he wishes to help.<\/p>\n<p>Surprisingly, the one thing missing is a tiny cross&#8211;unless that&#8217;s worn around the neck.<\/p>\n<p>Check out more <a href=\"http:\/\/www.time.com\/time\/politics\/whitehouse\/photos\/0,27424,1811278,00.html\" target=\"_blank\">lucky charms&nbsp;that John&nbsp;McCain and Hillary Clinton&nbsp;carry with them<\/a> across the nation, available for viewing at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.time.com\/time\/politics\/whitehouse\/photos\/0,27424,1811278,00.html\" target=\"_blank\">Times.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What do a Hindu monkey god, a Madonna and child, and a gambler&#8217;s chit have in common? They are just some of the tiny good luck trinkets that soon-to-be-president Barack Obama carries with him. 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