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PORT-OF-SPAIN doubles vendors will not be increasing their prices to $4, at least not yet.

Customers said yesterday that a doubles was now $4 in places like Curepe, St James and Westmoorings.

Despite the increase in price for the two baras and channa, the doubles vendors on Independence Square, Port-of-Spain, said yesterday their price was staying at $3.

This is mainly because the vendors said they were keeping customers in mind.

“Port-of-Spain is the toughest crowd to deal with. The crowd very hard to please,” said Cleve Baptiste, The Original Doubles Man.

Miss Aliya Bose, in her letter to the editor, warns that the American people should not be fooled by Barack Obama and that race is a key factor in his success.

It should be noted that Obama speaks about the politics of change. He wants to do away with the dominance of Washington. However, what is essential is that he wants to unite the people of the United States and this appeal is working for him. Hence, he has won a number of states traditionally dominated by white voters, with Maine being the most recent. He is also popular among white male voters and this is increasing daily.

We must remember that Bill Clinton injected race into the elections prior to the primary in South Carolina. Obama is what America needs-a new leader with a personality free of scandal and corruption. Can Hillary Clinton really speak to Americans about family life or morality? Voters in the United States are moving away from the politics of race, unlike their counterparts in Trinidad and Tobago.

Shivan Maharaj