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Long Island man can't keep vanity plates away from thieves

By Harry Kimball,  Newser Staff

Posted Dec 1, 2008 1:24 PM CST

(Newser) – A New York supporter of Barack Obama has vanity plates bearing his candidate’s name, but dares not use them, the Post reports. The man, who got the plates during the primaries, has caught thieves trying to pry them off his car. “Those plates will probably, at some point, become a collector's item—in someone else's house,” he said. He now carries them inside his vehicle.

Hillary Rodham Clinton on the campaign trail earlier this year in Maine.
Hillary Rodham Clinton on the campaign trail earlier this year in Maine.   (AP Photo)
Barack Obama.
Barack Obama.   (AP Photo)
President-elect Barack Obama, wearing a Chicago White Sox baseball cap, walks to his vehicle.
President-elect Barack Obama, wearing a Chicago White Sox baseball cap, walks to his vehicle.   (AP Photo)
Obama and members of his cabinet today.
Obama and members of his cabinet today.   (AP Photo)
U.S. Government license plates.
U.S. Government license plates.   (AP Photo)
Mitt Romney had his own plates made in Nevada.
Mitt Romney had his own plates made in Nevada.   (AP Photo)
The actual plates belonging to Jonathan Lifschutz, of Great Neck, NY, read merely 'OBAMA'.
The actual plates belonging to Jonathan Lifschutz, of Great Neck, NY, read merely 'OBAMA'.   (Flickr)
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