Bickering About Bracelets.

Authors :: Bosman, Julie
Source :: New York Times. 9/30/2008, Vol. 158 Issue 54449, p25. 0p.
Publication Year :: 2008
Abstract: Did Senator Barack Obama offend the family of a soldier killed in Iraq when he mentioned in the debate on Friday that he wore a bracelet with the soldier's name? Tracy Jopek, the mother of Sgt. Ryan David Jopek, has tried to set the record straight, telling The Associated Press on Sunday that she was ''ecstatic'' when Mr. Obama mentioned her son's name. Ms. Jopek said she was upset by reports over the weekend that suggested otherwise. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]