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L.L. Bean has just added a third shift at its factory in Brunswick, Maine, in an attempt to keep up with demand for its iconic boot.

Orders have quadrupled in the past few years as the boots have become more popular among a younger, more urban crowd.

The company says it saw the trend coming and tried to prepare, but orders outpaced projections. They expect to sell 450,000 pairs of boots in 2014.

People hoping to have the boots in time for Christmas are likely going to be disappointed. The bootsare back ordered through February and even March.

"I've been told it's a good problem to have but I"m disappointed that customers not getting what they want as quickly as they want," said Senior Manufacturing Manager Royce Haines.

Customers like, Mary Clifford, tried to order boots on line, but they were back ordered until January.

"I was very surprised this is what they are known for and at Christmas time you can't get them when you need them," said Clifford.

People who do have boots are trying to capitalize on the shortage and are selling them on Ebay at a much higher cost.

L.L. Bean says it has hired dozens of new boot makers, but it takes up to six months to train someone to make a boot.

The company has also spent a million dollars on new equipment to try and keep pace with demand.

Some customers are having luck at the retail stores. They have a separate inventory, and while sizes are limited, those stores have boots on the shelves.

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Biden, Obama, Clinton in NYC: Street closures, traffic impacts and more to know - NBC New York

Michelle Obama praised Beyonces Cowboy Carter country album on Instagram while putting in a plea for fans to vote.

The former first lady wrote in a post on Tuesday that Beyonce was helping redefine a music genre and transform our culture, before pivoting to this years presidential election.

This album reminds us that we ALL have power, she wrote in the posts caption, which accompanied the cover art for Cowboy Carter. Theres power in our history, in our joy, and in our votes and we can each use our own gifts and talents to make our voices heard on the issues that matter most to us.

Together, we can stand up for what we believe in, and we must do that at the ballot box this year, she continued. The issues that impact us most are on the ballot across the country from equal pay and racial justice to reproductive healthcare and climate change. And as Queen Bey says at the end of Ya Ya, we need to keep the faith and VOTE!

The ex-first lady pointed followers to her When We All Vote website to register to vote, adding that the process can be done in the time it takes you to listen to your favorite song on the album.

In January, Obama talked about the 2024 presidential election during an appearance on Jay Shettys On Purpose podcast.

I am terrified about what could possibly happen because our leaders matter who we select, who speaks for us, who holds that bully pulpit, she said.

Obamas call to action comes amid recent reports that her husband, former President Barack Obama, is becoming more involved with President Joe Bidens campaign.

Beyonce received the Innovator Award at the iHeart Radio Music Awards on Monday, weeks after her single, Texas Hold Em, climbed to No. 1 on Billboards country songs chart. Shes the first Black woman to reach the top spot.

The 32-time Grammy winner endorsed Biden shortly before the 2020 election.

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Michelle Obama's Shoutout To Beyonce Takes A Political Turn - Yahoo Entertainment

US President Joe Biden, and former Democratic presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton are heckled over Israels war against Hamas at a New York City fundraiser.

During a discussion moderated by The Late Show host Stephen Colbert at the iconic Radio City Music Hall, protesters rise at several different moments to shout over the discussion and criticize Bidens backing of Israel.

Shame on you, Joe Biden one yells.

Obama says Biden has moral clarity on the Israel issue and is willing to listen to all sides in this debate and find common ground.

When a protestor inside the theater interrupts Obama, the former president snaps back: You cant just talk and not listen Thats what the other side does.

The protests draw a pledge from Biden to keep working to stop civilian deaths, particularly of children. But he adds, Israels existence is at stake.

Outside, hundreds of protesters demonstrate against Israel in Midtown Manhattan.

Also attending the event was Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, who recently hinted that Democrats could pull support for Israel if it does not hold elections and oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Tickets for Thursdays Biden event, expected to bring some buzz to his reelection effort, cost between $250 and $500,000, according to a Democrat familiar with the planning. The campaign said it raised more than $25 million.

More than 5,000 people were expected to attend. The event was not televised.

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Biden, Obama and Clinton heckled over Israel support at New York fundraiser - The Times of Israel

President Biden will lock arms with two of his Democratic predecessors at a campaign fund-raising event on Thursday evening in New York City, a public display of support from the two men who understand like few others what he faces.

Yet in one key way he will be standing alone.

Of the triumvirate of recent Democrats in the White House, Mr. Biden is the one who historians, political strategists and policy experts argue has racked up the most expansive list of legislative accomplishments and has received the least amount of credit for them.

In a first term with a closely divided Congress, Mr. Biden signed legislation to provide $1.9 trillion in pandemic stimulus, $1 trillion in infrastructure spending and $370 billion to fight climate change, as well as the first gun control measures in 28 years. It is a roster of achievement that surpasses Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, the two Democratic former presidents who will join him on Thursday in New York. And yet Mr. Bidens approval ratings are the lowest of all three men. While voters broadly support some of Mr. Bidens key policies, they are far more pessimistic about the future. And theyre not confident in his ability to serve a second term.

His biggest problem is not so much his ability to get things done, as weve seen, but his ability to put together a message that reaches the average American, no matter where theyre located, whether its a red state or a blue state, and to be able to get them to understand just exactly what hes trying to do for the country, Leon Panetta, who served as Mr. Clintons chief of staff and also in Mr. Obamas cabinet, said of Mr. Biden.

That central political paradox reflects the unique circumstances of the Biden era.

Mr. Biden is running in a tumultuous political climate unlike any the country has experienced before in modern times, seeking re-election in the first presidential contest since the pandemic was a major threat, the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and the Supreme Courts ruling overturning a half-century-old constitutional right to an abortion.

Mr. Bidens predicament also highlights just how deeply Americans have lost faith in politics and government since Mr. Clinton and Mr. Obama were in office.

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Biden, Fighting for Credit and Raising Cash, Gets Help From Clinton and Obama - The New York Times

President Biden and former Presidents Obama and Clinton joined the “SmartLess” podcast on Thursday while they were all together in New York ahead of a fundraiser.

The episode with the three presidents on “SmartLess,” which is hosted by comedians Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes and Will Arnett, will air at a later date, according to the White House.

Vice President Harris joined the podcast in 2020, as have other notable guests including football star Peyton Manning, actors Natalie Portman and Arnold Schwarzenegger and MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow. 

Biden is in New York with Obama and Clinton for a star-studded event in the Big Apple on Thursday evening. The event is expected to draw more than 5,000 supporters and raise more than $25 million, according to the campaign.

The event, along with the podcast taping, marks a rare instance where Biden, Obama and Clinton are together in the same room.

Obama, a major surrogate for Biden this cycle, hitched a ride on Air Force One with Biden to New York City earlier Thursday.

The event was spearheaded by Biden campaign co-Chair Jeffrey Katzenberg, finance Chair Rufus Gifford, Biden Victory Fund finance Chair Chris Korge and Anna Wintour.

Prominent guests from Mindy Kaling and Ben Platt to Queen Latifah and Lizzo are expected to perform, and late-night host Stephen Colbert will moderate a conversation with the three presidents.

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