Funny Article Conan Obrien sways finnish voters
-- Finland's president finds traditional support among women and the Social Democratic Party base, but lately to the surprise of many Finns -- and her opponents in Sunday's election -- she has gotten an endorsement of a different sort. The redheaded late-night talk show host Conan O'Brien has been promoting Tarja Halonen's re-election bid as part of a long-running joke about their supposed physical similarities. "Why do I support Tarja Halonen? Because she's got the total package: a dynamic personality, a quick mind, and most importantly -- my good looks," the comedian, whose show is broadcast on cable in Finland, said in a statement to The Associated Press. Halonen earned a victory in the first round of the presidential election Sunday, but with 46.3 percent of the vote, she faces a run-off on January 29 against former Finance Minister Sauli Niinisto, a conservative candidate, for a final six-year term. Whether O'Brien has a real interest in Finnish