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The Observer Staff Says Goodbye

Wednesday, April 22, 2009
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First 100 Days, Day 44

Wednesday, March 4, 2009
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The Obama administration and U.S. politics in some of today's headlines:
Washington Post:
- As Markets Slump, U.S. Tries to Halt Cycle of Fear
- Financial Rescue Turns to Toxic Assets
- New Post Proposed at Pentagon

 

First 100 Days - Day 42

Monday, March 2, 2009
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Historic Quote of the Day: On Health Care

"The point is that if we commit ourselves to making sure everybody has decent health care, there are ways to accomplish it without breaking the federal treasury or resorting to rationing."
(Barack Obama: The Audacity of Hope, 2006, p. 186)

And today? The Obama administration and U.S. politics in some of today's headlines:
Washington Post:
- On Economy, Two United Voices Steer Obama Agenda
- Tactical Success, Strategic Defeat
- Sebelius's Political Skills, Experience Win Plaudits

First 100 Days - Day 35

Monday, February 23, 2009

Historic Quote of the Day: On National Debt

"It's not the debt itself that's most troubling. Some debt might have been justified if we had spent the money investing in those things that would make us more competitive (...) Instead, the bulk of the debt is a direct result of the President's tax cuts, 47.4 percent of which went to the top 5 percent of the income bracket, 36.7 percent of which went to the top 1 percent, and 15 percent of which went to the top one-tenth of 1 percent, typically people making $1.6 million a year or more. In other words, we ran up the national credit card so that the biggest beneficiaries of the global economy could keep an even bigger share of the take."
(Barack Obama: The Audacity of Hope, 2006, p. 188)

And today? The Obama administration and U.S. politics in some of today's headlines:
 

First 100 Days - Day 32

Thursday, February 19, 2009
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Historic Quote of the Day: On Trade

"The U.S. economy is now so integrated with the rest of the world, and digital commerce so widespread, that it's hard to even imagine, much less enforce, an effective regime of protectionism. A tariff on imported stell may give temporary relief to U.S. steel producers, but it will make every U.S. manufacturer that uses stell in its products less competitive on the world market. It's tough to "buy American" when a video game sold by a U.S. company has been developed by Japanese software engineers and packaged in Mexico. '"
(Barack Obama: The Audacity of Hope, 2006, p. 175)

And today? The Obama administration and U.S. politics in some of today's headlines:

First 100 Days - Day 30

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Historic Quote of the Day: On Al Qaeda

"I would also argue that we have the right to take unilateral military action to eliminate an imminent threat to our security - so long as an imminent threat is to understood to be a nation, group, or individual that is actively preparing to strike U.S. targets (or allies with which the United States has mutual defense agreements), and has or will have the means to do so in the immediate future. Al Qaeda qualifies under this standards, and we can and should carry out preemptive strikes against them wherever we can.'"
(Barack Obama: The Audacity of Hope, 2006, pp. 308)

And today? The Obama administration and U.S. politics in some of today's headlines:

First 100 Days - Day 28

Monday, February 16, 2009
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Historic Quote of the Day: On Secrurity

"I firmly believe, for example, that since 9/11, we have played fast and loose with constitutional principles in the fight against terrorism. But I acknowledge that even the wisest president and most prudent Congress would struggle to balance the critical demands of our collective security against the equally compelling need to uphold civil liberties.'"
(Barack Obama: The Audacity of Hope, 2006, pp. 56)

And today? The Obama administration and U.S. politics in some of today's headlines:

First 100 Days - Day 25

Friday, February 13, 2009
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Historic Quote of the Day: On George W. Bush's Advice to Barack Obama When They First Met

"... 'You've got a bright future,' he [Bush] said. 'Very bright. But I've been in this town awhile and, let me tell you, it can be tough. When you get a lot of attention like you've been getting, people start gunnin' for ya. And it won't necessarily just be coming from my side, you understand. From yours, too. Everybody'll be waiting for you to slip, know what I mean? So watch yourself.'"
(Barack Obama: The Audacity of Hope, 2006, pp. 46)

And today? The Obama administration and U.S. politics in some of today's headlines:

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