Posted in HNN, Obama Presidency, Poiltical Highlights, tagged Barack Obama, Bobby Jindal, Congress, Democrats, Economic Stimulus Bill, Joint Session Congress, Michelle Obama, Republicans, Senate on February 25, 2009 | 7 Comments »
THE OBAMA PRESIDENCY:
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Borger: Have we seen too much Obama?: President Obama has made his priorities very clear: health care, energy and education. The speech is more like a standard State of the Union address — with an added element of extreme urgency, given the [...]
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Posted in HNN, Obama Presidency, Poiltical Highlights, tagged Barack Obama, Canada, Denver, Economic Stimulus, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, North Korea, Stephen Harper on February 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
White House photo 2/18/09 by Pete Souza
Housing plan
On Feb. 18, 2009, President Obama announced his plan to help homeowners and stabilize the housing market. Learn more about how the plan might affect you.
THE OBAMA PRESIDENCY:
On Thursday, Feb. 19, 2009, President Obama made his first foreign trip — to Canada, the United States top trading partner.
IN [...]
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Posted in HNN, tagged HNN, Top Young Historians on February 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
HNN’s Top Young Historians’ Feature (which I edit) reaches the 100th profile this week!!!
HNN’s Top Young Historian: This Week … Jason M. Opal
Bonnie Goodman
Here’s a full listing of all 100 profiles as published from the last three years:
Complete List of “Top Young Historians”
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THE OBAMA PRESIDENCY:
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The Senate cast the final vote, 60-38, hours after the House of Representatives passed an identical bill, 246-183.
House Roll Call: House passes economic stimulus: The 246-183 roll call Friday by which the House passed a $787 billion economic stimulus bill.
Voting yes were 246 Democrats and no [...]
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Doug Mills/The New York Times Senator Judd Gregg with President Obama and Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr.
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CNN-Opinion Research Corporation poll out this week shows an American public looking very favorably on the new president, with an approval rating of 76%. That includes a whopping 97% [...]
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INTRODUCTION
On this day in history… February 12, 1809, Abraham Lincoln the 16th President of the United States was born in a one-room cabin on his family’s Sinking Spring Farm in Kentucky. This made him the first president to born out of the thirteen original colonies.
On the bicentennial anniversary of his [...]
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Stephen Crowley/The New York Times
Members of the House and the Senate working on the final version of the stimulus on Wednesday. The fragile consensus, and the president’s agenda, face many tests in coming months.
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President Obama’s first prime time press conference attracted 49.5 million viewers on Monday night.
The Headlines…
Congress, [...]
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Also: February 9, 2009: President Obama’s First Press Conference
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White House photo 2/10/09 by Joyce N. Boghosian
FLOTUS at Mary’s Center
That was Mrs. Obama’s message to a group of young people at a non-profit community organization in Washington, D.C. — where she spoke about her own humble beginnings.
White House photo 2/10/09 by Pete Souza
POTUS [...]
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Ruth Fremson/The New York Times
President Obama, at his White House news conference on Monday night, where he discussed the Democratic stimulus plan and opposition to it by Republicans.
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FACT CHECK: Obama has it both ways on pork: Obama’s sales pitch on the enormous package he wants Congress to make [...]
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Posted in HNN, Obama Presidency, Poiltical Highlights, tagged Barack Obama, Congress, Economic Stimulus Bill, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Senate, Tom Daschle on February 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
THE OBAMA PRESIDENCY:
President Barack Obama addresses the House Democrats Conference in Williamsburg,Va. (Photo: Jim Watson/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images)
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Rate media coverage of Pres. Obama?: A new Gallup poll shows 38% of those surveyed don’t think the press has been tough enough in its coverage of the new president. [...]
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