HISTORY BUZZ:
POLITICAL HIGHLIGHTS:
This Week’s Political Highlights
President Obama’s Press Conference & ABC Town Hall Special on Health Care Reform
June 22, 2009: President Obama’s Healthcare Reform in Trouble? Poll Numbers Sliding
June 15, 2009: President Obama, Health-Care Reform and the Middle East
BIGGEST NEWS STORIES:
Rock, Pop Historian John Covach Assesses Michael Jackson’s Impact: [...]
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THE OBAMA PRESIDENCY:
Brendan Smialowski for The New York Times President Obama responded to questions about the economy, health care, and protests in Iran on Tuesday.
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In Focus: Stats
Obama pushes the limits of media exposure: The Obama administration is responding to unfavorable trends [...]
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THE OBAMA PRESIDENCY:
(President Barack Obama gives remarks to the Esperanza National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C., Friday, June 19, 2009. Official White House Photographer Samantha Appleton.)
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President Barack Obama’s poll numbers start to wilt: The good news for Obama is that his approval ratings [...]
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Posted in HNN, History Buzz, tagged Barack Obama, Deborah Lipstadt, Department of State, Garry Wills, Henry Louis Gates Jr., Office of the Historian, Timothy Naftali, Tom Sugrue on June 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
HISTORY BUZZ:
POLITICAL HIGHLIGHTS:
This Week’s Political Highlights
June 15, 2009: President Obama, Health-Care Reform and the Middle East
June 8, 2009: Obama at 65th D-Day Anniversary, Health Care & Stimulus Plans
BIGGEST NEWS STORIES:
Office of the Historian Announces New Website: www.history.state.gov: The Department of State is pleased to announce the official unveiling of the Office [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Barack Obama, Bo Obama, Financial Overhaul, George W. Bush, health-care reform, Hillary Clinton, Iran, Karl Rove, Michelle Obama on June 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
THE OBAMA PRESIDENCY:
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Obama change message resonates, poll finds: The Zogby-Scoop44 poll found nearly two-thirds of voters under 30 polled said Obama’s change message has matched his work [...]
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Posted in HNN, Obama Presidency, Poiltical Highlights, tagged Barack Obama, Benjamin Netanyahu, Dick Cheney, GOP, Guantanamo, health-care reform, Iran, Israel, Joe Biden, Middle East, Nancy Pelosi, Paslestinians, Sarah Palin, Teddy Kennedy, tobacco on June 15, 2009 | 3 Comments »
THE OBAMA PRESIDENCY:
(President Barack Obama addresses the media about the passage of the kids tobacco legislation in the Rose Garden of the White House, June 12, 2009. Official White House Photographer Lawrence Jackson.)
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Crist maintains early lead in Senate race poll: Gov. Charlie Crist, [...]
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HISTORY BUZZ:
POLITICAL HIGHLIGHTS:
This Week’s Political Highlights
June 15, 2009: President Obama, Health-Care Reform and the Middle East
June 8, 2009: Obama at 65th D-Day Anniversary, Health Care & Stimulus Plans
June 4, 2009: President Obama’s Speech to the Muslim World in Cairo & Honoring Ronald Reagan
BIGGEST NEWS STORIES:
Avinoam Patt: University Of Hartford Professor [...]
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Posted in HNN, Obama Presidency, Poiltical Highlights, tagged Barack Obama, D-Day, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Laura Bush, Michelle Obama, Newt Gingrich, Normandy, Sarah Palin, Sonia Sotomayor on June 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
THE OBAMA PRESIDENCY:
(President Barack Obama listens as Vice President Joe Biden (left) presents the report on the Roadmap to
Recovery as he meets with his Cabinet in the State Dining Room of the White House, Monday, June 8, 2009.
Looking on at right are Attorney General Eric Holder and Housing and Urban Development
Secretary Shaun Donovan. Official White [...]
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Posted in HNN, History Buzz, tagged Andrew Roberts, Anthony Beevor, Barack Obama, D-Day, Ernest May, Juan Cole, Normany, Timothy Garton Ash, World War II on June 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
HISTORY BUZZ:
POLITICAL HIGHLIGHTS:
This Week’s Political Highlights
June 4, 2009: President Obama’s Speech to the Muslim World in Cairo & Honoring Ronald Reagan
May 31, 2009: Obama’s Economic Stimulus at 100 Days – Bush & Clinton Debate
May 25, 2009: President Obama, Dick Cheney & Guantanamo
BIGGEST NEWS STORIES:
Emmanuel Thiebot “D-Day+ 65 years: Obama [...]
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Posted in HNN, Obama Presidency, Poiltical Highlights, tagged Barack Obama, Cairo, Dick Cheney, George W. Bush, Iran, Israel, Michelle Obama, Mitt Romney, Muslims, Nancy Reagan, Palestinians, Ronald Reagan, Sonia Sotomayor on June 5, 2009 | 2 Comments »
THE OBAMA PRESIDENCY:
Stephen Crowley/The New York Times
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Addressing Muslims, Obama Pushes Mideast Peace: In opening a bold overture to the Islamic world on Thursday, President Obama confronted frictions between Muslims and the West, but he reserved some of his bluntest words for Israel, as he expressed sympathy for the [...]
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