Angelina Jolie Open Letter To Obama
December 11, 2009 by Dylan
Angelina Jolie Open Letter To Obama – Angelina Jolie has written an open letter to president Obama via Newsweek to let him that know that more needs to be done for the Darfur region of Sudan, where the militia has killed over 300,000 people.Here is the letter:
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Obama Nobel Peace Prize Speech Video Text
December 10, 2009 by Dylan
Obama Nobel Peace Prize Speech Video Text – Obama Nobel Peace Prize Speech videos and text can be found here.Earlier today President Barack Obama delivered a speech in Oslo, Norway to accept the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize that was awarded to him.He said:
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Public Option Health Care Plan:Harry Reid Reform Compromise
December 8, 2009 by Dylan
Public Option Health Care Plan:Harry Reid Reform Compromise – Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid emerged from the Capitol this evening with some breaking news that will one way or another affect the nation.Reid told reporters that after six days of intense negotiations they have finally struck a tentative agreement to replace the controversial government-run insurance plan aka public option in their version of health-care legislation.He said:
“We have a broad agreement.Tonight, we’ve overcome a real problem that we had.”
Reid explained that the decision will please President Obama.
Massachusetts Senate Primary:Attorney General Martha Coakley Wins
December 8, 2009 by Dylan
Massachusetts Senate Primary:Attorney General Martha Coakley Wins – Just moments ago,Attorney General Martha Coakley has won the Democratic nomination in the race to succeed the late Sen. Edward Kennedy.Coakley has managed to beat Rep. Michael Capuano,City Year co-founder Alan Khazei and Boston Celtics co-owner Stephen Pagliuca and is hoping to become the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate from Massachusetts.
On the Republican side, State Sen. Scott Brown has defeated attorney Jack E. Robinson.
Brown and Coakley will battle it out in the general election that is set to take place on Jan. 19,2010.
Bernanke Speech Today
December 7, 2009 by Dylan
Bernanke Speech Today – Bernanke Speech can be found here.Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke delivered a speech in front of the Economic Club of Washington, D.C. yesterday where he talked about keeping interest rates at a record low for “an extended period” and the fact that U.S. now faces “formidable headwinds,” Bernanke said:
“We still have some way to go before we can be assured that the recovery will be self-sustaining.My best guess at this point is that we will continue to see modest economic growth next year — sufficient to bring down the unemployment rate, but at a pace slower than we would like.”
After Federal Reserve Chairman’s speech the dollar climbed to the highest level in almost a month versus the euro.Bernanke Speech on the economy can be viewed below.
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