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Tag Archives: president
State of the Union 2014
Did you miss President Obama’s State of the Union Address Tuesday night? It’s not too late! A transcript of the President’s prepared speech is available via National Public Radio. You can listen to it from the NPR site too. Or, … Continue reading
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White House YouTube Channel
You can subscribe to the White House’s YouTube channel and see what’s going on! Among the offerings: “West Wing Week” videos, as well as various special topic videos. The University Library is a federal depository with many federal, state, local, … Continue reading
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Supreme Court nominations
The Supreme Court is in the news: On May 26th President Obama nominated Sonia Sotomayor, a federal appellate court judge (U. S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit), to replace retiring Justice David Souter. Curious about how this process … Continue reading
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Obama’s Online Town Hall Meeting 3/26
President Obama scheduled a town hall meeting with all of us Thursday morning, March 26th, at 10:30 a.m. People were directed to the White House web site to review questions. If you missed it, you can read the transcript or … Continue reading
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Government spending
Did you watch Pres. Obama’s first Address to Congress Tues. night (Feb. 24)? I got hooked and had to watch until the end. He mentioned we could track government spending at http://www.recovery.gov/ Check it out and let us know what … Continue reading
Economic Report of the President
The 2009 Economic Report of the President has been submitted to Congress and may be read in its entirety online. This annual report, written by the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors, overviews the nation’s economic progress and provides … Continue reading
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President Barack Obama
Today, January 20th 2009, Barack Obama was sworn in as our 44th President. If you missed the swearing in, you can see it on YouTube: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9j2z8vywY88[/youtube] You can read the text of his inauguration speech online also. His team is … Continue reading
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