Tag Archives: Barack Obama

100 Days of Obama's Facebook News Feed

Posted on April 30, 2009 by Brendan Campbell

I know you all are probably a little sick of recaps of Obama’s first 100 days, but Slate has, by far, the most amusing recap I’ve seen. They’ve put together what Obama’s fbook newsfeed would look like. Check out the … Continue reading →

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Mark Chou's Take: Introducing Bo Obama!

Posted on April 13, 2009 by Mark Chou

Have you seen the picture of Bo Obama, the new First Dog? Can you get any more adorable?!? Also, The Washington Post posted the photo (see above) on their website of Barack and Bo running through the White House. That’s … Continue reading →

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Kal Penn to Work at White House

Posted on April 7, 2009 by Brendan Campbell

Actor Kal Penn, whom most of us met during the campaign, will soon be working in the White House as the associate director of the White House office of public liaison. Penn, who has said he wishes to enter politics, … Continue reading →

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Obama Assassination Plot Foiled

Posted on April 7, 2009 by Brendan Campbell

The details are still sketchy, but it appears that a Syrian man was planning on assassinating the President while overseas, but was caught late last week. US officials are taking this threat “very seriously.” From CNN: The Saudi paper [al-Watan] … Continue reading →

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a pocket handbook: obama and the auto industry

Posted on March 31, 2009 by Nina

President Obama exits following his address on Monday. Many of you have been going through tough times for longer than you care to remember.Â And I won’t pretend that the tough times are over.Â I can’t promise you there isn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Barack Obama, Big Three, Blog, Congress, Detroit, Domestic Affairs | Tagged auto, auto task force, Barack Obama, Cars, Debbie Stabenow, Detroit, Dingell, Economy, flint, General Motors, gm chrysler, Jobs, levin, michigan, tim geithner | 1 Comment

Obama Administration Ends Use of "Enemy Combatant" Designation

Posted on March 25, 2009 by JS

The Department of Justice announced several weeks ago that the government would end the Bush-era practice of designating people “enemy combatants.”Â The Bush administration had asserted that the president has a wartime power to declare a person an “enemy combatant” … Continue reading →

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Mark Chou's Take: Barack's Special Olympics Zinger

Posted on March 20, 2009 by Mark Chou

Barack Obama became the first sitting President to appear on a late night talk show. Jay Leno and Presient Obama disucssed important issues including the economic crisis, bailouts, and, of course, the First Puppy. However, I think Obama made a … Continue reading →

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Kiss him, he's (3.1%) Irish!

Posted on March 17, 2009 by Brendan Campbell

Well, you probably shouldn’t actually. Michelle wouldn’t be too happy about that, and then there’s that whole Secret Service shooting you thing… Regardless, happy St. Patrick’s day everyone! In honor of today, Ancestry.com reports that Barack Obama is more like … Continue reading →

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Obama Backs Merit-Based Pay for Teachers

Posted on March 11, 2009 by JS

President Obama called for merit-based pay for teachers in a significant speech on education policy yesterday.Â Teachers unions, which reliably back Democratic candidates, have long opposed such a system.Â Politics aside, merit-based pay could help bring much-needed improvements to our … Continue reading →

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Check This: Obama's New York Times Interview

Posted on March 9, 2009 by Nina

Our belief and expectation is that we will get all the pillars in place for recovery this year. Those are the things we have control over and we have confidence that working with Congress we can get the pillars of … Continue reading →

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