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January 14, 2009
It will take some time to close, but this is a great start: “Advisers to President-elect Barack Obama say one of his first duties in office will be to order the closing of the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay. That executive order is expected during Obama’s first week on the job - ...
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If you’re like me, you started to watch George Bush’s last press conference, and gave up after about 30 seconds because it made you so mad. So here, instead, was Keith Olbermann’s coverage of it (ie the conference in nice, palatable chunks broken up by comment/sarcarsm/fact-correc...
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I just got finished listening to the last Bush presidential press conference ever (let the celebrations begin!), and all I can do is shake my head. What a mess that man is. One of the most telling lines in the conference was when Bush talked about how "the presidency never leaves you! You can never ...
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It’s official: the music stars scheduled to perform at the “We Are One” free inaugural concert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial this Sunday include* (my bolding): Beyonce, Mary J. Blige, Bono, Garth Brooks, Sheryl Crow, Renee Fleming, Josh Groban, Herbie Hancock, Heather Headle...
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That's what gossip blogger Perez Hilton is reporting is on the tongues of Latino democrats: that JLo and old Skelly-Skell are all about getting some spotlight at Obama's inaugural ball when they never supported the Illinois senator in the first place: Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez are scheduled to...
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That’s the question facing Obama when it comes to pursuing the Bush administration for crimes such as torture and wire-tapping. And from the sounds of his interview on ABC yesterday, he’s still unsure (watch the video here). As the Huffington Post piece notes, however: “As pointed ...
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1. John McCain 2. Joe Biden 3. Colin Powell Apart from all being prominent American male political figures, that is. And all being white (like Stephen Colbert, I don’t see colour). Give up? They’ve all got a great track record on bipartisanship. Well, a good enough track record to be hon...
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ABC This Week featured one of Barack Obama’s first major news interviews in weeks. He covered some new ground on Iran and gave some disappointing answers on issues like Gaza. For some reason, Obama feels empowered to strike out on his own in announcing a decisive break from Bush policy tow...
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That’s right - Barack Obama’s first foreign trip as President won’t be to Iraq, or Afghanistan, or Israel - but to… Canada! Well, the place has gone downhill ever since Kids In The Hall ended. But wait! What’s this? There’s a good reason for it? “[His trip w...
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