Anita Hill on President Obama’s pick for the Supreme Court
Interview with CNN news anchor John Roberts:
Anita Hill on Sotomayor: Tough, tenacious
Anita Hill tells CNN’s John Roberts that Judge Sonia Sotomayor is an ‘excellent’ choice for the Supreme Court.
The Senate Judiciary Committee is preparing for a history-making confirmation hearing for Judge Sonia Sotomayor. Another woman who once found herself before that same committee is sharing her [...]
President Obama’s First Congressional Address
From the New York Times:
In his first address to a joint session of Congress, Mr. Obama mixed an acknowledgment of the depth of the economic problems with a Reaganesque exhortation to American resilience. He offered an expansive agenda followed by a pledge to begin paring an ever-climbing budget deficit.
From CNN:
The president struck an optimistic tone, [...]
President Obama and Republicans Clash on Economic Stimulus
From CNN:
President Obama told Republican House leaders Tuesday he plans to stand firm on the part of his $825 billion economic recovery plan that calls for tax rebates for nearly all working Americans — including those who make too little to owe income taxes.
According to two Republican aides familiar with Obama’s Capitol Hill meeting, [...]
The Inauguration Party Gets Started
From CNN:
Inauguration revelry began Sunday afternoon as thousands gathered on the National Mall in Washington for a free concert featuring big stars.
President-elect Barack Obama spoke at the concert, just after 4 p.m.
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“The dream of our founders will live on in our time. … What gives me hope is what I see [...]
Saturday Obama News Wrap Up…
From CNN:
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell is lending his stature to an initiative from the incoming administration to connect volunteers with causes that need them.
“Let’s come forward to serve our fellow citizens and to serve our nation,” Colin Powell said Friday.
“We have an economic problem,” Powell told a Washington news conference [...]