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Television: Making Fun Of The Inauguration
The inauguration was a dilemma for late-night shows, which had to joke about an event Americans tended to consider moving and joyous. Surprisingly, the Bush-bashing Daily Show had the most biting commentary. All the late-night hosts went after the easy target of Dick Cheney, looking especially evil in his new wheelchair . All, that is, except David Letterman, whose Late Show was a re-run, possibly because of his tricky East Coast taping schedule. The Daily Show , also based in New York, managed to throw together a thoroughly fresh and lengthy collection of inaugural material. The best bit, at the end of the late-night highlights reel above, highlighted the similarities between President Obama's speech and many of ex-president George W.
There are times when President Obama seems to imagine himself as the moderator of a national discussion encompassing all the major issues. A similar fantasy must have been harbored by many gifted speakers, at one time or another. The odd thing about finding it in a president is that the fantasy is so completely non-political.
David Bromwich: The Character of Barack Obama
Obama entered the White House facing many seemingly intractable obstacles: two bloody, possibly unwinnable wars, an economic meltdown of 1930s-level proportions, and major congressional battles on public spending and health care, to name a few. These hard realities have made Obama -- a speaker notable for his soaring rhetoric and symbolic importance as the United States' first black president -- seem at times more like a fix-it guy than a visionary. But in truth, he is both. He is an unapologetic wonk with a professorial bearing, a "radical incrementalist" (in the useful term of his detractors) who assesses, seeks advice, considers, seeks counsel again, and then tinkers. He is also a president with big ideas, particularly in his foreign policy.
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Becoming Barack: 1993 Unseen Obama Interview Featured In New Mov
An unseen interview with Barack Obama in 1993, when his political career was just beginning, has surfaced in a new documentary called "Becoming Barack." "My general view about politics and running for office is that if you end up being fortunate enough to have the opportunity to serve, it is because you got a track record of service in the community," Obama says in the 1993 interview . "And I think right now, I am still building up that track record and if it, a point comes where I think that I might do more good in a political office.
39% Of Republicans Want More Birther Coverage
A Pew poll finds that a plurality of Republicans are not embarrassed by the Obama birther conspiracy. In fact, they wish the media spent more time on it. "Republicans are ... inclined to say that the allegations have received too little attention," the poll reports . "Nearly four-in-ten Republicans (39%) express this view, while 27% say they have received the right amount of attention and 26% say they have gotten too much attention.Despite all this, there were glaring loopholes in the security. Kessler describes how more than 100 VIPs and major campaign donors were screened by metal detectors but then walked along a public pavement before boarding "secure" buses and were not checked again. It could have been relatively simple for an assassin to have mingled with them in order to get close enough to shoot the new president. After Mr Obama was elected president, his two children Malia, 11, codenamed Radiance, and Sasha, eight, codenamed Rosebud, began receiving Secret Service protection. Mr Obama's wife Michelle is codenamed Renaissance. The Secret Service also started to protect Vice-President Joe Biden's children, grandchildren, and mother.
Barack Obama faces 30 death threats a day, stretching US Secret
Aufkauf von Ramschpapieren: Obama beschwört Erfolg von US-Rettun
Eine Billion Dollar kostet das neue Rettungskonzept für die US-Finanzindustrie - von ihm hänge das Schicksal der gesamten Wirtschaft des Landes ab, sagt Präsident Obama. Zugleich warnt er, dass der geplante Aufkauf fauler Kredite nicht sofort helfen wird. Die Börsen reagieren trotzdem erleichtert. Aus Datenschutzgründen wird Ihre IP-Adresse nur dann gespeichert, wenn Sie angemeldeter und eingeloggter Facebook-Nutzer sind. Wenn Sie mehr zum Thema Datenschutz wissen wollen, klicken Sie auf das i. Washington - Er mahnt zur Geduld - auch wenn es ihm schwerfallen dürfte: Barack Obama hat den Plan seiner Regierung zum Aufkauf fauler Wertpapiere als entscheidend für die Erholung der US-Wirtschaft bezeichnet.
Obama: U.S. to survive economic day of reckoning | U.S. | Reuter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama sought to strike a delicate balance between hope and reality on Tuesday to reassure Americans mired in economic crisis that they would survive a "day of reckoning." Riding high in opinion polls as he delivered his first address to a joint session of Congress, Obama was careful to include a sober assessment of the grim economic situation and his efforts to fix it. But the politician whose memoir was called "The Audacity of Hope" and who won the White House in last November's election amid chants of "yes, we can" was also back in stride, telling recession-weary Americans they can expect better days ahead. "While our economy may be weakened and our confidence shaken, though we are living through difficult and uncertain times, tonight I want every American to know this: We will rebuild, we will recover," Obama, a Democrat, said in a televised speech five weeks after taking office.
Weißes Haus im Web: Obama zieht neue Seiten auf - SPIEGEL ONLINE
Von Christian Stöcker Das Internet ist Barack Obamas Verbündeter - jetzt soll es ihm beim Regieren helfen. Die neue Website des Weißen Hauses zeigt der Welt, wie moderne Polit-Kommunikation funktioniert. Nur von der oft beschworenen Offenheit ist viel zu wenig zu spüren.
The New Team - Politics - The New York Times
Wednesday, April 11, 2012 President Obama has now filled nearly all of the major posts in his new administration. Below are profiles of some of the key members of his new team.Obama Names Team To Create "Innovation Agenda" President-elect Barack Obama today unveiled who will oversee his "Innovation Agenda," a set of policy proposals that aim to make government operations more transparent, use high-technology to create jobs and get average citizens more involved in government. Lead members of the group, Blair Levin, Sonal Shah and Julius Genachowski, will divide the group into four sub-teams: 1) Innovation and Government 2) Innovation and National Priorities 3) Innovation and Science 4) Innovation and Civil Society. The agenda "includes a range of proposals to create a 21st century government that is more open and effective; leverages technology to grow the economy, create jobs, and solve our country's most pressing problems; respects the integrity of and renews our commitment to science; and catalyzes active citizenship and partnerships in shared governance with civil society institutions," according to the president-elect's Web Site.
Obama Names Team To Create "Innovation Agenda" - Post
Obama Steps Up to the Plate on the Economy - TIME
Taking effective control of U.S. economic policy two months before he will be sworn into office, President-elect Barack Obama promised an "aggressive" economic recovery plan in the first month of 2009 that will include tax cuts and new spending on jobs, energy infrastructure, health care and education. Obama's vow to move "swiftly and boldly" is a sign that the incoming Administration is not waiting until the Inauguration to plot a new economic course. Nor, from the sound of it, does it seem like Obama feels he has the luxury of waiting.Feiertag für Verleger: Obama sorgt für Kurzzeit-Boom der Zeitung
Am Tag nach der Wahl waren viele US-Zeitungen ausverkauft. Unwahrscheinlich, dass deren Käufer darin neue Nachrichten suchten: Begehrt waren die Druckwerke, weil sie sich nicht "versenden" - also als zeitgeschichtliche Sammlerstücke. Webseiten kann man eben nicht an die Wand hängen. Aus Datenschutzgründen wird Ihre IP-Adresse nur dann gespeichert, wenn Sie angemeldeter und eingeloggter Facebook-Nutzer sind. Wenn Sie mehr zum Thema Datenschutz wissen wollen, klicken Sie auf das i.Seven Lessons for Radical Innovation | Sustainable, Innovative L
This blog is written by a member of our blogging community and expresses that member's views alone. I highly recommend that you read Obama’s Seven Lessons for Radical Innovators . Written by Umair Haque , it is a truly astute look at the organizational excellence of the Obama team. Haque identifies seven areas of performance where the Obama organization excelled: The Obama organization was self-organizing : Though disciplined and structured they had an extended organization that created opportunities for growth and wealth generation without the need for direction. The organization was highly elastic and resilient: I would say it was, at times, downright aiki .It's a momentous day for America - and the world. Barack Obama is poised to take the reins of the Presidency. So how did this unlikeliest of candidates do it?