newshoggers.com - 1/22/2009
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By BJ
Yesterday, Big Tent Democrat noted that Obama's inaugural speech wouldn't become truly great until Obama matched actions to his words.
Judging an inaugural speech in the moment is a mistake in my opinion. Immediate plaudits and pans are meaningless. Barack Obama's inaugural speech ...
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blogs.abcnews.com - 1/21/2009
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ABC News’ Lauren Sher reports: In an exclusive
interview with ABC News, President Barack Obama said that...
on opening day as the nation's first black president, he will remember the American people above all else. “I think it is just...
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President Obama: 'Government Is Going to Work'
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Barastroika!
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Unqualified Offerings Looking Sideways at Your World Since October 2001 Credit is due! | Main | January 22, 2009 Barastroika! A progress report from BJ Bjornson. And the watchword of the week from Jonathan Schwarz. For the most part president steers the imperial state like an ant steers an iron, and a handful of executive orders does not a summer make. Still, I feel like I’m getting my vote’s worth so far. Posted by Jim Henley @ 9:05 am , Filed under: Main Credit is due! | Main | Leave a Reply Name (required) Mail (will not be published) (required) Website Pages About Comments Policy E-Mail ...
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