Obama’s Moment Arrives
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on January 20th, 2009 5:31 am by HL
Obama’s Moment Arrives
Barack Obama takes office today with a realistic prospect of joining the ranks of history’s most powerful presidents.
Susan Rice Confirmation Hearing
SEN. JOHN KERRY (D-MASS.): Thank you very much, Senator Dodd. It’s my pleasure, on behalf of the entire committee and the Senate, to welcome you here, Dr. Rice. We’re really pleased to have you here today.
Bush Commutes Sentences of Ex-Agents
Reserving his last acts of clemency for his final full day in office, President Bush yesterday commuted the sentences of two former U.S. Border Patrol agents whose convictions in 2006 for shooting a Mexican drug dealer sparked a passionate debate over the rights of illegal immigrants.
Defined by Her Times and Defining Them, Michelle Obama Is a First Among First Ladies
The space underneath the photo of Michelle Robinson Obama in the “First Ladies” exhibit at the National Museum of American History is blank. The only thing that fills it is imagination.