One question you will hear: if a married couple is in that income bracket, is a better for economy for them to have to fork over additional tens of thousands of dollars to Barack Obama to spend on health care and other programs? ….. I hope that my comments about soldiers/police/firefighters weren’t misinterpreted, I can let my words get away from me. I know they don’t do it for money, and respect that a sense of duty and patriotism inspired these career choices. …

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In his own life, Barack Obama has lived the American Dream. As a community organizer, in the state senate, as a United States Senator - he has dedicated himself to ensuring the dream is realized. And in this campaign, he has inspired so …

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama charted a dramatic new course for the nation Thursday with a bold but contentious budget proposing higher taxes for the wealthy and the first steps toward guaranteed health care for all _ accompanied …… Three “Anything But Ordinary” Americans Who Inspired The President (SLIDESHOW). ***Scroll down for slideshow.*** Last night, Obama gave… Coen Brothers Direct New “Clean Coal” Ad (VIDEO). The Reality Campaign has released a new ad. …

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I found it profound to listen to Barack Obama respond to questions during the election campaign whenever something perceived as good or bad happened. His response always came from the same place and went along the lines of this (my …. This post has inspired me to do so! I use to be a very negative person, in my outlook and behaviour but I have been working very hard over the past few years on my inner game, trying to raise my awareness and turn my negativity around. …

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For nearly 40 years, Stevie’s music and powerful lyrics have inspired his fellow artists and connected with generations of fans. And he’s still connecting, even today. He recently performed with the Jonas Brothers, thrilling a new … we truly have lived to see a time where America has a chance to again live up to the greatness that it deserves to be seen and known as, through the love and the caring and the commitment of a president, as in our president, Barack Obama. …

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One was an “open seminar with Joe Rospars, founding partner of Blue State Digital and New Media Director of the Barack Obama Presidential Campaign.” (source). Bloggers and others active in the blogosphere were invited. ….. So - this isn’t quite the standard obligatory post-Irish Blog Awards entry, but it is heavily fuelled and inspired by the awards last weekend. Like most of the First World (or at least it seems like that many by now, but deservedly so), …

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The hope is that these politically ambitious former fellows will take what they learned during their time with the program and foster a less partisan and more solutions oriented form of government. …. a real surprise to most people –dems and repubs– that barack obama got the nomination. you know, some of the democrats were hillary supporters or were working other campaigns. our understanding of how policies are made and what goes into running a successful campaign, …

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I hope you are as fired up as I am after President Obama’s speech last night! Across the country and here in Rhode Island, we are inspired by the President’s message and motivated to organize for change. I wanted to introduce myself to those of you who I don’t yet know. My name is Jeff Partridge and I worked as a grassroots organizer on the Obama campaign. Some of you might have already read my previous letter that was posted earlier … Tags: Barack Obama, (All Tags) …

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Indeed, one of Barack Obama’s first proclamations as president was to announce the closure of the Guantanamo detention center within a year. Good for Obama - he was fulfilling a campaign pledge. But bad for Obama - he was thinking small, … Five weeks after his inauguration and still strong with the support of over two-thirds of Americans, the president of the United States met that challenge as he recaptured the most inspired timbres of his electoral campaign.”…

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Strassmann described the situation at Bethea’s impoverished school and how Obama had instantly inspired them: “Too often at J.V. Martin Junior High dreams die early. 85% of students live below the poverty line. … MARK STRASSMANN: Thanks to Tysheoma Bethea, everyone at J.V. Martin Junior High now shares the audacity of hope. BARACK OBAMA: I think about Tysheoma Bethea. STRASSMANN: Last night, the 14-year-old watched President Obama read America her letter to Congress, …

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