For 82 days in 1968, Robert F. Kennedy ran for President. His campaign was described as magical and mystical. With RFK, we believed that anything was possible. Then his life was tragically cut short. His great potential left unfulfilled. There hasn’t been another politician, since RFK, who has inspired this country so profoundly…until Barak Obama. Will Barack Obama be able to recreate the magic of those 82 days?

Archive for February 5th, 2010

Small boy killed in Holocaust gets Facebook page _ attracting

Friday, February 5th, 2010

Thank you, Henio. I hope you can have many friends.” Piotr Kadlcik, the leader of Poland’s Jewish community, said that in today’s rapidly changing world he welcomes the effort. “Absolutely all forms that help us spread information about the past should be used and encouraged,”…. September 29th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Secret Service is investigating a poll posted on the social networking site Facebook that asks if President Barack Obama should be assassinated. …

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Remembrance of Calamities Past: Can Democracy Change Itself

Friday, February 5th, 2010

A little over a year ago Barack Obama had just been elected. The people had arisen and spoken–about a number of subjects: the wars, torture, tranparency in government, as well as a fair and just health care system. … We all can envision radical changes in our lives, but as the change approaches, we begin to fear the uncertainty and embrace the security of the status quo. In his campaign, President Obama fueled and inspired hope and optimism about the future. …

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Report Details Hacks Targeting Google, Others

Friday, February 5th, 2010

13 nov | Sunday will mark President Barack Obama’s first visit to China. Will he be stricken by Marco Polo-itis? The Great Wall and the Forbidden City can be mesmerizing. But so too can Obama, especially if allowed to speak freely on … Gone are the schmaltzy speeches positing his mere election as his greatest achievement, now the media, and with Scott Brown’s recent election it would seem the American public as well, are questioning whether the hope for change was …

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Church school thanks Democrats for not going ballistic over Sarah

Friday, February 5th, 2010

“… a light will shine through that window, a beam of light will come down upon you, you will experience an epiphany … and you will suddenly realize that you must go to the polls and vote for Obama” - Barack Obama Lebanon, New Hampshire, …. I hope you’ll join with me as we try to change it.” – Hussein Obama. And how is that working out for you?” Well considering John McCain all but killed Boeing Wichita with his attempt at giving the tanker deal to his buddies in France, …

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Barbara Kay: The artist has no clothes

Friday, February 5th, 2010

There’s hope. A January New Criterion magazine article introduces readers to a new counter-movement: “retrogardism,” which is described as “a multidisciplinary attempt to retrieve techniques and genres that fell into disuse during the modernist period.” … It’s interesting to see that this seems to mark the point in Australia that a change has emerged where there is ‘ a more sophisticated form [of graffiti]- which is this artistic form’. . . read more …

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The Tactics of Hope – Join the Social Entrepreneur Movement

Friday, February 5th, 2010

Join the Tactics of Hope Facebook Page facebook.com Get the Tactics of Hope book on Amazon.com www.amazon.com The recent election of President Barack Obama has given hope to millions and inspired them to address the many local and global … This video outlines the core concepts of their book “The Tactics of Hope: How Social Entrepreneurs Are Changing Our World”. It explains what social entrepreneurship is, why it has the power to change the world in profound ways, …

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Smoothed out on the R&B tip - Music Features - Providence Phoenix

Friday, February 5th, 2010

Gonzalez served as a longtime mentor for Broad Street Studios and had a 10-year run working with youth at AS220 while breaking out as a hip-hop producer and performer, inspired specifically by “Prince Paul’s early projects. …. IS THERE ‘HOPE‘ IN HOLLYWOOD? Buoyed by President Barack Obama’s campaign slogan, many had hopes for change after his election. STOPPING TIME BSO music director James Levine has returned to Symphony Hall for the first time since October, …

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Shadow on the Sun: Detention of pro-liberation leaders, activists

Friday, February 5th, 2010

A FORMER Guantanamo Bay guard has revealed how he turned from a beer-swilling American soldier into a devout Muslim after being inspired by the Midland men dubbed the Tipton Taliban. ….. We submit these realities in the hope that it may help those now under torture, get free from their constant pains and sufferings; that those who want to struggle for the cause of the oppressed humanity may raise their voice and those who nurture Islamic sympathy may do what they can to …

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FDA's New Guidelines for BPA Safety Fall Short « Your Green Ability

Friday, February 5th, 2010

I apologize in advance for posting a video that some will see as objectifying women — a debate we’ve already had here (see “ Supermodel: Why I Took It Off For Climate Change “). … Andrew Charlesworth, BusinessGreen , Wednesday 3 February 2010 at 14:43:00 Nuclear and renewables stand to gain at the expense of oil, gas and coal In his 2011 budget proposals, President Barack Obama has delivered on his promise to end subsidies to oil, gas and coal producers, and funnel the …

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2015Place.com: LGBT News Headlines (T26T-5)

Friday, February 5th, 2010

Until recently conversion therapy was uniquely American. Now we are getting word that therapists in Britain have been inspired by these American “conversions†and are introducing this harmful practice to the United Kingdom. … She shared with me the open letter she had written to President Obama, telling him that his “words and commitment to this cause have brought our family renewed hope and faith.†She not only wants her partner to be able to serve openly, …

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