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Archive for May, 2009

Paine official is driven by love for politics, education – Augusta Chronicle

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

Paine official is driven by love for politics, education
Augusta Chronicle, GA
At 33, Mr. Brown has twice run for political office, organized an annual football and basketball tournament for black colleges, co-founded one of the largest black gatherings in South Carolina and worked on Vice President Joe Biden's presidential ...

Obama May Need 'Magician' Skills in Cairo to Reach All Muslims – Bloomberg

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

Washington Post

Obama May Need 'Magician' Skills in Cairo to Reach All Muslims
Bloomberg
By Daniel Williams and Edwin Chen June 1 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama says he hopes his June 4 speech to the Muslim world will repair broken trust. He may find his audience disagrees on what needs to be fixed. Resolve the Israeli-Palestinian ...
What Muslims want to hear from Obama The Associated Press
Barack Obama will pledge to heal rift with Islam Telegraph.co.uk
President Obama to reach out to Muslims Boston Herald
Arab News - ABS CBN News
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Cuba, US Will Discuss Migration, Postal Service, Clinton Says – Bloomberg

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

MiamiHerald.com

Cuba, US Will Discuss Migration, Postal Service, Clinton Says
Bloomberg
By Indira AR Lakshmanan June 1 (Bloomberg) -- Cuba and the US will hold talks on migration and postal services as part of the Obama administration's efforts to improve relations, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said. Cuba accepted the US proposal ...
Cuba could derail Clinton visit Taipei Times
Don't readmit Cuba, Miami exiles to urge OAS MiamiHerald.com
Cuba's reentry to top agenda of OAS meeting Xinhua
The Associated Press - Xinhua
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Obamas' Chow: Politically Palatable – Washington Post

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

Obamas' Chow: Politically Palatable
Washington Post, United States
Just after Citronelle, the president and Joe Biden made a lunch trip to a casual if haute burger joint, Ray's Hell Burger in Arlington, triggering a media frenzy that, Rockwell said, "quickly erased any memory of fine dining in the public's mind-set" ...

My Ten Sense: Why so serious, Eminem? Did MTV Movie Awards cross … – Florida Times-Union

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

My Ten Sense: Why so serious, Eminem? Did MTV Movie Awards cross ...
Florida Times-Union, FL
Eminem uses his music videos to make vulgar spoofs of celebrities, including rocker Bret Michaels and Alaska governor Sarah Palin. This time the rapper was literally the butt of a joke, and he wasn'ta good sport. Nearly an hour into the MTV Movie ...

Editorial: Walpole can't turn down library deal – Daily News Transcript

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

Editorial: Walpole can't turn down library deal
Daily News Transcript, MA
No one criticized John mccain for running for president twice. Besides, library planners have responsibly trimmed the project after the first vote. The new proposal is about 2 percent smaller than the original 32000 square foot plan—cutting down on ...

Graduating into uncertainty – AsiaOne

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

AsiaOne

Graduating into uncertainty
AsiaOne, Singapore
[top photo: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton waves as she arrives at the New York University (NYU) 177th Commencement at Yankee Stadium in New York, May 13, 2009. Clinton received an honorary degree from NYU, during the graduation ceremony which ...

A Conversation with Valerie Jarrett – Washington Post

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

Daily Mail

A Conversation with Valerie Jarrett
Washington Post, United States
ROMANO: Your portfolio includes Public Engagement, Women and Girls, and Intergovernmental Affairs, not to mention that you are probably the closest friend of Michelle and Barack Obama on staff here right now. So let's start with your relationship with ...
Video: Raw Video: First Couple Bound for Broadway Show The Associated Press
US President Barack Obama has fulfilled a pre-election promise by ... BBC News
Barack Obama criticised for cost of Broadway date Telegraph.co.uk
Bloomberg - Times Online
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Obama sets a new course for GM – Detroit Free Press

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

Washington Post

Obama sets a new course for GM
Detroit Free Press, United States
President Barack Obama will address the nation from the White House at 11:55 am on his rescue of the nation's largest automaker, planning to infuse $30.1 billion to pay for the bankruptcy and emergence of a new GM, on top of the $19.4 billion in loans ...
Video: Indy GM workers vote for concessions WISH TV
AP Sources: General Motors to file for bankruptcy The Associated Press
Majority of GM Bondholders Back Debt-for-Equity Deal Wall Street Journal
United Press International - CNN International
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Obamas' Chow: Politically Palatable – Washington Post

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

Washington Post

Obamas' Chow: Politically Palatable
Washington Post, United States
Joe Biden and Barack Obama await cheeseburgers at Ray's Hell Burger in Arlington last month. (Pool Photo by Roger L. Wollenberg via Getty Images) Hamburger lunches from the local carryout joints, the occasional big dinners at white-tablecloth ...