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POTUSWorld.com - The Presidential News Source - Substantive summaries of the top U.S. and related global news reports about the President of the United States Barack Obama, and his administration.
POTUSWorld.com - The Presidential News Source - Substantive summaries of the top U.S. and related global news reports about the President of the United States Barack Obama, and his administration.
More than most will or can acknowledge, this President has made extraordinary strides in his first year in resetting America's moral and political compass. This reset is not an easy-button task considering the hard and harsh path we have chosen over the past 20-plus years. As a result of various actions in the last two decades, the world — even inside our own country — has become a much more challenging and dangerous place for Americans.
The Parallax Perspective
Independent Bottom-Up Opinionalysis
Dennis Moore - POTUS World Publisher
Independent Bottom-Up Opinionalysis
Dennis Moore - POTUS World Publisher
While many partisans on the left and right of politics have criticized Obama for his first year of decisions and actions, the more middle and effective course he has taken is beginning to show small and constructive results. Of course, that does not sit well with politicized partisans — as it virtually invalidates their premature rhetoric and political comfort zones.
If we've been paying genuine attention since his campaign and Inauguration Day, virtually nothing President Obama has said or done is new or surprising. Historically, no other U.S. President has been more candid and communicative about his intent and actions — offline, online and places in between — if we listen more above the screech of critics and pundits.
Even on economics, I strongly encourage everyone to read one or all three of these books: Obamanomics (John R. Talbott), Renegade (Richard Wolffe), and What Obama Means (Jabari Asim). Read any one of these books and you'll get your own 'A-hah!' moment.
No doubt, criticism is always very necessary when supported by conclusive facts and fully informed opinion — usually known as constructive criticism. Nevertheless, it should also be balanced by a sense of realism and optimism about possibilities. The absence of these latter elements only breeds the kind of cynicism and collective self-destruction that have nearly destroyed us, as well as the compass we will always need for guidance.
The bottom line facts and rational behind the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize being awarded to this 44th President of the United States is to serve as added momentum to the motivation that put Obama on his current path. He clearly acknowledges that the standard has been set by others before him, and that his early course is merely the follow-through guided by his own compass. Too bad his critics on this matter have shown none of the same level of humility on anything.
We elected a man and president — not a god or genie.
WHAT'S YOUR VIEW? ppceo@POTUSworld.com
Dennis Moore, POTUS World Publisher - Published December 10, 2009
As I recall, many among the Congressional Black Caucus were busy doing the 'Potomac Two-Step' and 'Plantation Slide' during Election 2008. They didn't support or envision the promising junior U.S. Senator of Illinois Barack Obama
to be a President Barack Obama. Ironically, he was from among the CBC's ranks — albeit he was one of its younger and more politically elegant members.
Again, as I clearly remember it, at least one among the so-called 'HNIC' political elite wanted to "cut his nuts off" during a nationwide TV broadcast — no doubt to the ghostly approval and humor of many abusive slave masters and present day KKK terrorists. One can only wonder if Reverend Jesse Jackson was really crying during Obama's victory night telecast over his own gross political miscalculation, or about that “live and in living color” verbal transgression against the most popular and arguably politically astute fellow Illinoisans since Lincoln.
So now the question, in the reality of this 21st century of new paradigm politics — lead by a genuinely articulate, intelligent, broadminded, patriotic, brinkmanship-capable, still-likable and globally conscious U.S. President of African American descent — what is the true and current purpose of the CBC? No doubt, they really do have a very important and truly critical role to play in and beyond the Obama era.
Let's see — how about simply providing fully engaged, consistent, and completely competent representation and effective longterm empowerment for their long-suffering local constituents, many of whom feel significantly under-served by them as they showboat, hype and rant — and sometimes scam or steal taxpayer assets in and beyond the Nation's Capital (i.e. William “Cold Cash” Jefferson of New Orleans, Charles “Land Grab” Rangel of New York City, and more to come in and outside D.C.).
Okay, at the risk of some rye humor within a very serious subject, I'll say it for everyone that's thinking it: Let's forever stop profiling Black drivers, pedestrians, shoppers and young men — and start profiling corrupt Black public officials who damn well should know better, and do better by their mostly Black constituents who will never get the opportunity to chat face-to-face about their actual needs and concerns with Obama in the Oval Office.
Yeah, how about the Congressional Black Caucus lip- and body-checking those among their own ranks that are not doing, and rarely have done, the 'right thing' for those many faceless constituents they claim the President is not helping — as if Obama's actions on infrastructure upgrades, job generation, affordable healthcare, global trade, educational empowerment, green technology, credit access, home loans, diplomatic engagement, public safety and the war on terrorism for all of America has absolutely nothing to do with Black Americans.
How about CBC members making a 21st century contract with their constituents to greatly, more proactively and effectively do the jobs our dwindling hard-earned tax dollars have been paying them to do since the 20th century.
How about the CBC stop acting like crabs in a new millennium barrel. Surely, to paraphrase Obama, they too need to know what they're talking about before they speak.
WHAT'S YOUR VIEW? ppceo@POTUSworld.com
Dennis Moore, POTUS World Publisher - Published December 13, 2009
Again, as I clearly remember it, at least one among the so-called 'HNIC' political elite wanted to "cut his nuts off" during a nationwide TV broadcast — no doubt to the ghostly approval and humor of many abusive slave masters and present day KKK terrorists. One can only wonder if Reverend Jesse Jackson was really crying during Obama's victory night telecast over his own gross political miscalculation, or about that “live and in living color” verbal transgression against the most popular and arguably politically astute fellow Illinoisans since Lincoln.
So now the question, in the reality of this 21st century of new paradigm politics — lead by a genuinely articulate, intelligent, broadminded, patriotic, brinkmanship-capable, still-likable and globally conscious U.S. President of African American descent — what is the true and current purpose of the CBC? No doubt, they really do have a very important and truly critical role to play in and beyond the Obama era.
Let's see — how about simply providing fully engaged, consistent, and completely competent representation and effective longterm empowerment for their long-suffering local constituents, many of whom feel significantly under-served by them as they showboat, hype and rant — and sometimes scam or steal taxpayer assets in and beyond the Nation's Capital (i.e. William “Cold Cash” Jefferson of New Orleans, Charles “Land Grab” Rangel of New York City, and more to come in and outside D.C.).
Okay, at the risk of some rye humor within a very serious subject, I'll say it for everyone that's thinking it: Let's forever stop profiling Black drivers, pedestrians, shoppers and young men — and start profiling corrupt Black public officials who damn well should know better, and do better by their mostly Black constituents who will never get the opportunity to chat face-to-face about their actual needs and concerns with Obama in the Oval Office.
Yeah, how about the Congressional Black Caucus lip- and body-checking those among their own ranks that are not doing, and rarely have done, the 'right thing' for those many faceless constituents they claim the President is not helping — as if Obama's actions on infrastructure upgrades, job generation, affordable healthcare, global trade, educational empowerment, green technology, credit access, home loans, diplomatic engagement, public safety and the war on terrorism for all of America has absolutely nothing to do with Black Americans.
How about CBC members making a 21st century contract with their constituents to greatly, more proactively and effectively do the jobs our dwindling hard-earned tax dollars have been paying them to do since the 20th century.
How about the CBC stop acting like crabs in a new millennium barrel. Surely, to paraphrase Obama, they too need to know what they're talking about before they speak.
WHAT'S YOUR VIEW? ppceo@POTUSworld.com
Dennis Moore, POTUS World Publisher - Published December 13, 2009
A New & Improved Purpose For
CBC Politicos In The Obama Era
CBC Politicos In The Obama Era
The Parallax Perspective
Independent Bottom-Up Opinionalysis
Dennis Moore - POTUS World Publisher
Independent Bottom-Up Opinionalysis
Dennis Moore - POTUS World Publisher
The Parallax Perspective
Independent Bottom-Up Opinionalysis
Dennis Moore - POTUS World Publisher
Independent Bottom-Up Opinionalysis
Dennis Moore - POTUS World Publisher
Federal Education Funding:
The Weakest Link In America
The Weakest Link In America
President Barack Obama and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, unlike their predecessors, are to be commended for their high prioritization of education as a key component in the present and future success of the United States. No doubt, this new, urgent and sharper focus on upgrading our relatively outmoded education system is overdue.
However, there appears to be a large reality gap in what it will take to upgrade American education and the actual required cost. On top of the $4.35 billion already committed in Obama's 2010 budget is a forthcoming $1.35 billion for school grants during 2011.
However, there appears to be a large reality gap in what it will take to upgrade American education and the actual required cost. On top of the $4.35 billion already committed in Obama's 2010 budget is a forthcoming $1.35 billion for school grants during 2011.
Nevertheless, when it comes to educating today's U.S. students, and the critical mass of the tough global competition we'll face in 2010 and beyond, single-digit billions just won't cut it. Even as an Independent with fiscal conservative and waste conscious instincts, it's clear to me that larger critical returns will be earned by much greater investments in all of our public schools.
Yes, even when it comes to the educational, creative, productive and intellectual destiny of our nation, as many young people can tell you on this matter, “It's all about the Benjamins.” If we don't start setting fiscal year double-digit billions for education within this decade, we might as well kiss our competitive future and global lead goodbye. Our multi-billion dollar bailouts to the financial and other corporate industries won't compare to the trillions that will be lost through an exponential degeneration of homegrown brainpower, talent, productivity, and competence.
Beginning with steady funding for mandatory free pre-school education, maximum 15-student classrooms from elementary to high school, standardized portable student computers with digitized online textbooks and homework, better paid in-classroom teachers, expanded parent involvement programs, school building infrastructure renovations, and a 50-state network of tuition-free national colleges are just a few ways most parents will see their tax dollars more effectively spent. Ask any cash-strapped parent trying to acquire a good education for their child. Regarding our nation's future, it's clearly a pay more now or pay much more later proposition.
When I hear about the bailout billions for incompetent corporate executives that mismanaged their businesses and our economy, along with the multiple millions they pay themselves for a job poorly done, the feeling during my socioeconomic and political discussions is not anger — but, how many American children in this decade and beyond can be better educated and effectively trained with just a fully accountable ten percent of our collective national fortune.
You can jokingly, but credibly, argue that improving our education system will also result in greater competence and improved managerial judgment among future executives. Perhaps. However, I am seriously certain that an effectively funded education system is a major factor in youth crime reduction — a fact that's not lost on a high youth crime city like Chicago where Secretary Duncan was recruited, and equally applicable just minutes from the White House.
Sometimes, the obvious and simplicity can be difficult for the complicated mind — and the critical challenge of actually doing something to bring genuine and effective change. Call me simple or naïve, but in a deeper and complex sense, student educational empowerment and reform of our pre-school to college education systems are also matters of national security.
WHAT'S YOUR VIEW? ppceo@POTUSworld.com
Dennis Moore, POTUS World Publisher - Published January 20, 2010
RELATED LINKS:
Educational Attainment In The U.S. & History Of Education In The U.S.
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
National Assessment of Educational Progress
Institute for Higher Education Policy & Education Week Magazine
2009 Data Indicates The U.S. Remains Competitive Among Other Developed Nations
PDF Edition - The Spaces Between Numbers:
Getting International Data On Higher Education Straight
World Economic Forum: Global Competitiveness Report 2009-2010 & PDF Edition
Yes, even when it comes to the educational, creative, productive and intellectual destiny of our nation, as many young people can tell you on this matter, “It's all about the Benjamins.” If we don't start setting fiscal year double-digit billions for education within this decade, we might as well kiss our competitive future and global lead goodbye. Our multi-billion dollar bailouts to the financial and other corporate industries won't compare to the trillions that will be lost through an exponential degeneration of homegrown brainpower, talent, productivity, and competence.
Beginning with steady funding for mandatory free pre-school education, maximum 15-student classrooms from elementary to high school, standardized portable student computers with digitized online textbooks and homework, better paid in-classroom teachers, expanded parent involvement programs, school building infrastructure renovations, and a 50-state network of tuition-free national colleges are just a few ways most parents will see their tax dollars more effectively spent. Ask any cash-strapped parent trying to acquire a good education for their child. Regarding our nation's future, it's clearly a pay more now or pay much more later proposition.
When I hear about the bailout billions for incompetent corporate executives that mismanaged their businesses and our economy, along with the multiple millions they pay themselves for a job poorly done, the feeling during my socioeconomic and political discussions is not anger — but, how many American children in this decade and beyond can be better educated and effectively trained with just a fully accountable ten percent of our collective national fortune.
You can jokingly, but credibly, argue that improving our education system will also result in greater competence and improved managerial judgment among future executives. Perhaps. However, I am seriously certain that an effectively funded education system is a major factor in youth crime reduction — a fact that's not lost on a high youth crime city like Chicago where Secretary Duncan was recruited, and equally applicable just minutes from the White House.
Sometimes, the obvious and simplicity can be difficult for the complicated mind — and the critical challenge of actually doing something to bring genuine and effective change. Call me simple or naïve, but in a deeper and complex sense, student educational empowerment and reform of our pre-school to college education systems are also matters of national security.
WHAT'S YOUR VIEW? ppceo@POTUSworld.com
Dennis Moore, POTUS World Publisher - Published January 20, 2010
RELATED LINKS:
Educational Attainment In The U.S. & History Of Education In The U.S.
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
National Assessment of Educational Progress
Institute for Higher Education Policy & Education Week Magazine
2009 Data Indicates The U.S. Remains Competitive Among Other Developed Nations
PDF Edition - The Spaces Between Numbers:
Getting International Data On Higher Education Straight
World Economic Forum: Global Competitiveness Report 2009-2010 & PDF Edition
The Parallax Perspective
Independent Bottom-Up Opinionalysis
Dennis Moore - POTUS World Publisher
Independent Bottom-Up Opinionalysis
Dennis Moore - POTUS World Publisher
The Big Picture, Dirty Laundry &
The Liberal Senator From Nevada
The Liberal Senator From Nevada
Nevada's U.S. Senator Harry Reid hasn't yet earned being called a racist or flaming bigot. His 2008 comments about President Barack Obama's candidacy as having a much greater campaign advantage over other African American Presidential aspirants based on him being "light-skinned" and not having a "Negro dialect" is old news.
After Reid's apology, the President has rightly turned a page on the comments made over a year ago during his historic bid for POTUS. Obama knows he has far greater matters in the coming days and years of this new decade.
After Reid's apology, the President has rightly turned a page on the comments made over a year ago during his historic bid for POTUS. Obama knows he has far greater matters in the coming days and years of this new decade.
Moreover, tagging Reid's past comments as 'politically incorrect' is so lame and truly passé. However, without doubt, the diagnosis of the senior politico being socially retarded is confirmed.
Then, there is the big picture perspective of our own collective dirty laundry, and other truths beyond the liberal U.S. Senator's statements — or as comedian Carlos Mencia would joke about in a news segment on his past TV show, "Why the fuck is this news?" Even in this second decade of the new millennium, in a so-called "post-racial" Obama Era, who hasn't heard older and even younger Blacks speaking of their own color preferences of other Blacks — or denigrating one another over skin shade, "good hair" or "talking White" and "acting White" in 21st century America — aside from the usual "ghetto" or "ghetto fabulous" putdowns.
Even my ears were the unfortunate recipients of one individual on DC's Metro train system worrying out loud that she thought there were "too many Whites and Lights advising Obama." The rant got more ignorant than that, but I'll spare you the logic-defying details of her obvious plantation mentality analysis. Yes, in 2010, conscious and unconscious 'Black Codes' among Blacks live on very well without a word from any 70-year-old White public official from Nevada.
Sure, as a knee-jerk reaction, we'll justifiably say Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid's remarks are bigoted and politically incorrect — or as I prefer to say, socially retarded. But, what else is new or shocking coming from the mouths of many other Americans of every ethnicity and political persuasion when it comes to their personal and honest thoughts about other groups? It's as American as apple pie, the Fourth of July and Soul Train.
Until we fully and honestly face each of our own levels of ignorance and insecurity regarding anyone beyond the ethnic group each of us believe we belong to, expressing socially retarded remarks in private or public will continue — based solely on human nature and popular culture.
Regardless of any social status, educational level, financial prowess or hue, this mentality is a simple reminder of the need to heal each of our own forms of personal arrested development.
WHAT'S YOUR VIEW? ppceo@POTUSworld.com
Dennis Moore, POTUS World Publisher - Published January 11, 2010
Then, there is the big picture perspective of our own collective dirty laundry, and other truths beyond the liberal U.S. Senator's statements — or as comedian Carlos Mencia would joke about in a news segment on his past TV show, "Why the fuck is this news?" Even in this second decade of the new millennium, in a so-called "post-racial" Obama Era, who hasn't heard older and even younger Blacks speaking of their own color preferences of other Blacks — or denigrating one another over skin shade, "good hair" or "talking White" and "acting White" in 21st century America — aside from the usual "ghetto" or "ghetto fabulous" putdowns.
Even my ears were the unfortunate recipients of one individual on DC's Metro train system worrying out loud that she thought there were "too many Whites and Lights advising Obama." The rant got more ignorant than that, but I'll spare you the logic-defying details of her obvious plantation mentality analysis. Yes, in 2010, conscious and unconscious 'Black Codes' among Blacks live on very well without a word from any 70-year-old White public official from Nevada.
Sure, as a knee-jerk reaction, we'll justifiably say Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid's remarks are bigoted and politically incorrect — or as I prefer to say, socially retarded. But, what else is new or shocking coming from the mouths of many other Americans of every ethnicity and political persuasion when it comes to their personal and honest thoughts about other groups? It's as American as apple pie, the Fourth of July and Soul Train.
Until we fully and honestly face each of our own levels of ignorance and insecurity regarding anyone beyond the ethnic group each of us believe we belong to, expressing socially retarded remarks in private or public will continue — based solely on human nature and popular culture.
Regardless of any social status, educational level, financial prowess or hue, this mentality is a simple reminder of the need to heal each of our own forms of personal arrested development.
WHAT'S YOUR VIEW? ppceo@POTUSworld.com
Dennis Moore, POTUS World Publisher - Published January 11, 2010
Relying on information rooted in snapshot polls, half-baked facts, media-based hype, and moronic logic is not a clear path to finding substantive conclusions. If there are some logically connected facts and factual historical data, rather than hysterical assumptions, to explain why level-headed Americans should give any serious consideration to the nonsense in the daily news cycles — it's totally lost on me.
Obama is not your usual run-of-the-mill POTUS. For anyone that vaguely remembers 2000 through 2008, he is what most of us asked for on Election Day. This current media spin-cycle and political hand-wringing may seem to be a metaphor for the saying, “Be careful of what you ask for, you may get it.” Then again, the hype about President Obama skating on thin ice without hope of basic bipartisan support or legislative success, may simply be an attempt to exploit the selective and schizophrenic memory of a segment of Americans.
The sum-total of what any president is trying to achieve when making real change through his policies, regardless of political affiliation, cannot and should not be judged based on a single goal or policy effort. Surely, on this account, even President Obama's political adversaries have affirmed all too often during several of their administrations that they stand on very shaky ground regarding competent governance, fiscal integrity, and America's overall national security.
So, how can we accurately assess and fairly judge this president's first year in office. No doubt, Obama warrants constructive criticism on parts of his domestic and foreign policies. Though I'm no icon of patience in hoping for a quicker economic recovery of my nation, at the very least I do understand that it is the overall results of several policies and coordinated initiatives over years — especially the accountability for them — that determine the real success or failure of any president's time in office. We elected a president, not a genie.
You can be sure, beyond the hyped headlines in upcoming elections, many won't comprehend the constructive new direction of our nation that Barack Obama has forged — at least until the middle of his second term. As long as most voters don't allow themselves to be punked, duped, bamboozled and trapped in the spin cycles of ratings-driven media coverage — and the right, left and fringe partisans that pimp it — myopic reporting and partisan punditry will not prevail.
The divide and conquer mindset of this diminishing species within this new 'loyal opposition' has grown roots deep in the strategies and tactics of winning and being heard at any cost. Even if it means dreaming and praying for the country to fail under this or any democratically elected president, the collateral damage to America's socioeconomic and general national security is acceptable to them until they gain or regain political power. Centrism, genuine bipartisanship, truly accountable governance, global competitiveness, and the next generation be damned.
What was once a relatively effective synergy and functional balance of checks on executive power, has now degenerated into a several factions of partisan parasites blindly sucking the life out of democracy for the sake of a politically clever sound bite. They have yet to look beyond the next election or news cycle to realize that once the body dies and decays, so do they.
Inevitably, known and unknown challenges will come to this 44th president. No Commander-In-Chief can or should be in denial about this job requirement. Nevertheless, beyond statistically prefabricated polls and predictable news reportage, President Obama will do well with, for and by the people that elected him — even for the ones that didn't or would never vote for him.
Reminder — remember, fully and factually, what happened to our nation between 2000 and 2008. Remember those that made it happen or allowed it to occur, and what made them believe even back then that only they knew what was best and right for America. I remember.
WHAT'S YOUR VIEW? ppceo@POTUSworld.com
Dennis Moore, POTUS World Publisher - Published January 26, 2010
The sum-total of what any president is trying to achieve when making real change through his policies, regardless of political affiliation, cannot and should not be judged based on a single goal or policy effort. Surely, on this account, even President Obama's political adversaries have affirmed all too often during several of their administrations that they stand on very shaky ground regarding competent governance, fiscal integrity, and America's overall national security.
So, how can we accurately assess and fairly judge this president's first year in office. No doubt, Obama warrants constructive criticism on parts of his domestic and foreign policies. Though I'm no icon of patience in hoping for a quicker economic recovery of my nation, at the very least I do understand that it is the overall results of several policies and coordinated initiatives over years — especially the accountability for them — that determine the real success or failure of any president's time in office. We elected a president, not a genie.
You can be sure, beyond the hyped headlines in upcoming elections, many won't comprehend the constructive new direction of our nation that Barack Obama has forged — at least until the middle of his second term. As long as most voters don't allow themselves to be punked, duped, bamboozled and trapped in the spin cycles of ratings-driven media coverage — and the right, left and fringe partisans that pimp it — myopic reporting and partisan punditry will not prevail.
The divide and conquer mindset of this diminishing species within this new 'loyal opposition' has grown roots deep in the strategies and tactics of winning and being heard at any cost. Even if it means dreaming and praying for the country to fail under this or any democratically elected president, the collateral damage to America's socioeconomic and general national security is acceptable to them until they gain or regain political power. Centrism, genuine bipartisanship, truly accountable governance, global competitiveness, and the next generation be damned.
What was once a relatively effective synergy and functional balance of checks on executive power, has now degenerated into a several factions of partisan parasites blindly sucking the life out of democracy for the sake of a politically clever sound bite. They have yet to look beyond the next election or news cycle to realize that once the body dies and decays, so do they.
Inevitably, known and unknown challenges will come to this 44th president. No Commander-In-Chief can or should be in denial about this job requirement. Nevertheless, beyond statistically prefabricated polls and predictable news reportage, President Obama will do well with, for and by the people that elected him — even for the ones that didn't or would never vote for him.
Reminder — remember, fully and factually, what happened to our nation between 2000 and 2008. Remember those that made it happen or allowed it to occur, and what made them believe even back then that only they knew what was best and right for America. I remember.
WHAT'S YOUR VIEW? ppceo@POTUSworld.com
Dennis Moore, POTUS World Publisher - Published January 26, 2010
Demented Dreams & Partisan Prayers:
The New 'Loyal Opposition' In America
The New 'Loyal Opposition' In America
The Parallax Perspective
Independent Bottom-Up Opinionalysis
Dennis Moore - POTUS World Publisher
Independent Bottom-Up Opinionalysis
Dennis Moore - POTUS World Publisher
THE PARALLAX PERSPECTIVE
Independent Bottom-Up Opinionalysis
Independent Bottom-Up Opinionalysis
It's Official, While Annoying Some,
The Obama Era Has Now Begun
President Barack Obama may not be everyone's usual image of what the leader of the 'free world' should look, speak and think like. This is apparent in the rantings from
neo-conservative miscreants, Sambotious partisan politicos, lip service liberals and town hall anarchists — all of whom have been long disconnected from the centrist values revered by a growing diversity of young and older Americans. Obama has kept many of his salivating supporters and rabid enemies off-kilter simply because they just don't genuinely and fully get him, or the paradigm he has set in motion . . . MORE & VIDEO >>
The Obama Era Has Now Begun
President Barack Obama may not be everyone's usual image of what the leader of the 'free world' should look, speak and think like. This is apparent in the rantings from
neo-conservative miscreants, Sambotious partisan politicos, lip service liberals and town hall anarchists — all of whom have been long disconnected from the centrist values revered by a growing diversity of young and older Americans. Obama has kept many of his salivating supporters and rabid enemies off-kilter simply because they just don't genuinely and fully get him, or the paradigm he has set in motion . . . MORE & VIDEO >>
The Parallax Perspective
Independent Bottom-Up Opinionalysis
Dennis Moore - POTUS World Publisher
Independent Bottom-Up Opinionalysis
Dennis Moore - POTUS World Publisher
A New York Minute On Prosecuting
Al-Qaeda & Other Military Combatants
Al-Qaeda & Other Military Combatants
Most New Yorkers would consider it a no-brainer. However, in the alternate universe of our federal bureaucracy in Washington, D.C., sometimes brains aren't the first tool of choice in assessing the local consequences of decisions.
Though the concerns of most New York City real estate industry advocates, including Mayor Michael Bloomberg — specifically the Real Estate Board of New York — appear to be more driven by property values and profits, there is still highly substantive merit in the issue of the actual security and logistical costs borne by New Yorkers. The last thing a congested and extremely busy Manhattan district needs is a new and far more hardened series of military-style checkpoints for terror suspect trials.
Though the concerns of most New York City real estate industry advocates, including Mayor Michael Bloomberg — specifically the Real Estate Board of New York — appear to be more driven by property values and profits, there is still highly substantive merit in the issue of the actual security and logistical costs borne by New Yorkers. The last thing a congested and extremely busy Manhattan district needs is a new and far more hardened series of military-style checkpoints for terror suspect trials.
The multitude of narrow lower Manhattan streets, surrounded by canyons of numerous tall buildings are probably the terrorists' ideal target — once again, as twice before in 1993 and 2001 — just blocks away from the nation's financial district of Wall Street. The logistical nightmare of evacuating the labyrinth of residential and commercial streets within stop-and-go gauntlets, while simultaneously trying to lock-down the area, is fertile ground for potential threats and chaotic real incidents. As proven, terrorist egos always like a challenge or targeting bait.
Yet, almost within view of the hallowed ground once trafficked by the over 3,000 souls that were murdered on the morning of September 11th 2001, is Governors Island. If the Obama Administration is seeking the triple slam-dunk of symbolism, security and seclusion, then the barely used over 200-year-old and 172-acre island military facility is that no-brainer.
Totally surrounded by treacherous bay waters, like Alcatraz in the San Francisco Bay, the former U.S. Coast Guard facility offers ideal command and control assets uncommon to most urban military facilities. No one and nothing would be able to get on or near Governors Island after the multi-million dollar upgrades in taxpayer money being set for the trials of the arrested and accused military combatants. Moreover, the island is already being paid for by taxpayers.
So, in this New York minute, the President and U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder — a born and raised 'Noo-Yawka' who should know better — can hold on to some real friends in the Big Apple. Don't traumatize this thriving and crowded metropolis, and America's first capital, with another barrier of security. Conceivably, it is a barrier that will have the net effect of making the city less safe, and producing exponential financial loses to an already delicate local economy.
WHAT'S YOUR VIEW? ppceo@POTUSworld.com
Dennis Moore, POTUS World Publisher - Published February 2, 2010
President Obama's Signing Ceremony For The Healthcare Bill
President Obama Speaks On The Passage Of The Healthcare Bill At The Interior Department >>
President Obama Speaks On The Passage Of The Healthcare Bill At The Interior Department >>
President Barack Obama Affirms Victory After Sunday Evening's Passage Of Landmark Healthcare Reform
The Parallax Perspective
Independent Bottom-Up Opinionalysis
Dennis Moore - POTUS World Publisher
Independent Bottom-Up Opinionalysis
Dennis Moore - POTUS World Publisher
Fund Healthcare By Major Attacks On WIFI:
Waste, Inefficiency, Fraud & Incompetence
Waste, Inefficiency, Fraud & Incompetence
Call President Barack Obama's and our healthcare journey a victory, landmark or an historic presidential achievement. No doubt, both Republican and Democratic Presidents Roosevelt would agree after a nearly 100 year crawl through the partisan politics and politricks of Capitol Hill. As bipartisan as it's ever going to get, considering the current crop of Republican and Democratic legislators, American citizens prevailed on a chilly spring Sunday night.
Time will tell, despite the continuing partisan hype and distortions, if we all truly understand the significance of this major U.S. legislation as with social security insurance.
Time will tell, despite the continuing partisan hype and distortions, if we all truly understand the significance of this major U.S. legislation as with social security insurance.
But, wait, there's more. Now comes the much bigger challenge of effective accountability and enforcement regarding the systemic waste, inefficiency, fraud and incompetence in the implementation of real healthcare reform. The stacks of paper required to refine what we hope will be a true overhauling of the private and public healthcare bureaucracy is comparatively small. Compare Sunday's legislative victory to the multi-billion dollar mountains of money that are lost every hour and year through organized criminal scams, insider pilfering, administrative inefficiencies and personnel mismanagement — plus the activities not being assessed.
If what we envision as truly effective healthcare implementation is to be a reality, then there will have to be some genuinely strong measures taken to investigate and prosecute both private and public service entities that are poised to suck the system even more dry of funds and services designed to help and heal ailing Americans. The efforts of Present Obama and lawmakers will be effectively voided by the steady ongoing drain of resources and revenue by those dedicated to robbing the system.
Regular publicly televised 'perp walks' outside local federal courthouses sends pictures worth over a billion words and dollars to external and internal criminals that this healthcare reform is not the same game with a different name. Since the White House prides itself on being transparent, why not take it to the next level by also uploading a website on what's being done daily to end healthcare fraud and waste. Also, for good measure, display a who's who page of those convicted of stealing healthcare monies.
Surely, it can be justifiably argued that passage of U.S. healthcare reform in 2010 was not a pretty process with a perfect outcome. Nevertheless, years from now, many healthier and insured Americans will wonder why did it have to take this long and who was responsible for this latest foot-dragging festival.
In the meantime, the light of information with a heavy dose of enforcement will still be President Obama's best disinfectant against the profiteering parasites that will continue to infest and grow on our healthcare system if left unchecked.
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Dennis Moore, POTUS World Publisher - Published March 22, 2010
If what we envision as truly effective healthcare implementation is to be a reality, then there will have to be some genuinely strong measures taken to investigate and prosecute both private and public service entities that are poised to suck the system even more dry of funds and services designed to help and heal ailing Americans. The efforts of Present Obama and lawmakers will be effectively voided by the steady ongoing drain of resources and revenue by those dedicated to robbing the system.
Regular publicly televised 'perp walks' outside local federal courthouses sends pictures worth over a billion words and dollars to external and internal criminals that this healthcare reform is not the same game with a different name. Since the White House prides itself on being transparent, why not take it to the next level by also uploading a website on what's being done daily to end healthcare fraud and waste. Also, for good measure, display a who's who page of those convicted of stealing healthcare monies.
Surely, it can be justifiably argued that passage of U.S. healthcare reform in 2010 was not a pretty process with a perfect outcome. Nevertheless, years from now, many healthier and insured Americans will wonder why did it have to take this long and who was responsible for this latest foot-dragging festival.
In the meantime, the light of information with a heavy dose of enforcement will still be President Obama's best disinfectant against the profiteering parasites that will continue to infest and grow on our healthcare system if left unchecked.
WHAT'S YOUR VIEW? ppceo@POTUSworld.com
Dennis Moore, POTUS World Publisher - Published March 22, 2010
Sunday 28 March 2010: President Barack Obama’s Surprise Visit To Afghanistan - The President
speaks to the troops at Bagram Air Force Base during a surprise trip to Afghanistan. PLUS >>
speaks to the troops at Bagram Air Force Base during a surprise trip to Afghanistan. PLUS >>
Deadly Terrorist Bombings In Russian Subway System Condemned By President Obama – Female Suicide Bombers Kill At Least 38 Riders On Packed Moscow Metro Trains During Monday Rush Hour & Fears Of Broader Terror In Russia By Islamists From The North Caucasus & New York City Raises Subway Terror Alert & >> & >> & Analysis >> & Facts >> & >> & >> & Videos >> & >> & >> & >> & LIVE VIDEO >>
U.S. House Of Representatives Approve Healthcare System Overhaul, Sending Landmark Bill To President Obama For Tuesday Signing – Despite Historic Victory, Challenges Are Expected Over Next 7 Months Reassuring Voters – Obama Affirms Sunday's Action "Answers The Prayers Of Every American Who Has Hoped Deeply For Something To Be Done" & >> & >> & >> & >> & Analysis >> & >> & >>Legislation Text >> Who Voted & How >> & Facts >> & >> & >> & Videos >> & >> & >> & >>
President Obama & Russian President Dmitry Medvedev Agree To Sign New Nuclear Arms Reduction Treaty – Months Of Deadlock Leads To "Reset" In Far Better U.S. & Russia Relationship – Obama: "One Of My Highest National Security Priorities Has Been Addressing The Threat Posed To The American People By Nuclear Weapons" & >> & >> & >> & Facts >> & >> & >> & >> & >> & Joint Chiefs of Staff & Videos >> & >>
President Obama & Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Seeking Way To Defuse Tensions Over New Jewish Home Construction On Palestinian Lands – Chief Palestinian Negotiator Says Israel Is "Digging Itself Into A Hole" That Jeopardizes U.S. Efforts To Improve Israeli-Palestinian Relations & >> & >> & Background >> & >> & Facts >> & >> & >>& >> & >> & US State Department & US-UN Mission & Videos >> & >> & >>
As Iran's Capacity To Build Nuclear Weapons Continues, President Obama Vows To Keep ‘Turning Up’ Pressure – Potential For Major Middle East Conflict Looms With Plans For Bombing Of Iranian Nuclear Sites By Israeli Warplanes – Obama Reaches Out For Input, As China's Foreign Minister Hopes To Resolve Issue With Negotiations & >> & >> & Facts >> & >> & State.gov & US-UN Mission & Videos >> & >> & >>
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Dennis Moore - POTUS World Publisher
Independent Bottom-Up Opinionalysis
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The United States & Israel: When Friendship
Clearly Becomes Manipulation With Liabilities
Clearly Becomes Manipulation With Liabilities
The latest in a series of current and future riffs between President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may be strained, but not yet fragile. The United States and Israel have a relationship that is justifiably more solid than we have with other Middle East nations.
Nevertheless, in the ever expanding labyrinth of 21st century geopolitics and economics in the age of global terrorism, traditional friendships can become tenuous and challenging. Like every relationship, political or otherwise, honest periodic reviews and assessments are required to confirm its integrity. Previous U.S. presidents have known this, specifically in the case of Israel.
Nevertheless, in the ever expanding labyrinth of 21st century geopolitics and economics in the age of global terrorism, traditional friendships can become tenuous and challenging. Like every relationship, political or otherwise, honest periodic reviews and assessments are required to confirm its integrity. Previous U.S. presidents have known this, specifically in the case of Israel.
Both current and long-term, U.S. domestic and international interests are a complicated and delicate web of critical relationships that must be effectively and realistically balanced with regard to our own security, and that of other nations. Friendships that ignore this fundamental reality risk enhancing our and others' vulnerability to more dangers. As such, the greater good of our and America's allies become paramount.
Self-serving as it may sound, the United States of America is factually still an anchor nation along with others in a world of increasing economic complexities, political challenges, global opportunities, agile stateless terror, and hidden foreign policy agendas. As such, no American president can or should ignore any potential or present danger to our status and sovereignty. Moreover, no friendship supersedes or supplants the security of American citizens.
In the case of our well earned relationship and mutual interests with Israel, it is imperative that all of its leaders understand and act as if this partnership is real and justified. A relationship without accountability and respect lays the foundation for mistrust. It creates a portal for more dangerous divisions. No doubt, these chasms will be exploited by those with nefarious agendas.
Mr. Netanyahu must reconcile the liabilities of manipulation, arrogance and deception to the real best interests of Israel, and an American friendship that must never be weakened or severed. Friendship with America for Israel's hawkish hard-line politicians, with or without their military and nuclear capabilities, should never be seen as expendable, extraneous, or an entitlement.
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Dennis Moore, POTUS World Publisher - Published April 5, 2010
March 30, 2010: President Barack Obama & French President Nicolas Sarkozy Speak To The News Media
Nobel Haters & Partisan Instigators:
Take Your Pick – President Or Genie
Take Your Pick – President Or Genie
POTUS Clips – Lifting the ban on offshore drilling, President Obama sets a new domestic oil development plan >> To improve working families' lives, the Obama Administration host a workplace flexibility forum >> Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, with good news about affordable higher education >>
President Obama & 40-Plus Leaders Mostly Undaunted As Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Cancels Trip To Washington Nuclear Conference, Fearing He Would Be Singled-Out Over His Nuclear Weapons Program – Obama's General James Jones Affirms Talks Will Still Be "Robust" Without Netanyahu & >> & >> & >> & >> & >> & >> & Opinionalysis >> & >> & >> & >>
Iran's Nuclear Program–WMD >> & >> & Videos >> & >> • Israel's Nuclear Program–WMD >> & >> & Videos >> & >>
Iran's Nuclear Program–WMD >> & >> & Videos >> & >> • Israel's Nuclear Program–WMD >> & >> & Videos >> & >>
President Barack Obama To Announce New U.S. Nuclear Defense Strategy & Arms Reduction Ahead Of His Thursday Treaty Signing In Prague With Russian President Dmitry Medvedev & >> & >> & >> & Facts >> & >> & Videos >> & >> & >> & >> & >>
With The Upcoming Retirement Of 89-Year-Old U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, President Obama Faces Opposition From Republicans Seeking To Keep High Court More Conservative – Facts >> & >> & >> & Opinions >> & >> & Videos >> & >>
Obama & Medvedev Sign Landmark Nuclear Weapons Disarmament Treaty – Agreement Will Cut Strategic Nuclear Arsenals Deployed By Former Cold War Enemies By 30% Within 7 Years, But Still Leave U.S. & Russia Enough To Destroy Each Other – Non-Nuclear Weapons Are Still Being Developed & >> & >> & >> & >> & >> & Facts >> & >> & Analysis >> & >> & Videos >> & >> & >> & Non-Nuclear Bombs >> & >>
Independent & Israeli News Videos >> & >> & BBC 5-Part Video On Israeli Nuclear Weapons >> & >> & >> & >> & >>
Warning Of Potential For Terrorists To Acquire & Use Nuclear Weapon Comes From President Obama – POTUS Builds Momentum With China In His Push For Sanctions On Iran & >> & >> & >> & >> & >> Analysis >> & >> & Facts >> & >> & Videos >> & >>
Vice President Joe Biden Welcomes Nuclear Summit Participants
Nuclear Security Summit 2010: W.H. Press Secretary Robert Gibbs' Q&A Media Briefing >> & NSS 2010 Website >>
Pursuing Enforcement, President Obama Jumps In Early On New Bank Rules Overhaul – Top Goldman Sachs Leaders Said To Have Overseen Mortgage Unit Actions Under Investigation By Obama Administration – Goldman Sachs Fraud Allegations Rattle Overseas Markets & >> & >> & >> & SEC Documents >> & >> & Facts >> & >> & >> & >> & >> & >> & SEC.gov & Opinionalysis >> & >> & >> & >> & Videos >> & >> & >>
President Obama's news conference at the close of Nuclear Security Summit 2010. >>
President Medvedev's news conference after Nuclear Security Summit 2010. >>
Opening Plenary Session of the first Nuclear Security Summit 2010. >> & >>
President Medvedev's news conference after Nuclear Security Summit 2010. >>
Opening Plenary Session of the first Nuclear Security Summit 2010. >> & >>
PERAB - Exports and Job Creation: President Barack Obama hosts a public meeting of the President’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board.
Holding Wall Street Accountable: The strongest consumer protections ever. Bringing transparency to financial dealings and closing loopholes .
WEST WING WEEK: April 9-15 - A summary of the Obama Administration's week of news, actions and important events in and beyond the White House.
President Obama speaks on stronger consumer protections, accountability, and financial industry transparency through major Wall Street reforms.
President Obama Begins Refining NASA's New Mission & America's Space Program – Scaling-Back Some Activities, Obama Vows To Save Critical Aeronautical & Science Jobs To Extend U.S. Space Programs & >> & >> & >> & >> & Facts >> & >> & >> & >> & NASA Administrator Charles Frank Bolden, Jr. & NASA.gov & Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson & CSE & Videos >> & >> & >> & NASA-TV Live Video >>
Investigate, prosecute, arrest, imprison, then repeat steps one through four. However, let's also aggressively get back the taxpayer money doled-out to what appears to be organized banksters resembling common gangsters — with the veneer of executive boardroom respectability.
Frankly, I'm okay with President Obama if he chooses to do all five acts in or out of sequence, regardless of the timetable in the hoopla of neurotic news cycles and partisan pranksters. There is real change going on as long as he's actually, if quietly, getting it done.
Nevertheless, until Federal Marshals arrive at corporate offices and mansions with fresh arrest warrants and shiny steel bracelets, real responsibility and transparency won't truly be taken seriously. That's just the nature of anyone that feels immune from genuine accountability for fraud, theft and organized criminal acts. Can the Obama Administration smell and spell RICO?
Only bold and sustained action truly motivates real reversals by business elites accustomed to unaccountable privilege, legal loopholes, unearned bonuses and golden parachutes never granted to jobless lower-level employees and middle to low income taxpayers. From the most radical liberal to the ranting 'Tea Bagger' protesting on the National Mall, rewarding executive incompetence and premeditated fraud is justifiably nauseating to most Americans.
In the middle are the millions of silent centrists and everyday American people who wonder how in Hell did we allow our collective moral compass to fall into a cesspool of acceptable greed and malfeasance. Moreover, the bigger question is when are we going to effectively and consistently do something about it? Young people planning business careers and in need of role models deserve better — or we're simply telling another generation that accountability is just a word.
If free enterprise is America's lifeblood, then integrity is the plasma that sustains our true wealth.
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Dennis Moore, POTUS World Publisher - Published April 19, 2010
Frankly, I'm okay with President Obama if he chooses to do all five acts in or out of sequence, regardless of the timetable in the hoopla of neurotic news cycles and partisan pranksters. There is real change going on as long as he's actually, if quietly, getting it done.
Nevertheless, until Federal Marshals arrive at corporate offices and mansions with fresh arrest warrants and shiny steel bracelets, real responsibility and transparency won't truly be taken seriously. That's just the nature of anyone that feels immune from genuine accountability for fraud, theft and organized criminal acts. Can the Obama Administration smell and spell RICO?
Only bold and sustained action truly motivates real reversals by business elites accustomed to unaccountable privilege, legal loopholes, unearned bonuses and golden parachutes never granted to jobless lower-level employees and middle to low income taxpayers. From the most radical liberal to the ranting 'Tea Bagger' protesting on the National Mall, rewarding executive incompetence and premeditated fraud is justifiably nauseating to most Americans.
In the middle are the millions of silent centrists and everyday American people who wonder how in Hell did we allow our collective moral compass to fall into a cesspool of acceptable greed and malfeasance. Moreover, the bigger question is when are we going to effectively and consistently do something about it? Young people planning business careers and in need of role models deserve better — or we're simply telling another generation that accountability is just a word.
If free enterprise is America's lifeblood, then integrity is the plasma that sustains our true wealth.
WHAT'S YOUR VIEW? ppceo@POTUSworld.com
Dennis Moore, POTUS World Publisher - Published April 19, 2010
The Parallax Perspective
Independent Bottom-Up Opinionalysis
Dennis Moore - POTUS World Publisher
Independent Bottom-Up Opinionalysis
Dennis Moore - POTUS World Publisher
Executive Fraud, Real Accountability,
Public Trust & Shiny Steel Bracelets
Public Trust & Shiny Steel Bracelets
Vice President Biden reports Iraqi and U.S. military forces killed the 2 most senior leaders of al Qaeda Iraq during a series of joint security operations.
President Obama gives his vision of NASA 's future and maintaining U.S. leadership in human space flight in remarks at the Kennedy Space Center.
President Obama Wants CEOs To Stop Insurgency Of Lobbyists Fighting Financial Reforms – Obama's Bill Proposes Tighter Financial Rules In 5 Key Areas To Protect Consumers – Goldman Sachs 2010 First Quarter Profits Nearly Double To Over $3 Billion – Goldman Sachs-White House Meetings Raise Questions & >> & >> & >> & >> & >> & Background >> & >> & Facts >> & >> & >> & >> & >> & >> & Video >>
WEST WING WEEK: April 16-22 - A summary of the Obama Administration's week of news, actions and important events in and beyond the White House.
Presidential Economist Austan Goolsbee (left) of the President’s Council of Economic Advisors, answers your questions on Wall Street Reform.
President Obama Hosts Africans & Muslims At Two-Day Washington Summit – 50 Nations Of Officials & Entrepreneurs Meet To Fulfill Better Relations Pledge Obama Made In 2009 Cairo Speech – Unprecedented Outreach Sets Longterm Global Policy & National Security Benefits For U.S. & >> & >> & Facts >> & >> & >> & >> Summit Links >> & >> & Cairo Speech >> & Summit Video >> & >> & Videos >> & >> & >> & >>
No doubt, the times are a-changin' for America and its place in the world. Some among us resent this social evolution in favor of a partisan revolution. While we will continue to be a major player on the world stage over this century and beyond, anyone that hasn't awaken to smell the waters and lands beyond our shores should conclude they live in a hole.
Now, domestically, what does all this have to do with the selection of judges to the Supreme Court of the United States? Consider there is virtually nothing we do or decide within our borders that doesn't have ramifications beyond our nation. Whether it be economically, politically, militarily, or the litigation of challenging social trends, America is the land many still take a hint from about what's happening in or coming to their nation. Equally, there's plenty that happening elsewhere that affects us as well.
Now, domestically, what does all this have to do with the selection of judges to the Supreme Court of the United States? Consider there is virtually nothing we do or decide within our borders that doesn't have ramifications beyond our nation. Whether it be economically, politically, militarily, or the litigation of challenging social trends, America is the land many still take a hint from about what's happening in or coming to their nation. Equally, there's plenty that happening elsewhere that affects us as well.
The Parallax Perspective
Independent Bottom-Up Opinionalysis
Dennis Moore - POTUS World Publisher
Independent Bottom-Up Opinionalysis
Dennis Moore - POTUS World Publisher
Why SCOTUS Needs An Independent
Centrist With Local & Global Experience
Centrist With Local & Global Experience
As a nation of laws, SCOTUS judges are becoming more and more on the frontlines of what defines us as a sovereign nation that's very connected to a global network of change. How we decide the legalities of our diverse roles and responsibilities across our nation and throughout the world will be affirmed not by the ever changing lineup of dubious public servants we elect, but by the black robed men and women selected to lifetime appointments.
More than ever, we need a High Court jurist that is comfortable, competent and clearheaded on matters that affect Americans locally, as well as one that can competently connect the dots on legal issues with global ramifications or origins. Moreover, in my view, it would be a major plus if this judicial candidate was of a politically independent mindset rooted in centrist values. In the new America that's also part of a globalized society, there's no place for any myopic partisan ideologues with a narrow perspective or covert political agendas.
More than ever, we need a High Court jurist that is comfortable, competent and clearheaded on matters that affect Americans locally, as well as one that can competently connect the dots on legal issues with global ramifications or origins. Moreover, in my view, it would be a major plus if this judicial candidate was of a politically independent mindset rooted in centrist values. In the new America that's also part of a globalized society, there's no place for any myopic partisan ideologues with a narrow perspective or covert political agendas.
In my humble opinionalysis, the United States Supreme Court is effectively anemic from not being advantaged with a woman's sense and nuance of the laws that affects all of us. I have yet to be convinced that a predominantly male SCOTUS, in the past and into the future, will be to our greatest advantage. Therefore, I am putting in my bid to POTUS 44 to keep women very high on his short list of candidates — preferably someone with professional roots (i.e. doctor, teacher, governor, scientist, business executive, et cetera) beyond the usual legal career track.
Two that come to mind — particularly one that's been pre-approved by both Presidents Reagan and Clinton — are former Detroit public school teacher and later law professor Honorable Ann Claire Williams of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, and longtime education reform advocate Michigan Governor Jennifer M. Granholm.
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Dennis Moore, POTUS World Publisher - Published April 26, 2010
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>> & >> & >> & >> & >> & >> & SCOTUS & U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit
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Obama's Supreme Court Short List >> & Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm >>
White House: Ann Claire Williams, Chicago Judge, On Supreme Court Short List >>
10 Reasons Ann Claire Williams Could Be the Next Supreme Court Justice >>
Two that come to mind — particularly one that's been pre-approved by both Presidents Reagan and Clinton — are former Detroit public school teacher and later law professor Honorable Ann Claire Williams of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, and longtime education reform advocate Michigan Governor Jennifer M. Granholm.
WHAT'S YOUR VIEW? ppceo@POTUSworld.com
Dennis Moore, POTUS World Publisher - Published April 26, 2010
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President Obama met with Democratic and Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Oval Office to discuss the U.S. Supreme Court vacancy left by the retirement of Justice John Paul Stevens.
Obama Administration Forces AstraZeneca Pharmaceutical Company To Pay $520 Million To Settle Lawsuit For Promoting Fraudulent Use Of Seroquel Antipsychotic Drug – Attorney General Holder Announced Settlement, Affirming With HHS Secretary Sebelius That More Probes & Prosecutions Will Come – Federal Action Signals Expanded Effort On Healthcare Fraud & >> & >> & Justice.gov & StopFraud.gov & Video >>
Virtually no sovereign nation allows unlimited and unaccountable access across their borders. Even Mexico takes strict and quick punitive action against any American or others for illegal entry into their country. Also, like so many other governments, they monitor your intentions and whereabouts when visiting. Beyond our census every 10 years, like every other nation, we have the right and responsibility to know who is in America.
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Independent Bottom-Up Opinionalysis
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Immigration Reform Isn't & Must Not
Be Discrimination By Another Name
Be Discrimination By Another Name
Let's say someone broke into your house while your were on vacation. When you returned, this person or persons said they had a right to stay simply because they've been living and sleeping there — paying for their own food and necessities. What American citizen with half a brain and a pulse would only say, “Okay, you're right. Do your thing!”
So why is it such a stretch or issue to have a fully enforced and accountable immigration system in the United States. Well, beyond the politics and politricks played by both immigration advocates and some adversaries, there is an insidious effort by too many to contort effective control of American borders as a racial or ethnic bias issue. Surely, you can also expect this to be done to great advantage and political intimidation during election cycles.
The facts and reality are that illegal immigration to the United States is a federal crime committed by individuals from European, Asian, African, Caribbean as well as Latin American countries of every hue and ethnicity. Though we are genuinely a “nation of immigrants” to a land once predominantly and originally occupied by diverse Native American Indians, we are not a nation for illegal and unchecked immigration. Yet, we must always continue to appreciate and absorb the best energies and contributions of U.S. citizens from other lands — our greatest asset.
To twist our immigration problems into a tool to empower distorted rhetoric, ethnic political advantages, demographic agendas, or some dubious cultural ideology only insult and eliminate most American citizens' ability to support people very similar to their own ancestors from foreign lands. The average American is empathetic and supportive to those struggling like them for success in America. However, deep down, we feel insulted and bamboozled by talking points or lame logic that ignores the fact that we make, have and legally change laws that govern all of us that choose to become full and unresistant legal citizens.
I personally and professionally don't know of any legal or illegal immigrant that's been in the United States for six weeks or more just for a vacation. Those who genuinely intended to come here legally (see White House video) went through the proper process so they can live and prosper in America freely — without having to dodge ICE agents or police officers, live off the books, create anchor babies or scam marriages, use false or stolen documents, benefit through identity theft, and exist in the shadows with bare minimum wages or employment exploitation.
Even now, American citizens can get an extremely tamper-proof high security U.S. passport card, which is effectively a portable form of legal citizenship identification — and an all-purpose fully certified personal ID. Anyone truly intending to be a legal American citizen can get one of these passport cards after paying an illegal entry fine, back taxes, and legally applying behind the thousands that annually go through the U.S. immigration process properly. However, genuine intentions can only be proven by first fully obeying all American laws — the first real test of citizenship.
Proponents of unaccountable illegal immigration play their true hand when ignoring U.S. laws justifies an agenda — and then deflect the issue as a matter of race or ethnicity.
So why is it such a stretch or issue to have a fully enforced and accountable immigration system in the United States. Well, beyond the politics and politricks played by both immigration advocates and some adversaries, there is an insidious effort by too many to contort effective control of American borders as a racial or ethnic bias issue. Surely, you can also expect this to be done to great advantage and political intimidation during election cycles.
The facts and reality are that illegal immigration to the United States is a federal crime committed by individuals from European, Asian, African, Caribbean as well as Latin American countries of every hue and ethnicity. Though we are genuinely a “nation of immigrants” to a land once predominantly and originally occupied by diverse Native American Indians, we are not a nation for illegal and unchecked immigration. Yet, we must always continue to appreciate and absorb the best energies and contributions of U.S. citizens from other lands — our greatest asset.
To twist our immigration problems into a tool to empower distorted rhetoric, ethnic political advantages, demographic agendas, or some dubious cultural ideology only insult and eliminate most American citizens' ability to support people very similar to their own ancestors from foreign lands. The average American is empathetic and supportive to those struggling like them for success in America. However, deep down, we feel insulted and bamboozled by talking points or lame logic that ignores the fact that we make, have and legally change laws that govern all of us that choose to become full and unresistant legal citizens.
I personally and professionally don't know of any legal or illegal immigrant that's been in the United States for six weeks or more just for a vacation. Those who genuinely intended to come here legally (see White House video) went through the proper process so they can live and prosper in America freely — without having to dodge ICE agents or police officers, live off the books, create anchor babies or scam marriages, use false or stolen documents, benefit through identity theft, and exist in the shadows with bare minimum wages or employment exploitation.
Even now, American citizens can get an extremely tamper-proof high security U.S. passport card, which is effectively a portable form of legal citizenship identification — and an all-purpose fully certified personal ID. Anyone truly intending to be a legal American citizen can get one of these passport cards after paying an illegal entry fine, back taxes, and legally applying behind the thousands that annually go through the U.S. immigration process properly. However, genuine intentions can only be proven by first fully obeying all American laws — the first real test of citizenship.
Proponents of unaccountable illegal immigration play their true hand when ignoring U.S. laws justifies an agenda — and then deflect the issue as a matter of race or ethnicity.
Without any doubt, federal, state, and local authorities must impose major fines and jail time to any type of business that employs and exploits illegal immigrants whether they are nannies, nanotech engineers, cabbage pickers or construction workers. The Obama Administration can again show authentic and competent leadership on a critical national security challenge, unlike past presidents. For my hard earned tax dollars, a minimum $5,000 per illegal immigrant with 5 years in a federal prison for company officials and private individuals violating U.S. laws sends a powerfully effective and justifiable message. Simply, no one stays where they can't work.
Again, no illegal immigrant comes to America for a vacation. Removing the main reason and attraction for illegal immigration is the first real test of effective and fully enforceable immigration policy. That policy must have the integrity of being truly unbiased. Anything less, or without the full funding and personnel needed to enforce this policy, is simply state sponsored fraud.
Moreover, staying in America just by entering is not an entitlement.
WHAT'S YOUR VIEW? ppceo@POTUSworld.com
Dennis Moore, POTUS World Publisher - Published April 28, 2010
RELATED LINKS:
Arizona Illegal Immigration Legislation >>
Mexico's Immigration Laws >>
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Again, no illegal immigrant comes to America for a vacation. Removing the main reason and attraction for illegal immigration is the first real test of effective and fully enforceable immigration policy. That policy must have the integrity of being truly unbiased. Anything less, or without the full funding and personnel needed to enforce this policy, is simply state sponsored fraud.
Moreover, staying in America just by entering is not an entitlement.
WHAT'S YOUR VIEW? ppceo@POTUSworld.com
Dennis Moore, POTUS World Publisher - Published April 28, 2010
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Arizona Illegal Immigration Legislation >>
Mexico's Immigration Laws >>
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President Obama & Dignitaries Eulogize Civil Rights Icon Dorothy Height At National Cathedral – Over 60 Years Of Social Activism, Height Influenced Presidents, Women & Youths – Facts >> & >> & >> & >> & NCNW.org & Videos >> & >> & >> & >> & >>
POTUS Clips – President Obama outlines the 1st Quarter 2010 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) data and what it means for our economy now – as well as for employment and other fiscal matters of the U.S. economy. >> Louisiana Governor Jindal and Obama officials give update on oil spill cleanup efforts. >> The President details his Administration's actions in the Gulf Coast offshore oil platform spillage cleanup and safety. >> President Obama's Cooper Union, New York City, speech on Wall Street and financial industry reforms. >>
POTUS Clips – President Obama speaks on the importance of establishing a bipartisan consensus around improving long-term fiscal health. >> Inaugural meeting and initial discussions at President Obama's bipartisan National Commission On Fiscal Responsibility & Reform. >> President Obama visits a Fort Madison, Iowa, Siemens wind turbine blade manufacturer. >> President Obama's Town Hall In Ottumwa, Iowa. >>
British Petroleum Company Offshore Oil Drilling Explosion Seen By Obama As Major Environmental Disaster, 11 Killed – Federal Action Protecting Water, Land & Air As Oil Spreads On & Under Gulf Coast – Multi-Billion Dollar Lawsuits Coming & >> & >> & EPA.gov/BPspill & BP.com & Facts >> & >> & >> & NASA Photos + Maps >> & Videos >> & >> & >> & >> & Obama On Offshore Drilling In 2008 & >> & >> & >>
WEST WING WEEK: April 23-29 - A summary of the Obama Administration's week of news, actions and important events in and beyond the White House.
President Obama speaks at the 2010 University of Michigan commencement ceremony in Ann Arbor, Michigan., affirming his Administration's mission.
New York's Times Square Terror Bomber Arrested, As President Obama Affirms "We Will Not Be Terrorized. We Will Not Cower In Fear. We Will Not Be Intimidated" – Suspect Became Naturalized U.S. Citizen In April 2009 – Pakistan-Born Man Gave "Useful Information" Says U.S. Attorney General Holder & Charged With Terrorism & >> & >> & >> & Facts >> & >> & >> Justice.gov & DHS.gov & Videos >> & >> & >> & >>
First Lady Michelle Obama joins Domestic Policy Council Director Melody Barnes and others to unveil the Childhood Obesity Task Force action plan.
President Obama speaks about the U.S. resolve in the ongoing war on terrorism, the Times Square terror bomb in New York, and Wall Street Reform.
WEST WING WEEK: April 30-May 6 - A summary of the Obama Administration's week of news, actions and important events in and beyond the White House.
Major Effort To "Begin" Comprehensive Immigration Reform In 2010 Urged By President Obama – Virginia County Near Washington-DC Challenged By Its Own Tough Illegal Immigrant Laws – POTUS Affirms "We’ve Got To Stay True To Who We Are, A Nation Of Laws And A Nation Of Immigrants" & >> & >> & >> & >> & Analysis >> & >> & Facts >> & >> & >> & ICE.gov & USCIS.gov & CPB.gov & Videos >> & >> & >> & >>
President Obama Is Encouraged & Cautious On Newly Released Bureau Of Labor Statistics Data Showing April 2010 Unemployment At 9.9% As 290,000 Jobs Are Created – Payrolls Are Highest In 4 Years – Facts >> & >> & >> & U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics & Videos >> & >>
Solicitor General Elena Kagan Nominated As President Obama's Next SCOTUS Choice – POTUS's 2nd Female U.S. Supreme Court Selection Viewed As Fair-Minded & Skilled At Consensus-Building – If Confirmed, Kagan Will Be 3rd Woman Currently On High Court & The First In Nearly 40 Years Without Prior Judicial Experience – Facts >> & >> & >> & >> & Opinionalysis >> & >> & >> & SupremeCourt.gov & Videos >> & >>
Vice President Biden and Health & Human Services Secretary Sebelius announce 15 pilot communities for use of new health information technology.
President Obama signs the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act that improves health care services for veterans and wounded warriors.
President Obama and Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai, hold news conference on their military and political cooperation efforts in the war on terrorism.
Obama Proposal For New Interrogation Powers On Terrorists Suspects Seen As Risking GOP Debate – Facts >> & >>
POTUS Holding Both Israeli & Palestinian Leaders Accountable On Any Damage To U.S. Mediations – Facts >> & >> & >>
Secretary Of State Hillary Clinton Says President Obama Committed To Passing Free-Trade Agreements – Facts >> & >>
POTUS Plans New Congressional Push On Stronger Oil Damage Penalties & >> & EPA.gov & Facts >> & >> & Video >>
Pakistan's Taliban In Sharp Multiple U.S. Crosshairs Over Times Square Bombing Attempt & >> & Facts >> & >> & Video >>
President Obama Shifts Drug Strategy Focus To Target Prevention, Treatment & Trade & >> & Facts >> & >> & Video >>
POTUS Clips – President Obama speakks at an Earth Day reception in the White House Rose Garden. >> President Obama speaks at a naturalization ceremony for active duty military service members in the White House Rose Garden. >> President Obama discusses the Supreme Court vacancy, left by the retirement of Justice John Paul Stevens, with both Democratic and Republican Senate Judicary Committee members. >>
President Obama delivers the commencement address at Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia.
HAMPTON UNIVERSITY FACTS >> & >> & >>
HAMPTON UNIVERSITY FACTS >> & >> & >>
President Obama nominates U.S. Solicitor General Elena Kagan for the Supreme Court, emphasizing,
"Her passion for the law is anything but academic."
"Her passion for the law is anything but academic."
Presidents Obama & Karzai Meet Again On Afghanistan's Anti-Taliban Effort – Reconciliation Versus Reintegration Of Top Taliban Insurgent Leaders Is Sticking Point Between U.S. & Afghanistan – Karzai Gets Red-Carpet-Treatment During Newest U.S. Trip & >> & >> & >> & Facts >> & >> & >> & >> & News Conference Video >> & Secretary Of State Clinton & President Karzai & Combat Videos >> & >> & >> & >> & >>
The Slowly Improving U.S. Economy & Jobs Are POTUS's Focus During Buffalo N.Y. Trip & >> & Facts >> & >> & Video >>
Congressional Budget Officials: 10-Year Obama Healthcare System Overhaul Could Add $115 Billion – Facts >> & >>
Obama Officials Defend Healthcare Law In Michigan Court From Conservative Group Seeking Repeals – Facts: >> & >>
New Pew Research Center Data Shows High U.S. Approval Of Arizona's Illegal Immigration Law & >> & Facts >> & >>
FactCheck.org >> & PolitiFact.com >> & OpenCongress.org >> & DearPolitician.org >> & White House Mail >>
Presidents Obama & Medvedev Discuss "Progress" On 6-Nation Sanctions Over Iran's Nuclear Program & >> & Facts >>
President Obama Praises N.Y. Police & FBI On Arrests In Times Square Bombing Attempt & >> & Facts >> & >> & Video >>
POTUS Seeking $205M For Israeli Rocket Shield & $80B Upgrade To U.S. Nuclear Arms Complex & >> & Facts >> & >>
VIDEO: First Lady Obama Announces Agreement Between Food & Beverage Manufacturers To Reduce Food Calories
President Obama Welcomes President Calderón To White House, With Mexican Illegal Immigration & Mutual Economies On Agenda – Cross-Border Drug Violence & Arizona's Tough Anti-Illegal Immigration Law Challeng Both Leaders' Multi-Lateral Talks – Calderón Against Tougher Local & U.S. Immigration Laws & >> & Facts >> & >> & The Border & Mexican Drug War & Illegal Immigration & Videos >> & >>
President Signs Law Supporting Global News Freedom In Honor Of Journalist Daniel Pearl – Facts >> & Video >>
White House Names Deputy FBI Director John Pistole As Transportation Security Administration Chief – Facts >> & >>
First Lady Michelle Obama Gets Illegal Immigration Question From 2nd-Grader In Maryland – Facts >> & Video >>
POTUS Plans To Pursue U.N. Sanctions Despite Iran Nuclear Deal With U.S. Allies Brazil & Turkey – Facts >> & >>
POTUS Seeks June Final Vote On Wall Street & Financial Industry Reform Bill Now In U.S. Senate – Spearheaded By Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd, Obama's Effort Seen As The Toughest Regulation Of Banks Since The Great Depression – U.S. House Of Representatives & Senate Versions Of Financial Reform Bills Must Be Reconciled & >> & Analysis >> & >> & Facts >> & >> & SEC.gov & Video >> & LIVE COVERAGE >>
President Obama Signs Presidential Memorandum On Next Steps For Cleaner & Efficient Vehicles – POTUS Emphasized It Is "Possible In The Next 20 Years For Vehicles To Use Half The Fuel & Produce Half The Pollution" & >> & Facts >> & >> & >> & FuelEconomy.gov & Videos >>
President Obama speaks at a naturalization ceremony for 24 members of the United States Armed Forces. The ceremony recognizes the contributions made by immigrant members of the U.S. military who have earned their American citizenship through service to the United States and the contributions new and divserse immigrant citizens made to our country throughout its history. They represent every military branch:
Jewish U.S. Democrats Urging Obama On Israel Visit & Aiding Relations Over Palestinian Issues & >> & Facts >> & >>
One Top POTUS Economic Advisor, Paul Volcker, Says Time Running-Out For U.S. To Fix Economy & >> & Facts >> & >>
POTUS Creating Commission To Assess & Investigate BP Gulf Of Mexico Oil Spill On Practices & Oversight – Facts >>
Jewish U.S. Democrats Urging Obama On Israel Visit & Aiding Relations Over Palestinian Issues & >> & Facts >> & >>
One Top POTUS Economic Advisor, Paul Volcker, Says Time Running-Out For U.S. To Fix Economy & >> & Facts >> & >>
POTUS Creating Commission To Assess & Investigate BP Gulf Of Mexico Oil Spill On Practices & Oversight – Facts >>
1,200 National Guard Troops Being Sent By President Obama To U.S.-Mexican Border To Bolster Security – Calls To Send Troops Mounted After This Year's Murder Of Southern Arizona Rancher On March 27 – White House Also Requests $500M For More Border Law-Enforcement Activities – Facts >> & >> & >> & >> & U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement & U.S. Customs & Border Patrol & Videos >> & >> & >>
Defense Department Compromise On Gay, Bi-Sexual & Lesbian Military Staff Supported By POTUS – Facts >> & >>
POTUS Offers New U.S. Military Strategy Rooted In Diplomacy & Alliances Versus Unilateralism – Facts >> & Video >>
President Obama Reviews Ways To Trim Costs From Spending Bills That Fund U.S. Government – Facts >> & LIVE VIDEO >>
President Obama To Push For $30B In Tax Credits As Part Of Small Business Assistance Plan & >> & SBA.gov
President Obama Makes 2nd Visit To Gulf Coast To Reassess & Take Control Of BP Oil Spill Recovery – Deepwater Horizon's Rig Spillage Is U.S. Worst – >> & >> & Facts >> & >> & EPA.gov & Videos >> & >> & >> & White House Actions & Live BP Spill Camera & Capitol Hill Videos
Liberia's President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf & President Obama Meet On Economic & Governance Strategies & >> & Facts >>
POTUS & Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama Agree To Move Controversial U.S. Military Base – Facts >> & Video >>
President Obama Meeting With Gulf Coast Oil Spill Investigators – Failure Of BP's 'Top Kill' Technique Proves No End Of Misery For Louisiana's People & Wildlife – British Petroleum Stocks Falling Sharply & Facts >> & >> & EPA.gov & BP Live Oil Spill Camera & Videos >>
Killing Of 9 Gaza Aid Activists In International Waters By Israeli Navy Regretted By President Obama – POTUS Seeks Facts, Israeli P.M. Cancels D.C.Trip – U.N. Condemns IDF Actions – >> & >> & >> & Facts >> & >> & >> & Analyisis >> & FreeGaza.org & Videos >> & >> & >>
THE PARALLAX PERSPECTIVE: When The U.S.-Israel Friendship Becomes Manipulation With Liabilities >>
President Obama Says Oil Company Tax Breaks Must Be Rolled Back While U.S. Invests More In New Fuels & Facts >>
With Slow Improvements, POTUS Affirms "We Can't Afford To Go Back To The Pre-Crisis Status Quo" & >> & >> & Facts >>
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer & President Obama Agree To Joint Effort & Aid On Illegal Immigration – Meeting Idea Initiated By Governor & Described As "Cordial" – With High Public Approval Ratings Supporting Arizona's Illegal Immigration Law, POTUS & Brewer Seek Commonality & >> & >> & Analysis >> & Facts >> & >> & >> & >> & Immigration & Customs Enforcement & Customs & Border Patrol & Video >>
THE PARALLAX PERSPECTIVE: The U.S. & Israel - When Friendship Clearly Becomes Manipulation With Liabilities >>
Vice President Biden, In Kenya, Urges East African Nation's Change – U.S. Affirms Strong Backing In Credible & Timely Referendum On South Sudan's Self-Rule – Talks With Southern Sudan's President Kiir Are Hard As Darfur Deaths Rise – >> & >> & Kenyan President Kibaki Facts
Analysis >> & Kenya - Darfur - Sudan - Salva Kiir Mayardit - Omar Hassan al-Bashir - Darfur Now Video
V.P. Biden's Full Kenya Speech Video — V.P. Biden's Joint News Conference Video With President Kibaki
V.P. Biden's Full Kenya Speech Video — V.P. Biden's Joint News Conference Video With President Kibaki
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POTUS Has Key Meeting With Palestinian President Abbas – Facts >> & >> & >> & Analysis >> & >> & Videos >> & >> & >>
To Aid Wider Economy, President Obama Is Demanding 5% Budget Cuts At Many U.S. Agencies – Facts >> & >> & Video >>
Federal Reserve's Ben Bernanke Says U.S. National Debt Is "Unsustainable" & >> & Facts >> & >> & Video >>
Obama Administration Welcomes UN's Sanctions On Iran's Suspected Nuclear Program & >> & Facts >> & Video >>
President Obama Promises To Tackle "Serious Issues" Straining Relations With Azerbaijan, An Important Link In Afghan War Supply Lines & U.S. Energy Export Routes – President Aliyev Complains Of Little Attention From U.S. In Resolving Festering Ethnic Conflict Between Azerbaijan & Armenia – Small Nation Is Major U.S. Asset In Afghan Terror War & >> & >> & >> & Azerbaijan-United States Relations & Facts >>
Mississippi Judge Selected By POTUS For The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals In New Orleans & >> & >> & Facts >>
President Obama Renews Urgent Call On Congress For $30B Jobs Bill To Foster More Hiring – Facts >> & >> & Video >>
FactCheck.org >> & PolitiFact.com >> & OpenCongress.org >> & DearPolitician.org >> & White House Mail >>
White House Brinksmanship Forces BP To Pay Minimum $20B To Oil Spill Victims – President Obama Emphasizes Funds Are Separate From BP Monies For Environmental Restoration – POTUS Also Asks & Gets $100M For Oil Rig's Jobless Crew – >> & >> & >> & >> & Facts >> & >> & BP Apology & BP Dividends Halted — Videos >> & >> & >> & >> & >>
In Sync With Tuesday Evening's Address, President Obama Is Poised To Seize Handling Of Damage Claims From British Petroleum Oil Spill – BP's Credit Rating Is Severely Cut To Near Junk Status As POTUS Takes Even Greater Control Of Company's Gulf Coast Cleanup Activities – >> & >> & >> & Oil Spill Day-By-Day Interactive Map & Q&A-Analysis >> & >>
Facts >> & >> & >> & >> & Live Spill Camera – Videos >> & >> & >> & >> & >> & >> – Video & Speech Text
LIVE WHITE HOUSE VIDEO or AUDIO:
All Live Events Begin On Or Nearly As Scheduled
U.S. Jobs Numbers & The People They Represent >>
All Live Events Begin On Or Nearly As Scheduled
U.S. Jobs Numbers & The People They Represent >>
OPEN FOR QUESTIONS: Kathleen Sebelius, HHS Secretary, answers questions from the About.com community on the Health Care Affordability Act.
POTUS Warns Health Insurers Against Rate Increases & Will Affirm It At White House During Talks – >> & >> & Facts >>
Incremental Response To Gay Agenda Embraced By Obama Administration As Activists Meet President – >> & Facts >>
V.P. Biden Releases The Joint Strategic Plan To Combat Intellectual Property Theft >> & Video >> & Plan PDF >>
President Obama Meets With Health Insurers On Keeping Rates Low & The Patients' Bill Of Rights >> & Video >>
Remarks by President Obama on his June Cabinet meeting and statements by General McChrystal in Rolling Stone magazine about the Afghanistan policy.
President Obama speaks at a White House reception marking LGBT Pride Month, and affirms his ongoing effort to fuilly address their issues and concerns.
U.S. Afghan Commander McChrystal Replaced By President Obama – POTUS Affirms "I Don't Make This Decision Based On Any Difference In Policy With General McChrystal" Nor On Any "Personal Insult" – General David Petraeus Chosen By President To Carry-On Mission – >> & >> & Analysis >> & Facts >> & >> – Rolling Stone – Videos >> & >> & >>
This Weekend’s G-8 & G-20 Economic Summits Motivate President Obama & Russian President Medvedev To Expand Relations – POTUS Says Russia Should Be WTO Member – Cooperation On Missle Defense Is Key In Upgraded U.S.-Russia Relations – Facts >> & >> & >> – Official Russian Presidential Website – WTO.org – Videos >> & >>
Presidents Obama and Medvedev speak about innovation, modernization, and building stronger economic ties at the U.S-Russia Business Summit.
President Obama and President Dmitry Medvedev of Russia hold a joint news conference after meeting at the White House on their upgraded relations.
June 24, 2010 - WEST WING WEEK - The White House's weekly summary of news, events, issues and policies from the Barack Obama Administration.
President Obama speaks after the G20 Summit on progress of global economic recovery, financial reforms, and prosperity challenges. G8 >> & G20 >>
