Below is a photo gallery of the 2011 State of the Union by President Barack Obama. RELATED: State of the Union 2011
Today I was invited to the White House to discuss the upcoming State Of The Union speech at the White House with Valerie Jarrett, Senior Adviser to President Barack Obama. It is clear that the White House thinks that this will be a very important speech. The theme of the speech will be “Winning For […]
Below is the speech President Obama will give tonight Tonight I want to begin by congratulating the men and women of the 112th Congress, as well as your new Speaker, John Boehner. And as we mark this occasion, we are also mindful of the empty chair in this Chamber, and pray for the health of […]
State of the Union speeches tend to be forgotten almost as soon as they are delivered. The addresses tend to be a litany of (endless) policy proposals that never reach see the light of day and create a rhetorical formula that keeps presidents from reaching the heights of other speeches they give during their time […]
WASHINGTON — Nearly two years ago on a cold February day, President Barack Obama stood for the first time before a joint session of Congress and spoke of a national day of reckoning.
In a recent poll conducted on the largest social networking site for African Americans, BlackPlanet.Com, Black America responded by asking for Pres. Obama to focus more on jobs in his State of the Union speech tonight. Close to 16 percent of African Americans are unemployed, and teenage unemployment amongst Black Americans is the worst. RELATED: […]
WASHINGTON — President Obama, on the defensive as Congressional Republicans press to rein in spending, will propose to extend for another two years the three-year partial freeze of domestic programs that he suggested in 2010, and will call for $78 billion in military spending cuts, when he delivers the annual State of the Union address […]
As President Obama prepares to give his State of the Union address, he is riding a wave of approval that many would have thought impossible just two months ago. The White House is looking to utilize his speech tonight before a nation struggling to find work to further advance his approval rating and set the […]
WASHINGTON — An intern to Rep. Gabrielle Giffords who aided the congresswoman after she was shot in the head and the family of a 9-year-old girl who was killed will sit with first lady Michelle Obama for President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address Tuesday night.
New York, NY – Shad Ireland, dialysis patient, Ironman triathlete and passionate advocate for the prevention of kidney disease through exercise and healthy living, will “Take on the Tour” in 2011, launching a 24-month athletic endeavor to conquer the sport of cycling. Starting this year with the Amgen Tour of California, Shad will ride multiple stages in some of […]
LUANDA, Angola — The Angolan capital’s war-ravaged infrastructure is complicating the fight against polio, which has re-emerged here spread to neighbouring countries after experts thought it had been defeated, health experts said Monday.
Arizona — Taco Bell’s meat has come under fire, but if only 36 percent of the “beef” is actually beef by volume, what’s the rest made of? Ranging from cocoa power to terms as generic as “spices,” the other 64 percent is made up of a wide range of fillers, extenders and preservatives. Can this […]
