Wednesday, November 11, 2009 |
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama arrive for a memorial service on Tuesday for the thirteen victims of the shooting rampage last week at Fort Hood, Texas. The couple began an afternoon of consolation by privately meeting with family members of those killed and also met with those wounded in the attack.
The President then spoke to the entire Fort Hood community during the memorial service, honoring the soldiers and civilians killed on November 5th:
We come together filled with sorrow for the thirteen Americans that we have lost; with gratitude for the lives that they led; and with a determination to honor them through the work we carry on.
See the President’s speech in its entirety below.
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Wednesday, November 11, 2009 |
On Monday, the Supreme Court refused to block the upcoming execution of convicted sniper John Allen Muhammad, 48. The Court did not issue a statement on why it refused to consider his appeal.
Muhammad was declared dead at 9:11pm EST on Tuesday for his role as mastermind of a three-week spree of killings in October 2002 in Maryland, Virginia and Washington.
“There were no complications; Mr. Mohammad was asked if he wished to make a last statement,” Traylor told reporters outside the the Greenville Correctional Center. “He did not acknowledge this or make a last statement whatsoever.” [ read more ]
His teenage accomplice, Lee Boyd Malvo (who is now 24) is currently serving life in prison.
Monday, November 9, 2009 |
Check out this new up-tempo track from JoJo titled “Back Words”, possibly from her upcoming album, All I Want Is Everything.
As we mentioned last month, Blackground Records will be releasing All I Want Is Everything through a distribution deal with Interscope tentatively scheduled for January 2010.
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Monday, November 9, 2009 |
Grammy Award-nominated singer/songwriter Janelle Monáe performed in Kia Motors “The Soul Collective” this past weekend in Hollywood.
Word is, her debut EP, Metropolis Suite I of IV: The Chase, will be followed up with Suites II and III, slated for released January 2010.
( Photos: Getty Images )
Monday, November 9, 2009 |
Guess who laid a wreath during the Remembrance Service at the Cenotaph on Sunday. Hint: He got married earlier this year.
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Tuesday, November 3, 2009 |
HBO’s By the People: The Election of Barack Obama chronicles the Obama campaign with never-before-seen footage of President Barack Obama behind the scenes in addition to interviews and candid moments with First Lady Michelle Obama and the couple’s daughters, Sasha and Malia, among others.
The documentary premieres Tuesday at 9, but check out a deleted scene below.
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Friday, October 30, 2009 |
President Barack Obama salutes during the dignified transfer of 18 U.S. personnel killed in Afghanistan earlier this week in an unannounced midnight trip Thursday to Dover Air Force base in Delaware.
October was the deadliest month for Americans since the war began in 2001. According to The Washington Post, the President is currently deciding whether to deploy 40,000 additional troops in an effort to deter the Taliban based on province-by-province intelligence assessments of the country.
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