Saturday, January 3, 2009 |
In this week’s weekly address, President-elect Barack Obama lays out the challenges that face us in the new year, and his plan for taking them on.
“We need an American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan that not only creates jobs in the short-term but spurs economic growth and competitiveness in the long-term,” he says. “And this plan must be designed in a new way—we can’t just fall into the old Washington habit of throwing money at the problem. We must make strategic investments that will serve as a down payment on our long-term economic future. We must demand vigorous oversight and strict accountability for achieving results. And we must restore fiscal responsibility and make the tough choices so that as the economy recovers, the deficit starts to come down. That is how we will achieve the number one goal of my plan—which is to create three million new jobs, more than eighty percent of them in the private sector.”
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Wednesday, December 31, 2008 |
Check out 60 Minutes‘ look back at President-elect Barack Obama’s historic journey to the White House which, aired Sunday.
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Monday, December 22, 2008 |
President-elect Barack Obama (pictured at the airport on Saturday catching a flight to Hawaii for winter break) warned on Friday that economic recovery won’t be as fast as he completed his Cabinet, after naming the secretaries of transportation, labor, trade and small business policy.
“It will take longer than any of us would like — years, not months. It will get worse before it gets better. But it will get better if we are willing to act boldly and swiftly,” Obama said — and he promised to do just that.
Obama declined to put a price tag on an economic stimulus plan he will propose, but signaled that it could be huge because of his priorities: creating jobs, getting the economy back on track and fixing financial markets among them. “That is going to cost a significant amount of money on the front end,” he said.
WEEKLY ADDRESS
On Saturday, December 20, 2008, in his weekly address, President-elect Obama introduced the team of men and women who will head up the nation’s major scientific departments.
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Friday, December 19, 2008 |
President-elect Barack Obama was chosen as Time magazine’s person of the year for their Dec. 29, 2008/Jan. 5, 2009 double issue.
“For having the confidence to sketch an ambitious future in a gloomy hour, and for showing the competence that makes Americans hopeful he might pull it off, the president-elect is TIME’s Person of the Year,” according to the magazine.
The cover image was created by artist Shephard Fairey, who also created the popular Hope image.
SHARPTON & KENNEDY HAVE LUNCH
Al Sharpton, left, and Caroline Kennedy have lunch at famed soul food restaurant Sylvia’s in Harlem, New York, Thursday Dec. 18, 2008. The late President John F. Kennedy’s daughter acknowledged Thursday that she is seeking to be appointed to the U.S. Senate seat held by Hillary Rodham Clinton, who has been nominated by President-elect Barack Obama to be secretary of state.
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Sunday, December 14, 2008 |
Watch as President George W. Bush ducks two shoes thrown at him by an Iraqi reporter during a press conference in the Iraqi prime minister’s office to mark the signing of a security agreement.
“This is the farewell kiss, you dog,” the man shouted in Arabic.
Bush wasn’t hit, and announced “I’m okay” after the incident. He added, “All I can report is it is a size 10.”
According to CNN, Hurling shoes at someone, or sitting so that the bottom of a shoe faces another person, is considered an insult among Muslims.
Sunday, December 7, 2008 |
President-elect Barack Obama chats with his staff and the NBC crew following speaking to host Tom Brokaw during a taping of ‘Meet the Press’ at the NBC Tower on Sunday in Chicago, Illinois. Obama discussed his plans for the economy, the war in Iraq, and his cabinet choices during the taping.
PRES. OBAMA’S WEEKLY ADDRESS
On today’s weekly address, President-elect Barack Obama explains the key parts of his Economic Recovery Plan — which will save or create 2.5 million jobs in the next two years. VIEW FULL TRANSCRIPT HERE.
( Photo: Scott Olson / GETTY IMAGES NEWS )
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Tuesday, December 2, 2008 |
President-elect Barack Obama unveiled his national security team at a press conference in Chicago on Monday. Obama said, “The time has come for a new beginning, a new dawn of American leadership to overcome the challenges of the 21st century. We will strengthen our capacity to defeat our enemies and support our friends. We will renew old alliances and forge new and enduring partnerships.”
Obama named former rival Hillary Rodham Clinton as his choice for secretary of state and said he would keep Robert Gates as defense minister as the incoming administration seeks to wind down the U.S. role in Iraq.
Washington lawyer Eric Holder was named attorney general and Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano as homeland security secretary. He also announced two senior foreign policy positions outside the Cabinet: campaign foreign policy adviser Susan Rice as U.N. ambassador and retired Marine Gen. James L. Jones as national security adviser.
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