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Sotomayor: Obama didn’t ask me about abortion

Judge Sonia Sotomayor said Wednesday neither President Obama nor anyone else in the administration asked her views on abortion rights before she was nominated for the Supreme Court.

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Sotomayor: Obama didn’t ask me about abortion

Obama throws first pitch at 2009 All-Star game

ST. LOUIS – It wasn’t a perfect strike, but President Obama gave the crowd a thrill to start last night’s All-Star Game.

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Obama throws first pitch at 2009 All-Star game

Obama Plans New Funds for Community Colleges

WASHINGTON — President Obama plans to head to hard-hit Michigan on Tuesday afternoon to announce a $12 billion infusion for the nation’s community college system, part of his efforts to ease the considerable pain of the still-sagging economy. In a conference call with reporters Monday, education officials said $2.5 billion of the new funds would go toward new community college facilities, with the rest going to an assortment of grants designed to boost graduation rates and encourage the teaching of skills that will better prepare students for jobs in a changing economy that is increasingly demanding a more highly educated workforce.

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Obama Plans New Funds for Community Colleges

White House Teleprompter Shatters, Obama Miraculously Carries On

Oh noes! Barack Obama was giving a speech on urban policy late this afternoon when his precious teleprompter fell and shattered all over the floor. How could he possibly get through it

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White House Teleprompter Shatters, Obama Miraculously Carries On

Random Thoughts On The State Of the U.S. Economy

No beat-up intended on President Obama in the following, nor do I have an ideological axe to grind. Indeed, I’ve criticized President George W. Bush a hell-of-alot-more than I’ve criticized President Obama….

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Random Thoughts On The State Of the U.S. Economy