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Rep. Dingell sets House longevity record
The SwampRep. John Dingell, D-Mich., with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, left, and former President Bill Clinton, share a laugh at a Capitol Hill ceremony honoring Dingell (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson) by Frank James "Change" was the rallying cry of last year's......Tags: Arts and Culture, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Politics, Bill Clinton, Voting
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Video: Obama on bipartisanship
Spin CycleIf you missed it last night, an excerpt from Obama's press conference, talking about slow progress in breaking the hold of partisanship on the stimulus proposal: .msnbcLinks {font-size:11px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #999; margin-...Tags: CEO Pay, Arts and Culture, Health, Job Layoffs, U.S. Presidential Election (2008)
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Obama's Wonder: Signed, Sealed...
The Swampby Mark Silva Stevie Wonder performed on the Denver football field where Barack Obama accepted the Democratic Party's 2008 presidential nomination in front of 80,000 people: "Signed, Sealed, Delivered.'' Wonder played at the Lincoln Memorial, on the...Tags: Stevie Wonder, Arts and Culture, Social Issues, Politics, Music
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Presidential rankings: Leadership
The Swampby Mark Silva On the eve of President's Day, ranking the 42 individuals who have occupied the presidency before now seems a fitting undertaking. That's what "a cross-section'' of 65 historians have done, commissioned by C-SPAN to produce a Historians........Tags: Ronald Reagan, Arts and Culture, Harry S. Truman, Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson
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Stimulus: Signed
Spin CycleObama signs the stimulus bill after a ceremony in Denver that features a solar panel entrepreneur who says his business and industry will be revolutionized by the package. Obama presents it as a great leap into the future that will......Tags: Health, Arts and Culture, Credit and Debt, Politics, Career and Workplace
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Obama's bipartisan goal was un-American
The Swampby Frank James So much for bipartisanship. That's how the failure of President Barack Obama's effort to get Republican support for his $787 billion economic stimulus package is being interpreted. But the president was always trying to run against the........Tags: The New York Times, Arts and Culture, Health, Social Issues, Harry S. Truman
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A.G. Holder: 'Race-protected cocoons'
The Swampby Mark Silva Eric Holder, the nation's first African-American attorney general, addressed the employees of the Justice Department on the occasion of Black History Month today with an assessment that, on matters of race, America remains "essentially a...Tags: Arts and Culture, Black History, Social Issues, Eric Holder, Career and Workplace
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Holder's race remarks: Good, bad sign?
The Swampby Josh Meyer For the past eight years, the U.S. Justice Department and the Bush administration were relatively quiet on the issue of race and its place within the social fabric of America and the enforcement of civil rights and......Tags: NAACP, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Arts and Culture, Social Issues, Career and Workplace
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Obama: 'First African-American president'
The Swampby Mark Silva On a day when the achievements of African-Americans in attaining positions long denied them were on the minds of many in Washington, retired Rear Adm. Stephen Rochon, White House "chief usher'' and director of the executive residence,......Tags: Arts and Culture, Social Issues, Politics, United States, George W. Bush
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Republicans, stimulus and finding a line
The Swampby Mark Silva Will the real Republicans please stand up? We've reported here on Gov. Charlie Crist of Florida welcoming President Barack Obama to pitch the economic stimulus bill that all of the House's Republicans voted against. And we've reported......Tags: State Budgets, Ronald Reagan, Philosophy, Arts and Culture, Politics
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Duke-UNC show travels familiar Tobacco Road path
WatchdogI wrote a post last week about Oceanside High's own Art Heyman tied to the debut Monday night of HBO's new documentary about the Duke-North Carolina rivalry. What about the show itself? Is it worth watching? As with most HBO......Tags: Arts and Culture, Sports, Education, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Financial Aid
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Obama's 1st speech to Congress
The SwampTHE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ EMBARGOED UNTIL DELIVERY February 24, 2009 Remarks of President Barack Obama - As Prepared for...Tags: Corporate Crime, Health, Arts and Culture, Wages and Pensions, High Schools
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