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...nominate Barack Obama. He has galvanized the people of the U.S. and inspired the whole world. Young folks everywhere see him as a symbol of hope. Amid all the terrible news about such calamities as the financial crisis and the food crisis, he stands out as the overwhelming good news. He can create history by setting the political and economic tone for the 21st century...
...anybody willing to predict that the economy will resume growing by May. As for severity, though the first eight months of the recession were quite mild, the pace of job losses since August is beginning to rival that of the big 1970s and '80s recessions. So while President-elect Barack Obama and others who dub this the worst downturn since the Great Depression don't have definitive evidence just yet, they're not blowing smoke either. (See pictures of the stock market crash...
...clear, what Mohammed is in a hurry to achieve is "martyrdom" by execution. A confession may have seemed a way to ensure that fate quickly before President Bush leaves office. In a curious way, an execution could be seen as a victory for both Bush and Mohammed. But with Barack Obama hoping to make good on his promise to close Gitmo, some of the camp's more than 225 prisoners can expect to be released. The rest, including Mohammed, would face trial in more conventional U.S. courts...
...Barack Obama has quit smoking. Mostly. As he told Tom Brokaw in a Dec. 7 Meet the Press interview, he has "fallen off the wagon" occasionally. Oh, all right: When pressed, Obama said he'd "done a terrific job under the circumstances" of keeping up a healthy lifestyle. He has vowed not to break the current White House ban on smoking, but if Obama takes his nicotine addiction with him to the Oval Office, he'll have distinguished (if smelly) company...
...love about Caroline B. Kennedy ’80 ? From the iconic photograph of her toddler self dancing in the Oval Office for her father—the president—to her op-ed in The New York Times last year in which she endorsed Barack Obama, the inspiration behind Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline” has never failed to charm the American public. From first daughter to behind-the-scenes advocate for education to best-selling author, Kennedy has played many roles in the last half-century. And it seems like...