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Taking effective control of U.S. economic policy two months before he will be sworn into office, President-elect Barack Obama promised an "aggressive" economic recovery plan in the first month of 2009 that will include tax cuts and new spending on jobs, energy infrastructure, health care and education...
...does it seem like Obama feels he has the luxury of waiting. "We are facing an economic crisis of historic proportion," he said. "While we cannot underestimate the challenges we face, we cannot underestimate our capacity to overcome them. We cannot hesitate and we cannot delay." (See pictures of Barack Obama's campaign behind the scenes...
...Harvard Book Store, was a part of a tour promoting her recent book “Annie Leibovitz at Work,” a compilation of more than 100 images, from her rock ’n’ roll days following Mick Jagger to her recent coverage of Barack Obama on his campaign trail, accompanied by personal anecdotes...
...there are limits to what government can do. No law can legislate away ignorance. That’s where we come in as individuals. Latent racism exists in communities all across America, and all of us must resolve to fight bigoted attitudes through our words and our examples. If Barack Obama’s historic victory has taught us anything, it’s that individual actions do matter because there is strength in numbers...
...last-ever speech, Martin Luther King intoned, “I’ve been to the mountaintop…I’ve looked over, and I have seen the promised land.” Today, many Americans see Barack Obama’s election as a sign that our society has reached the metaphorical promised land of racial equality. But only Barack Obama’s successes or failures in the coming years will determine his effect on race relations. If we act as though the journey towards equality is already over, we risk wandering the desert instead...