Word: happening
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...administration has also been accused of silencing scientific critics of its environmental policies, something that Paul R. Epstein, the associate director of the Center for Health and the Global Environment at Harvard Medical School, hopes will not happen under the Obama administration...
...speak beautifully and inspirationally about hope and change, about bipartisan cooperation and a better America. But he clearly understands that you can't just sit around talking about all the good things you want to do when you get to the White House and then expect them to happen all by themselves. Which means you can't hire a staff that's going to gather at work every day, hold hands and sing "Kumbaya...
...mark, however; in 1976, Jimmy Carter created a transition staff shortly after winning the Pennsylvania primary - well before the Democratic National Convention in July. Under Jack Watson, who had worked on Carter's successful Georgia gubernatorial campaign, the transition team worked throughout the general election, preparing for what would happen in the event of victory. Carter had made it clear early on that he did not want to mirror the setup and size of Richard Nixon's White House staff; specifically, Carter refused to even name anyone chief of staff, instead changing the title to "assistant to the president...
...President-elect Obama speak on Tuesday. I was involved in the Civil Rights movement in the 1950s and 60s, and I'm certainly mindful of the whole history of the African American struggle for equality. Civil rights was never an easy thing to do, and it didn't happen overnight or even in one generation. I know that this is going to happen in our generation, though. It happened for Brad [Altman, Takei's husband] and me. We are married, and we are confident in the validity of our marriage...
There will always be people who become dispirited, but that doesn't mean we all will. The Civil Rights movement didn't happen with the people who were easily dispirited. When you were standing up against Bull Connor's dogs and water hoses, you had to be strong. You had to be resilient. It's those that have confidence and belief in their position that are the ones who will advance our cause...