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...solve the problem," Obama said at one point. "In our hands lies the ability to shape our world for good or ill," he said at another. He pointed to the gallery, where Ty'Sheoma Bethea, an eighth grader from Dillon, S.C., sat. She had recently written a letter to Congress and the President to ask for help, as her school is crumbling and in need of repair. "We are not quitters," the letter said. Obama faced his audience. "We are not quitters," he repeated. (Read "Sparing a Dime to Save a College...
...recorded that Barack Obama came into full possession of the U.S. presidency toward the end of his February 24 budget speech to a joint session of Congress. He had just read a letter from a South Carolina schoolgirl, pleading for help with her dilapidated school. "We are not quitters," the girl had written. The President's eyes brightened as he repeated that phrase, and he seemed barely able to control his joy and confidence as he attacked his peroration: that even in the toughest times, "there is a generosity, a resilience, a decency and a determination that perseveres." This...
...Eastern Berlin district of Prenzlauer Berg, where in recent weeks an ongoing battle against gentrification has intensified. In the past two months alone, 29 cars - mostly luxury brands like Mercedes, BMW and Porsche - have been set ablaze in Berlin (police believe left-wing extremists are to blame). In a letter published online in January, a leftist radical group called BMW (Bewegung für militanten Widerstand, or Movement for Militant Resistance) admitted to having set eight cars on fire, as a protest, the statement said, against the restructuring of formerly low-income neighborhoods, which has led to higher rents...
...Until 1960, the specific location of Roosevet’s suite remained unknown as a result of Adams House’s dramatic expansion over a period of 60 years. A letter written by Roosevelt’s former roommate at Harvard, Lathrop Brown, finally identified the room’s location in the “B” entryway of Adams House...
...Given the breathtaking arrogance with which you have conducted previous so-called investigations of me, I have no interest in any further discussion with your office," - Julie MacDonald, in a 2008 letter refusing to be interviewed by Devaney for his investigation into her actions with the Endangered Species Program. MacDonald, who hasn't commented on the report, had already resigned...