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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...that he’s the antichrist!” My dutiful volunteer, a regular churchgoer, had to ask: “How do you reconcile yourself to voting in the man you believe is Lucifer?” “Well, I’ve got to tell you that it was one of the most difficult decisions I’ve ever had to make, but when I saw McCain’s tax plan?...

Author: By Clay A. Dumas | Title: Messiah or Antichrist? | 1/20/2009 | See Source »

...call from a woman who said, "Hi, I'm calling from the White House. You must have impressed somebody, because they asked me if I'd find you to see if you'd like to introduce the President again." I said, "Boy, what a thrill! Absolutely! Just tell me when and where." And she said, "Well, the where is Pennsylvania Avenue and the when is Jan. 20, 1957. You're going to be the President's announcer." Then she asked, "Will you charge a fee? Because our parade budget is very minimal." And I said, "No, as a matter...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inaugural Parade Announcer | 1/20/2009 | See Source »

...know that even on a day so bright, he was not blinded. Not by the cloud of witnesses in front of him. Not by the lights of cameras sending his words across the planet. That he was willing to sound so somber on his day of celebration tells us many things at once. At a time of scarcity, do not waste opportunities. When the world is watching and willing to follow, tell them where you want to take them. And above all, tell the truth. (See pictures of the Inauguration of Barack Obama and Joe Biden...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Barack Obama's Inaugural Address: Humility, Gratitude, Sacrifice | 1/20/2009 | See Source »

...next day at Saddleback's Sunday services, Warren tried to reclaim his postpartisan reputation, telling his congregants that he would not endorse a presidential candidate nor tell anyone whom he was going to vote for. But that same day, he gave an interview to Naomi Schaeffer Riley of the Wall Street Journal that left very few questions about his leanings. The Democratic Party's new platform calling for a reduction in the abortion rate was, he said, "window dressing" and "too little, too late." When Riley asked Warren about some of Obama's Evangelical supporters, he dismissed the significance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inaugural Pastor: The Two Faces of Rick Warren | 1/18/2009 | See Source »

...other species that share our planet. "This is where you go to learn about the natural world," says Calvelli. "We're living museums." It would be a shame to lose any of them, even in the midst of a recession - and, frankly, who wants to be the person to tell a lion it's being laid...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When Zoos Cut Budgets, No Species Is Safe | 1/17/2009 | See Source »

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