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Archive for January 11th, 2012
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Performer Janelle Monae embraces President Barack Obama
The University of Illinois at Chicago Forum, Jan. 11
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Janelle Monae performs at a fundraiser for President Barack Obama
Actor Hill Harper
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Occupy Chicago Protesters use cameras and cellphones to capture the President’s arrival at the corner of Roosevelt and Union streets
This photo cracks me up - OWS protestors so angry with the President ….. they started taking photos of him
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People crowd the sidewalk outside a house where President Barack Obama stopped for a campaign event in Chicago
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chicago & richmond
President Barack Obama walks toward a group of onlookers after arriving at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport
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UStream Coverage of the event has started
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First lady Michelle Obama poses with Army Staff Sgt. La Keshia Whitmore and Staff Sgt. Tyeir Pritchard Davis at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Va. Michelle Obama had just announced a new commitment from medical schools to boost training and research for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health injuries impacting military service members.
First lady Michelle Obama with John Prescott, Chief Academic Officer of the Association of American Medical Colleges
Defence.gov: First Lady Michelle Obama today announced a commitment from the nation’s medical colleges to better train civilian health-care providers in caring for war veterans and their families and to push for more research in the wounds of war.
Obama’s announcement at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond marked the latest endeavor of her “Joining Forces” campaign with Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, to rally nationwide support for military families.
Today, the first lady announced that the Association of American Medical Colleges and the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, with 105 and 25 schools, respectively, have committed to leveraging their missions in education, research and clinical care “to meet the unique health-care needs” of the military and veterans communities…..
More here
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afternoon all
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President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden take their seats as they hold a roundtable meeting on Insourcing American Jobs, Jan. 11, in the Old Executive Office Building on the White House campus
… with US Trade Representative Ron Kirk
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CNN has the 6:50 speech in their live streaming schedule …. but it’s down for 4:50. Confused!
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Just to repeat one of the, eh, ‘house rules’ I mentioned recently: I HUGELY appreciate you letting us know about posts at other blogs and various news sites in the comments here, it’s a completely invaluable service for us all.
But! Please only include very short extracts from the posts – the aim should always be to give a taster of the post that sends the reader to the author’s blog, otherwise we’re effectively stealing their work.
So, please don’t include any more than 2 or 3 paragraphs (2 if it’s a short post), and always include the link at the end. Thanks.
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See the video here - thanks Tulips
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Actress Angelina Jolie is seen in the Oval Office of the White House, Jan. 11, during a meeting with President Barack Obama
According to a White House aide, “President Obama spoke with Ms. Jolie about her work to raise the profile of preventing mass atrocities and combating sexual violence against women.” Brad Pitt also visited.
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President Barack Obama waves as he leaves the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 11, for Chicago
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Another of those ‘rules’ I mentioned last week:
99.9% of you are civil to each other, even if you don’t always agree, and that’s the way I want it here. By all means, battle away with anyone you disagree with, but no personal abuse, okay? Not welcome here. And no personal call-outs …. I’ve deleted more than a few in the last week or two.
Okay, I’ve already started a crackdown on this, any one who has, or continues to, ignore appeals to stop personal attacks on other visitors here is gone from the blog. Sorry, I don’t want that stuff here.
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