The meeting between Obama and House Republicans

Sunday Take: The theater in the meeting between Obama and House Republicans - washingtonpost.com

Highlights from the Q & A between Obama and the House Republicans:

Obama's State of the Union Address 2010

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Howard Zinn, Historian and Activist, Dies at 87 - Obituary (Obit) - NYTimes.com

Howard Zinn, Historian and Activist, Dies at 87 - Obituary (Obit) - NYTimes.com

Obama One on One with Diane Sawyer

Obama One on One with Diane Sawyer

What budget cuts are doing to our universities

Local News | Budget cuts swell class sizes at UW | Seattle Times Newspaper

Obama Looks to Regain Momuntum in SOTU

That's the State of the Union Address in Washington D.C. tonight. Here is a report of some fresh poll numbers from the NBC nightly news:

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Another report on how Obama Administration is reacting to changing political circumstances:

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Spending Freeze

Except as a political move, I'm having trouble understanding how this helps us a whole lot.

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Nation & World | Supreme Court lifts limits on corporate political contributions, changing election equation | Seattle Times Newspaper

Nation & World | Supreme Court lifts limits on corporate political contributions, changing election equation | Seattle Times Newspaper

Effect of Republican Victory in Massachusetts

From NBC News:

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Aftershock of 6.1 in Haiti

From NBC News:

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Evaluating Obama's First Year in Office

What criteria should we use to evaluate Obama's first year in office? What letter grade would you give him for his first year on the job.

One measure might be how is he doing on his campaign promises. Politifact.com has rated hime, and here is a background summary from video from NBC:

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A dramatic loss in a special election in Massachusetts last night has hurt Democrats and will make it more difficult for Obama to get things passed in the Senate. This was liberal icon Ted Kennedy's seat, and hands a 41st vote to the Republicans, enough to sustain filibusters. Was this loss a failure a reflection of people being unhappy with Obama? Analysis from the New York Times:
News Analysis - A Year Later, Voters Send a Different Message - NYTimes.com

Obama started out with very high ratings in the opinion polls, but those have dropped below 50% on approval ratings in many polls. A look back at the last year of Obama's year in office from NBC:

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Some editorials sympathetic to Obama:
No Obama Obits, Please The New York Observer

New Jersey Lawmakers Pass Medical Marijuana Bill

New Jersey Lawmakers Pass Medical Marijuana Bill: "The measure, expected to be signed by the governor by next Tuesday, would make the state the region’s first to legalize medical marijuana.


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Conservative Attorney Makes Case for Gay Marriage

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Same-Sex Marriage Goes Before Federal Court

For the first time, the issue of same-sex marriage is going before a federal court. At issue is Proposition 8, passed by California voters, which bans same sex marriage in that state. Do states have the authority under the Constitution to ban same sex marriage, or is it a violation of basic rights?

A CBS news report:

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From NBC news:

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State faces nothing but bad choices | Seattle Times Newspaper

In this "Great Recession", it is going to be a lot of bad news out of Olympia as the Legislature begins its session today.

Local News | State faces nothing but bad choices | Seattle Times Newspaper

The Flap Over Reid's 2008 Comments about Obama's Race

Fellow Democract, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has faced the embarrassing disclosure of remarks he made about Barack Obama during the 2008 political campaign.

Reid, in predicting that Obama could become the first African-American President was quoted in a new book about the campaign as having described Obama as “light-skinned” and had “no Negro dialect, unless he wanted to have one.”

Reid Apologizes for Remarks on Obama’s Color and ‘Dialect’

WTP State Competition - Mt. Rainier H.S.

Video available on www.tvw.org. Search for it under "recent media".

msnbc.com:President orders intel changes after ‘systemic failure’

msnbc.com:President orders intel changes after ‘systemic failure’

How has Obama Handled the Crisis?

A discussion of how Obama handled the crisis of the attempted terrorist bombing aboard an airliner on Christmas day.

Nigerian man indicted in plot to blow up plane | Seattle Times Newspaper

Nation & World | Nigerian man indicted in plot to blow up plane | Seattle Times Newspaper

Washington state felons should have voting rights, federal court rules

An important news item:

Washington state felons should have voting rights, federal court rules

Obama reprimands intelligence failures

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From the President's News Conference:

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Coverage from the Newshour on PBS:
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/terrorism/jan-june10/obama1_01-05.html

Will Profiling Make a Difference?

Will Profiling Make a Difference?: "The U.S. has decided that treating people differently depending on where they come from will improve airline security."

Is racial profiling justified in an effort to improve airline security? The debate over individual rights and security continues. What are your thoughts?