The push for a more sustainable America gained more momentum today as President Obama announced plans to lease federal waters to be used to produce energy through wind and currents. I was lucky enough to be at the first middle class task force meeting a few months ago where the focus was on energy independence [...]
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Kal Penn takes position as White House Liason
April 11, 2009 – 5:27 pm
Fan’s of Fox’s T.V. show House were in for a shock last week Kal Penn’s character Lawrence Kutner was suddenly killed off the hit show. The move however was not for television’s sake. Tuesday, it was announced that Penn, a former Penn visiting professor and active Obama volunteer, would be taking on a new role, setting [...]
Daschle withdraws nomination
February 3, 2009 – 8:09 pm
On Tuesday February 3rd, Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D. South Dakota) withdrew his nomination for Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services after coming under much scrutiny over questions of unpaid taxes. He was not the first of President Obama’s nominees to encounter tax issues during the confirmation process. Treasury [...]
Obama Hopes to Keep Campaign Supporters Involved
January 28, 2009 – 9:24 pm
By Andy Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Barack Obama may be president now, but that doesn’t mean his campaign is over.
Obama hopes to harness the unprecedented army of voters who knocked on doors and made phone calls during his presidential run to help his policies become law now that he’s in the White House.
Since the November election, [...]
