Final Details of Obama’s 2009 Stimulus Bill The 1,071-page American Recovery and Reinvestment Act cleared the House Friday 246-183, without any Republican support, and received final passage in the Senate later that night on a 61-37 vote with three Republicans...
Update: See Final Details of Obama’s 2009 Stimulus Bill, as enacted on February 17, 2009. The exact details of the Obama 2009 Stimulus Package are still being hashed out. On this page and in the comments below, I am attempting to collect details of what’s...
President Barack Obama gave this inaugural speech on January 20, 2009 after being sworn in as the 44th president of the United States. “My fellow citizens: I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the...
Late in the day last Wednesday I heard that the Trib and the Sun-Times were printing a significant number of extra copies of their papers, at least partially because of demand for the papers as souvenirs and mementos. I confess, my life has gone so online that it...
A few pictures from the Obama camp’s election night Flickr stream. Related Reading: Front Page News: Obama Coverage Throughout the Country Newsburglar...
If I should need to name, O Western World, your powerfulest scene and show, ’Twould not be you, Niagara—nor you, ye limitless prairies—nor your huge rifts of canyons, Colorado, Nor you, Yosemite—nor Yellowstone, with all its spasmic geyserloops ascending to the skies,...