January 2012
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“An anonymous coworker—to this day, I don’t know who—had left a pencil-written note on a torn piece of paper with some numbers on it. It showed how much more my male coworkers were making, even though they had less education, training and experience.
I’d been at Goodyear almost 20 years, and was still making 20 percent less than the lowest-paid male supervisor in my same...
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space-debris asked: Hey, Obama Tumblr. I'm a student at the University of Michigan and had the privilege of seeing the President speak this morning about making college more affordable. It's great to hear that equal access to higher education is part of his plan to make an America, as you say, "built to last." I also had a follow-up question to the one you received this morning: are there any...
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“Higher education is not a luxury. It’s an economic imperative that every...”
– President Obama speaking in Michigan today about his plans to make college more affordable
egkeller asked: First: The Obama Tumblr is awesome. You guys are the best. Second: I'm a Poli Sci student at Boston University and I'm interested in working for the campaign this summer, but not just volunteering. Is there somewhere I can apply to intern?
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Twitter's favorite #SOTU quotes
After live-tweeting the President’s State of the Union address on Tuesday night, we took a look at our retweet stats to get an (unscientific) sense of the parts Twitter liked most.
Here are the top moments of the speech, as decided by our Twitter followers:
1. “That means women should earn equal pay for equal work.”
2. “No one built this country on their own. This nation...
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WatchMeet Debbie Bosanek, otherwise known as Warren Buffett’s secretary—and the inspiration behind the “Buffett Rule.”
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“No one built this country on their own. This nation is great because we built it together. This nation is great because we worked as a team. This nation is great because we get each other’s backs. And if we hold fast to that truth, in this moment of trial, there is no challenge too great; no mission too hard. As long as we are joined in common purpose, as long as we maintain our common...
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WatchBecause we live in the future, the White House is doing a fancy enhanced live feed of the State of the Union tonight and we’re able to embed it here so you can watch it directly on Tumblr. Enjoy, and let us know what you think of the president’s speech.
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“As we mark the 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, we must remember that this...”
– President Obama’s statement on the 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade
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One last Inauguration Day story, this one from Charlotte:
I was a junior in college and that day happened to be the day my sorority was taking our annual composite photos.
All the girls were required to stop by the house at some point during the day to have their individual photo taken, an obligation most saw as simply an inconvenient interruption to their already busy days.
When I arrived,...
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Linds left this Inauguration Day story in our inbox:
I was there!
From the moment that President Obama was elected, I knew that I would be there. I gathered a group of friends and headed to DC the day before to scrounge for “silver tickets” to be in a good section of the National Mall.
We couldn’t find them in traditional places, but randomly on the street, a Congressional staffer had 4 (the...
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Here’s Drew’s Inauguration Day story:
Where was I, three years ago?
I had been in London for two weeks on Inauguration Day. Most of my friends had gone down to DC for the event and I was crushed that I couldn’t be there, especially having worked for the campaign and thrown a raucous party on Election night. The inauguration should’ve been part three—capping it all off.
Instead, I...
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WatchPresident Obama to Betty White: Where’s your birth certificate?
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“While we believe that online piracy by foreign websites is a serious problem that requires a serious legislative response, we will not support legislation that reduces freedom of expression, increases cybersecurity risk, or undermines the dynamic, innovative global Internet.”
- The White House, responding this morning to a petition on SOPA and online piracy
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gryffindork asked: How can those of us interested in working for the Obama 2012 campaign get involved, volunteering or otherwise? Thanks!
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