January 2012
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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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President 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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