Home » 2009 » January (Page 2)Posted by John Malloy on 01/25/2009
Just days before he was sworn in, President Obama was giving his daughters a tour of the Lincoln Memorial when one of them pointed to a copy of Abraham Lincoln’s second inaugural address carved into the wall. Obama’s 7-year-old daughter, Sasha, told her father that Lincoln’s speech was really long. Would he have to give [...]
01/25/2009Read More
Many thanks to Kathryn for her thoughts… By Kathryn Macduffee This January, for most of us, has been the ultimate ‘out-with-the-old, in-with-the-new” experience. A Gregorian New Year, a Chinese New Year and an historic changeover in the American administration all in the same 25 days is about as sweeping a change as we can [...]
01/22/2009Read More
Promising to return America to the “moral high ground” in the war on terrorism, President Obama issued three executive orders Thursday to demonstrate a clean break from the Bush administration, including one requiring that the Guantanamo Bay detention facility be closed within a year. During a signing ceremony at the White House, Obama reaffirmed [...]
01/21/2009Read More
Hours after being sworn in as America’s 44th president, Barack Obama ordered “a freeze on new or proposed regulations at all government agencies and departments” made in the final months and weeks of Bush administration. A memo from White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel said that every regulation would have to be reviewed by the department or [...]
01/20/2009Read More
Lawmakers in Tibet have approved March 28 as a day to mark the freeing of serfs in the troubled region, a move that a Dalai Lama representative said Tuesday did not address problems facing the area “realistically and seriously.” The bill approved by legislators on Monday will mark the date that China says [...]
01/19/2009Read More
From The New York Times The oil that is extracted from Canadian dirt is being portrayed as saving America from energy dependence on the unstable Middle East, or an environmental catastrophe in the making — depending on the perspective. As Barack Obama prepares to take office in two weeks, the debate is no longer academic. The [...]
01/19/2009Read More
Russia and Ukraine signed a new deal Monday to end a long, bitter dispute that has left many European countries running short of natural gas for weeks. The two countries’ prime ministers reached an agreement early Sunday morning after five hours of what Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko called “difficult” negotiations. Russian Prime Minister [...]
01/19/2009Read More
President-elect Barack Obama is considering issuing an executive order to reverse a controversial Bush administration abortion policy in his first week in office, three Democratic sources said Monday. Obama’s second full day as president falls on the 36th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion in the United States. [...]
01/18/2009Read More
Breakfast Club BVO volunteers get out of bed early every school day morning and head to the Beaver Valley Community School to prepare breakfast for a number of children. The volunteers also purchase suppplies, plan menus, prepare and serve breakfast to the students. Dates: September 18, 2008 – June 20, 2009 Times: 7:30am – 8:30am [...]
01/18/2009Read More
Celebrate the many achievements and contributions of Black Canadians, who, throughout history, have done so much to make Canada the culturally diverse, compassionate and prosperous nation we know today. The Collingwood Public Library will be hosting two speakers during the month of February. On February 3rd Karolyn Smardz Frost, author of ‘I’ve Got a Home [...]
01/18/2009Read More
JERUSALEM (CNN) – Palestinian militants agreed Sunday to a one-week cease-fire against Israel, Hamas spokesman Ayman Taha said. The Hamas announcement came hours after Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced a unilateral cease-fire in the country’s assault on Hamas in Gaza. “We in the Palestinian resistance movements announce a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip,” Moussa [...]
