Obama Commencement Address

Obama Tells Graduates to Lower Expectations

Jerome Halligan | Posted 06.29.2009 | Comedy

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Many members of the audience seemed confused, offering only lukewarm applause when Mr. Obama was finished speaking.

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Selective Lion

Robert Kuttner | Posted 06.24.2009 | Politics

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All week, Obama demonstrated his great skills as a teacher and orator, but it remains to be seen how he will use these outsized gifts as challenges on several fronts continue to unfold.

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Access to Degrees -- Not Just Honorary Degrees

Michael Roth | Posted 06.18.2009 | Politics

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I long to see President and Mrs. Obama inspire legislation that improves access to and the sustainability of institutions like those that have honored them this week.

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Marty Fleck's Commencement Address

Bill Scheft | Posted 06.14.2009 | Comedy

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This is a great time to be an American. And I wouldn't be saying that if I wasn't Simon Cowell wealthy and I hadn't misnumbered my pages.

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Obama ASU Address: Watch The Commencement Speech (VIDEO)

Posted 06.13.2009 | Politics

Scroll down for full video President Obama delivered the commencement address at Arizona State University on Wednesday night. Obama began by gently...

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ASU Commencement: Obama Giving Address Tonight

AP | Posted 06.13.2009 | Politics

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PHOENIX — Arizona State University students are getting a graduation ceremony to remember forever. Wednesday evening's ceremonies were to inclu...

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Standing Proud with Notre Dame

Adam Istvan | Posted 06.12.2009 | Politics

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When it comes to fighting for health care, compassionate immigration reform and a range of social programs that help uplift the poor, Obama's policy priorities align with traditional Catholic values.

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Laetare Medal: Glendon is the Wrong Recipient

Suzette Standring | Posted 06.06.2009 | Politics

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Faith is not an exclusive club membership. Yet this is the message that Mary Ann Glendon, former U.S. ambassador to the Vatican, sent when she rejected the University of Notre Dame's Laetare Medal.

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POLL: 79% Of ASU Faculty Say Obama Should Receive Honorary Degree

Dawn Teo | Posted 05.18.2009 | Politics

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TEMPE, ARIZONA - This week, two Arizona State University physics professors, Mike Thorpe and Jose Menendez, polled ASU faculty on whether President Ba...

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ASU Says "We Blew It," Alumni Rescind Donations

Dawn Teo | Posted 05.16.2009 | Politics

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Although the ASU community is angry and embarrassed over the brouhaha, there is also a consensus that -- whether snub or snafu -- the incident will not affect Obama.

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ASU Honorary Degree Policy For Sitting Politicians Not Documented

Dawn Teo | Posted 05.15.2009 | Politics

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TEMPE, ARIZONA - Arizona State University became the unlikely focus of a political firestorm last week when news broke that ASU would not be conferrin...

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Obama Doesn't Need Honorary Degrees From ASU, Notre Dame

Blaise Nutter | Posted 05.13.2009 | Politics

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At this point, no offense to ASU, but Obama doesn't need the honor of any university. Obama is honored every day by kings and queens, prime ministers and presidents.

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ASU Apologizes, Establishes "Barack Obama Scholars" Program

Dawn Teo | Posted 05.12.2009 | Politics

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ASU expects to enroll more than 1,000 Arizona students in the President Barack Obama Scholars program. The program will cover the full cost of tuition, fees, books, room, and board for students who come from families with the greatest financial need, typically those unable to attend a university.

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ASU Faculty Receive Threats; Pres. Michael Crow Says ASU "Will Honor Obama"

Dawn Teo | Posted 05.11.2009 | Politics

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After a day of digging and talking to ASU staff and faculty, it seems this may have been more of a bureaucratic snafu than a political snub.

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Obama Graduation Speech 2009

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 04.24.2009 | Politics

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Today at the White House daily press briefing, Press Secretary Robert Gibbs announced that President Obama will serve as commencement speaker at Arizo...

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