Obama Transition

Boulder Prepares for Hard Times Ahead with "Food Localization"

Bob Wells | Posted 05.25.2011

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Like so many chirping miner's canaries, about 400 people met last weekend in a Boulder church and hotel to talk about what might perhaps best be calle...

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Kerry Is the No Drama Option for Secretary of State

Al Giordano | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Joe Biden, Secretary of State, John Kerry, Barack Obama, Obama's Cabinet, Obama Secretary of State, Obama Transition Team, Obama Team, Obama Transition, Politics News

If Obama and Biden are seeking a pro-active and self-motivated secretary of state in harmony with their own visions, one that will command immediate respect, Kerry is looking better for the position every day.

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Obama's Team Includes Dangerous Biotech "Yes Men"

Jeffrey Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

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Instead of giving us change and hope, biotech "Yes Men" on Obama's team may prolong the hypnotic "group think" that has been institutionalized over three previous administrations.

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Bush's Environmental Legacy on GMOs Is Irreversible

Jeffrey Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: George Bush, Genetically Engineered Foods, Invasive Species, Regulation, Genetic Roulette, Gmo, Usda, Monsanto, Biotechnology, Union of Concerned Scientists, Contamination, Extinction, Obama Transition, Environment, Field Trials, Genetically Modified Foods, Genetically Engineered Crops, Green News

After all weather effects of 21st century climate change have disappeared from the earth's surface, two destructive impacts traceable to George Bush's policies will yet remain.

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Manicurist Hit With Corruption Charges -- Know What I'm Sayin'?

Bill Singer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fraud, Quadrangle Group, Andrew Cuomo, Irs, Wall Street, Countrywide Financial, Mary Schapiro, Robert Khuzami, Obama Transition, Bill Singer, Angelo Mozilo, Securities and Exchange Commission, Steven Rattner, BrokeAndBroker.Com, Business News

You ever wonder where so many popular but annoying sayings come from? How do these things even get started? You know? So, like, you know, just sayin',...

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Constructive Impatience

Joan Garry | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obama Transition, Gay Rights, Inauguration Day 2009, Lgbt Americans, Obama Inauguration, Rick Warren, LGBT Rights, Obama Administration, Obama Gay Rights, Gay Civil Rights, Obama Warren, Obama Inauguration Day, Civil Rights, Politics News

So, to my fellow LGBT friends and our straight allies -- let's use the Rick Warren choice as an opportunity to be impatient. I for one plan to be impatient constructively.

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Grand Theft Auto 3: Rail City

Greg Selkoe | Posted 05.25.2011

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This is the last of my 3 part installment of posts entitled Grand Theft Auto. In this post I will discuss inner city public rail transportation and automobile use in urban settings.

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Grand Theft Auto 2: San Autodreas-Highspeed Fail

Greg Selkoe | Posted 05.25.2011

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America, it is time to get serious about rail and stop getting our a** kicked by the rest of the world.

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Obama Online -- Moving From Campaigning to Governing (VIDEO)

Katie Stoynoff | Posted 05.25.2011

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While my belief in the potential of the Obama administration is strong, the connection I felt during the campaign has faded. The disconnection I feel comes from the Obama administration's struggle to move from campaign mode to governing mode.

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The Nobel Prize: A Tool For Shifting Consciousness?

Dr. Judith Rich | Posted 11.17.2011

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Now that just about the entire world has weighed in on whether or not President Obama deserves to win the Nobel Peace Prize, the fact remains: he was awarded the prize.

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The Hate That Dare Not Speak Its Name

Ed Gurowitz, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

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When I and others suggested that the Birthers, the Tea Baggers, the Limbaughs and Becks of the world were motivated at least in part by racism, the President himself said he did not believe that to be the case.

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Obama-Mania: An Opportunity but Also a Bottom Line

John L. Esposito | Posted 05.25.2011

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If Obama doesn't deliver significantly, disillusionment and anti-Americanism will increase among the very people who were euphoric at his election.

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You Can Change History: An Open Letter to Congresswoman Nita Lowey

Laurence Leamer | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Obama administration's Peace Corps transition document is a blueprint of what must be done and how it can be done.

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Is the Left Dead?

Beth Borzone | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Politics, Michelle Obama, Democrats, Left, Barack Obama, Mainstream Media, Blogosphere, Human Rights, Counterterrorism, Terrorism, Washington DC, C-Span, Obama Transition, Politics News

Lots of people are disappointed with some of Obama's recent decisions but they still love him because he is a person of conviction working within a flawed system.

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Obama vs Cheney: Future vs Past

Darin Murphy | Posted 05.25.2011

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Cheney filled his time speaking with fear-induced anger, inaccurate claims, righteous indignation and cheap shots at Europe.

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Obama: Agent of Change or Compromiser in Chief

Sandy Maisel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, Hilary Clinton, John F. Kennedy, Change-Agents, Rahm Emanuel, Compromise, Obama, Peter Orszag, Joe Biden, Health Care, Pete Rouse, Obama Transition, Politics News

The President is clearly the agenda setter, but he is not, as President Bush tried to be, "the decider." The verdict on Obama is clearly still out, but the early returns are positive.

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Searching for Relevancy in an Obama World

Janet Ritz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Politics, Green Lifestyle, Lifestyle, Green Office, Responsibility, The Environmentalist, Environment, Green, Deniability, George Witte, Barack Obama, Obama Transition, Politics News

Eight years of having someone to point at and say: See! There's the problem (and it was), was an easier proposition than looking in the mirror and asking: How am I the problem?

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Obama's 'First 100 Days': A Closer Look, Part II

Jim Lichtman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Polls, Wade Clark Roof, Integrity, War in Iraq, Leadership, Trust, Barack Obama Polls, President Obama, The Economy, Capps Center, Congress, Republicans, Healthcare Reform, Democrats, Zogby International, Obama Transition, Politics News

As long as he is perceived as communicating clearly and honestly, he should sustain the trust of the American people.

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Inside Obama's Court Deliberations: Sotomayor Most Mentioned

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Upon hearing news that Justice David Souter would be retiring at term's end, senior White House aides hastily convened a meeting in the West Wing on T...

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The Whole World in His Hands

Philip Radford | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Phil Radford, Green Energy, Greenpeace, Global Warming, President Obama, Obama Transition, Green News

But President Obama can single-handedly avert that fate with a little political hardball. He has the authority to unilaterally limit climate pollution through the Clean Air Act.

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Obama Zen

Soren Gordhamer | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Obama, Zen, Summit of the Americas, Obama Transition, Healthy Living News

The Zen teacher Thich Nhat Hanh advises us that if we are angry with someone, it is good to give that person a gift. While Chavez gave Obama a gift in the form of a book, Obama also gave a gift of openness.

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Obama Gets Real and So Should You

Michael B. Laskoff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, Russia, Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, Hugo Chavez, University of Chicago, Iran, Dmitry Medvedev, Barack Obama, Education, Venezuela, Fidel Castro, Vladimir Putin, Cuba, Rolling Stones, Health Care, Neo-Realism, Obama Transition, Politics News

For those of us who have waited 8 years for good news, Obama's pragmatism can be frustrating, but it's the right strategy for a realistic president confronted with difficult times.

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The House I Live In

Norman Horowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Killing, Right and Wrong, Torture, Npr, Obama Transition, Politics News

What is America to me A name, a map, or a flag I see A certain word, democracy What is America to me Lyrics by: Abel Meeropol Well into m...

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Beware of Jokes - II

Jerry Weissman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Beware of Jokes, Presentation Skills, Jay Leno, Barack Obama, Obama Transition, Politics News

This time, his attempt at self-deprecating humor backfired, and Obama and his staff immediately realized it. He called Special Olympics Chairman Tim Shriver to apologize before the program was broadcast.

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Obama Shows the World's Muslims a New American Face

Rob Asghar | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Islam, Conservatives, Terrorism, War, Robert Spencer, Obama, Muslim, Peace, War on Terror, Mark Steyn, Obama Transition, World News

Obama's ability to identify ethnically and emotionally with the Islamic world, along with his ability to articulate American tolerance that goes back to the founding fathers, means that we're on our way.

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