Posts Tagged ‘Barack Obama’

Posted on December 24th, 2009 by Courtney Haden

Ten years after

Ten years after

A decade under the confluence

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Posted on December 9th, 2009 by Madison Underwood

Something is happening in Denmark: A Copenhagen conference primer

Something is happening in Denmark: A Copenhagen conference primer

The issue is Earth: More than 15,000 delegates from 192 countries are participating in the U.N. Climate Change Conference taking place this week in Copenhagen

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Posted on December 4th, 2009 by Madison Underwood

Alabama schools receive energy grants

Alabama schools receive energy grants

Lower energy costs = more money fur edjoomuhkaytin

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Posted on December 2nd, 2009 by Courtney Haden

Afghan agley

Afghan agley

A nation loses its balls in the rough

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Posted on November 23rd, 2009 by Madison Underwood

Ari Fleischer Tapped to Lead BCS PR Campaign?

This seems like a strange move–a former White House press secretary being paid to defend [...]

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Posted on September 24th, 2009 by Mark Kelly

Bumper sticker logic

Bumper sticker logic

Some thoughts on what’s killing our nation

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Posted on September 4th, 2009 by Courtney Haden

So What WOULD Jesus Do about health care reform?

So What WOULD Jesus Do about health care reform?

Think Barack Obama’s a socialist? He’s practically Calvin Coolidge if you compare his ideas on health care to those of Jesus.

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Posted on July 3rd, 2009 by Madison Underwood

“Green Jobs”: What does the term mean, anyway?

“Green Jobs”: What does the term mean, anyway?

green job (grēn jŏb) n. A term used in a reckless manner to describe such wide-ranging modes of employment that the expression may have lost its meaning before it even had one.

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Posted on June 8th, 2009 by Madison Underwood

What is a green job, anyway?

What is a green job, anyway?

we will be talking a lot about green jobs. That likely has a lot to do with President Barack Obama’s stimulus plan (otherwise known at the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009).

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Posted on May 8th, 2009 by Matt Hooper

Read all about President Black Alabama

Read all about President Black Alabama

So there’s this revolutionary new electronic reader for books and newspapers from Amazon called Kindle [...]

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Posted on May 4th, 2009 by Weekly Staff

Sessions swipes Senate committee seat

Sessions swipes Senate committee seat

A deal struck among GOP leaders in the U.S. Senate will give Sen. Jeff Sessions, [...]

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Posted on April 10th, 2009 by Courtney Haden

Interview: Lilly Ledbetter

Interview: Lilly Ledbetter

Her name can be found on groundbreaking lawsuits, a Supreme Court decision and headlines around the world, but when Jacksonville resident Lilly Ledbetter had a historic fair pay act named after her last year, it could be said that this quintessential working woman had finally arrived. The journey, which took her from backwoods Alabama to the White House, has been anything but uneventful.

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Posted on March 2nd, 2009 by Courtney Haden

Witnessing the witlessness of certain U.S. senators

Witnessing the witlessness of certain U.S. senators

An intriguing byproduct of a new administration is a renewed interest in civics. Perhaps our [...]

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Posted on January 24th, 2009 by Matt Hooper

Inauguration Trail Pictures (moving and still)

Inauguration Trail Pictures (moving and still)

Photographic evidence of the Weekly’s journey to Washington, D.C., for the inauguration of America’s 44th president, Barack Obama.

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Posted on January 21st, 2009 by Kyle Whitmire

Dear Mr. President

Dear Mr. President

From: Pres. George W. Bush
To: Pres. Barack Obama
January 20, 2009
 
Dear Barry,
Tradition says I’m supposed to [...]

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Posted on January 20th, 2009 by Matt Hooper

Inauguration Trail, Day 3

Inauguration Trail, Day 3

Three days of nearly non-stop travel – by both train and automobile – finally pay off as one road-weary Weekly warrior witnesses history first-hand.

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Posted on January 19th, 2009 by Glenny Brock

Inauguration celebrations

Inauguration celebrations

There are a number of inauguration celebrations happening in Birmingham today and tomorrow:\
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Boutwell Auditorium doors [...]

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Posted on January 18th, 2009 by Matt Hooper

Inauguration Trail, Day 1

Inauguration Trail, Day 1

On Jan. 18, one man left the relative comfort of his home for a rendezvous with destiny in D.C., the inauguration of our 44th president. With him: two cameras, a laptop, a thirst for adventure and little-to-no access or money. This is his story.

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Posted on November 24th, 2008 by Matt Hooper

Updating new Obama hires

Updating new Obama hires

UPDATED – Dec. 7., 5:22 p.m.\

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Posted on November 7th, 2008 by Matt Hooper

Pre and Post-Election Commentary…

FROM KYLE WHITMIRE:
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War on Dumb: America’s Political Intervention\
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War on Dumb: Alabama Exceptionalism\
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War on Dumb: Presidential [...]

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War on Dumb

Birmingham 101: What will history say about us?

Birmingham 101: What will history say about us?

‘The city of perpetual promise.’ Does that mean incessant failure? Or rather, that Birmingham never gives up hope?

Upon Further Review

Bama wins, 2010 and amen

Bama wins, 2010 and amen

Part two of the college football season recap.

Column

Ringing the changes

Ringing the changes

Thoughts on navigation, prevarication & vindication

Film

Wonderland without wonder

Wonderland without wonder

Burton’s film looks but doesn’t feel like “Alice”

Small World Cartoons

Narcissistic Personality Disorder

Narcissistic Personality Disorder

In lieu of politics, I bring you talking roaches. Cartoonists are primary NPD sufferers.

Suburban Legends

The King of Rock: No, Not Elvis

The King of Rock: No, Not Elvis

The world is designed to piss me off