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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
Read the rest of this entry »Ari Fleischer Tapped to Lead BCS PR Campaign?
This seems like a strange move–a former White House press secretary being paid to defend [...]
Read the rest of this entry »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.
Read the rest of this entry »“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.
Read the rest of this entry »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).
Read the rest of this entry »Read all about President Black Alabama
So there’s this revolutionary new electronic reader for books and newspapers from Amazon called Kindle [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Sessions swipes Senate committee seat
A deal struck among GOP leaders in the U.S. Senate will give Sen. Jeff Sessions, [...]
Read the rest of this entry »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.
Read the rest of this entry »Witnessing the witlessness of certain U.S. senators
An intriguing byproduct of a new administration is a renewed interest in civics. Perhaps our [...]
Read the rest of this entry »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.
Read the rest of this entry »Dear Mr. President
From: Pres. George W. Bush
To: Pres. Barack Obama
January 20, 2009
Dear Barry,
Tradition says I’m supposed to [...]
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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There are a number of inauguration celebrations happening in Birmingham today and tomorrow:\
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Boutwell Auditorium doors [...]
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.
Read the rest of this entry »Pre and Post-Election Commentary…
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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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