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Obama on Egypt: “The wheel of history turned at a blinding pace”

February 11, 2011 by

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By Curtis Prendergast – President Obama briefed the press this afternoon on the position of the United States with regard to the recent events in Egypt. For the past two weeks thousands of protesters have demanded that President Hosni Mubarak step down as leader of Egypt.  In a historic move that put an end to… [Read more…]

Immigration Reform in recent State of the Union addresses

January 27, 2011 by

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By Curtis Prendergast – President Obama delivered his third State of the Union address on Tuesday evening.  One of the issues he mentioned was immigration reform. This year’s address discussed immigration reform much more than his previous addresses. In 2009, President Obama did not mention immigration in his address. In 2010 he said: “And we… [Read more…]

State of the Union: Obama cracks jokes and talks about immigration, exports and Latin America

January 27, 2011 by

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By Curtis Prendergast – President Obama delivered the annual State of the Union address to Congress on Tuesday.  Among the issues he discussed were several that are particularly relevant to the Arizona / Sonora borderlands. The annual speech is a requirement laid out in the Constitution. Article II, Section 3 of the Constitution reads, in… [Read more…]

Giffords Shooting: Video of Obama’s Speech in Tucson

January 13, 2011 by

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Video by Kirsten Boele – Below is the video of a compilation of clips from President Obama’s speech at the University of Arizona on January 12. Below is the video of a compilation of clips from all of the speeches. ###

Giffords Shooting: Obama talks to Tucson

January 13, 2011 by

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By Curtis Prendergast – Tucson — In the wake of a mass killing on Saturday, President Obama called for nationwide healing. In a series of speeches on the University of Arizona campus, which were punctuated by repeated standing ovations, high-ranking federal officials made a concerted effort to show how the killings resonated across the country.… [Read more…]