US Elections 08 and the New Administration

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F Who’s running? New York Times

F Election Results New York Times

Electors chosen on Election Day meet in their respective state capitals on Monday December 15 2008. They cast their electoral votes on separate ballots for President and Vice President.  The Electoral College never meets as one body.

Barack Obama’s inauguration as 44th US President on January 20th 2009:

F  Obama in Office (VIDEO coverage by New York Times)

o       Obama’s Inauguration Speech

o       Obama’s Speech to Congress 02/24/2009

o       Obama’s Press Conference of 03/24/2009

F  Obama’s Cabinet (Newsweek)

F  The New Team (New York Times)

Latest News:

F New York Times regularly updated

 

F  Election Night Videos (NYT)

F Barack Obama’s Victory Speech (NYT)

F John McCain’s Concession Speech (NYT)

FOR FUN:

¯ Yes We Can – Barack Obama Music Video [For the lyrics click on “Weitere Informationen” next to the screen]

Obama Girl (VIDEO CLIPS)

www.barelypolitical.com

Michael Moore: Slacker Uprising (FILM)

 

DEBATES ON VIDEO with scripts

Official Websites:

 

F  Democrats

Speeches at the Democratic Convention (VIDEOS NYT)

F  Barack Obama

·         Milestones: An interactive timeline of Barack Obama’s life and career NYT 11.03.2008)

·         On His Own (biography and identity, Newseek 09/01/2008)

·         “I Had to Learn to Fight” (Obama on fathers and sons, Newsweek 09/01/2008)

·         Barack Obama’s speech accepting the nomination as Democratic candidate (VIDEO NYT 28/08/2008)

·         Tapescript ([NYT 08/28/2008)

·         Poetry by Barack Obama at the age of 19 (The New Yorker)

F  Joseph R. Biden Jr

F Republicans

Speeches at the Republican Convention (VIDEOS NYT)

Elections and US democracy:

F Democracy in Brief (Official Government Website)

F When Math Warps Elections (by Sharon Begley,    Newsweek02/04/200)

 

10/26/2008

10/02/2008

10/07/2008

10/15/2008

 

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Barack Obama vs. John McCain 1

Sarah Palin vs. John Biden

Barack Obama vs. John McCain 2

Barack Obama vs. John McCain 3

After the Elections: News, Comments, and Points of View:

 

01/11/2009

NYT

Assessing Obama’s Promises

01.15.2009

VIDEO

SCIPT

Farewell Address by President George W. Bush

Farewell Address by President George W. Bush

01/19/2009

NYT

Transition Holds Clues to How Obama Will Govern

01/22/2009

NYT

Michelle Obama’s Fashion

 

NYT

Assessing Obama’s Promises

05/04/2009

NYT VIDEO

Obama’s Address in Cairo to the Muslim World

09/10/2009

NYT

Obama's Health Care Address to Congress

10/07/2009

NYT

Michelle’s Roots, a Complex Path From Salvery

10/09/2009

NYT

Nobel Peace Prize for Barack Obama (Article and VIDEO of Speech in the rose garden)

10/09/2009

NYT

Surprise Nobel for Obama Stirs Praise and Doubts (NYT comment)

10/18/2009

NYT VIDEO

Assessing the first nine months of this administration (NYT VIDEO interview)

Carl Hulse, the chief congressional correspondent for The New York Times, talks with Representative Earl Blumenauer about the frustrations of being on the left side of the Democratic party this year.

12/01/2009

01/27/2010

03/03/2010

03/18/2010

04/22/2010

 

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01/26/2011

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Obama on His Afghanistan Strategy

State of the Union Address (video, transcript and analysis)

Obama pushing for "up or down" vote on health care

Hilary Clinton and Barack Obama: A closely Watched Relationship

Obama on Financial Regulations

 

 

Obama's 2nd State of the Union Address