Kathleen Sebelius was confirmed by the Senate today as the Secretary of Health and Human Services, completing the President’s cabinet on the eve of his 100th day in office. After being sworn in, Sebelius immediately got down to business (photo courtesy of whitehouse.gov)
Kathleen Sebelius was confirmed by the Senate today as the Secretary [...]
Earlier today President Obama spoke by phone with Senator Arlen Specter who declared he was switching to the Democratic Party, after realizing that his party of more than 40 years had grown out of touch with everyday Americans. Specter, who was one of three Republicans to support the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, said [...]
We’re one day out from President Obama’s 100th day in office. In this short time, he has begun confronting head-on America’s toughest challenges and delivering the change he promised — and voters demanded — during the campaign. Not only has he taken immediate steps to address the economic crisis in the short-term, but he also [...]
Joined by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Representative Sheila Jackson Lee, First Lady Michelle Obama unveils the bust of Sojourner Truth in Emancipation Hall of the US Capitol today.
Sojourner Truth, the first Black woman to be honored with a bust at the Capitol, was a an abolitionist and crusader [...]
Did you know that President Barack Obama has a Flickr account?
You can view The Official White House Photostream’s photostream at Flickr with photos by Pete Souza.
Here’s a few photos that caught my eye:
Did you know that President Barack Obama has a Flickr account?
You can view The Official White House Photostream’s photostream at Flickr with photos [...]
In case you missed it, the President gave a major education policy speech on Friday in which he outlined his proposal to make college more affordable by changing the way the government runs its student loan program. Read the full text of the speech or watch the video of it below…
In case you missed it, [...]
Our OFA staff on the ground have been holding Listening Tours across the country, asking for supporters’ input as we build on the grassroots organization started during the campaign. Susan from Columbus, GA, who is an Independent, recently attended a Listening Tour event in her area and had this say:
I am grateful for Organizing for [...]
Speaking before the National Academy of Sciences earlier this morning, President Obama emphasized the need to get America to lead again in science and technology. After years of watching other countries catch up to us as we made fewer and fewer investments in those areas key to America’s prosperity, President Obama announced his commitment to [...]
So of course I leave the country for 4 days and a ton of First Lady Michelle Obama news breaks out . Sometimes it is a trickle and then at others it is a flood of video and information. But apparently late last week, the media went back into their overanalyzation of First Lady [...]
Yesterday I had a chance to sit in on an OFA Listening Tour in Indianapolis, Indiana. Fifty-seven people gathered at a local community center for the afternoon meeting. But in fact, this was actually just the overflow from a morning meeting that itself had over 85 people in attendance. Many of the people on hand [...]
