Tag Archives: Barack Obama

Ambassador Gutman and the relationship between the inhabitants of Belgium

Long before Barack Obama had tapped Howard Gutman,  on July 24, 200, for the job of ambassador to Belgium, sworn in on August 14, 2009, Gutman had been concerned about the sliding public image of America in Europe. The Jew … Continue reading

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Roman Catholic Church in the United States of America at war

After nearly nine years, the American war in Iraq is ending and  many of their troops have come home and been reunited with their families for the holidays. The cost to the American nation has been great. Lots of those … Continue reading

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Handig gebruik van Roosevelt’s techniek door Obama

Wanneer noodzakelijk kon de 26e president van de Verenigde Staten Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt (1858 - 1919) het gepeupel wakker schudden. Als Republikeins politicus werd op 42 jarige leeftijd, de jongste president, op 14 september 1901 president van de Verenigde Staten na … Continue reading

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Payroll tax to afford social security

How could Republicans in Congress, some of whom have pledged not to raise taxes by a penny, oppose extending the same tax cuts they just passed? After years of protecting expensive tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans, many Republicans now … Continue reading

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Steering captain Obama

Would some one who brings in the idea to create a Medicare and Social Security system not be a threat for a free country? “The Blue Dog and moderate Democratic congresspersons and senators representing shaky swing and conservative districts are … Continue reading

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Justififiable anger or just anarchism

Violence or an other way to win #2 Contradictors In Violence or an other way to win I showed one side of the coin. But to my regret also I had already to show the thin battered bulged side of the coin … Continue reading

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Papandreou zet EU in blootje

De Griekse premier George Papandreou kon gisteren Europa weer op haar grondvesten doen daveren. Hij bloosde helemaal niet toen hij Europa en de Raad van Europa in zijn blootje zette door zonder schroom aan te kondigen dat hij de Griekse … Continue reading

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Voice for the plebs

Citizens ought to value it most extremely when they are been asked to give their opinion.  In a community of men, each individual of that community should be fully accounted for and be taken into consideration. Wanting to know what … Continue reading

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Oproep van president Obama om stem te laten horen

In de Verenigde Staten van Amerika waren de Republikeinse kandidaten traditioneel niet de grootste milieuliefhebbers, en dat was tijdens de voorbije maanden niet anders. Michelle Bachman wierp zich in de strijd voor het behoud van gloeilampen, Newt Gingridge wilde de … Continue reading

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US poverty worse than previous recessions

The Big Apple and the Splenid New World can also not escape the same problems as its mother-home continent. The U.S. Census Bureau announced on Tuesday September 13  that in 2010, median household income declined, the poverty rate increased and … Continue reading

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Voorstel van Obama omtrent oplossing voor Israël

Toen Barack Obama presidentskandidaat was zei hij: ‘Ik zal een standvastige betrokkenheid met Israëls veiligheid meenemen naar het Witte Huis. Ik zal ervoor zorgen dat Israël zich tegen elke dreiging kan verdedigen – van Gaza tot Teheran.’ (bijeenkomst van AIPAC, … Continue reading

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