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The private conversation with Clinton began and ended on the future of energy--also the subject of President Barack Obama’s address to today’s United Nations summit on climate change. Clinton, hoping to lead the conversation on the global green future, stressed over and over that the politics of environmental action is not a matter of tree-hugging but of dollars and cents.
Bill Clinton Gives Private Interview on Climate Change at Clinton Global Initiative 2009 -
President Barack Obama wields a fake "Star Wars"-style lightsaber with young children visiting the White House for an event held by the Office on Olympic, Paralympic and Youth Sport.
Obama Plays with Lightsaber at White House Olympics Event -
What’s interesting about the official meeting is not just that Powell, an eloquent advocate for candidate Obama in the last days of campaign 2008, is taking his first meeting with the President since he was inaugurated.
Obama to Meet with Colin Powell—Next Secretary of Defense? -
On the heels of Friday's remembrance of the September 11th attacks on the United States, a throng of conservative Americans gathered for a "9/12" rally on the national mall in Washington this weekend.
9/12 Protest in Washington Showcases Republicans in the Obama Era -
Obama laid out the framework for his plan to reform the health insurance and delivery system in America, in a way that would cut costs and provide coverage for any American who wants it--with a price tag of $900 billion over ten years.
VIDEO: Obama's 9/9/09 Address to Congress on Health Care Reform -
Tonight the President brought the "full Obama" to a joint session of Congress, and changed the game on health care reform.
Obama Schools Republican Members in Speech on Health Reform -
The looks say it all...
Obama, Biden and Pelosi react to Rep. Joe Wilson's Outburst -
It seems hypocritical to attack the White House for being spineless on Van Jones without attacking the NRDC, Sierra Club, EDF and Greenpeace for being spineless as well. If white progressives either can't or won't oppose racism, then we'll need a new set of white progressive funders and leaders to do something better.
Van Jones's Resignation Highlights Racial Tensions on the Left -
Obama's green jobs czar has resigned due to controversy about his political past. But going forward, how far back, and for what type of offenses, will American politics punish public servants?
Green Jobs Czar Van Jones Resigns Amid Controversy -
The White House has announced that president Barack Obama will address a special joint session of Congress next Wednesday evening on the issue of health insurance reform. By doing so, Obama is sticking to the line he whipped out after his first debates with Sen. John McCain in 2008: "Just gimme the ball."
Obama Tackles Health Reform Before Joint Session of Congress Next Week
