" We don’t have a moment to lose or a vote to spare ." With these words Hillary Clinton crystallized the theme of the Democratic National Convention’s second day: the urgency and focus required for change to happen. Even if behind the scenes she left the door open to a future presidential run, on stage she appealed to her supporters to redirect their passion away from her and toward Barack Obama. His primary win was no ordinary upset: at this convention, Clinton would have been the first woman to accept the presidential nomination for a major party, 160 years after the history-making Seneca Falls Convention , organized by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott to advocate for wider civil rights for women. For Clinton’s most ardent supporters, getting behind the man who dashed her hopes--and theirs--is a bitter task indeed. So bitter that some are getting behind John McCain, Obama’s Republican rival, instead or vowing to stay home. Others say they will vo...
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Hillary Clinton przez najbliższe cztery lata będzie szefow± amerykańskiej dyplomacji. Bez zmian natomiast w Pentagonie. Na stanowisku pozostaje Robert Gates, który także w administracji Busha pełnił funkcję sekretarza obrony. To tylko niektóre nazwiska, z ogłoszonego przez prezydenta-elekta zespołu do spraw bezpieczeństwa narodowego.... more
President-elect Barack Obama unveiled his national security team today, nominating Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state and choosing Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates to stay on as Pentagon chief.... more
Chicago, 1 Dic (Notimex).- El presidente electo de Estados Unidos, Barack Obama, anunció hoy la designación Hillary Clinton, quien fuera su rival por la candidatura presidencial del Partido Demó leer más ... more
If there is one message President-elect Barack Obama's transition team has broadcast about Cabinet picks, it is that ethnicity and gender will not be the first considerations when filling the slots. Credentials over tokenism, after all, was a fundamental principle of Obama's presidential...... more
A new biography, Michelle by Washington Post reporter Liza Mundy , examines Michelle’s years at the elite university, in particular Obama’s senior thesis, “Princeton-Educated Blacks and the Black Community.”
“The question of what upper-income blacks owe to the less fortunate was a major preoccupation,” Mundy writes. Michelle Obama grew up here as the daughter of a city worker who provided a modest middle-class lifestyle for Michelle, his wife and... more
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Michelle Obama has fleas. No kidding. Her "condition" is generally known throughout her campaign team and has caused problems with cleanup in hotel suites, in TV studios after appearances, and on buses and planes.... more
In the interview for Wednesday?s Barbara Walters Special on ABC with Barack and Michelle Obama, excerpts of which were also shown on Wednesday?s World News with Charles Gibson, Walters asked few questions that put the Obamas on the defensive, in contrast with her January 2001 interview, aired on [...] ... more
Democrats may tax health benefits - The Boston Globe WASHINGTON - In the last month of the presidential campaign, it was one of Barack Obama and Joe Biden’s strongest attack lines: John McCain, they warned, would “tax your healthcare benefits for the first time ever.”But now, some Congressional Democrats in charge of health reform are talking about doing just that. ... more
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This was not just another election. The last time we had a presidential election, the Left tried to get a brazen traitor elected - namely John Kerry. This new President from the Left is even more than that. Obama was no traitor, because he never was really on our side in the first place. Obama was really a foreign candidate - in spirit, funding, and citizenship.
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Out in California, they recalled 143 million pounds of tainted beef. That’s one triple-stacked burger at Wendy’s. A hundred forty three million pounds of tainted beef! I believe that’s the largest amount of tainted meat since Roger Clemens.”
-David Letterman
“John McCain seems reinvigorated. He has a new campaign slogan, ‘he’ll lead you into the 21st century.’ [...]... more
Last winter, when we all thought the economy had really taken a nosedive, I made the case that bad times could be the best of times to start a company . Well, over the last nine months, economic conditions have gone from bad to worse—but the startup boom shows few signs of slowing down. Want proof? Spend time with Paul Graham , who’s spent the last three years helping young entrepreneurs launch the companies of their dreams. Graham and his cofounders run a cool outfit called Y Combinat... more
Managing B Players From: feeds.harvardbusiness.org Post Date: 2008-07-18 07:41:04
Executives can get more value from their workforce if they recognize and motivate their B players. These solid, steady performers form the bulk of a workforce--and bring crucial forms of value to companies, especially during a weak economy.
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If you think of yourself as someone who understands creativity, this is an essential talk by Ken Robinson, from the TED Conference . He calls into question the antiquated teaching models we have in the Western world, and asks many great questions about creative thinking and the business world. Key quotes from Mr. Robinson: "My contention is that creativity is as important as literacy and should be treated with the same status." "They’re [children] not frightened of being wrong. I d... more
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