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Today, President Barack Obama honored 16 Agents of Change in the East Room of the White House.
The 16 honored included the top contributors in arts,science,sports,and humanities. President Obama kicked off the ceremony by saying,”The true test of a person’s life is what we do for one another.”
Those honored included:
* Nancy Goodman Brinker
* Pedro Jose Greer, Jr.
* Joanne Kemp, accepting award on behalf of her deceased husband, Jack Kemp
* Kara Kennedy, accepting award on behalf of her father, Senator Edward M. Kennedy
* Billie Jean King
* Reverend Joseph Lowery
* Joe Medicine Crow – High Bird
* Stuart Milk, accepting award on behalf of his deceased uncle, Harvey Milk
* Sandra Day O’Connor
* Sidney Poitier
* Chita Rivera
* Mary Robinson
* Janet Davison Rowley
* Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu
* Muhammad Yunus
* Stephen Hawking
The award, which was established by President Truman in 1945 to honor civilian service during World War II, is not limited to U.S. citizens and may be awarded more than once.
Here you can watch Stephen Hawking being honored.
President Obama said during his speech in Cairo that he would talk with Tehran “without preconditions on the basis of mutual respect” to resolve issues between the two countries.
The biggest issue between Iran and the United States is Iran’s emerging nuclear ambitions, which Iran says is solely for civilian energy uses.
Obama also publicly announced that the United States was responsible for the overthrow of Iran’s democratically elected government in 1953.
Obama outlines views on abortion
Just recently, President Obama gave his views during a speech to Notre Dame University
You can view President Obama giving his speech below. Since Notre Dame is the largest catholic university, the president did face some heckling from the audience.
Swine Flu continues to scare
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The recent outbreaks of swine flu, or H1N1, continue to be reported in the main stream media. The internet is also abound with discussion related to the influenza outbreak.
So, what is the hype all about? Not that much really. H1N1 is a type of influenza. No it will not strike you dead in 24 hours. The symptoms of swine flu or H1N1 are typically the same as any other influenza. Only those who are very young, elderly, pregnant, or have a weak immune system need to worry.
The outbreak, which started in Mexico, has now spread to other nations and states within the U.S. Some rural areas have reported cases of swine flu.
The medical community does have concerns about the virus mutating to something more resistant. This can happen with any virus though over time.
The swine flu theatrics seems similar to a past pandemic named SARS.
Like anything, criminals have found a new way of taking peoples money by such scams as bogus swine flu kits.
The 2009 Stimulus checks have started to arrive for eligible people.
As I wrote before, only certain people will receive stimulus checks. You can see if you are eligible for an economic stimulus check here.
2009 Federal Stimulus Check Arriving
Those not eligible will continue to see a decrease in federal taxes withheld up to 2010. Most individuals receiving the stimulus check will receive $250.
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