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Barack Obama Posts Touching Birthday Tribute for Michelle's 57th Birthday
Former President Barack Obama posted a tribute on Instagram to his wife, Michelle Obama, on Sunday for her 57th birthday.
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5 Inspirational Inauguration Quotes From Kennedy, Bush, Obama, Roosevelt and Eisenhower
“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself,” Franklin D. Roosevelt declared at his inauguration. “Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country,” said John F. Kennedy at his swearing-in ceremony. We looked back at some of the most inspiring quotes in inauguration history from Roosevelt, Kennedy, Dwight D....
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Roberts to Swear in Yet Another President Who Opposed Him
Someday, perhaps, John Roberts will swear in a new president who doesn’t wish someone else was chief justice of the United States.
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Weirdest Moments in Inauguration History as Told Through Ice Cream Sundaes
Did you know Ulysses S. Grant’s inauguration was so cold that the champagne froze? Or that Richard Nixon accidentally poisoned all the pigeons along his parade route? These are just a few of the weirdest moments in inauguration history. And because ice cream is a favorite treat of President-elect Joe Biden, we’re telling these stories through sundaes.
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Barack Obama: This Is What You Can Do to Reform the System That Leads to Police Brutality
As people across the country and the world protest the treatment of black Americans and the killing of George Floyd, and as some U.S. cities impose curfews due to incidents of looting and violence, former President Barack Obama suggests a next step: vote local.
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4 Things Managers Should—and Shouldn't—Do to Address This Moment of Racial Reckoning
The death of George Floyd at the hands of a Minnesota police officer has reignited outrage against racism and police brutality. But there’s another crisis that needs to be addressed — in the workplace. Here’s what managers can do to support their employees.
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Twitter Bans Trump, Says Plans for Jan. 17 Armed Protests Are Circulating
It’s a step Twitter has resisted taking for all of Trump’s presidency.
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It's a ‘Hard Sell' If Biden Administration Wants to Rejoin Massive Trans-Pacific Trade Deal, Says Analyst
The era of trade liberalization is over, and it will be difficult for the incoming Biden administration to re-join the Trans-Pacific Partnership, according to Control Risks.
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Twitter Permanently Suspends Trump Over Security Concerns
Twitter announced on Friday that it has permanently suspended President Donald Trump from the platform for using language that was “highly likely to encourage and inspire people to replicate the criminal acts that took place at the U.S. Capitol.”
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Trump Not Going to Biden Inauguration, the President Announces Two Days After Stoking Deadly U.S. Capitol Riot
Trump announced his decision that he will not attend Joe Biden’s inauguration one day after he finally conceded the November presidential election.
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‘I Hurt For Our Country,' Michelle Obama Draws Attention to Racial Disparities After U.S. Capitol Riot
Former First Lady Michelle Obama called attention on Twitter Thursday to the racial disparities she said were present during the U.S. Capitol riot Wednesday that sent members of Congress and their staffs fleeing for cover.
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China ‘Is Laughing at Us' After Pro-Trump Capitol Riot, Says Former U.S. Ambassador
“China is laughing at us and saying we’re not the model of democracy … we have always been lecturing the rest of the world to embrace,” Gary Locke told CNBC.
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5 Things to Know About Merrick Garland, Biden's AG Pick
The judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia is President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee for attorney general. Here are five things to know about Merrick Garland.
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Obama: GOP's ‘Fantasy Narrative' About Election Spurred Violence at Capitol
“For two months now, a political party and its accompanying media ecosystem has too often been unwilling to tell their followers the truth,” wrote Obama.
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Riot on Capitol Hill ‘Consequence of the Last 4 Years,' Former Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel Says
Former Defense Secretary Hagel called the riot on Capitol Hill “shameful” and discussed whether or not Pence will initiate the 25th Amendment.
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Barack Obama Blasts President Trump for Inciting Supporters Ahead of Storming of Capitol
Calling it a “moment of great dishonor and shame for our nation,” former President Barack Obama called on Republican lawmakers to speak out against President Donald Trump after a group of his supporters stormed the United States Capitol on Wednesday, sending members of Congress and their staffs fleeing for cover. The former president issued a statement on Wednesday, saying that…
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Pence to Rioters: ‘You Did Not Win'
Vice President Mike Pence addressed the Senate on Wednesday night after rioters stormed the Capitol building.
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Lobbyist Brother of Biden Advisor Has Reputation for Deep Connections and Looking to Avoid Possible Conflicts
Past associates of lobbyist Jeff Ricchetti say he has rejected requests to lobby his brother, longtime Biden advisor Steve Ricchetti.
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Trump Pardons 15, Including People Convicted in Mueller Probe
The pardons by Trump went to ex0Republican congressmen, Blackwater guards convicted of killing Iraqi civilians, and two people convicted in the Mueller probe.
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Trump Got All of Obama's Followers on Official Twitter Accounts, But Biden Won't Get Trump's
Users following the institutional accounts will have the chance to opt to continue following them once they change hands, according a Twitter spokesperson.