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Obama State Of The Union 2011 Video

January 26, 2011 by · Comments Off on Obama State Of The Union 2011 Video 

Obama State Of The Union 2011 Video, (AP) – Stocks headed for a higher opening Wednesday, the big companies released another set of earnings reports and Barack Obama called for an overhaul of corporate tax.

During his State of the night the Union address Tuesday, Barack Obama said he would eliminate corporate tax loopholes and use the additional revenue to lower corporate tax rate for the first time in 25. Business leaders from both political parties would appreciate this gesture since the U.S. has some of the highest corporate tax rates in the industrialized world.

“If he can take steps to simplify the tax code, either for individuals or corporations, I think it would be much easier to do business,” said Jack Ablin, chief investment officer at Harris Private Bank.

Obama’s speech came during a week when many companies have also disseminated the results of earnings.

On Wednesday, Xerox Corp. said its fourth quarter net income had fallen by 5 percent from a year ago, largely because of restructuring costs. The company also posted a modest profit forecasts for the first quarter, which sent its stock down 3.8 percent to 10.97 and ahead of the opening bell.

Boeing Co. fell 3.1 percent to 69.99 $ in trade pre-market after the aircraft manufacturer and defense said that its fourth-quarter earnings fell 8 percent from the same period last year. Boeing also said that delays of its new 787, and higher pension costs hurt its profit in 2011.

Eastman Kodak Co. reported fourth quarter net income fell 95 percent as the results were affected by lower revenues camera and a large gain in the previous year. That sent its shares down 2.7 percent to 4.40 and the pre-market trade.

Continental U.S. Holdings Inc. said it lost 325 million in the fourth quarter because of expenses from the combination of United Airlines and Continental. Excluding these costs, the largest airline in the world would have made a profit. This share has increased 2 percent to $ 24.62 in pre-trade market.

Starbucks Corp., Netflix Inc. and Qualcomm Inc. will report earnings after the market close.

Before the opening bell, the Dow Jones industrial average term was up 12 points, or 0.1 percent, to 11,934.

Standard & Poor’s 500 futures index is up 4, or 0.3 percent, to 1291. Nasdaq 100 index futures are up 8 or 0.3 percent, to 2309.

Later in the day, the Commerce Department will report on new home sales for December. Is expected to show a slight improvement over the previous month. However, economists expect home sales for the entire year to the lowest on record dating back nearly half a century.

The Federal Reserve also publishes a statement of its last policy meeting, but there are no plans to announce changes to interest rates or the Fed and 600-billion bond program to buy.

Copyright © 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

Obama Speech Tucson

January 13, 2011 by · Comments Off on Obama Speech Tucson 

Obama Speech Tucson, (CNN) – Obama was trying to console a grieving community as he spoke at the memorial service for victims of the weekend shooting in Arizona. He paid tribute to those who lost their lives and encouraged Americans to talk to each other in a manner “that heals, not in a way that hurts.”

The president spoke Wednesday night at the University of Arizona McKale Memorial, whose school was held just under 14,000 people, with a crowd of 13,000 in the stadium football school.

Obama in Tucson: the unit on the angry rhetoric

Obama’s remarks came four days after a gunman-opened fire during a political event outside a supermarket in Tucson. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords remains in critical condition after being shot in the head. The shooting left six dead, including a federal judge and 9 years, Christina Green.

Memorial to honor young victims of mass shootings in Arizona

The president’s speech praised, although some observers were surprised by the atmosphere and tone.

Here is an overview of some of the reaction. Tell us your thoughts in the comments section below.

David Gergen, CNN senior political analyst:

“Many of us in the TV room listening to Tucson expect a solemn service commemorating the dead and wounded. So it was jarring at first to find an atmosphere more like a rally, even a campaign rally. John King on the scene to CNN said that people in Tucson needs a catharsis.

. “Once we adjusted to the atmosphere, I thought the president had an important message – that in the wake of the massacre, we should talk to each other to heal, not wound Now the question becomes: Will we get what we? Leaders eventually become models? What should we do? ”

John King, CNN chief national correspondent:

“Some in the house could have been a little surprised at how exciting, all the encouragement, all the applause, and have been here for a few days as you travel through town, you go to coffeeshops, you are in the hospital where Giffords member is still hospitalized, and some of the other victims, the makeshift shrines in different locations throughout the city, there are many tears in Tucson in recent days.

“There are plenty of stunned, shocked silence in Tucson these days. And I think tonight, after five horrible days, this city should applaud.

Douglas Brinkley, presidential historian:

“I thought Obama did a great job tonight. I thought he really brought people together. I mean, when he, in the middle of the floor, said: “Gabby has opened my eyes, Gabby opened her eyes, and you could almost hear an inflection Martin Luther King-like – and that he wore throughout much of speech.

“I was, as David Gergen earlier, a bit put off by the weather, 14,000 people mad. But the president, I think, made its way into the atmosphere. Thus, by the end of it, one could almost feel the excitement people embrace in the warmth and love in the arena. ”

Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/01/13/obama.speech.reaction/

Obama Back To School Speech 2010

September 14, 2010 by · Comments Off on Obama Back To School Speech 2010 

Obama Back To School Speech 2010, President Obama brought a simple message to students in his speech back to school today: hard work, because your future success depends on it.

Obama spoke at the Julia R. Masterman Laboratory and Demonstration School in Philadelphia this afternoon. Last year, the president’s speech back to school was rocked by controversy when conservatives accused him of trying to use the event to promote their political agenda (although the actual speech, the time of delivery, was well received.)

The chairman of a prepared speech released by the White House today in advance of their appearance in Philadelphia, seems to offer little fodder for critics. Obama reminds students at the school, which serves grades 5-12, they will need a wide range of academic skills to succeed in the workplace, and to compete for jobs internationally.

“I’m sure there will be times in the coming months when you are staying up late cramming for a test, or dragging yourself out of bed on a rainy morning and wonder if it’s worth all that” , says the transcript. “Let me tell you, no doubt about it. Nothing will have such an impact on your success in life and their education.

“Increasingly, the types of opportunities that are open to you will be determined by the distance to go to school. In other words, the farther you go in school, go further in life. And at a time other countries are competing with us as never before, when students from around the world are working more than ever, and better than ever, your success in school will also help determine the success of the United States in the 21st century. ”

Obama also admits that was not always the most motivated student in school, and recounts a conversation in which her mother suggested she was too “casual” to consider his future.

“You can not just sit around,” she said, ‘waiting for the chance to see through, “the president recalls his mother telling him that he was preparing to apply for college. “She said I could enter at any school in the country, if I just put a little effort. Then he looked at me hard and said,” Remember what that is? Effort? ”

Events surrounding Obama’s speech last year caused a stir when, in the period prior to his talk, the Department of Education was suggested lesson plans for teachers and students on its website, one of which asked students to students, “they write letters to themselves about what they can do to help the president.” Critics said it sounded like the administration was to promote a partisan agenda, and the lesson plan has subsequently been reworked to eliminate that language. The speech Obama finally gave a similar message apolitical as this year’s version appears to do. Media coverage of this year suggests that some schools are adopting a cautious approach to broadcasting the president’s last speech back to school. Meanwhile, a critical speech last year, former Florida Republican state, party chairman Jim Greer, has publicly apologized to Obama. Greer, who resigned amid a financial scandal, said his statements were an attempt to “appease the extremists” who he believes to dominate his party.

This year, Obama out of personal experience in an effort to inspire his audience. She talks about her experience of mixed race and said that some students “may be working through their own questions at this time” in terms of dealing with their identity.

Obama’s speech comes after several months of furor over religion and politics (driven by cable television and radio) about plans to locate an Islamic cultural center near Ground Zero in Manhattan and, more recently, plans for a Florida pastor finally left to record a copy of the Koran. The chairman of the talks, while without any mention of the controversy, calls on students to be respectful of people of different origins, a prospect that he says makes the country stronger.

“[L ife] is beautiful, and part of its beauty lies in its diversity,” he says. “We should not feel shame for the things that make us different. We should be proud of them. Because they are the things that make us different that makes us who we are. And the strength and character of this country have always come from our ability recognition in the other, no matter who we are or where we come from, how we look, or what abilities or disabilities we have. ”

UPDATE: The president’s speech back to school and delivery was about as uncontroversial as we read in the paper. Obama tried to establish a personal connection with his student audience, talking about his own education and childhood anxiety about their racial identity. He also talked about being “a kind of booby-off” at school, at times, he needed an occasional boost of motivation.

Anthony Mullen, a former blogger for our sister publication, Maestro, weighs his reaction on CNN.

A video of the speech should be available later on the website of the White House. What to do with Obama’s message? Will it resonate with students?

Cop Punches Woman

June 16, 2010 by · Comments Off on Cop Punches Woman 

Cop Punches Woman:Both women are exaggerating here. Obviously, the police is too. Make your own decision about whether the coup was justified. I think you could make a case that by the time the coup was launched, the police rightly felt he was losing control of the situation. (And hey, at least not used his Taser.) I think that the error occurred before: This started as a jaywalking citation. Was it really so important that women receive a fine for jaywalking that had to be persecuted and thrown into the patrol car? Even if she was trying to avoid the fine, it seems that at some point you realize what is at stake here (a single incident of someone undermining his authority to get away with a petty crime), and just let it go.

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