Monday, January 21, 2013
Did you attend the inauguration? Upload your photos or videos and share the experience with your neighbors.
Millions of people will head towards the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 21 to witness President Barack Obama take the oath of office for his second term. On Jan. 20, 2009, Obama was sworn in as the 44th President of the United States. The theme for his first inauguration was “A New Birth of Freedom.” The ceremony honored the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln’s birth. This year, the theme is “Faith in America's Future,” honoring the installation of the Statue of Freedom on the Capitol Dome 150 years ago in 1863. This year's inauguration will also commemorate Martin Luther King Jr., as Jan. 21 is also Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The president will honor King by taking the oath of office for his second term with his hand placed on two…
Saturday, December 15, 2012
Pres. Obama's candidate for Secretary of State has withdrawn her bid to be top diplomat. Does that mean Mass. Sen. John Kerry is next up for consideration?
President Obama said this week that U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Susan Rice had withdrawn from consideration to be the next Secretary of State, saying conservative opposition would make her candidacy too "disruptive." With Rice out of the picture, Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry is seen by many to be the frontrunner to replace current top diplomat Hillary Clinton. On Huffington Post and elsewhere, there has been speculation that the reason for such fierce opposition to Rice was to get Kerry into the Obama Administration and get back the U.S. Senate seat recently lost by Republican Sen. Scott Brown to his successful Democratic rival, Elizabeth Warren. We asked last month about who you think should run for the Senate seat, if, in fact, Kerry is…
Monday, June 25, 2012
The president was scheduled to meet patrons at Hammersley's Bistro, where donors paid $40,000 a plate as part of a fundraiser. Then, he's heading to Weston for a house party.
President Barack Obama is scheduled to hobnob with big-money donors in the South End today, and then attend an event at Symphony Hall. Obama was scheduled for a campaign roundtable Monday morning at Hammersley's Bistro in the South End. He and also spoke at Symphony Hall in the afternoon, a Boston Globe article says. Later in the day, Judith and Douglas Krupp of Weston host a "Dinner with President Obama," according to Weston Patch. Tickets are $17,900, or $35,800 for a couple. While the dinner begins at 6:30 p.m., the president's arrival will not be until later, Weston police said, and likely will not disrupt the evening commute. Cars may be stopped momentarily while the president's motorcade passes through the area. The dinner is on …
