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November 28, 2013
@petesouza: Pres Obama greets a young girl while volunteering at the Capital Area Food Bank in DC today
Obama hands out Thanksgiving goodies to needy in DC
"WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is continuing an annual family tradition this year, by helping to pack bags of food and distribute them to the needy on Thanksgiving eve.
Obama, his wife, Michelle, daughters Malia and Sasha and his mother-in-law, Marian Robinson, dropped in Wednesday on the Capital Area Food Bank, one of the largest serving the Washington area.
They dropped bundles of sweet potatoes, onions, carrots and apples into reusable bags people held open as they walked by. They also handed out small white boxes stamped with the presidential seal that contain M&M's candy.
Obama wished people a "Happy Thanksgiving," and Malia shook their hands.
It's the third straight Thanksgiving that Obama and his family have helped out at this particular food bank.
Obama was spending the holiday at the White House."
http://www.wtvq.com/news/national/story/Obama-hands-out-Thanksgiving-goodies-to-needy-in/V2P-VEDVnk6Nm5kBsM0LSg.cspx
http://theobamadiary.com/2013/11/27/the-first-family-gives-back/
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone~
The First Family Gives Back at Capitol Area Foodbank~ Pics, too~
@petesouza: Pres Obama greets a young girl while volunteering at the Capital Area Food Bank in DC today
Obama hands out Thanksgiving goodies to needy in DC
"WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is continuing an annual family tradition this year, by helping to pack bags of food and distribute them to the needy on Thanksgiving eve.
Obama, his wife, Michelle, daughters Malia and Sasha and his mother-in-law, Marian Robinson, dropped in Wednesday on the Capital Area Food Bank, one of the largest serving the Washington area.
They dropped bundles of sweet potatoes, onions, carrots and apples into reusable bags people held open as they walked by. They also handed out small white boxes stamped with the presidential seal that contain M&M's candy.
Obama wished people a "Happy Thanksgiving," and Malia shook their hands.
It's the third straight Thanksgiving that Obama and his family have helped out at this particular food bank.
Obama was spending the holiday at the White House."
http://www.wtvq.com/news/national/story/Obama-hands-out-Thanksgiving-goodies-to-needy-in/V2P-VEDVnk6Nm5kBsM0LSg.cspx
http://theobamadiary.com/2013/11/27/the-first-family-gives-back/
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone~
November 24, 2013
Saeed Kamali Dehghan ✔ @SaeedKD
Follow And the historic picture of Zarif-Kerry handshake: pic.twitter.com/qnKb4OtQWc via @Omid_M
6:26 PM - 23 Nov 2013
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@NSCPress ✔ @NSCPress
Follow “We have halted the progress of the Iranian nuclear program & key parts of the program will be rolled back.” —Obama: 6:18 PM - 23 Nov 2013
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http://theobamadiary.com/2013/11/23/another-momentous-day-time-for-some-music/
Twitter Pic: Historic Handshake with SOS John Kerry and Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif~
Saeed Kamali Dehghan ✔ @SaeedKD
Follow And the historic picture of Zarif-Kerry handshake: pic.twitter.com/qnKb4OtQWc via @Omid_M
6:26 PM - 23 Nov 2013
99 Retweets 45 favorites Reply
@NSCPress ✔ @NSCPress
Follow “We have halted the progress of the Iranian nuclear program & key parts of the program will be rolled back.” —Obama: 6:18 PM - 23 Nov 2013
69 Retweets 28 favorites Reply
http://theobamadiary.com/2013/11/23/another-momentous-day-time-for-some-music/
November 22, 2013
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“This is the right thing to do,” Reid told one of his closest advisers. “If I don’t do this, I might as well just walk away.”
As some of his fellow Democratic senators remained on the fence, Reid called in a heavy hitter to close the deal: President Barack Obama, according to sources familiar with the matter. Obama personally called senators on Wednesday to back the move, and Reid ultimately won the vote on a slim margin, 52-48. Just three Democrats broke with Reid: the retiring Carl Levin of Michigan, the moderate Joe Manchin of West Virginia and the vulnerable Mark Pryor of Arkansas.
When the seismic moment finally came, shell-shocked senators in both parties couldn’t believe that Reid pulled the trigger — and were grasping to understand the far-reaching ramifications.
Asked how history would remember him after this move, Reid told POLITICO: “I don’t write history.”
But nobody disputed that the move was emblematic of Reid’s hard-ball style that has come to characterize his leadership in recent years — whether it was his passage of the health care law in 2009 on a straight party-line vote, his willingness to go over the fiscal cliff in 2012 or his refusal to bend to GOP demands during the 16-day government shutdown last month
Much More..
http://www.politico.com/story/2013/11/harry-reid-senate-fillibuster-100243.html
http://theobamadiary.com/2013/11/22/rise-and-shine-676/
I could only snip so much but the whole long article is worth the read.. not bad from "politico" imv
End snip//
"Asked about his changing views on the issue, Reid told reporters Thursday: “I have a right to change how I feel about things.”
Harry Reid
Harry Reid's Gambit
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“This is the right thing to do,” Reid told one of his closest advisers. “If I don’t do this, I might as well just walk away.”
As some of his fellow Democratic senators remained on the fence, Reid called in a heavy hitter to close the deal: President Barack Obama, according to sources familiar with the matter. Obama personally called senators on Wednesday to back the move, and Reid ultimately won the vote on a slim margin, 52-48. Just three Democrats broke with Reid: the retiring Carl Levin of Michigan, the moderate Joe Manchin of West Virginia and the vulnerable Mark Pryor of Arkansas.
When the seismic moment finally came, shell-shocked senators in both parties couldn’t believe that Reid pulled the trigger — and were grasping to understand the far-reaching ramifications.
Asked how history would remember him after this move, Reid told POLITICO: “I don’t write history.”
But nobody disputed that the move was emblematic of Reid’s hard-ball style that has come to characterize his leadership in recent years — whether it was his passage of the health care law in 2009 on a straight party-line vote, his willingness to go over the fiscal cliff in 2012 or his refusal to bend to GOP demands during the 16-day government shutdown last month
Much More..
http://www.politico.com/story/2013/11/harry-reid-senate-fillibuster-100243.html
http://theobamadiary.com/2013/11/22/rise-and-shine-676/
I could only snip so much but the whole long article is worth the read.. not bad from "politico" imv
End snip//
"Asked about his changing views on the issue, Reid told reporters Thursday: “I have a right to change how I feel about things.”
Harry Reid
November 20, 2013
http://theobamadiary.com/2013/11/19/my-husbands-got-swag/
http://theobamadiary.com/2013/11/20/early-bird-chat-happy-birthday-vp-biden/
Happy Birthday Mr Joe Biden~ The Best VP EVER!
Happy Birthday VP Joe Biden, You've Hardly Changed!
http://theobamadiary.com/2013/11/19/my-husbands-got-swag/
http://theobamadiary.com/2013/11/20/early-bird-chat-happy-birthday-vp-biden/
Happy Birthday Mr Joe Biden~ The Best VP EVER!
November 19, 2013
snip//
November 14, 2013
As part of the Obama Administration's commitment to strengthening partnerships with Tribal nations and building stronger, more resilient communities that are better prepared for a changing climate, the Energy Department today announced nine tribal clean energy projects to receive more than $7 million. Highlighted during the 2013 White House Tribal Nations Conference, these awards will help American Indian and Alaska Native tribes deploy clean energy projects—saving these communities money, enhancing their energy security and creating new job and business opportunities
snipsnip//
The projects competitively selected to receive funding today include:
•Coeur d'Alene Tribe (Plummer, Idaho)—The tribe will implement energy upgrades to refrigeration systems at its Benewah Market, helping to reduce energy consumption by about 30%.
•Gwichyaa Zhee Gwich'in Tribal Government (Fort Yukon, Alaska)—The project will complete an energy efficiency retrofit to the tribe's main office building, including building shell upgrades as well as the installation of efficient lighting and a solar electric system. These efforts could help reduce fuel oil use by nearly 50%, representing about 2,300 gallons per year.
•Forest County Potawatomi Community (Milwaukee, Wis.)—The tribe will install solar panels on eight tribal facilities – displacing between 25 to 70% of the total energy used by each of the buildings.
•Menominee Tribal Enterprises (Neopit, Wis.)—Through this project, the tribe will install a biomass-fueled combined heat and power system to power the tribe's sawmill and lumber drying operation. The project will help cut fuel oil use by over 80% annually.
•Seneca Nation of Indians (Irving, N.Y.)—The tribe will install a 1.8-megawatt wind turbine near Lake Erie. The wind turbine is expected to generate about 50% of the electricity used on the entire reservation.
•Southern Ute Indian Tribe Growth Fund (Ignacio, Colo.)—This project will help install an 800-kilowatt solar energy system to provide energy to multiple Southern Ute buildings. This solar system could help displace nearly 40% of the total fuel used in these buildings.
•Tonto Apache Tribe (Payson, Ariz.)—The tribe will install solar arrays on three of the tribe's largest energy consuming buildings— helping to meet more than 60% of the buildings' total electricity needs.
•White Earth Reservation Tribal Council (White Earth, Minn.)—The project will install a woody biomass-fueled boiler to heat a tribal facility—replacing over 60% of the fuel oil and propane currently used to heat the facility.
•Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska (Winnebago, Neb.)—The tribe will install a solar energy system to help power the Winnebago police and fire building, providing about 30% of the building's energy use. The solar system will also serve as an emergency backup power generator.
Please read the rest..
http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/news/progress_alerts.cfm/news_id=21061
http://theobamadiary.com/2013/11/18/heads-up-president-obamas-ofa-call/
Great News: The Obama Admin Just Gave Nine Tribal Nations $7 Million To Fund Clean Energy Projects
"Energy Department Invests Over $7 Million to Deploy Tribal Clean Energy Projects"snip//
November 14, 2013
As part of the Obama Administration's commitment to strengthening partnerships with Tribal nations and building stronger, more resilient communities that are better prepared for a changing climate, the Energy Department today announced nine tribal clean energy projects to receive more than $7 million. Highlighted during the 2013 White House Tribal Nations Conference, these awards will help American Indian and Alaska Native tribes deploy clean energy projects—saving these communities money, enhancing their energy security and creating new job and business opportunities
snipsnip//
The projects competitively selected to receive funding today include:
•Coeur d'Alene Tribe (Plummer, Idaho)—The tribe will implement energy upgrades to refrigeration systems at its Benewah Market, helping to reduce energy consumption by about 30%.
•Gwichyaa Zhee Gwich'in Tribal Government (Fort Yukon, Alaska)—The project will complete an energy efficiency retrofit to the tribe's main office building, including building shell upgrades as well as the installation of efficient lighting and a solar electric system. These efforts could help reduce fuel oil use by nearly 50%, representing about 2,300 gallons per year.
•Forest County Potawatomi Community (Milwaukee, Wis.)—The tribe will install solar panels on eight tribal facilities – displacing between 25 to 70% of the total energy used by each of the buildings.
•Menominee Tribal Enterprises (Neopit, Wis.)—Through this project, the tribe will install a biomass-fueled combined heat and power system to power the tribe's sawmill and lumber drying operation. The project will help cut fuel oil use by over 80% annually.
•Seneca Nation of Indians (Irving, N.Y.)—The tribe will install a 1.8-megawatt wind turbine near Lake Erie. The wind turbine is expected to generate about 50% of the electricity used on the entire reservation.
•Southern Ute Indian Tribe Growth Fund (Ignacio, Colo.)—This project will help install an 800-kilowatt solar energy system to provide energy to multiple Southern Ute buildings. This solar system could help displace nearly 40% of the total fuel used in these buildings.
•Tonto Apache Tribe (Payson, Ariz.)—The tribe will install solar arrays on three of the tribe's largest energy consuming buildings— helping to meet more than 60% of the buildings' total electricity needs.
•White Earth Reservation Tribal Council (White Earth, Minn.)—The project will install a woody biomass-fueled boiler to heat a tribal facility—replacing over 60% of the fuel oil and propane currently used to heat the facility.
•Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska (Winnebago, Neb.)—The tribe will install a solar energy system to help power the Winnebago police and fire building, providing about 30% of the building's energy use. The solar system will also serve as an emergency backup power generator.
Please read the rest..
http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/news/progress_alerts.cfm/news_id=21061
http://theobamadiary.com/2013/11/18/heads-up-president-obamas-ofa-call/
November 18, 2013
http://muchneededvacations.com/category/hawaiian-islands/kauai
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LIHUE — Bill 2491 is headed for the Kauai County law books.
The controversial bill’s five-month legislative saga closed a major chapter Saturday, when the Kauai Council voted 5 to 2 to override the mayor’s veto.
“We passed the bill!” a joyous and emotional crowd screamed repeatedly in front of the Historic County Building after the vote came in around 12:30 p.m.
The law, which will go into effect in nine months, will require the island’s four biotech seed companies to disclose their use of pesticides and genetically modified crops. Kauai Coffee, the country’s largest coffee grower, will also be affected.
In the end, 2491’s fate fell on the shoulders of the council’s newest member, Mason Chock, who was sworn in Friday as the replacement for former Council Vice Chair Nadine Nakamura.
While some had urged Chock to recuse himself from the vote because he was so new to the debate, he said that was not an option for him — that he had “been called to act.”
“If I’ve been given the opportunity to make a difference in the health of a child’s life, I’m going to take it,” he said, causing those inside the council chambers to gasp and cry in approval. “So let’s take the step. I’m all for overriding the veto on Bill 2491.”
Much More~
http://thegardenisland.com/news/local/overrode/article_0d7f22fc-4f52-11e3-9b90-001a4bcf887a.html
Drama on the High Seas but we did it! 
Mayor Vetos Anti-GMO Bill and Kaua'i Council Overides It!
http://muchneededvacations.com/category/hawaiian-islands/kauai
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LIHUE — Bill 2491 is headed for the Kauai County law books.
The controversial bill’s five-month legislative saga closed a major chapter Saturday, when the Kauai Council voted 5 to 2 to override the mayor’s veto.
“We passed the bill!” a joyous and emotional crowd screamed repeatedly in front of the Historic County Building after the vote came in around 12:30 p.m.
The law, which will go into effect in nine months, will require the island’s four biotech seed companies to disclose their use of pesticides and genetically modified crops. Kauai Coffee, the country’s largest coffee grower, will also be affected.
In the end, 2491’s fate fell on the shoulders of the council’s newest member, Mason Chock, who was sworn in Friday as the replacement for former Council Vice Chair Nadine Nakamura.
While some had urged Chock to recuse himself from the vote because he was so new to the debate, he said that was not an option for him — that he had “been called to act.”
“If I’ve been given the opportunity to make a difference in the health of a child’s life, I’m going to take it,” he said, causing those inside the council chambers to gasp and cry in approval. “So let’s take the step. I’m all for overriding the veto on Bill 2491.”
Much More~
http://thegardenisland.com/news/local/overrode/article_0d7f22fc-4f52-11e3-9b90-001a4bcf887a.html
Drama on the High Seas but we did it!
October 26, 2013
http://theobamadiary.com/2013/10/26/obamacare-is-more-than-just-a-website/#comments
https://www.facebook.com/obamacarefact
Health Care-Mudgeons
http://theobamadiary.com/2013/10/26/obamacare-is-more-than-just-a-website/#comments
https://www.facebook.com/obamacarefact
October 26, 2013
President Barack Obama hugs a little girl inside Junior’s Restaurant next to Democratic Mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio in Brooklyn
President Barack Obama autographs a pumpkin inside Junior’s Restaurant next to Democratic Mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio
President Barack Obama and New York City Democratic Mayoral Candidate Bill de Blasio visits Junior’s Cheesecake restaurant in the Brooklyn borough of New York
Mahalo to TOD~ http://theobamadiary.com/2013/10/25/brooklyn-%e2%99%a5-president-obama/
BOG
Brooklyn Luvs PBO! With de Blasio in Junior's Cheesecake~ de Blasios on Cover of NY Mag-Pic Heavy :)
President Barack Obama hugs a little girl inside Junior’s Restaurant next to Democratic Mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio in Brooklyn
President Barack Obama autographs a pumpkin inside Junior’s Restaurant next to Democratic Mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio
President Barack Obama and New York City Democratic Mayoral Candidate Bill de Blasio visits Junior’s Cheesecake restaurant in the Brooklyn borough of New York
Mahalo to TOD~ http://theobamadiary.com/2013/10/25/brooklyn-%e2%99%a5-president-obama/
BOG
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