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Photo of the Day: Immigration is about families
In a protest, Renata Teodoro, right, and her mother, Gorete Borges Teodoro, who was deported in 2007, met at a Mexican border fence.
The meeting, under a searing borderlands sun, was a new piece of the highly personal political theater that young immigrants have used to dramatize their support for a bill in the Senate to overhaul the immigration system. Hours before the encounter here, President Obama spoke at the White House to urge Congress to move quickly to pass the bill. Suggesting the growing influence of the youth movement in the debate, the president framed his remarks — both literally and politically — with Dreamers.
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“This is not an abstract debate,” Mr. Obama said. “This is about incredible young people who understand themselves to be Americans, who have done everything right but have still been hampered in achieving their American dream.”
What's the agenda?
Boy, there sure is a lot of political noise out there these days! But beyond all that President Obama has an agenda he's working on. Anyone paying attention?
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http://immasmartypants.blogspot.com/2013/07/whats-agenda.html
obamacare: a fact or two
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the good that is obamacare
By utaustinliberalInformation is power. ObamaCare works and is here to stay, so go out into the world and educate people. 2014 is around the corner and we have to be our own news and become even more proactive. Don’t let the media, so called progressive experts or the GOP demoralize you. Even if you only inform one person about the fantastic awesomeness that is ObamaCare, you have created a ripple effect because that person will tell another and another and another. Nobody said implementation of ObamaCare would be easy; Medicare and Social Security had a rough ride initially, but now? Try to mess with them negatively and watch the backlash explode. I will keep on providing tools that will help you disseminate facts and stop the lies.
Nerdy Wonka @NerdyWonka
Thanks to #ObamaCare, 3.1M young adults saved $147M in high medical bills in 2011 alone. http://thinkprogress.org/health/2013/05/31/2083071/obamacare-147-million-savings/ …
The White House Blog: The Medicare Trustees reported some good news for seniors and taxpayers: The Medicare program will be solvent through 2026, nearly a decade longer than projected at the time of passage of the Affordable Care Act. This is 2 years longer than projected last year. Their annual report also shows that the long run actuarial deficit in the Hospital Insurance Trust Fund – a measure of its long-term fiscal health – has been cut by more than 70 percent since enactment of the health care law. The long-run Medicare deficit has fallen from 3.88 percent of taxable payroll in the 2009 Trustees Report to 1.11 percent in this report.
These long-run gains are matched by short-term relief: the Trustees also project that the Part B premium will not increase between 2013 and 2014, keeping out-of-pocket costs for beneficiaries down. Medicare cost growth has remained at historically low levels over the past three years even as new benefits for preventive care and prescription drugs have helped tens of millions of beneficiaries access care at lower cost. The law reduces prescription drug costs by closing the donut hole, a policy that has already saved more than 6 million seniors more than $700 each. And more than 32 million seniors have accessed a free preventive service under the law, helping them stay healthy and avoid future illness.
More here
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2013/05/31/medicare-trustees-medicare-growing-stronger-help-affordable-care-act
The law works.
10:32 AM - 1 Jun 2013
Thanks To Obamacare, Young Adults And Hospitals Saved $147 Million In...
An estimated 3.1 million young Americans who would have lacked health coverage gained access to it thanks to an Obamacare provision that allows adults up to age 26 to remain on their parents’ health...
ThinkProgress @thinkprogress
Ezra Klein and Evan Soltas: In 2009, the Congressional Budget Office predicted that a medium-level “silver” plan — which covers 70 percent of a beneficiary’s expected health costs — on the California health exchange would cost $5,200 annually. More recently, a report from the consulting firm Milliman predicted it would carry a $450 monthly premium. Yesterday, we got the real numbers. And they’re lower than anyone thought.
The way this competition can drive down rates is already evident in Oregon. There, one insurer came in with monthly premium costs in the $169 range, while other insurers asked to charge more than $400. But then, seeing what their competitors were charging, two insurers came back to the state’s regulators and asked if they could refile at lower rates. Otherwise, they wouldn’t be competitive in the exchange. The Obama administration was ecstatic to see this: It’s exactly what they’re hoping will happen across the country.
More Here
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/05/24/wonkbook-some-very-good-news-for-obamacare/
More Here
http://theobamadiary.com/2013/07/03/the-good-that-is-obamacare/
The Obama's at Robben Island
By chipsticks
The Obama Diary~
Margaret Talev @margarettalev
#Obama signs guest book message at #Robben Island pic.twitter.com/9AUZR6gE02
9:19 AM - 30 Jun 2013
http://theobamadiary.com/2013/06/30/robben-island-updating/
Africa, 2013
by chipsticks~
The Obama Diary
August 2006: Senator Barack Obama peers out of what was Nelson Mandela’s prison cell on Robben Island off the coast of Cape Town, South Africa (Photo: Pete Souza)
Obama also will tour a community center with Archbishop Desmond Tutu in Cape Town.
The centerpiece of the trip will be the president’s speech at the University of Cape Town, where he will deliver a message that the United States intends to significantly boost its presence on the continent….
…. Michelle Obama, too, will have a full schedule. She will speak to girls at a Senegal middle school and with students at a South African high school, and she will participate in a first ladies summit hosted by the George W. Bush Institute. Former first lady Laura Bush also will participate, along with first ladies of African nations, officials said.
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….. visiting a health clinic in a township near Cape Town, Sen. Obama talks to Sisisipo Mngeni, 3, whose mother Nomathamsanqa Mngeni (top right) is HIV positive
During a visit to the Rosa Parks Library in Soweto, Sen. Obama examines a 1966 photograph of Sen. Bobby Kennedy who visited the famous township during the apartheid era
….. visiting with children at the Milé Refugee camp
MORE
http://theobamadiary.com/2013/06/21/africa-2013/
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Boston Strong: How 11 Survivors Of The Boston Marathon Bombing Are Coping
http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2013/06/09/boston_strong_how_11_survivors_of_the_
Professional ballroom dancer Adrianne Haslet, 32, tells PEOPLE, “The fact that people truly believe I’m going to dance again has been a big deal. I’ve had studios from all over the country send pictures with little girls holding signs that say, ‘We believe in you, Adrianne!’ That makes me believe it, especially in the hard moments.”
Heather Abbott, 38, says, “When I was in the hospital, Aviva Drescher, one of the Real Housewives of New York, came to visit. She has a prosthetic leg, and it looked just like a real leg. It had veins and a birthmark. Seeing her and speaking to her helped me feel better about what kind of choices I have. It helped me see that some things in life wouldn’t have to change that much. That was a big deal.”
After the Boston Bombings: Survivors Speak Out
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20706243,00.html
Among the most grievously hurt were Marc Fucarile, 34, of Stoneham, Mass., and Roseann Sdoia, 45, of Boston, who are featured in the issue and exclusive PEOPLE videos.
Stranded when the last available ambulances raced past them, the pair were thrown in the back of a police van to be rushed to the hospital.
As the vehicle hurtled through the streets of Boston, Fucarile, whose right leg was blown off, drifted in and out of consciousness. "I thought I was going to die," says the father of a son, Gavin, 5.
Photo Credit: http://www.people.com/people/gallery/0,,20691832,00.html?stitched
h/t to Cha. Thank you for bring this article in People Magazine to my attention.
And to Our President, Barack Obama~
We've started to run, Mr President~
Thank you.
Boston Strong~
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Hitting and running....back while I can!
Happy Fathers Day~ Mr President~
Thanks Cha!
This~ Updated!
president obama speaks on the equal pay act11:30 AM EDT: President Obama Speaks on the Equal Pay Act
White House Live
This is Fantastic!!!!!!
Thank you again, Mr President. Standing up for our rights!
C-Span * CBS
June 10, 2013 | 2:55 | Public Domain
Did You Know That Women Are Still Paid Less Than Men? In 1963, President Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act but till this day full-time working women are still paid, on average, less than men. This significant gap is more than a statistic -- it has real life consequences. When women, who make up nearly half the workforce, bring home less money each day, it means they have less for the everyday needs of their families, and over a lifetime of work, far less savings for retirement. Learn more about how President Obama is tackling this issue: http://www.whitehouse.gov/equalpay
http://theobamadiary.com/2013/06/10/president-obama-speaks-on-the-equal-pay-act/
The new Video is here!
http://thepoliticalcarnival.net/2013/06/10/video-obama-speaks-on-equal-pay-act-on-its-50th-anniversary-heres-why-we-also-need-ny-womens-equality-act/
Is it this one,
Or is this just one on the survivors.
It was a sad day in Americas History. I knew of it, however not the full history. I will try to find the documentory. Thank you for that info.
BTW TxDEmChem, Happy belated birthday.
The Best~
Of Boston tonight!
We rocked at the Boston Strong Concert. Live!
Here,
is part of it.
The all star cast brought the house down. How awesome is that!
Boston Strong, Forever!
"We love you Boston"
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