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A Quality Pre-school education is important for America's children

Domestic Policy Council Director Cecilia Muñoz and Special Assistant to the President for Education Policy Roberto Rodriguez held Thursday afternoon, an on-the-record conference call to discuss the President’s proposal to ensure a quality preschool education for every child, as unveiled in his State of the Union Address. Keeping the middle class in focus, the president is shining a light on the importance of a quality pre-school education. According to Munoz and Rodriguez only three of 10 children four years of age attend pre-school or an early learning program across the states. Pre-school is cost-prohibitive for families who are not at or beneath the poverty line, as the president pointed out. The goal of this new plan is to get every four year old in the nation into pre-school and early learning no matter the income. Currently the U.S. ranks 28th of 38 nations who sponsor a pre-school curriculum program. How it will work States will receive federal dollars as an incentive to fu

Dear God We Need Your Help

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Dear God: We need help. I cannot believe that we as a nation of rational, thinking belivers still think that any type of gun control or regulation will turn the tide of violence that has engulfed our nation. I cannot believe we do not believe in you. I cannot believe that we will not pray together. The Devil is kicking our asses. Satan is beating us like a pimp beats a hooker.  Lucifer, the father of all lies, is tricking us into killing ourselves and we still won’t turn to God and pray. Instead we dry our tears pull ourselves up by our bootstraps and walk right back into Satan’s hateful arms, ready for another beating. I don’t get it. Plenty of people here in America and on this earth have some rememberence of their religious upbringing and understand what SPIRITUAL WAREFARE IS ABOUT.  Those people need to step up and start talking about what they know--outside of church. In short, we all need to actually do what the Pastors and the Reverends and the Fathers have been t

After editor's blog, President Obama releases transcript of Register interview

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After editor's blog, President Obama releases transcript of Register interview

Obama Administration Finalizes Historic 54.5 mpg Fuel Efficiency Standards

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Consumer Savings Comparable to Lowering Price of Gasoline by $1 Per Gallon by 2025 WASHINGTON, DC – The Obama Administration today finalized groundbreaking standards that will increase fuel economy to the equivalent of 54.5 mpg for cars and light-duty trucks by Model Year 2025.  When combined with previous standards set by this Administration, this move will nearly double the fuel efficiency of those vehicles compared to new vehicles currently on our roads. In total, the Administration’s national program to improve fuel economy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions will save consumers more than $1.7 trillion at the gas pump and reduce U.S. oil consumption by 12 billion barrels. “These fuel standards represent the single most important step we’ve ever taken to reduce our dependence on foreign oil,”  said President Obama . “This historic agreement builds on the progress we’ve already made to save families money at the pump and cut our oil consumption.  By the middle of the n

Romney cries foul, accuses Obama campaign of 'hatred' (really?) What does, "I hope he fails," mean?

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Romney stays on offensive, accuses Obama of campaign of 'hatred'  -   so what is  "make sure he doesn't get a second term" considered? Love talk? No other president has been so consistently mistreated than Pres. Obama Pres. Obama greets well-wishers at O'Hare Airport August 11, 2012. First off, since when did any member of the GOP care about chains on people? It is they who bind hands and legs by choosing not participate fully in the Obama Economy, which is the American economy, which is an economy of the People. Hurting the president by not cooperating with Democrats hurts America. If the GOP is so concerned about helping people, participate fully in the economy and support the President's initiatives. Barack Obama is a proven president of the People.  Who are members of the GOP to the People? What have they shown us People thus far? (that they will punish the People for voting for Obama as some of their leaders are vindictive) People who would

106 & Park : TJ Holmes on Racial Profiling

Promoting his new show, former CNN anchor, T.J. Holmes appeared recently (@ the 1:00 minute mark) on  106 & Park : TJ Holmes on Racial Profiling . His new show, " Don't Sleep ," premiers on BET October 1, 2012 10 pm Central/ 11 pm EST. I have been waiting the longest of times for this man's show. Thank You BET.

NY Times article: Mitt Romney Basically Killed a Woman

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What do you think? Read  Mitt Romney Basically Killed a Woman   and comment. Thus far there are 92 comments on the article and a debate on Morning Joe and some of the other morning news shows. One commenter even mentions a "chain or causality." Watch the ad for yourself and decide. Personally, I know that lack of access to affordable health care will negatively impact whether or not a person lives and is cured of disease or dies from disease. People are supposed to get check ups and if your health care is from a job you no longer have and cannot or do not pay COBRA premiums, you can die from undetected disease. And, just because the woman had insurance does not mean she still got health care. What type of insurance did she have and did she know she still was insured? Did she die because her insurance stopped? One day everyone in this nation will make sure everyone has free, accessible health care like other civilized nations so that we may attend to other important i