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Weekly Address: President Obama – A Comprehensive, Long-Term Deal with Iran

July 18, 2015 JanF 5

The President’s Weekly Address post is also an Open News Thread. Feel free to share other news stories in the comments. From the White House – Weekly Address In this week’s address, the President explained […]

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President Obama Press Conference on Iranian Nuclear Deal

July 16, 2015 JanF 3

On Wednesday, July 15th, President Obama answered questions about the historic deal to stop Iran from building nuclear weapons. (Transcript) Statement by the President: THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. Yesterday was a historic day. The […]

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President Obama: “This deal demonstrates that American diplomacy can bring about real and meaningful change”

July 14, 2015 JanF 26

An Iranian nuclear deal has been reached: (Final video. Full text of transcript below the fold.) President Obama: “The United States, together with our international partners, has reached a comprehensive long-term deal with Iran that […]

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President Obama Announces 46 Commutations in Video Address: “America Is a Nation of Second Chances”

July 14, 2015 JanF 7

From the White House blog, Neil Eggleston, Counsel to the President As a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and criminal defense attorney, I’m well acquainted with how federal sentencing practices can, in too many instances, lead […]

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Weekly Address: President Obama – Making Our Communities Stronger Through Fair Housing

July 11, 2015 JanF 9

The President’s Weekly Address post is also an Open News Thread. Feel free to share other news stories in the comments. From the White House – Weekly Address In this week’s address, the President discussed […]

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Working Towards Our More Perfect Union: The Civil Rights Act of 1964

July 4, 2015 JanF 8

On July 2, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson, Democrat, signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964. President Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964 The act outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion or national origin and gave […]

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Weekly Address: President Obama – Have a Safe and Happy Fourth of July

July 4, 2015 JanF 6

The President’s Weekly Address post is also an Open News Thread. Feel free to share other news stories in the comments. From the White House – Weekly Address In this week’s address, the President wished […]

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Good Government: Updating Fair Labor Standards – UPDATED with Transcript and Photos

July 2, 2015 JanF 13

The President will travel to La Crosse Wisconsin this afternoon to officially announce an update to the Fair Labor Standards Act that will go into effect next year. President Obama: “This week, I’ll head to […]

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President Obama: “We don’t have to be imprisoned by the past”

July 1, 2015 JanF 4

From the White House: President Obama Delivers a Statement on Cuba PRESIDENT OBAMA: More than 54 years ago, at the height of the Cold War, the United States closed its embassy in Havana. Today, I […]

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Weekly Address: President Obama – The Affordable Care Act is here to stay

June 27, 2015 JanF 5

The President’s Weekly Address post is also an Open News Thread. Feel free to share other news stories in the comments. From the White House – Weekly Address In this week’s address, the President called […]

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The winter solstice “occurs exactly when the Earth’s axial tilt is farthest away from the sun at its maximum of 23° 26′. Though the winter solstice lasts only a moment in time, the term is [...]

Entering the Quiet Time as We Leaf the Light Behind

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An equinox occurs twice a year, when the tilt of the Earth’s axis is inclined neither away from nor towards the Sun, the Sun being vertically above a point on the Equator. The latitudes +L [...]
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“Give Thanks for the Blessings”

August 1, 2025 3
Happy Lammas!! Hey, wait just a minute! Those are happy llamas … which is not the same thing at all! Today is August 1st, the pagan holiday of Lammas or First Harvest. It is the [...]
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Summer Sunning!

June 20, 2025 3
Later today, we mark the Summer Solstice. Astronomically, it looks like this: The Summer Solstice occurs exactly when the Earth’s axial tilt is most inclined towards the sun at its maximum of 23° 26′. The [...]
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April Showers are Bringing May Flowers!

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At Winter Solstice, the light begins to return – gradually, the memory of the long nights fades until the light and dark are equal on Spring Equinox. From that point on,  the light returns more [...]

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