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A Pirate Bailout

post from Republicans for Obama - Public Blog on 11 April 2009 10:56:40 PM. © Republicans for Obama - Public Blog

With a brave American and a few hundred other people from the civilized world now held captive, I say we just give these pirates whatever they're looking for. It would take what-- $2, $10, $20 million to get them all free?

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Message from David Plouffe

post from Obama HQ on 11 April 2009 05:09:08 PM. © Obama HQ

Today David Plouffe followed up Mitch Stewart's message from yesterday with one of his own:

It makes you wonder whether they see the same thing we do.

Advocates for the status quo are calling for President Obama to fail while millions of families struggle. They're playing the same old political games and offering the same failed policies at a time of crisis.

In the coming days, opponents will do everything they can to destroy the President's proposed budget, a bold plan to help fix our broken economy and healthcare system and finally make energy and education the priority we all know they must be.

The change we need won't come without a fight -- no meaningful change ever does. Just like in the campaign, Barack Obama can't win without you by his side. Town by town, block by block, this grassroots movement is organizing and uniting Americans behind the President's plan.

But to finish what we started, we need resources.

Will you join the fight? Before Monday, April 13th, make a donation of $25 or more to help President Obama turn this country around.
We know that Washington won't change overnight. It'll take time, commitment, and money, but this grassroots movement can make change a reality -- affordable health care, a clean energy economy, and quality education for all. We know we are asking a lot from you -- but the stakes couldn't be higher.

It's why we worked so hard to elect President Obama, and he's counting on us to follow through. Today, you can make a difference.

Jo Ann from Charlotte, NC, has joined thousands of other supporters this week to support this movement and reject the same old politics:
"I am a sixty-two year old woman on disability. I followed the election closely and did what I could to get Obama elected. Since he was inaugurated, I have watched in awe to see how much has already been accomplished. I live in Charlotte, NC where the unemployment rates are double digits and going up. My youngest son was out of work for 8 months because the company he worked for went out of business. So many workers and families are losing jobs and homes. There's so much more to be done, but this budget has to be passed and the programs have to be put into practice before things start to recover. That's why I support President Obama and his plans."
Americans like Jo Ann deserve better than the kind of divisive politics we've seen year after year. They deserve a truthful debate about real issues and a budget that will turn this economy around so that they can turn their lives around.

We need to seize this crucial moment to help pass this budget and invest in the one thing that can make President Obama's promises of change a reality -- the movement you built.

Before the Monday deadline, strengthen this movement. Make a donation of $25 or more today.

Thank you for all that you do,

David Plouffe

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Presidents Weekly Address: Passover & Easter

post from www.ObamaExpress.com on 11 April 2009 12:44:09 PM. © www.ObamaExpress.com

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President's Weekly Address: "Passover and Easter"

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"These are two very different holidays with their own very different traditions. But it seems fitting that we mark them both during the same week. For in a larger sense, they are both moments of reflection and renewal. They are both occasions to think more deeply about the obligations we have to ourselves and the obligations we have to one another, no matter who we are, where we come from, or what faith we practice.

This idea – that we are all bound up, as Martin Luther King once said, in 'a single garment of destiny' – is a lesson of all the world’s great religions. And never has it been more important for us to reaffirm that lesson than it is today – at a time when we face tests and trials unlike any we have seen in our time."

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President's Weekly Address: "Passover &
Easter"

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Obama sees "glimmers of hope" in economy

President Barack Obama was optimistic about the economy on Friday seeing "glimmers of hope" in recent economic news.

In a press conference, Obama mentioned a sharp increase in small business loans and progress in the housing market including historically low mortgage rates and increased refinancing.

The president though was cautious about predicting the future and said the economy was still "under severe stress."

Obama sees signs of economic progess

Reuters - ?3 hours ago? By Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Friday the recession-hit US economy was showing "glimmers of hope" despite remaining under strain and promised further steps in coming weeks to tackle the financial crisis. Video: Obama: Economy Showing 'Glimmers of Hope' The Associated Press