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I must admit that when "Hail To The Chief" was played during the Inauguration of President Obama, something about it didn't seem right - and it had nothing to do with the fact that I would have voted for Pete Puma before Obama. It was, rather, a strange uneasiness - or even a sadness, if you will - at what I hoped was just a misguided instinct on my part. All of the typical Inaugural "pomp and circumstance" seemed a touch out of kilter with the new President - as if the ceremonious proceedings were there as good-intentioned recompense to...

Vice President Cheney, Mr. Chief Justice, President Carter, President Bush, President Clinton, reverend clergy, distinguished guests, fellow citizens: On this day, prescribed by law and marked by ceremony, we celebrate the durable wisdom of our Constitution, and recall the deep commitments that unite our country. I am grateful for the honor of this hour, mindful of the consequential times in which we live, and determined to fulfill the oath that I have sworn and you have witnessed. At this second gathering, our duties are defined not by the words I use, but by the history we have seen together. For...

News Conference Inaugural Parade Protests Act Now to Stop War & End Racism (A.N.S.W.E.R.) National Press Club Washington, District of Columbia (United States) ID: 184872 - 12/17/2004 - 1:08 - $45.00 Rev. Hagler, Graylan, Minister, Plymouth Congregational Church Bray, Mahdi, Executive Director, Muslim American Society, Freedom Foundation Verheyden-Hilliard, Mara, Co-Founder, Partnership for Civil Justice Kaufman, Chuck, National Coordinator, Act Now to Stop War & End Racism (A.N.S.W.E.R.), Nicaragua Network Mills, Caneisha, Coordinator, Act Now to Stop War & End Racism (A.N.S.W.E.R.), Youth and Student Involvement Becker, Brian, National Coordinator, Act Now to Stop War & End Racism (A.N.S.W.E.R.) Lindsey, Peta,...

Antiwar activists are going to board busses at 5 PM on Jan 19th to go to protest the Inaugural. The UW chapter of Protestwarrior will be there. We are meeting at 4:30 on the Memorial Union steps at the East doors off of Langdon Street.

Before the W2 ball on Jan 20th, go out and help Protestwarrior protest ANSWER in operation Hail to the Chief, and show these people that they are not in the majority.

It was an historic Thansgiving for Americans, especially those courageously defending our security in Iraq. President George W. Bush successfully completed a secret mission. He went into the belly of the beast, where a plane was shot down with a missle just a few days ago, and had dinner with those who are his heroes. From the cesspool of the Bush-hating political left, the screams of "cheap shameless photo-op" were all too predictable. But, as usual, they are wrong. Those who still gain daily sustenance from democRAT Kool-aid, are outraged. Their blind hatred of a genuine and decent man still...

<p>BUCHAREST, Romania — When President Bush was the new guy at international summits, a lot of world leaders thought a clueless cowboy with a dubious claim on the White House had joined their elite club. They may have a different picture after his visits last week to the Czech Republic, Russia, Lithuania and Romania.</p>