A black bourgeoisie perspective on U.S. politics
SEPTEMBER 2009 – PART I
U.S. President Barack Obama (C) speaks about health care reform before a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington September 9, 2009. U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is at left and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is partly covered at right. ————–REUTERS/Jason Reed
WASHINGTON – SEPTEMBER 09: U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama arrives in the House chamber before U.S. President Barack Obama addressed a joint session of the U.S. Congress at the U.S. Capitol September 9, 2009 in Washington, DC. Obama was scheduled to address the joint session to urge passage of his national health care plan, the centerpiece of his domestic agenda. At right is Vicki Kennedy, wife of the late Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA).
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WASHINGTON – SEPTEMBER 09: U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama (C) arrives in the House chamber with Vicki Kennedy (2R), wife of the late Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA), and Jill Biden (R), wife of U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, before U.S. President Barack Obama addressed a joint session of the U.S. Congress at the U.S. Capitol September 9, 2009 in Washington, DC. Obama was scheduled to address the joint session to urge passage of his national health care plan, the centerpiece of his domestic agenda.
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U.S. President Barack Obama (C) speaks about health care reform before a joint session of Congress as U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (L) and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (C) look on on Capitol Hill in Washington, September 9, 2009.
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First Lady Michelle Obama participates in a United We Serve service volunteer event at a Habitat For Humanity site in Washington, D.C., Sept. 11, 2009. She is joined by Julie Bindelglass, a junior at George Washington University, and Shakir Cannon-Moye, a senior, to kick off the First Lady’s challenge to GW students to serve. The George Washington Community has committed to perform 100,000 hours of community service to secure Mrs. ObamaÕs attendance as their commencement speaker in Spring, 2010.
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First Lady Michelle Obama participates in a United We Serve service volunteer event at a Habitat For Humanity site in Washington, D.C., Sept. 11, 2009. She is joined by Julie Bindelglass, a junior at George Washington University, and Shakir Cannon-Moye, a senior, to kick off the First Lady’s challenge to GW students to serve. The George Washington Community has committed to perform 100,000 hours of community service to secure Mrs. Obama’s attendance as their commencement speaker in Spring, 2010.
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US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama observe a moment of silence to mark the eighth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks September 11, 2009 on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC.
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WASHINGTON – SEPTEMBER 11: U.S. President Barack Obama (4th R), First Lady Michelle Obama (3rd R), and White House staffers observe a moment of silence for 9/11 victims on the South Lawn September 11, 2009 in Washington, DC. Today marked the eighth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
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US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama observe a moment of silence to mark the eighth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks September 11, 2009 on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC.
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US President Barack Obama take spart in a wreath laying as First Lady Michelle Obama (L) during a ceremony at the Pentagon Memorial to mark the eighth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks September 11, 2009 at the Pentagon in Washington, DC.
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