When US President Barack Obama is inaugurated on Monday he will already be officially 24 hours into his second term. Under the constitution, the president must take office at noon on Sunday, January 20, so he will be sworn in on both days. In 2008, Chief Justice John Roberts made a slip when he administered the oath, so they did it again a day after, making Obama the first two term president to take it four times by January 21. Al Jazeera's Al Fisher reports from Washington DCAuthor: AlJazeeraEnglish
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Four oaths for two-termer Barack Obama
The Vice Presidential debate between Joe Biden and Paul Ryan in the run up to the general election in November.
The election of the first black US president offered hope to millions of African Americans across the country. But have four years of an Obama presidency seen positive change for black communities in the US' inner cities? While the 'war on drugs' rages on inside the US, there is some political consensus it is failing. White House officials have even indicated a federal policy shift away from incarceration and towards a public health strategy. In Baltimore, one of the most dangerous cities in the US, the police have reframed their 'war on drugs' as a 'war on guns'. The rhetoric may have changed, but critics say nothing else has and that concentrated law enforcement has resulted in high levels of incarceration among young African Americans and the criminalisation of entire communities. The nearly 30 years of drug policies have perpetuated cycles of violence and economic repression in US inner cities and especially among poor minority neighbourhoods. "Even in the age of Obama something akin to a caste system is alive and well in America," says Michelle Alexander, a law professor and author. "The mass incarceration of poor people of colour is tantamount into a caste system specifically designed to address the social, political and economic challenges of our time .... We have a school-to-prison pipeline operating in Baltimore and other cities across the nation where young people believe, with some good reason, that their destiny lies behind bars and they too will become <b>...</b>
First compilation I ever made for Ron Paul. Found a mirror online and decided to re-upload. Hope you enjoy. Vote Ron Paul for peace.
Joe Wong the American comedian from China. FAIR USE NOTICE: This video may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for educational purposes only. This constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in Title 17 USC section 106A-117 of the US Copyright Law.
This LIVE Sunday edition serves as a red alert, a warning that America is slipping into a Soviet-style nightmare. In this special broadcast, Alex urges listeners to realize the grave choice we must all make-- to face up to the harsh realities happening around us, or ignore it and allow the country and globe to slip into total tyranny. It is all happening now-- from a Pentagon-led takeover of the Internet and bills authorizing the clamp down of free speech online to a military takeover in the homeland, emboldened by NDAA legislation authorizing the indefinite detention of Americans without trial and a martial law emergency response grid. Preparations are in place to launch World War III and totally supplant the Constitutional basis for legitimate government in the free world. Don't miss this call to action; tell your friends and family to tune in for this special Sunday appeal to reason, an attempt to stop what is happening in its tracks before it is too late. Your calls are also welcome. www.infowars.com www.prisonplanet.tv
Justin Bieber performing "Mistletoe", "Away In A Manger", and sings along with "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" Twitter- www.twitter.com
Alex also talks with political candidate and economist Lyndon LaRouche about his emergency statement released on Thanksgiving evening. It calls for stopping the British empire before its successfully launches World War Three and the destruction of civilization. larouchepac.com www.infowars.com www.prisonplanet.tv
2008 Al Smith Dinner with speeches by Presidential Candidates Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) and Sen. John McCain (R-AZ).
Wasilla had received few if any earmarks before Palin became mayor. She actively sought federal funds -- a campaign that began to pay off only after she hired a lobbyist with close ties to Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), who long controlled federal spending as chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee. He made funneling money to Alaska his hallmark. Steven Silver was a former chief of staff for Stevens. After he was hired, Wasilla obtained funding for several projects in 2002, including an additional $600000 in transportation funding. That year, a local water and sewer project received $1.5 million, according to Taxpayers for Common Sense, which combs federal spending measures to identify projects inserted by congressional members. When Palin spoke after McCain introduced her as his running mate at a rally in Ohio last week, she made fun of earmarking. She said she had rejected $223 million in federal funds for a bridge linking Ketchikan to an island with an airport and 50 residents, referring to it by its derogatory label: the "bridge to nowhere." In the nationally televised speech, she stood by McCain and said, "I've championed reform to end the abuses of earmark spending by Congress. In fact, I told Congress thanks, but no thanks, on that bridge to nowhere. If our state wanted a bridge, I said, we'd build it ourselves." However, as a candidate for governor in 2006, Palin had backed funding for the bridge. After her election, she killed the much-ridiculed project <b>...</b>
