1. QUOTE from:
    Barack Obama: One Year Later, Off to a Good Start
    View quote in context »
    One of those issues is the economy: President Obama managed to get a huge $787 billion stimulus bill passed at one of the worst times in this country's economic history. "When he took office, the economy was the worst that it had been in 90 years. This wasn't just a downturn, but the worst downturn since the Great Depression ... With little help from Republicans, Obama got a big stimulus bill passed and put programs in place that are helping the economy." I'm not totally pleased with the healthcare bills being bounced around Congress, because the public option seems like it is teetering or will be watered down at best, but Obama has made more progress than any president in recent memory. Full Article at Black Voices | Blogs
    When he took office, the economy was the worst that it had been in 90 years. This wasn't just a downturn, but the worst downturn since the Great Depression ... With little help from Republicans, Obama got a big stimulus bill passed and put programs in place that are helping the economy.
    SOURCE: Black Voices | Blogs 1 month ago
All quotes from:
Barack Obama: One Year Later, Off to a Good Start
  1. I really thought there would be immediate change.... Sometimes the Republicans are just as bad as Democrats. But it's politics as usual, and that's what I voted against.
    SOURCE: Black Voices | Blogs 1 month ago
  2. Give me a minute. I just got here.
    SOURCE: Black Voices | Blogs 1 month ago
  3. This is a person who has a great capacity to learn, understand and grow.
    SOURCE: Black Voices | Blogs 1 month ago
  4. I'm afraid I wasn't realistic
    SOURCE: Black Voices | Blogs 1 month ago
  5. In terms of comparing the quality of any recent candidates for president, you'd have to go back to JFK to find anyone who has inspired the same level of awe
    SOURCE: Black Voices | Blogs 1 month ago
  6. After eight years of Bush, people want to see real progress. They want to see movement and action or it gives them a sense of anxiety. Is he selling out or is he weak they might ask
    SOURCE: Black Voices | Blogs 1 month ago
  7. Given his astounding victory, they thought he would just do it. Their attitude is: Either you're with us or against us. You are either part of the solution or part of the problem ... The problem is that he can't take his eyes off the ball on certain issues right now.
    SOURCE: Black Voices | Blogs 1 month ago
  8. If we stopped today, this legislative session would have been one of the most productive in a generation -- if we just stopped. But we didn't want to stop
    Barack Obama – Barack Obama SOURCE: Black Voices | Blogs 1 month ago
  9. It's very clear what I've done so far and that is nothing. Nada. Almost one year and nothing to show for it
    Fred Armisen – Fred Armisen SOURCE: Black Voices | Blogs 1 month ago

Recent Photos From The Wire

  1. A worker shovels artificial snow from seats at China's iconic national stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, in Beijing December 16, 2009. The stadium, which has been rarely used since it held the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, has been turned into a winter playground at a cost of around 50 million yuan (US$7 million) in an effort to attract more tourists during the quieter Christmas and Chinese New Year season.
  2. A woman walks out from a branch of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group's bank in Tokyo December 16, 2009. Global regulators will give banks a grace period before forcing them to implement stricter capital rules, three people said on Wednesday, easing concern lenders will need to issue massive amounts of shares in the near future.
  3. Workers shovel artificial snow near a Beijing Olympics logo inside China's iconic national stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, in Beijing December 16, 2009. The stadium, which has been rarely used since it held the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, has been turned into a winter playground at a cost of around 50 million yuan (US$7 million) in an effort to attract more tourists during the quieter Christmas and Chinese New Year season.
  4. Workers walk near artificial snow-making machines at China's iconic national stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, in Beijing December 16, 2009. The stadium, which has been rarely used since it held the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, has been turned into a winter playground at a cost of around 50 million yuan (US$7 million) in an effort to attract more tourists during the quieter Christmas and Chinese New Year season.
  5. Workers stand next to artificial snow-making machines in front of an artificial mountain at China's iconic national stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, in Beijing December 16, 2009. The stadium, which has been rarely used since it held the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, has been turned into a winter playground at a cost of around 50 million yuan (US$7 million) in an effort to attract more tourists during the quieter Christmas and Chinese New Year season.
  6. Workers shovel artificial snow in front of an artificial mountain inside China's iconic national stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, in Beijing December 16, 2009. The stadium, which has been rarely used since it held the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, has been turned into a winter playground at a cost of around 50 million yuan (US$7 million) in an effort to attract more tourists during the quieter Christmas and Chinese New Year season.
  7. PERTH, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 16: Gavin Tonge of the West Indies bowls during day one of the Third Test match between Australian and the West Indies at WACA on December 16, 2009 in Perth, Australia.
  8. PERTH, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 16: Ricky Ponting of Australia receives treatment from team physiotherapist Alex Kountouris after being struck on the elbow by a short delivery from Kemar Roach of the West Indies during day one of the Third Test match between Australian and the West Indies at WACA on December 16, 2009 in Perth, Australia.
  9. PERTH, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 16: Dwayne Bravo of the West Indies bowls during day one of the Third Test match between Australian and the West Indies at WACA on December 16, 2009 in Perth, Australia.
  10. PERTH, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 16: Ricky Ponting of Australia holds his injured arm during day one of the Third Test match between Australian and the West Indies at WACA on December 16, 2009 in Perth, Australia.
  11. PERTH, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 16: Ricky Ponting of Australia plays a pull shot during day one of the Third Test match between Australian and the West Indies at WACA on December 16, 2009 in Perth, Australia.
  12. PERTH, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 16: Kemar Roach of the West Indies appeals unsuccessfully for the wicket of Ricky Ponting of Australia rising delivery by during day one of the Third Test match between Australian and the West Indies at WACA on December 16, 2009 in Perth, Australia.
  13. A worker pulls a cart full of salted fish to be dried at a fishing village in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009.
  14. A worker dries salted fish at a fishing village in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009.
  15. Duke's Karima Christmas comes up with the ball as Stanford's Kayla Pedersen falls to the floor during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009, in Stanford, Calif.
  16. Stanford's Rosalyn Gold-Onwude, left, congratulates teammate Nnemkadi Ogwumike during the final minutes of an NCAA college basketball game against Duke Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009, in Stanford, Calif.
  17. Stanford's JJ Hones, right, drives past Duke's Keturah Jackson during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009, in Stanford, Calif.
  18. South Korean armored vehicles cross the Nam Han River during an annual winter military exercise against a possible attack from North Korea at Yeoju, south of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009. North Korea demanded to a senior U.S. envoy that U.N. sanctions imposed on the communist regime for its nuclear defiance be lifted, a report said Wednesday.