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Excerpt of the Inaugural Address delivered by Barack Obama, 44th President Of The United States on Tuesday, January 20, 2009 in Washington, D.C.

Our challenges may be new. The instruments with which we meet them may be new. But those values upon which our success depends — hard work and honesty, courage and fair play, tolerance and curiosity, loyalty and patriotism — these things are old. These things are true. They have been the quiet force of progress throughout our history. What is demanded then is a return to these truths. What is required of us now is a new era of responsibility — a recognition, on the part of every American, that we have duties to ourselves, our nation, and the world, duties that we do not grudgingly accept but rather seize gladly, firm in the knowledge that there is nothing so satisfying to the spirit, so defining of our character, than giving our all to a difficult task. (more…)

At high noon today, Tuesday, January 20, 2009 in the crisp cold air of the capital in Washington, D.C. the 44th POTUS was inaugurated.

In the presence of members of both federal legislative bodies, the members of the Supreme Court, with the presidential oath of office administered by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States as prescribed by the U.S. Constitution, Barack Obama became the first Black African American of our era to become the leader of the free world. (more…)

The always cool, always affable and competent actor, director Patrick McGoohan has died. Read here for details of his life and demise.

Happy birthday, Michelle Obama! Congratulations and best wishes are in order for the future First Lady of our land. (more…)

Last October in an interview (shown below) with Democracy Now! journalist, author and former intelligence analyst for the United States Navy during the Viet Nam war, James Bramford, discussed his latest book on his favorite topic the National Security Agency (NSA). (more…)

The late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was born on this day, January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia.

As Americans we are compelled to have long holiday weekends. The King holiday is no exception and with the upcoming presidential inauguration of the first non-white, African American the next few days will be filled with national celebration. (more…)

Read details of the life and death of beloved actor Ricardo Montalban.

Finally, just five days before moving into the White House, Barack Obama, his wife Michelle and their two daughters, Malia and Sasha will be moving into the traditional executive guest house known as Blair House. This news comes from Rachel Swarns of the New York Times Politics Blog. (more…)

Lately we’ve been hearing that Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s claim he had influenced US President George W. Bush to direct Secretary of  State Condoleezza Rice to abstain on the measure she initiated (more…)

Congratulations to cub reporter Damon Weaver! The young Florida elementary school cub reporter has received press credentials from the official Inaugural Committee for the historic inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama on January 20, 2009 in Washington, D.C.  (more…)