Libraries are citadels of knowledge and empathy—and they’ve played an extraordinarily important role in my life. I spoke with @SmithsonianSec Bunch about our shared love of books, A Promised Land, and the role storytelling plays in shaping our history. pic.twitter.com/jbWdAK7Zkp
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) June 29, 2021
Posts Tagged ‘Library
14
Jul
21
Citadels Of Knowledge
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Nov
20
The City We Love
Categories: All Photos, All Videos and Michelle Obama
Tags: Barack Obama, Chicago, First Lady, Library, Michelle, Michelle Obama, Obama, Obama Foundation, Obama Presidential Center, President, Presidential Library, tweets
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Michelle and I are eager to bring the Obama Presidential Center to our hometown—a way to honor the city we love, all those who came before us, and pay tribute to people coming together to do extraordinary things. https://t.co/swMRHuB5Y4 pic.twitter.com/gV9g3Oejux
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) November 20, 2020
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May
20
#LiveFromTheLibrary
Categories: All Photos, All Videos and Michelle Obama
Tags: #ObamaAndKids, Barack Obama, book, books, Chicago, Chicago Public Library, education, First Lady, humor, jokes, kids, Library, Michelle, Michelle Obama, Obama, Obama Foundation, Obama Presidential Center, Political And Funny Tweets, President, reading, tweets
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Barack and I had so much fun reading “The Word Collector” for a family read-a-long through the @chipublib. This book is one of my favorites—it reminds me of what it was like to get lost in the magic of words as a little kid. I hope you enjoy it as much as we did. pic.twitter.com/jYpv8GVZZN
— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) May 14, 2020
Michelle and I want to do our part to give all you parents a break today, so we’re reading “The Word Collector” for @chipublib. It’s a fun book that vividly illustrates the transformative power of words––and we hope you enjoy it as much as we did. pic.twitter.com/ADYbL6Dzg4
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) May 14, 2020
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Today, join @BarackObama and @MichelleObama for a very special story time session.
— The Obama Foundation (@ObamaFoundation) May 14, 2020
Tune in to #LiveFromtheLibrary with @ChiPubLib for a reading of “The Word Collector” at 10am CT with the Obamas. You won’t want to miss it: https://t.co/enFIemjY2a. pic.twitter.com/5MIrDbGkwO
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Oct
19
A Vineyard Visit
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Tags: #IAmBecoming, becoming, book, Boston, children, kids, Library, Martha's Vineyard, Michelle, Michelle Obama, Obama, Political And Funny Tweets, reading, tweets, Vineyard
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Michelle Obama greets kids at Martha’s Vineyard library https://t.co/edHIwIg6AD
— Boston Globe Metro (@GlobeMetro) October 19, 2019
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Dec
18
Waitlist Be Gone
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Mar
17
Profile In Courage
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And the winner of the 2017 #ProfileInCourage Award is… https://t.co/X8xXhlq9Y1 pic.twitter.com/0PJUmlAO7H
— JFK Library (@JFKLibrary) March 2, 2017
Humbled to be recognized by a family with a legacy of service. Who's your #ProfileInCourage? Tell me about them: https://t.co/euYRxWcost https://t.co/HBgFiRcq9J
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) March 2, 2017
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Jun
16
Early Bird Chat
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All Times Eastern
11:45AM: President Obama addresses the United States Air Force Academy commencement ceremony at the U.S. Air Force Academy-Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado
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4:05PM: President Obama departs Colorado Springs
7:25PM: President Obama arrives at the White House
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12
May
15
A Tweet Or Two
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We're thrilled to announce that the Obama Center will be #RootedInChicago. Let @BarackObama & @FLOTUS do the honors: https://t.co/cCGzeqxh7e
— The Obama Foundation (@ObamaFoundation) May 12, 2015
The Obama Library goes to Chicago, but Foundation says NYC and Honolulu don't leave empty-handed pic.twitter.com/bqnR2mTEie
— Mike Memoli (@mikememoli) May 12, 2015
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Barack Obama Presidential Center #Chicago Announcement (Full Version) http://t.co/KBrKUuRusU
— Dudette 👑 🐳- Vaxxed & Still Masked 😷💛🐝 (@Dudette9t9) May 12, 2015
Barack Obama Foundation - Maya Soetoro-Ng Message for Hawai’i http://t.co/NkIqpXW10q
— Dudette 👑 🐳- Vaxxed & Still Masked 😷💛🐝 (@Dudette9t9) May 12, 2015
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Your potential replacement for Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill: Harriet Tubman http://t.co/aVKIuOP4zk pic.twitter.com/oF6pyUHM3f
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 12, 2015
Obama administration stands up to health insurers on birth control coverage and more. My latest @Eclectablog: http://t.co/bOxLC6NbOq
— Amy Lynn Smith (@alswrite) May 12, 2015
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America. *Sigh*
19-year-old dies in Indiana police custody on 5/11 http://t.co/hIZLCWUUwb pic.twitter.com/IdiYJZww6y
— deray (@deray) May 12, 2015
The hanging death of #RooseveltChampion has been officially deemed a suicide. http://t.co/fDhoIBB9Yf pic.twitter.com/KRzG5iDQlx
— deray (@deray) May 12, 2015
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https://twitter.com/rawdawgbuffalo/status/598214247311613952
https://twitter.com/CurtisSails/status/598261327136759809
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https://twitter.com/WesleyLowery/status/598220341111103488
I didn't have to watch the livestream. I didn't have to read an article. I didnt even have to look on Twitter. I knew that cop would go free
— Kayla Reed (@iKaylaReed) May 12, 2015
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THIS---> US cited for police violence, racism in scathing UN review on human rights via @AJAM http://t.co/AHYpr797UU
— Charles M. Blow (@CharlesMBlow) May 12, 2015
Black men in Madison are more likely to be killed by police than a car accident. #TonyRobinson pic.twitter.com/mRKpixIykL
— deray (@deray) May 12, 2015
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Not only are black people presumed guilty.
— Absurdistwords (@absurdistwords) May 12, 2015
We are presumed worthy of EXECUTION until proven otherwise#BlackLivesMatter
Prove he was a good kid.
— Absurdistwords (@absurdistwords) May 12, 2015
Prove he wasn't on drugs
Prove he didn't like rap
Prove he got good grades
Prove he deserved to live.
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Some days, it’s too much. Parents, children, families are being killed everyday. Some days, it’s too much
You try to remember a time when the name of a dead black person and a cop wasn’t in your head. A new name arrives. A new cop arrives.
— Saeed, Or The Other One (@theferocity) May 12, 2015
You look across the office at black coworker sitting at her desk. You wonder if she knows the name of this dead black person and this cop.
— Saeed, Or The Other One (@theferocity) May 12, 2015
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You want to ask her but you’re so tired and she’s so far away — and there are the names of all these dead black people and cops between you.
— Saeed, Or The Other One (@theferocity) May 12, 2015
You consider getting the names of this dead black person and that dead black person and that dead black person tattooed on your body.
— Saeed, Or The Other One (@theferocity) May 12, 2015
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But there will always be more names of dead black people and cops. And you only have so much body, so much black skin.
— Saeed, Or The Other One (@theferocity) May 12, 2015
Your white coworkers will read your tweets about dead black people and cops and waver, unsure of what to say. They check their scripts.
— Saeed, Or The Other One (@theferocity) May 12, 2015
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You try to remember the last time your wore a hoodie.
— Saeed, Or The Other One (@theferocity) May 12, 2015
You wonder if America will ever need to learn your name, your son’s name, your sister’s name. You wonder if #YourName will trend.
— Saeed, Or The Other One (@theferocity) May 12, 2015
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You want to be parent one day but not in this America.
— Saeed, Or The Other One (@theferocity) May 12, 2015
White people who didn’t know your name until they saw your tweet just now tweet you about cops defending themselves against thugs.
— Saeed, Or The Other One (@theferocity) May 12, 2015
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You turn into fog for a moment and no one even notices.
— Saeed, Or The Other One (@theferocity) May 12, 2015
You ask no one and everyone “At this point, what black person wouldn’t run from a cop pointing a gun at them?”
— Saeed, Or The Other One (@theferocity) May 12, 2015
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“A village is always somewhere burning / And if you do not look because it is not your village / it is still your village.” - Elana Bell
— Saeed, Or The Other One (@theferocity) May 12, 2015
Sometimes you’ve just gotta put “Jolene” by Dolly Parton on repeat and act like America isn’t trying to systematically kill you.
— Saeed, Or The Other One (@theferocity) May 12, 2015
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https://twitter.com/AmandaMichelle/status/598217590104784896
https://twitter.com/goldietaylor/status/598217039505928192
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18
Jun
14
Rise and Shine
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On This Day: President Barack Obama greets baseball fans during a Washington Nationals vs. Chicago White Sox baseball game at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., June 18, 2010 (Photo by Pete Souza)
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Today (All Times Eastern)
10:0: Live from the First White House Makers Faire
10:45: President Obama views “Maker Faire” projects devoted to using science and technology to advance business, South Lawn
11:30: Delivers remarks at the White House Maker Faire, East Room
12:15: Meets with economists for lunch, Roosevelt Room
12:45: Jay Carney briefs the press
3:0: The President meets with members of the Congressional Leadership
5:10: Meets with Secretary of State Kerry
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President Barack Obama and Press Secretary Jay Carney disembark from Air Force One upon arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Wednesday night, June 17, 2014. It was Carney’s last flight on Air Force One as White House Press Secretary. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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The Week Ahead
Thursday: The President will award Corporal William “Kyle” Carpenter, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.), the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry.
Friday: The President will meet with Prime Minister John Key of New Zealand.
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President Obama speaks at the Democratic National Committee’s (DNC) annual Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) fundraiser gala in Gotham Hall, Tuesday, June 17
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Save the date: The White House Summit on #WorkingFamilies is this Monday, June 23. http://t.co/NWBDylkK9x pic.twitter.com/mEdDyYFphT
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) June 17, 2014
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NYT: Obama Is Said To Consider Selective Airstrikes On Sunni Militants
President Obama is considering a targeted, highly selective campaign of airstrikes against Sunni militants in Iraq similar to counterterrorism operations in Yemen, rather than the widespread bombardment of an air war, a senior administration official said on Tuesday. Such a campaign, most likely using drones, could last for a prolonged period, the official said. But it is not likely to begin for days or longer, and would hinge on the United States’ gathering adequate intelligence about the location of the militants, who are intermingled with the civilian population in Mosul, Tikrit and other cities north of Baghdad. Even if the president were to order strikes, they would be far more limited in scope than the air campaign conducted during the Iraq war, this official said, because of the relatively small number of militants involved, the degree to which they are
dispersed throughout militant-controlled parts of Iraq and fears that using bigger bombs would kill Sunni civilians. At a meeting with his national security advisers at the White House on Monday evening, the official said, Mr. Obama was presented with a “sliding scale” of military options, which range from supplying the beleaguered Iraqi Army with additional advisers, intelligence and equipment to conducting strikes targeting members of the militant group, the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. Much of the emphasis at the meeting, the official said, was on how to gather useful intelligence about the militants. They are not wearing uniforms or sleeping in barracks; and while there may be periodic convoys to strike, there are no columns of troops or vehicles.
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David D. Kirkpatrick: Brazen Figure May Hold Key To Mysteries
Ahmed Abu Khattala was always open about his animosity toward the United States, and even about his conviction that Muslims and Christians were locked in an intractable religious war. During the assault on the American diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, on the night of Sept. 11, 2012, Mr. Abu Khattala was a vivid presence. Witnesses saw him directing the swarming attackers who ultimately killed Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three other Americans. Afterward, he offered contradictory denials of his role, sometimes trying to say that he did not do it but strongly approved. He appeared to enjoy his notoriety. Captured by military commandos and law enforcement agents early on Monday, Mr. Abu Khattala may now help address some of the persistent questions about the identity and motives of the attackers.
NYT has always stood by reporting that video played role in Benghazi: Oct. 2012 (http://t.co/JnPEACbkFq) Dec. 2013 (http://t.co/QFUyBLFQmu)
— Michael Calderone (@mlcalderone) June 17, 2014
The thriving industry of conspiracy theories, political scandals, talk show chatter and congressional hearings may now confront the man federal investigators say played the central role in the attack. On the day of the attack, Islamists in Cairo had staged a demonstration outside the United States Embassy there to protest an American-made online video mocking Islam, and the protest culminated in a breach of the embassy’s walls — images that flashed through news coverage around the Arab world. As the attack in Benghazi was unfolding a few hours later, Mr. Abu Khattala told fellow Islamist fighters and others that the assault was retaliation for the same insulting video, according to people who heard him.
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(Dislike the title. Intriguing article.)
Ben Geman: Obama’s Coded Climate Politics
President Obama’s climate speech Saturday got plenty of press for its lengthy assault on global-warming denial. But what excited an aggressive wing of the climate movement were just a few cryptic words elsewhere in the commencement address at the University of California (Irvine): “You need to invest in what helps, and divest from what harms.” Activists pushing universities and other institutions to dump their financial holdings in coal and oil-and-gas companies believe they heard an unmistakable White House endorsement.
“People are thrilled about it,” Jamie Henn of 350.org, one of the groups leading the divestment movement, said of Obama’s comments Saturday. “Students will be taking the president’s message to their college presidents and boards of trustees,” he said of the fossil-fuel-divestment campaign, which also includes the Energy Action Coalition, the Responsible Endowments Coalition, the Sierra Student Coalition, and groups on specific campuses. The founder of 350.org, Bill McKibben, a high-profile climate activist, has been a major divestment advocate.
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After just a few hours, there's already enough material for The Top 10 GOP Complaints About Abu Khattala's Capture http://t.co/T5KAtbljRK
— Steve Benen (@stevebenen) June 17, 2014
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The Question Nobody is Asking About Obama's Totally Suspicious Timing (TM) of the Benghazi Terrorist Capture http://t.co/rLyzDEYF1u
— TPVArchived (@thepeoplesview) June 18, 2014
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NYT: U.S. Defends Prosecuting Benghazi Suspect In Civilian Rather Than Military Court
Conservative lawmakers on Tuesday sharply criticized the Obama administration’s decision to prosecute the suspected leader of the 2012 attack in Benghazi, Libya, in the civilian criminal justice system, arguing that he should be questioned and tried by the military. The White House quickly pushed back. “Some have suggested that he should go to Gitmo,” said Caitlin Hayden, a White House spokeswoman. “Let me rule that out from the start.” “We have had substantial success delivering swift justice to terrorists through our federal court system,” she added. Greg Doherty, the brother of one of the attack’s victims, Glen A. Doherty, said he supported the decision to try Mr. Abu Khattala in a civilian court. “I think that’s what we should do with criminals, which is try them,” he said.
The Obama administration has sought to close the Guantánamo prison and refused to send newly captured prisoners there, instead using federal courts to prosecute terrorism cases that arose after Mr. Obama took office. The military commissions system, which the Bush administration established and Congress revised in 2009, has struggled. Appeals courts have vacated the convictions of the only two Guantánamo detainees who were tried for war crimes before a military commission — as opposed to pleading guilty without a trial and giving up a right to appeal — because of flaws that would likely not have been a problem in civilian court.
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Daily Beast: Why Delta Force Waited So Long To Grab A Benghazi Ringleader
The mission to capture Ahmed abu Khatallah, one of the ringleaders of the September 11, 2012 attacks on the U.S. compound in Benghazi, Libya was more than a year in the making. In the months leading up to the raid, teams from the Army’s 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta, or Delta Force, practiced the extradition on a mock-up of abu Khatallah’s compound at Fort Bragg, according to a U.S. military contractor familiar with the planning for the mission. Eventually, it was a Delta Team with embedded FBI agents on Sunday that snagged the man wanted for the murder of Ambassador Chris Stevens, State Department officer Sean Smith and CIA contractors Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty. The Obama administration has come under withering criticism because the whereabouts of abu Khatallah have been generally known.
But other U.S. officials, who spoke to The Daily Beast anonymously because they were not authorized to talk to the press, said the mission to grab abu Khatallah had been planned for more than a year. Indeed, the Benghazi ringleader had been in the sights of Delta Force operators at the end of August, according to these sources, but no order was given at the time. A senior administration official told The Daily Beast that the delay in apprehending the suspect was due in part to requests from the Justice Department to gather appropriate evidence to prosecute him in criminal court. The practice and patience paid off, apparently. Gen. Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Sunday’s raid resulted in no casualties. “Khatallah currently faces criminal charges on three counts, and we retain the option of adding additional charges in the coming days,” said Attorney General Eric Holder in a statement Tuesday.
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CBS Local: New York, Chicago, Hawaii Bid For Obama Presidential Library
At least six locations in three different states, including New York, entered official bids by Monday’s deadline in an effort to house Barack Obama’s presidential library. Columbia University, where Obama got his undergraduate degree, pitched a West Harlem site.
Four of the confirmed bidders are from Chicago, the president’s hometown, and a fifth was expected. Obama’s birth state of Hawaii also offered an oceanfront location in Honolulu.
While the Obama Foundation, which is planning the library, declined to confirm the bids it has received, planners for the six widely reported potential locations all confirmed they had submitted proposals. All see the library and museum as a potential driver of economic development. The University of Chicago cited a study it commissioned that concluded the library would draw 800,000 visitors a year and create 1,900 permanent jobs.
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Simon Maloy: Stop Treating War-Crazy Buffoons As Experts! They Got It Wrong, Remember?
If you were asked to identify a single moment that best captures the failure of elite media outlets to act as agents of accountability, you could do worse than David Gregory asking Paul Wolfowitz on “Meet the Press” this weekend what we should do, “as a policy matter,” to deal with the deteriorating situation in Iraq. Wolfowitz, as deputy secretary of defense from 2001 to 2005, was one of the chief visionaries and supporters of the 2003 invasion of Iraq. And he got just about everything wrong, from the cost of the war to the presence of WMD. And he doesn’t particularly care. In an interview with the Sunday Times last March, Wolfowitz made the argument that even though they got it wrong on WMD in 2003,
everything they said was happening (but wasn’t) would likely have happened later. “We would very likely either have had to go through this whole scenario all over but probably with higher costs for having delayed, or we’d be in a situation today where not only Iran was edging towards nuclear weapons but so was Iraq and also Libya.” What price did Wolfowitz pay for his part in the biggest American foreign policy disaster of that last generation? George Bush nominated him to the presidency of the World Bank. While at the World Bank he violated ethics rules and caused a scandal that paralyzed the institution. He was forced to resign after governments around the world called for him to be fired.
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BREAKING: In landmark decision, U.S. Patent Office cancels trademark for Redskins football team http://t.co/KwQbifV91p
— ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) June 18, 2014
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U.S. Patent Office cancels trademark for Redskins because the name is “disparaging to Native Americans” http://t.co/KOJ4pMKpw3
— ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) June 18, 2014
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Travis Waldron: In Landmark Decision, U.S. Patent Office Cancels Trademark For Redskins Football Team
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has canceled six federal trademark registrations for the name of the Washington Redskins, ruling that the name is “disparaging to Native Americans” and thus cannot be trademarked under federal law that prohibits the protection of offensive or disparaging language. The U.S. PTO’s Trademark Trial and Appeal Board issued a ruling in the case, brought against the team by plaintiff Amanda Blackhorse, Wednesday morning. “We decide, based on the evidence properly before us, that these registrations must be cancelled because they were disparaging to Native Americans at the respective times they were registered,” the board wrote in its opinion.
“The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board agreed with our clients that the team’s name and trademarks disparage Native Americans. The Board ruled that the Trademark Office should never have registered these trademarks in the first place,” Jesse Witten, the plaintiffs’ lead attorney, said in a press release. “We presented a wide variety of evidence – including dictionary definitions and other reference works, newspaper clippings, movie clips, scholarly articles, expert linguist testimony, and evidence of the historic opposition by Native American groups – to demonstrate that the word ‘redskin’ is an ethnic slur.”
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Sen. Harry Reid The Awesome!
Some Republicans are so obsessed with criticizing the President that they insult the great work of our men and women in uniform. Pathetic.
— Senator Harry Reid (@SenatorReid) June 17, 2014
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From my experience, being on the wrong side of Dick Cheney is to be on the right side of history.
— Senator Harry Reid (@SenatorReid) June 18, 2014
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Even in these days of polarization, some of Republican reactions are shocking and disgusting: http://t.co/yIpC4X3ctl
— Senator Harry Reid (@SenatorReid) June 17, 2014
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Dear Washington football team management,
— Senator Harry Reid (@SenatorReid) June 16, 2014
Thanks for the invite, but I won't consider it until you change the name.http://t.co/hiLPD8Vgj3
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Bonus
If producers marched into TV studios and removed Bush/Cheney neocons from cable news shows, they'd be greeted as liberators.
— Frank Conniff (@FrankConniff) June 18, 2014
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On This Day
President Obama walks with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi backstage at a Democratic fundraiser in Washington, D.C., June 18, 2009 (Photo by Lawrence Jackson)
President Obama meets with Senior Advisors in the Oval Office in the White House, June 18, 2009 (Photo by Pete Souza)
President Obama (background in Oval Office) chats before a lunch with members of the press in his private dining room, on June 18, 2009 (Photo by Pete Souza)
President Obama listens to Nancy-Ann DeParle, director of the White House Office for Health Reform, in a meeting on health care reform in the Roosevelt Room in the White House, June 18, 2009. From left: OMB Director Peter Orszag, Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius, DeParle, and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (Photo by Pete Souza)
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After playing a round of golf, President Obama has a drink with Vice President Joe Biden, Speaker of the House John Boehner, and Ohio Gov. John Kasich, at Joint Base Andrews, June 18, 2011 (Photo by Pete Souza)
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President Obama walks with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton following a bilateral meeting with President Vladimir Putin of Russia at the Esperanza Resort in San Jose Del Cabo, Mexico, June 18, 2012 (Photo by Pete Souza)
President Obama talks with Chief of Staff Jack Lew at the Esperanza Resort in San Jose Del Cabo, Mexico, before the start of a bilateral meeting with President Vladimir Putin of Russia, June 18, 2012 (Photo by Pete Souza)
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President Obama waits with advisors before a bilateral meeting during the G8 Summit at the Lough Erne Resort in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, June 18, 2013. Pictured, from left, are: Wendy Sherman, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs; National Security Advisor Tom Donilon; President Obama; Rob Nabors, Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy; and Caroline Atkinson, Special Assistant to the President for International Economic Affairs (Photo by Pete Souza)
First Lady Michelle Obama with Sasha and Malia during a visit to Glendalough in the Wicklow Mountains National Park in Ireland, on June 18, 2013.
President Obama walks with Prime Minister Stephen Harper of Canada on the grounds of Lough Erne Resort during the G8 Summit in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, June 18, 2013 (Photo by Pete Souza)
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May
14
First Lady Michelle Obama Honors Community Service
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Tags: 2014, award, awards, Library, medal, Michelle, Michelle Obama, museum, national, white house
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First Lady Michelle Obama presents a 2014 National Medal for Museum and Library Service to Mystic Aquarium, of Mystic, Conn., represented by Justin Richard, far left, and aquarium President and CEO Stephen Coan, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House. The National Medal is the nation’s highest honor given to museums and libraries for service to the community.
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North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, represented by museum Director Emlyn Koster, and Molly Paul, of Raleigh, N.C.,
Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn, New York, represented by Chidi Duke, and Library President Scott Medbury
Chicago Public Library Commissioner Brian Bannon (C) and community member Chris Force
The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis President and CEO Jeffrey Patchen, holds the museum’s 2014 National Medal for Museum and Library Service as Spencer Hahn, who had a stroke in-utero, whistles by his mother Erica Hahn and First Lady Michelle Obama
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Star Tribune: Michelle Obama Honors 10 Outstanding Museums And Libraries, Including In Her Chicago Hometown
Museums and libraries are playing an important role in a country that is aiming to provide a top-flight education to its children, Michelle Obama said Thursday as she helped honor 10 institutions from across the U.S. for outstanding community service. “Welcome to a little museum that we like to call the White House,” she said to open an East Room ceremony where she handed representatives of each institution a wooden frame that held their medal and a certificate.
The first lady said the institutions’ programs “help us expand our horizon and connect us to with the rest of the world.” She highlighted such offerings as summer expeditions to excavate dinosaur bones alongside professional paleontologists and opportunities to learn marine biology through the feeding and training of beluga whales. “The work that you do in the summers and throughout the year, quite frankly, is filling a crucial role for our country as we strive to give our young people a world-class education,” Mrs. Obama said.
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Octavia Fellin Public Library, of Gallup, N.M., represented by Maria Elena Reyes, far left, and library Director Mary Ellen Pellington
Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History represented by Ernesto Vargas, far left, and museum Director Michael Mares
Mid-Continent Public Library, of Independence, Missouri, represented by Alicia Moore, and library Director and CEO Steven Potter
Yiddish Book Center, of Amherst, Mass., represented by Peter Manseau, far left, and center Founder and President Aaron Lansky
Las Vegas-Clark County Library District, represented by Avree Walker, a dancer and student at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and district Executive Director Jeanne Goodrich
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