I had never heard this rendition of the song before. It is quite beautiful and touching and wonderful, in my humble opinion.
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Thursday, July 2, 2009
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Video: President Obama's National Discussion On Health Care Reform
From The White House Blog:
After days of taking video questions online, and with massive online discussions unfolding during the event, the President took questions on health reform directly from the public in an online town hall.
read the transcript
Video: AP Interview With President Obama On Foreign Relations And The Economy
President Obama will be traveling to Russia over the weekend with a primary goal of getting talks started on a new START Treaty (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty).
AP: Why are you meeting with Putin? Answer: 'Prime Minster Putin still has a lot of sway in Russia...'
Questions are also posed to the President with respect to Iran and North Korea.
AP asks the President to address the concerns of Americans who are concerned that this will be a 'jobless recovery'. One thing the President rightly mentions is that for many Americans, jobs have 'well-paying jobs' have been moving out of the country for quite some time, and he wants to that change looking to new energy jobs as the answer.
Video: President Obama adds his voice to Disney's Hall of Presidents
There you go. You made me better looking. --President Barack Obama
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