Obama over the Weekend

 On Friday the President of the United States announced several new members of his economic team, they were happy that the unemployment rate fell from 9.8% to 9.4%. In the other hand, Obama spoke by phone on Saturday 9, 2011 to Mark Kelly, Rep. Gabrielle Gifford's husband. Obama expressed his deep concern and full support for the family. Today, January 9 our President welcomes vote on Southern Sudan Independence he said the week-long-vote which is expected to result in Africa's largest country being split into two "represented a new chapter in History".

Obama ask Republicans to help him

Obama calls upon Republicans to help him revitalize the U.S economy, he said that Democrats and Republicans should be partners in the effort of bringing the economy up. Obama said that his 2011 resolution was to do everything he could to make sure that our economy is growing, creating jobs and strengthening our middle class. He argued that lawmakers also must continue making investments that will ensure the nation's long term prosperity.

The Dream Act dies on Senate

The Dream Act bill who was supposed to be voted on, Saturday December 18 didn't pass. It received only 55 votes out of 60 needed. Forty-one senators voted no. The dreams of many illegal immigrants died along with the act, this act would have allowed illegal immigrants to apply for citizenship if they entered the U.S as children, graduated from high school, and have been in the United States for five years, but now their hope has gone.   

Meg vs. Brown's final debate

Tuesday 12, 2010 was the final debate between the candidates running for California's next Governor, Meg Whitman and Jerry brown, it was their last debate before elections making it important for both candidates. The debate got personal when  Brown apologized because one of his aides called Whitman a "whore". In the debate Whitman argued that her business was to create jobs and she said that Brown's business were politics that he have been doing that for 40 years. Whitman's themes were creating jobs through cutting regulations, improving state finances by being more efficient, and improving education. In the other hand Brown talked about his experience and his passion and that he is going to be tough on crime, but Whitman said that that's only a fairy tale of him. Brown had a 7 percentage point lead over Whitman among likely voters in a recent Reuters poll, but Whitman backs her self up with a fortune of over $ 1 billion making her a tough competitor.

Government

In the article"NC teen: nose ring more than fashion,it's faith"the writer states that the freedom of religion of this girl is being taken away from her. Ariana currently attend to Clayton High School from which the nose piercing is not allow due to the district's dress code. Ariana belongs to the Church of Body Modification in which the ring means faith.