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FICA and Obama

into President Obamas economic stimulus plan? There is a tax portion for the plan dubbed the "Making Work Pay" tax credit, also kn...

Obama's Speech to Schoolchildren

of the speech ahead of time. Regardless of what may or may not have been intended, the speech was benign and contained not even a...

LEADERSHIP TRAITS AND BARACK OBAMA

no novice in many areas - Lucas points out that his intelligence is "widely admired" as are his "guts and intelligence . . . to ch...

Leadership Achievements of JFK

breathe new life into the ailing American space program, appealing to Uncle Sams love of competition. He made frequent references...

Roscoe White’s Involvement in the Kennedy Assassination

133-C) was in the possession of Roscoe Whites wife, Geneva" (Perry). This suggests they at least knew each other, which gives some...

Obama's Dreams from my father

were tears running done the cheeks of many Americans, and even those who voted against him. They were touched by the fact that an ...

The Stance of the 2008 Presidential Hopefuls

in history, and made history as well, since the U.S. elected its first African-American president. The race was long and difficult...

Barack Obama and Dr. King and Continuing Hope

Luther King wrote a long and moving letter from his cell in the Birmingham, Alabama, jail. In 2007, Barack Obama gave a very movin...

Increasing Exports with the National Export Initiative

recovery, is still very far from robust. To improve the situation, President Obama announced a National Export Initiative, which h...

FDR and Pearl Harbor

The writer examines the claim that President Roosevelt knew the Japanese were going to attack Pearl Harbor, and in fact had maneuv...

Truman, China and the Korean War

The writer considers whether or not the breakout of the Korean War was a surprise to President Truman. There are two sources liste...

Two Great Leaders

the 33rd President of the United States on April 12, 1945, 82 days after Franklin D. Roosevelts fourth election as President. John...

RISK ASSESSMENT AND CONTINGENCY PLANNING -- POTUS

In this paper, the writer is being asked to assume the President of the United States (POTUS) is giving a speech at her resort as ...

Behind the Attack on Pearl Harbor

proposes that World War I and World War II were not separate conflicts but one long struggle with a cease-fire in the middle. This...

No Surprises for Truman

The writer argues that President Truman knew that the Chinese would assist North Korea in their attack on the South, and used that...

NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY AND OVERVIEW

According to the specific NSS document, the approach toward national security involves a better foundation for American leadership...

Presidents Lyndon Baines Johnson and Andrew Johnson

years after they left office, and at the time, there were no living presidents (Perry, 2003). Perry (2003) remarks: "Presidents An...

The 1950 Presidential Assassination Attempt

in an attempt to get past the guards (Benedetto, Donovan & Du Vall, 2003). What the plan was exactly was that each of the men woul...

Andrew Jackson, His Presidency and Policies

had, or the worst, depending on ones point of view. This paper discusses why he was controversial, what he hoped to achieve, what ...

Martin Luther King Jr.: The Vietnam War 'Shot Down' the Great Society Envisioned by President Lyndon B. Johnson

actually put into practice what JFK preached in his New Frontier - equal rights for all citizens. Johnson seemed worthy of their ...

The American Presidency

of both the despotism that can be imposed by a monarch, as well as the "tyranny of a fixed popular majority" (Foner and Garraty). ...

Presidential Powers Limitations

else to go. Hence, while the president sometimes feels stifled due to the bureaucracy of the government, he can often override som...

Impasse Between Japan and Peru

Even after determining as a result of its own investigation that there was reason to suspect Tapia of direct and concerted wrongdo...

Foreign Diplomacy and the Role of Congress

order to obtain the power to act unilaterally in Southeast Asia, Congress felt compelled to assume the full power granted that bod...

Thematic Comparison of Gilgamesh with Current Events

of evil. Bush pursued his quest for immortality by invading the Middle East, first in Iraq in March of 2003, and then established...

OBAMA HEALTHCARE EDITORIAL - BOSTON GLOBE

might seem strong at the outset; after all, enough people are blaming the Massachusetts plan for soaking the taxpayer, but this ed...

Covert Operations vs. the Traditional Military

Roosevelt; the Joint Chiefs were afraid that this man would convince FDR to give covert action precedence, which of course would t...

Condoleezza v. Barack Obama World View

America In the wake of 9/11 and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Rice begins her speech by summarizing the current dynamic...

President Bill Clinton's Don't Ask, Don't Tell

Armed Forces if one so desires. Furthermore, sexual orientation should not be used to restrict someone from doing any jo...

Checks and Balances Since 9/11

things although it requires approval by both houses to enact any law. The Senate ratifies treaties and must approve any appointmen...