Tag Archive | "Barack Obama"

Obama Mentions Pathways in Technology During State of the Union Address

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

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Parents and students at one Brooklyn school are overjoyed today after getting a mention during President Barack Obama's State of the Union address last night.

The Morning After the Night Before

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

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Brooklynites were relieved at President Obama’s showing in last night’s presidential debate. But many were still frustrated by the “style over substance” approach of both candidates and cited the exchange about Libya as a particularly tense moment. With 80% [...]

What Brooklyn said about the debate

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

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There was drama and tension in Brooklyn as people sat down to the debate: Our reporters were there:

Death and Life, a Church in Wartime

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

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  Windsor Terrace is a quiet section of Brooklyn where war isn’t far from people’s minds. The neighborhood has sent more than its share of young men and women to Iraq and Afghanistan – in [...]

Lest We Forget: On Veterans Day, Remembering Brooklyn’s Fallen in Iraq

Monday, November 7, 2011

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American troops will leave Iraq by the end of the year. Since the beginning of the war, 21 soldiers from Brooklyn have died in Iraq. On Veterans Day, we honor those who fell.

Brooklyn, Twitterverse, react to Qaddafi’s death

Thursday, October 20, 2011

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A Storify on the praise for President Obama's "leading from behind" policy, and its role in ending the Gaddafi era. We also spoke with the Egyptian American Community Foundation in Brooklyn.

Death of a Tyrant: The Reaction in Bay Ridge and Beyond

Thursday, October 20, 2011

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A Storify on the praise for President Obama's "leading from behind" policy, and its role in ending the Gaddafi era. We also spoke with the Egyptian American Community Foundation in Brooklyn.

Bronx and Brooklyn Health Care at the Starting Line

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

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by Jennifer Brookland As hard-fought health insurance legislation comes across President Obama’s desk, the economic problems of the Bronx are apparent in the places people get their insurance. One in five people in the Bronx [...]