Affordable Care Act is a statute signed into a law by Barack Obama on March‚ 23 2010. This act which is also known as Obamacare is a part of a health care reform which among other things will change and regulate requirements for employers’ group insurance plans as well as private health plans and public health programs. There are a lot of pros and cons to this reform and a lot of aspects of the act are being misinterpreted or misunderstood. The new health care policy provides more coverage to a
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Philippines. The reported shutdown of the US government owing to a budget stalemate in Congress might affect the scheduled visit of President Barack Obama to Manila next week‚ Philippine Ambassador to Washington Jose Cuisia Jr. Said. Cuisia told radio station dzBB there is a possibility that Obama might put off foreign trips until the deadlock is resolved. Obama is set to visit the Philippines on Oct. 11 and 12. “I hope Obama’s visit to the Philippines will not be affected by the shutdown‚ but we can’t
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What do you think when you hear the name‚ Abraham Lincoln? When I hear‚ Abraham Lincoln‚ I think of what an incredible job he did for the U.S. to be where it is today. One of Lincoln’s best known quotes was‚ “Whenever I hear anyone arguing over slavery‚ I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally.” – Abraham Lincoln (Abraham Lincoln Biography). Now you’re probably wondering‚ “What does this quote mean?” Although this quote may seem confusing it really isn’t. The quote mainly states
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Presidential Inaugural Speech With every President comes a variety of problems. Every President has their own difficulties when they come into the executive office‚ and some harder than others. Most presidents come into office‚ are vexed with the same problems. There are problems with the economy and people lacking jobs. There is segregation and the people making complaints about their rights‚ and that they don’t have enough. Though I cannot change the fact that there will be sexism and racism‚
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Presidential Greatness: An Analysis of FDR’s Presidency Presidential greatness has many aspects‚ but it primarily means demonstrating effective‚ inspiring‚ visionary‚ and transformational leadership in times of great challenge and crisis. There have been many effective presidents‚ but there have only been a few great presidents because simply being effective and successful does not make one a great president. The distinction between presidential effectiveness and presidential greatness is
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appeared as racist and anti-American. It was urgent for the Reverend to save his reputation and campaign. Obama’s main purpose was to get the audience (potential voters) to be a part of a “more perfect union.” Obama encourages voters to go out and vote for him so we can face this challenge together. Obama welds three distinctive rhetorical tactics to support his overarching argument that unity is compulsory in this country to produce racial equality. First‚ he opens with a personal and historical background
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Senator McCain and Obama participated in a presidential candidates’ debate on October 7‚ 2008 in Belmont University. In those days‚ the American economy and global economic conditions were not promising and people were worried about their future and the country’s future. In this memo‚ I will assess two public issues discussed by the candidates in terms of their place on stages model. I will identify where candidates present different alternatives to the same issue. I will provide an example of a
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participation in the presidential nomination process advance or hinder democracy? Widespread public participation in the presidential nomination process has only become a common process since the 1970s‚ following the recommendations of the McGovern-Fraser commission for the Democratic Party‚ which the Republican Party effectively adopted as well. These led to the use of primaries by most states‚ and caucuses in a minority. In a general sense‚ public participation in the presidential nomination process
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Presidential Character One of the subjects in political psychology is Presidential character. Author James D. Barber in his book The Presidential Character (1972) uses psychobiography to explain the personalities‚ style‚ and “character” of the modern presidents while attempting to avoid the Freudian psychoanalytical focus on the concepts of ego and superego (Cottam p25). The typology used by Barber to distinguish presidential character is one of the most well-known and widely used in political
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I believe the powers and roles that are important of the president are commander in chief‚ chief diplomat‚ and chief legislator. Commander in chief is an important role because it gives the president power to control the military. Everything the president says and does is followed at home and in other countries. Chief legislator lets the president form public policy and this role allows him or her to insist Congress to pass laws that he or she believes in. Commander in Chief is an important role
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