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For the Obama Inaugural address http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090120/ap_on_go_pr_wh/inauguration_obama_text . The world looks on and we now have our 44th President in a country that is considerably younger than the rest of the world. Yet, we are still the brave, the strong, the freedom loving people with dreams and goals, visions and hopes still waiting to be fulfilled. What should we be doing...

It's striking to me just how many people are talking about the CHANGE that has come to America with the new presidency of Barack Obama. Instinctively, I think -- change? Change doesn't just happen with an oath, it comes after years of struggle and the tireless efforts of millions, many of whom will never be recognized for their crucial accomplishments. It's the product of passionate people...

January 19, 2011 (Tir 11, 2003 Ethiopian Calendar) Happy Ethiopian Epiphany (ጥምቀት)* Ethiopians and non Ethiopians of the Ethiopian Orthodox faith in the Diaspora and back home in Ethiopia TODAY, celebrate Epiphany called Timket (ጥምቀት) by sprinkling or immersing one’s body in or with holly water (a water prayed over). According to the Ethiopian Bible, this is the day, Jesus...

Many never believed this week could come .... that on one day, we could celebrate the life of a man who dreamed BIG, delivering one of the most enduring speeches of all time:and on the next day, inaugurate our first African-American president of the United States. And it's all because of people who dared to dream, and dream big, even in the face of enormous challenges. Dr. King faced racism --...

Dear Senator Kennedy, I am writing today to tell you how much I appreciate all you have done...