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Open Government Directive Issued — Will it Be Followed?

By Andy Sternberg | Published: 8 December 2009
The U.S. government is vowing to keep an open dialogue just as it seems it’s getting stuck back in it’s tight-lipped ways. Today the White House Open Government Initiative released the Open Government Directive (PDF) and the Open Government Progress Report to the American People (pdf). #OGD Wordle via Clay Johnson. OMB director Peter Orszag [...]
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Video: President Obama’s Speech in Cairo, Egypt

By Andy Sternberg | Published: 4 June 2009
Barack Obama gave a formative speech on the future of U.S. – Middle East relations today, focusing in particular on U.S. relations — both as perceived and purported — with the Muslim World. Initial feedback is that it was a powerful speech that went over well by most accounts. Watch and decide for yourself. For [...]
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Yet Another Obama Speech

By Andy Sternberg | Published: 24 March 2009
Last week, we watched Obama address the great state of California, promising “brighter days ahead.” Tonight, in his second national prime time address, the country still needs to get a grip. We’ll watch online via the ever-trusty and crisp-pictured Hulu player: For instant analysis of a rather unsubstantive speech with many weak and redundant questions, see [...]
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