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During the semester, I shall post course material and students will comment on it. Students are also free to comment on any aspect of the presidency, either current or historical. There are only two major limitations: no coarse language, and no derogatory comments about people at the Claremont Colleges.

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Sunday, November 1, 2009

Obama's Performance So Far

Newsweek had a cover story on Obama and an analysis of his "first year" in office. They are saying that his Presidency actually starts on the day he was elected because of the power he was able to put to use from outside the White House. For instance, according to his staffers, he made the decision on election night to pursue Healthcare.

http://www.newsweek.com/id/219372

Also, on a completely different note here's an old news piece about President Bush's adventures with Sushi and the Japanese Prime Minister that we discussed in class a couple weeks ago. I'll preface it by saying it does show the moment he throws up on the Prime Minister so only watch if you're so inclined.

You can find it here.

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