Posts Tagged ‘Young’

Obama reaching out to Mexican young people

MEXICO CITY (AP) — President Barack Obama and Mexico's new president, Enrique Pena Nieto, are stepping gingerly to avoid any suggestion of meddling in each other's most contentious issues. Instead, Obama is drawing attention to the cultural ties that have linked the two nations and the economic bonds that have begun to take hold more [...]

Obama celebrates young inventors at White House science fair

By Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama hopped on a mountain bike that was mounted on blocks and pedaled away, taking part in a science experiment on how to filter unsafe drinking water during an emergency. The invention was the brainchild of Kiona Elliott, 18, and Payton Kaar, 16, two participants in the [...]

Democrats Risk Alienating Young Voters by Opposing Cuts in Entitlement Spending

My National Journal colleague Ron Brownstein wrote a column for last week’s magazine that I thought was the most important piece of the week. In it, he argues that “large portions of the Democratic base still don’t understand the political and economic dynamics of the party’s changing electoral coalition.” Brownstein is absolutely right. Politics News [...]

Paging All Young Artists – Congress Wants You

Freddie Lambright III didn’t expect the self-portrait he drew for his high school art class last year to be a prize winner, but the Congressional Art Competition thought differently and declared him a winner in  its annual nationwide high school visual art competition. Launched in… Tweet This Post

Rep. Don Young Apologizes for ‘Wetbacks’ Comment

Rep. Don Young, who used the term “wetbacks” to describe Mexican immigrants in a radio interview Thursday night, issued a full-scale apology this afternoon for using the derogatory slur after a barrage of criticism from Republicans and Democrats. “I apologize for the insensitive term I… Tweet This Post

Republicans pretend to be outraged at Don Young

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