The
night of January 24th, 2012, Barack Obama gave the State of the
Union speech. As expected, the Republicans seemed unresponsive to his ideas, except
when Obama praised America’s armed forces and when he promised to move people
from welfare to work, and they dashed out quickly after he finished his speech.
While the Republicans were expected to act in this manner, the Democrats were
not. They followed the speech and clapped at the right times but failed to seem
fired up about what he was saying to them. Obama discussed liberal polices such
as new financial regulations, investment in clean energy, and education for the
workers of the 21st century, about which they applauded as if they
were in a fog. Except two people who seemed to follow Obama’s entire speech,
Michelle Obama and Hillary Clinton, Obama only had the attention of everyone in
the room twice - when Gabby Giffords walked in and when he brought up the death
of Osama bin Laden. As Obama reached his 6,986th word, it seemed as
if not all of the words spoken would be remembered.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
The Concordia Cruise Ship
44,200 people were on board the Costa Concordia, a cruise ship on January 13, 2012. The 114,500 ton boat hit a reef near the coast of Italy which created a 70-100 meter hole in its hull. Most were rescued safely but 6 were found dead and 29 are still missing. The coast guard is still searching for the bodies. The captain has been questioned and arrested and now he has been charged with manslaughter for causing a shipwreak and abandoning the ship before all of the passengers were off safely. More than 70 of the passengers joined a lawsuit against the owner of the boat. Carlo Rienzi, the head of the Italian consumer rights association said that he is going to try to get every passenger at least $12,773 for what they went through and the possessions they lost.
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/282979/20120117/cruise-ship-sinking-costa-concordia-suit-schettino.htm
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