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Memo to President Barack Obama
Reader's Digest — Congratulations on your historic victory. Now you-and we-have work to do. We asked 18 statesmen and-women spanning the political spectrum to give you their best advice on the most pressing issues we face. Their answers offer wisdom and counsel to ...More…
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Barack Obama: On the Issues
Reader's Digest — Withdraw U.S. troops in phases, beginning immediately, and re-deploy some of those troops to Afghanistan. Engage neighboring states and Arab nations to help secure Iraq's future. Boost reconstruction efforts to restore basic services in ...More…
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The Contenders 2008 -- Barack Obama
Reader's Digest — It was a buoyant gathering in the town square of Fairfield, Iowa, on a midsummer evening. More than a bit funky, too, which was fitting for a place that is home to the Maharishi University of Management (think Transcendental Meditation). One look ...More…
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Interview with Barack Obama
Reader's Digest — Below is the transcript of an interview with White House hopeful Senator Barack Obama by Every candidate likes to say they're going to bridge the partisan divide. And I'm curious what concrete things you could do to take this beyond the realm of . ...More…
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An Exclusive Interview With Barack Obama
Reader's Digest — He's been compared to Jackie Robinson, who broke baseball's color barrier, and to golfing great Tiger Woods, also of mixed race, and to Martin Luther King, Jr., America's conscience on civil rights. In Barack Obama's chosen profession, ...More…
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Work With the Media
Reader's Digest — Resist the urge to keep the media in the dark. It's in the job description-and natures-of White House reporters to be intensely interested in your policies. Harness that by filling them in on not only what you're doing, but how you got there and . ...More…
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Inaugurations Through the Years
Reader's Digest — Pictured above is the first-ever inaugural address, delivered by President George Washington. In this mural of the first U.S. presidential inauguration to take place at the Capitol Building, Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall administers ...More…
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Stay Connected with Reader's Digest
Reader's Digest — Connect with the Reader's Digest community on Facebook. Share our most talked about stories, enter contests, read our blogs and download our latest widgets. Plus, find our most popular photos and videos or upload your own. Connect with the ...More…
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Be Like Ike
Reader's Digest — Just two words of advice to the new president, but what a banquet of wisdom they serve: Emulate Eisenhower. Dwight D. Eisenhower's greatness can be measured, in part, by the fact that today he is regarded as the boring president of a boring ...More…
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Be Brutally Honest
Reader's Digest — The late Vice President Hubert Humphrey once said, "I'd give up two years of my life to be President of the United States for two weeks." With luck, you'll be President for eight years, but Humphre''s philosophy ought to guide ...More…
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Fight Extreme Poverty
Reader's Digest — Ending extreme poverty in our lifetime should be our highest calling for the 21st century. To do so, we need a bold new vision for American leadership at home and abroad. The extraordinary challenges, opportunities, and sheer connectedness of the ...More…
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Insist on an Open Government
Reader's Digest — As the 44th president of the United States, you should work to make American government open government. A movement began in Texas in 2006 where the governor and state comptroller put all government spending online with a proper search engine. ...More…