Obama wins Idaho (in student election)
Sen. Barack Obama has won an early poll in Idaho, a secured, on-line, vote among the state's high school students.Obama won Idaho's first statewide high school mock election by 105 votes, earning 2,240...
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Crapo's Obama inauguration hub
We at citydesk were just wondering how to apply for press credentials for the Obama inauguration in the off chance BW wants to send us to that *historic* event, when an e-mail from Idaho Sen. Mike...
View ArticleHealthcare Meetup "experts" named
To get the Barack, please, It Hurts: BW Healthcare Meetup out of the gates Sunday morning, the Boise Weekly has arranged a trio of health care reformers to lead off the (re)forum.Invite is here, in...
View ArticleBW Healthcare Meetup discussion, Part I
About 50 people gathered Sunday morning at the Egyptian Theatre to talk about healthcare reform. Watch the video below if you missed the show (this is just the first half, more coming tomorrow).…[ Read...
View ArticleHealthcare Meetup: Part II
It Hurts Obama: BW Healthcare Meetup Part Two from Boise Weekly. [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Obama asks for DTV extension
Idaho Public Television engineer Rich Van Genderen demonstrates DTV setup for seniors at Hillcrest Library. / Gavin Dahl President-Elect Barack Obama is asking Congress to delay the cutoff date for...
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Sounds of the inauguration
Boise State Radio's George Prentice just sent us these audio postcards from Washington, D.C. where he is covering Barack Obama's presidential inauguration.Postcard 1. Washington, D.C., the city that...
View ArticleMore from citydesk's roving radio jockey in D.C.
Boise State Radio personality George Prentice, the voice of Morning Edition in town, is up early and feeding us more sound from Washington, D.C.Postcard 3. Tuesday's frigid hot morning on the National...
View ArticleLatin tunes and Obama's howdy
In Boise State Radio personality George Prentice's final recordings from D.C., listen to Latin star Marc Anthony, for a warm up, and then listen to Obama's intro to his dance with First Lady Michelle...
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Obama's schemer
The guy who has Karl Rove's old job—deputy chief of staff to the president—was in Boise last weekend as a guest of the Idaho Democratic Party ... and of his mother in Nampa.While Jim Messina, 39,...
View ArticleIdaho Obamanomics
This week's Unda' the Rotunda features a brief examination of President Obama's still developing economic philosophy. We recommend David Leonhardt's detailed and insightful review of Obama's economic...
View ArticleObama's Speech to Students
President Barack Obama's speech to students in Arlington, VA, this morning has been THE topic of discussion for the last two weeks with some schools opting not to televise the president's address. The...
View ArticleBarack Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize
U.S. President Barack Obama has won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize for his nascent yet ground breaking efforts at world diplomacy and his vision for a world without nuclear weapons. Here's what the 108...
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Got a Question for the White House?
Wondering how Obama plans to deal with the new Congress? Curious about Afghan war policy?…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Obama Releases Birth Certificate; Trump Takes Credit
When President Obama released his Certificate of Live Birth this morning, he presented a new problem: What will Donald Trump have to talk about now?The White House released the president's long form...
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AP: White House On Verge of Easing Travel to Cuba
The Associated Press reports that President Obama is following through on a promise to ease travel restrictions to Cuba. If final permission is granted, Insight Cuba, one of at least a dozen travel...
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Downton Abbey, Idaho Huckleberries Served Up at White House
The stars of Downton Abbey, George Clooney and a taste of Idaho were all part of the most recent White House State Dinner. As President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama hosted British Prime...
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UPDATE: Watch Video of Idaho Firefighters in D.C. Prepping for Inauguration...
A group of Idaho firefighters gathered under the early morning sun in the parking lot of a Marriott hotel in Maryland Sunday. But they weren't practicing firefighting; they were marching.…[ Read more...
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Obama Heads to Seattle, Racking Up More Frequent Fundraising Miles on Air...
President Barack Obama will visit the Pacific Northwest Sunday—not to publicly promote his technically challenged signature health care legislation, but to shore up his Democratic base by increasing...
View ArticleLabrador on Morning Joe: Voting 'No' on Senate Immigration Bill and 'No' On...
Idaho GOP Congressman Raul Labrador weighed in immigration reform and a $1.1 trillion U.S. government spending bill this morning on MSNBC's Morning Joe. When asked about President Barack Obama's...
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