Jan. 21st, 2009

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On my way home now (I love wi-fi enabled transport) and facing another two weeks of serious work to catch up. But it was worth it. My thanks to Nea and Mo, who were wonderful hosts.

And, because it's been wondered elsewhere why so many of us turn to President Obama -- not with blind idolation, as some assume, but with a clear-eyed and somewhat battered sense of hope and respect?

He is my president. cut to spare those tired of politics already )

EtA: also?

WASHINGTON (AP) — One of President Barack Obama's first acts is to order federal agencies to halt all pending regulations until his administration can review them.

The order went out Tuesday afternoon, shortly after Obama was inaugurated president, in a memorandum signed by new White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel. The notice of the action was contained in the first press release sent out by Obama's White House, and it came from deputy press secretary Bill Burton.




and, alas, the perils of wi-fi -- I just got a work e-mail. Back to't....

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