January 2009
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problems that need solutions
To get right to it, here are the problems I encountered in the Philippines:
1. The culture of having to know someone to get somewhere. It didn’t strike me immediately, the reason behind people asking me about my family name and if I was related to this politician or that figure. Before poking through my list of qualifications, people generally poked through my family history and...
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Whitehouse.gov
I just bookmarked the White House web site under my Citizen Sector bookmark folder. How telling is that?
Isn’t that the main problem, really, of most underdeveloped countries: that their government sector is totally separate from their citizen sector. President Obama reminds everyone to be involved and to take responsibility, that was the main point he was driving home in his inaugural...
President Barack Obama's Inaugural Address
“My fellow citizens:
I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his service to our nation, as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition.
Forty-four Americans have now taken the presidential oath. The words have been spoken...
World Peace and Equality
I hope so too.