Daniel_Cheung
02-04-2010, 11:43 PM
Obama begins full day at National Prayer Breakfast
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100204/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_preview
A busy day ahead for President Barack Obama, beginning with the National Prayer Breakfast.
Both he and the first lady will take part, with Obama delivering remarks. Later in the morning, the president will meet in the Oval Office with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer to talk about a broad range of legislative priorities....
Obama prays for civility in Washington
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100204/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_prayer_breakfast
President Barack Obama said Thursday he prays lawmakers can restore a "spirit of civility" to the nation's capital.
Speaking at the annual National Prayer breakfast, Obama said divisions in Washington are nothing new, but "there is a sense that something is different now, that something is broken, that those of us in Washington aren't serving people as well as we should."
Obama said America's leaders are quick to unite in times of crisis, such as last month's devastating earthquake in Haiti. But when it comes to long-term problems, he said, lawmakers can become absorbed by ideology and power contests....
Hillary Clinton, Tim Tebow, Barack Obama Headline National Prayer Breakfast
http://blog.christianitytoday.com/ctpolitics/2010/02/hillary_clinton_1.html
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton criticized the anti-homosexuality bill proposed in Uganda while President Obama called it "odious" at the National Prayer Breakfast this morning. Tim Tebow gave the closing prayer. I tweeted a few updates at twitter.com/ctmagazine and posted video from my phone of Obama and Tebow on YouTube.
I spoke briefly with Tebow after the breakfast who was friendly but was whisked away for a meeting. I also passed South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford in the hallway but could not interview him in time before the breakfast.
Below I've posted Obama's remarks as released by the White House....
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100204/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_preview
A busy day ahead for President Barack Obama, beginning with the National Prayer Breakfast.
Both he and the first lady will take part, with Obama delivering remarks. Later in the morning, the president will meet in the Oval Office with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer to talk about a broad range of legislative priorities....
Obama prays for civility in Washington
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100204/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_prayer_breakfast
President Barack Obama said Thursday he prays lawmakers can restore a "spirit of civility" to the nation's capital.
Speaking at the annual National Prayer breakfast, Obama said divisions in Washington are nothing new, but "there is a sense that something is different now, that something is broken, that those of us in Washington aren't serving people as well as we should."
Obama said America's leaders are quick to unite in times of crisis, such as last month's devastating earthquake in Haiti. But when it comes to long-term problems, he said, lawmakers can become absorbed by ideology and power contests....
Hillary Clinton, Tim Tebow, Barack Obama Headline National Prayer Breakfast
http://blog.christianitytoday.com/ctpolitics/2010/02/hillary_clinton_1.html
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton criticized the anti-homosexuality bill proposed in Uganda while President Obama called it "odious" at the National Prayer Breakfast this morning. Tim Tebow gave the closing prayer. I tweeted a few updates at twitter.com/ctmagazine and posted video from my phone of Obama and Tebow on YouTube.
I spoke briefly with Tebow after the breakfast who was friendly but was whisked away for a meeting. I also passed South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford in the hallway but could not interview him in time before the breakfast.
Below I've posted Obama's remarks as released by the White House....