Mayor in NYC

Mayor Micheal Bloomberg visited some of the neighborhoods that were very damaged in NYC by all the snow storms. The mayor stated that there is anger towards the crisis they are going through but it is not enough to melt the snow. Three days after the snow in NYC had stop falling,every street had been plowed at least once. There were people that said that nothing was  being done with all that snow in the streets. The mayor said that it was something ridiculous because people pay taxes to have thier streets clear of snow. The mayor had made his promise to have all the streets plowed by Thursday and he did pretty good on his promise. Some streets still had some snow but it was better.    

Michigan repeals drug law

Michigan lawmakers accidently repealed penalties for drug abuse. There was a bill that took effect on November made it illegal to have or use drugs like Ecstasy and marijuana. The law stated up to one year in jail and up to $2,000 in fines. But, in December lawmakers engrossed in a busy lame-duck session that they forgot to include those penalties in the law. Gov. Jennifer Granholm signed that bill last week, for penalties for marijuana and ecstasy were repealed.

Incomeing senator Rick Jones will fix this problem once he starts in January.                

Message to Clinton From Republican Davis

Congressman Danny Davis has a message for former president Bill Clinton: "Don't take sides in the Chicago mayor's race — or else

Danny Davis has been Bill Clinton’s longtime friend. He told Clinton that their friendship could be jeopardized if he campaigns for the White House Chief of staff Rahm Emanuel instead of one of the two leading black candidates running Davis or former Sen. He says that his relationship with the Black community could be "fractured and perhaps even broken". He says that he just doesn’t want his friend to campaign against him. He says that they have had good times together and he wouldn’t like for it to end.

"I want him to be neutral," Davis said. He just wants him to be in no ones side.

Schwarzenegger Unsuccessful

The California Supreme Court has denied governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to let him complete the sale of state office properties before he leaves office next week. Justice Patricia Benke denied the governor's petition for the transaction to go through before January 3. The decision of selling the building will now fall in the hands of Jerry Brown. This decision was made by Patricia Benke and six other judges from the California Supreme Court.

Kids tracking santa

On Christmas night Michelle Obama stayed behind, while Obama and he two daughters went out to the beach at Hawaii. She stayed behind to answer some calls from children trying to track Santa’s whereabouts. An eight-year Juliana-Rose Hatcher had been calling the NORAD's Santa’s hotline to find out were Santa was. When she called she got a surprise because she found Michelle Obama was on the other end of the line. Michelle Obama asked her what she wanted for Christmas and the little girl responded she wanted an mp3 player and Michelle told her that her daughter wanted one too. When the little girl told her mother that she was talking to Michelle Obama she did not believe it but then they did realize that it was actually her. The White House reported that Michelle Obama was answering calls for about 40 minutes.

Hawaii's governor wants to reveal Obama's birth info

The governor of Hawaii, Neil Abercrombie wants to reveal more information about Obama's birth. He states that he was very close friends of Obama's parents and he doubts about Obama's citizenship. He will ask the state attorney general's office and health officials about how he can make public more of Obama's birth documentation. It is unclear on how he will obtain more information on Obama because it is prohibited to release information on certified birth certificate. He says that Obama has no actual evidence that Obama was born here in the United States or in Kenya his father’s home country. He says that Obama should not be president and that he uses information that is not real. He says he could prof that he more information about Obama because he states that he was there when Obama was born. The documentation that Obama showed in his campaign only stated the day he was born, city, parents name but it did not state what hospital he was born in or the name of the Physician who delivered him. He is going to try to find the truth about Obama.

Governor Mark Sanford

Mark Sanford is ready to leave in office after his two terms as being governor. He will be replaced by the person he choose as his successor. The governor does not know what will be next in his life. He talks vaguely about wanting to write a book or going back into business. He stated that he was going to start a new adventure a new chapter in his life. He has been involved in political for the past decade and he want to start something new in his life. The former New York Governor said that a man like with alot of talent could do anything he wants. He is capable of doing good and bright things.

2010 Polls: Obama the most admired man

The Gallup/ USA Today Poll reported that this year was a very tough year for Obama, but he is ending strong this year. He got ranked as the number one most admired man in America. Twenty-two percent of Americans surveyed Obama as the "Most Admired Man" for the third year in a row. George W. Bush was placed second after Obama, and then came Bill Clinton, Nelson Mandela, and Bill Gates coming out as the top five. Hilary Clinton was also ranked as the "Most Admired Women" in America. Sarah Palin former governor of Alaska was ranked as the second "Most Admired Women" in America.

Obama Visits Hawaii Marine Base

President Obama and Michelle Obama took time from their Hawaii vacations to visit the Marine Corps base. They shook hands and took pictures with people there. They spent some time with everyone having talks and just having a great time. Obama wanted to visit the troops to appreciate all the time they have been fighting in the war. A White House spokesmen said that Obama had a great time with his family and friends. He also stated that Obama was watching a little of NBA Basketball. Obama just had a great time with his family in the White House after his visit with the troops.

Venezuela ex-president Perez dies in Miami

Venezuela's ex-president Carlos Andres Perez died on Christmas Day in Miami. He died of a heart attack at the age of 88. He served two terms as president of Venezuela. He also had governed Venezuela for two terms as well in the years of 1974 to 1979 and in 1989 to 1993. He was known for nationalizing the oil industry. While he started his first term as a president he was nicknamed "Saudi Venezuela". He earned that name because he helped grow industry in his country. All this information was said by his daughter Maria Francia Perez, who witness how her father died on Christmas Day.

Obama signs "Don;t Ask Don't Tell" repeal.

Our president Obama signed to repeal the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy. The policy did not allow gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgender to serve openly in the military. While they were in the military they were not allowed to say or show that they were LGBT. More than 13,500 people were discharged from the military. Obama has now signed to repeal this policy to allow LGBT people to serve openly in the military. Our president is now proud of signing this policy because he believes that gay or straight are the same people should be allowed to serve and fight for our country. He also hopes that all the people who were discharged from the military should re-enlist to fight for our country. We are all created equal and we should all be treated the same.