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"I do not view the labor movement as part of the problem. To me it's part of the solution" ~ President Obama The Associated Press Obama, the Stimulus and the Permanent Campaign Washington Post - By Ben Pershing President Obama has surrounded himself with veterans of the trail and is said to be "maintaining a giant, novel permanent campaign" over at ... >>> all 13,193 news articles » Obama, Biden Deliver Remarks on the Economy Washington Post - PRESIDENT OBAMA: Thank you for joining us today. It is a privilege to be among this diverse group representing labor unions and not-for-profit organizations ... >>> all 1,273 news articles » Obama ally in US Senate introduces salary cap bill >>> all 1,950 news articles » ...311 days ago
BY ROCHELLE RILEY • FREE PRESS COLUMNIST • January 22, 2009 Berry Gordy Jr. has dreams for President Barack Obama. The legendary musician and producer's great hope is that the president can do for America and its politics what he did for America and its music 50 years ago. The Motown founder who launched the careers of Smokey Robinson, Diana Ross, the Jackson 5 and the Temptations, among others, said his goal in creating the Sound of Young America was to cross racial, geographic and cultural lines, and to link people through song. "Motown music has always been for everybody," he said in an interview just before Obama was sworn in Tuesday. He sat directly in front of the inaugural dais with his grandchildren, Autumn and Jermaine, Smokey Robinson and friends from Detroit. Gordy, ever the savant, looked ahead for the president. "It's like when you look here today," he said. "This is the most wonderful thing in ...
